Natalee Holloway: Vanished in Paradise

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore

PAVE Studios

True Crime

4.4 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

In 2005, Natalee Holloway, an 18 year-old from Alabama, vanished during a graduation trip to Aruba. Her disappearance became one of the most infamous true crime mysteries of the 21st century: a story of conflicting accounts, failed searches, and international media obsession. Morgan and Kaelyn follow the clues that led investigators from island beaches to secret confessions, uncovering the truth about what really happened to Natalee. Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals including Crime House Daily, Crimes Of…, Killer Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social YouTube: @CluesPod | @crimehousestudios Instagram: @cluespodcast | @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Instagram: @morgsyabsher | @itskaelynmoore TikTok: @twohottakes | @heartstartspounding Episode Sponsors:This month only, take 50% off any new system. This is one of the best prices you will ever see for SimpliSafe—don’t miss it. Hit https://www.SimpliSafe.com/CLUES and lock in your discount. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/CLUES. Promo Code CLUES To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Crime House.
0:12.2	Today we're going to cover the mysterious disappearance of an 18-year-old aspiring doctor named Natalie Holloway.
0:19.2	Natalie vanished during her high school graduation trip to Aruba in 2005, and her family
0:23.5	has been fighting for justice ever since.
0:25.9	The international search for Natalie was one of the biggest news stories of 2005, garnering
0:31.7	worldwide attention while also sparking plenty of controversy.
0:36.3	Nearly 20 years later, shocking developments brought Natalie's
0:40.0	name back into the headlines, while leaving some past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence
1:04.2	behind some of the most gripping true crime cases. Also, are you subscribed? Make sure you
1:09.2	subscribe. Wherever you are. Subscribe. Give it a peek. I'm Kayla Moore. I'm going to be the one digging deeper into the timelines, the backstories, and the court files related to these cases. And I'm your internet sleuth, Morgan Abshur. I'm going to be the one who's diving into Reddit forums and other rabbit holes I find online, hitting my head a few times on the way down, and then seeing what is just not adding up.
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1:44.7	unbelievable stories from the world of crime that are happening right now. Let's get into
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2:26.0	This is a big one. This is actually one of the cases that I do remember, you guys. I do remember
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