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<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/attorney-van-der-sloots-confession-natalee-holloways-murder-104564187">ABC News: Attorney says van der Sloot's confession about Natalee Holloway's murder was 'chilling'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Media/joran-van-der-sloot-confession-girl-intruded-private/story?id=10853209">ABC News: Joran Van Der Sloot Confession: 'The Girl Intruded on My Private Life'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/joran-van-der-sloot-suspect-natalee-holloway-case/story?id=104035551">ABC News: Joran van der Sloot pleads guilty to extortion, provides details of Natalee Holloway's death</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/joran-van-der-sloot-suspect-natalee-holloway-disappearance/story?id=99836904">ABC News: Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case, pleads not guilty to extortion, wire fraud charges</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/caused-death-van-der-sloots-gory-peru-murder/story?id=10923141">ABC News: Joran van der Sloot's Graphic Murder Confession</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/TheLaw/natalee-holloway-suspect-joran-van-der-sloot-arrested/story?id=10817535">ABC News: Natalee Holloway Suspect Joran Van Der Sloot Arrested in Chile for Murder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1057816">ABC News: School Starting Without Holloway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2016/03/parents_of_natalee_holloway_de.html">AL.com: Natalee Holloway's parents scoff at latest video 'confession' by Joran van der Sloot</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.al.com/news/2023/10/who-was-stephany-flores-ramirez-5-years-after-natalee-holloway-joran-van-der-sloot-killed-again.html">AL.com: Who was Stephany Flores Ramirez? 5 years after Natalee Holloway, Joran van der Sloot killed again</a></li>
<li><a href="http://aruba.com/">Aruba.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120115000532/http:/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4125492.stm">BBC: Missing teen case grips US media</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joran-van-der-sloot-natalee-holloway-murder-suspect-transferred-us-peru/">CBS News: Joran van der Sloot, prime suspect in Natalee Holloway case, to be transferred to U.S. custody from Peru this week</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/stephany-flores-murder-joran-van-der-sloot-suspect/">CBS News: Stephany Flores Murder; Joran van der Sloot Suspect</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/natalee-holloway-joran-van-der-sloot-extradition-what-to-know/">CBS News: What to know about the Natalee Holloway case after Joran van der Sloot's confession is revealed in court</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/06/peru.victim.joran/index.html">CNN: 'Van der Sloot' Google search stuns slain woman's brother</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/natalee-holloway-true-crime-joran-van-der-sloot-confession-1234859481/">Rolling Stone: Natalee Holloway’s Murder Case Is Closed — But It Changed the Way We Talk About True Crime</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/12/natalee-holloway-declared-legally-dead">The Guardian: Natalee Holloway declared dead by judge six years after disappearance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/18/joran-van-der-sloot-natalee-holloway-plea-deal">The Guardian: Suspect admits 2005 killing of Natalee Holloway in extortion case plea deal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://themessenger.com/news/joran-van-der-sloot-conjugal-visits-seven-women-prison-peru">The Messenger: Joran van der Sloot Was Approved for Conjugal Visits With 7 Different Women in Peru: Prison Records (Exclusive)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/us/van-der-sloot-holloway-murder.html">The New York Times: Confession Brings Natalee Holloway Case to an End After 18 Years</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/us/natalee-holloway-mother-joran-van-der-sloot.html">The New York Times: Holloway’s Mother Talks About Finding “Justice for Natalee”</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/joran-van-der-sloot-pleads-guilty-and-sentenced-extortion-and-wire-fraud">United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Alabama: Joran van der Sloot Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Extortion and Wire Fraud</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Brook,_Alabama">Wikipedia: Mountain Brook, Alabama</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._history_of_alcohol_minimum_purchase_age_by_state">Wikipedia: U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wvtm13.com/article/natalee-holloway-van-der-sloot-news/45564407">WVTM13: Timeline: The murder of Natalee Holloway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/Si9Sad6C8dg?si=abDjLL1NJqGwtW64">YouTube (ABC News): Inside the Mind of a Killer?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/Q7C2mAgUHBo?si=pMZabtEp52byZdlK">YouTube (ABC News): Manhunter l 20/20 l PART 4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/pZ5e5aA-uKE?si=AKT1ZjDCXUlBPWTC">YouTube (AP Archive): Mother speaks of investigation into missing US teenager</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/TzoBRzv-8B4?si=XUrdABpOAFX2sBJl">YouTube (Associated Press): Missing Teen Natalee Holloway Declared Dead</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/8hF7Ca5mGWE?si=IUf-ZmsUm6sD1rvI">YouTube (COURT TV): "IT'S OVER!" | Joran van der Sloot Confesses to Natalee Holloway's Murder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/JkgAWaEg-jE?si=jxkdJSJISHLNIDYZ">YouTube (Entertainment Tonight): Natalee Holloway's Mom Beth Reacts to Joran van der Sloot's First TV Interview (Flashback)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/vW-qIRmoOuE?si=lDndFgId6h5gebo7">YouTube (HLN): Video rewind: May 30, 2005 -- Natalee vanishes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/JYJPiKEknlk?si=mQsLZgsM8i1sq0FG">YouTube (Justice4Natalee): Natalee a sultans sexslave, Dr.Phil says</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/-Nhb1fHYOak?si=EtRefWdgai6ViCzH">YouTube (Lifetime): The Story of Natalee Holloway | Lifetime</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/_8ru4bv0z_g?si=rC1ByA8OzCVe74wo">YouTube (mrgtec): Joran van der Sloot's interview with Greta Van Susteren 11-24-08 part 1 of 7</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/AWFzEQltWOg?si=wXvf7pinHNPmLDxT">YouTube (mrgtec): Joran van der Sloot's interview with Greta Van Susteren 11-24-08 part 7 of 7</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/N20qaQhfpvU?si=wtdVqmAei7zSWXsT">YouTube (Reelz Channel): "We can't find Natalee" | Natalee Holloway: Her Friends Speak | REELZ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/-p2XNpV6ZnU?si=rRhg2qIbvppeMXe4">YouTube (TODAY): Joran van der Sloot is a ‘painful reminder’ for the Holloways: lawyer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/yZvsSJqAYLE?si=g0UeonUZdbw7Gben">YouTube (WVTM 13 News): Listen to full confession: Joran van der Sloot explains what happened to Natalee Holloway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKzSaBD7k7w&pp=ygUNYmV0aCBob2xsb3dheQ==">YouTube (WVTM 13 News): Beth Holloway speaks after Joran van der Sloot admits to killing Natalee Holloway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/pZ5e5aA-uKE?si=AKT1ZjDCXUlBPWTC">YouTube (AP Archive): Mother speaks of investigation into missing US teenager</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/JkgAWaEg-jE?si=jxkdJSJISHLNIDYZ">YouTube (Entertainment Tonight): Natalee Holloway's Mom Beth Reacts to Joran van der Sloot's First TV Interview (Flashback)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKzSaBD7k7w&pp=ygUNYmV0aCBob2xsb3dheQ==">YouTube (WVTM 13 News): Beth Holloway speaks after Joran van der Sloot admits to killing Natalee Holloway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/TzoBRzv-8B4?si=XUrdABpOAFX2sBJl">YouTube (Associated Press): Missing Teen Natalee Holloway Declared Dead</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/JYJPiKEknlk?si=mQsLZgsM8i1sq0FG">YouTube (Justice4Natalee): Natalee a sultans sexslave, Dr.Phil says</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/-p2XNpV6ZnU?si=rRhg2qIbvppeMXe4">YouTube (TODAY): Joran van der Sloot is a ‘painful reminder’ for the Holloways: lawyer</a></li>
<li>
<a href="https://youtu.be/yZvsSJqAYLE?si=g0UeonUZdbw7Gben">YouTube (WVTM 13 News): Listen to full confession: Joran van der Sloot explains what happened to Natalee Holloway</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/N20qaQhfpvU?si=wtdVqmAei7zSWXsT">YouTube (Reelz Channel): "We can't find Natalee" | Natalee Holloway: Her Friends Speak | REELZ</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/axWtZN6GDxw?si=4Gxngn2alJrFJ2C4">YouTube (Associated Press): Holloway Suspect Says She Died on Aruban Beach</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/mrr1xFtQ6-M?si=y1jk0y1ZFgmnMmrN">YouTube (TODAY): Natalee Holloway’s Disappearance: Mother Speaks Out 11 Years Later | TODAY</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/TzoBRzv-8B4?si=XUrdABpOAFX2sBJl">YouTube (Associated Press): Missing Teen Natalee Holloway Declared Dead</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/t72uQbqysrk?si=Uc2l0g5oRAUHS8Fa">YouTube (CBS): Holloway Case's New Confession</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/RGf0uINmzOs?si=KLKJ6TSV9oOZq64I">YouTube (ABC News): Natalee Holloway's father talks about a shocking discovery in her disappearance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/TuKrIYds2hA?si=HaZXBUFY5EFP1VA-">YouTube (Associated Press): Natalie Holloway Case Cracked?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/8scO2Q_LI7o?si=6ObPYAEeN2yyDg_W">YouTube (E! News): Natalee Holloway: The Unsolved Case 16-Years Later | E! News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/8hF7Ca5mGWE?si=IUf-ZmsUm6sD1rvI">YouTube (COURT TV): "IT'S OVER!" | Joran van der Sloot Confesses to Natalee Holloway's Murder</a></li>
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