In December 2010 , '' Time '' magazine named Van der Sloot 's arrest the most notable criminal event of the year , ahead of the Belgian love triangle skydiving murder case , the Chinese school attacks and the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping trial . ABC News listed the coverage of Van der Sloot 's murder confession by '' Good Morning America '' among the most read stories from its website in 2010 . WIAT-TV , the CBS affiliate in Birmingham , Alabama , near Holloway 's hometown , named the criminal charges filed against Van der Sloot in 2010 among the top ten stories of the year . Radio Netherlands Worldwide identified him as one of the most talked about Dutch people of the year
Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
Joran van der Sloot