Joran Van der Sloot

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Welcome to Joran Van der Sloot's Prison Cell

Accused murderer gets hooks to hang his clothes, but the toilet is gross

(Newser) - CNN sent In Session reporter Jean Casarez to get an inside look at Peru’s Castro Castro, the maximum security prison where Joran Van der Sloot is being held. Casarez walks us through the recreational area, the kitchen (meal of the day: fried chicken nuggets), and of course Van der...

Natalee Holloway's Mom Consoles Flores Family

She speaks to relatives of Joran Van der Sloot's suspected victim

(Newser) - The mother of Natalee Holloway has comforted the family of the young woman who police say was murdered by Joran Van der Sloot in Peru. Beth Holloway spoke to the family of Stephany Flores for the first time and offered her "sincere, sincere condolences," reports CNN .

Ex: Joran Was 'Romantic, Honest'
 Ex: Joran Was 
 'Romantic, Honest' 
INTERVIEW
Jun 17, 2010 2:29 PM CDT

Ex: Joran Was 'Romantic, Honest'

Melody Granadillo texted Van der Sloot just before he left for Peru

(Newser) - Before he was the man who calmly ate breakfast next to the body of the woman he's accused of murdering, Joran Van der Sloot was an "amazing" and "romantic" teenage Romeo—at least to hear his onetime girlfriend tell it, which she does in an ABC interview airing...

Aruba Cops to Quiz Van der Sloot Again

Dutchman says he's ready to talk about Natalee Holloway disappearance

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot may have offered to tell Aruba cops where Natalee Holloway is buried as a ploy to get out of Peruvian jail, but Aruba appears to be taking him seriously. Island authorities plan to send a cop and a prosecutor to quiz Van der Sloot in Peru...

Van Der Sloot Lawyer Quits After Death Threats

'This isn't for me,' says Peruvian attorney

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot's lawyer is dropping the highly charged case because he was targeted by death threats. "I've received threats, many threatening e-mails. I'm an older person. This isn't for me," Maximo Altez, 54, told AP . Altez will continue representing Van der Sloot only until the accused...

Van der Sloot Confession: 'There Was Blood Everywhere'

Murder suspect's Peruvian defense lawyer quits

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot described Stephany Flores Ramirez's death in grisly detail during his confession — "There was blood everywhere," he recalled—according to a transcript leaked to CNN . They were in his hotel room when Flores read one of his emails, then punched him, and "with...

Holloway's Dad Seeks New Info From Van der Sloot

Father hopes suspected kidnapper will talk after arrest

(Newser) - Natalee Holloway's father is back in Aruba today, hoping the suspect in his daughter's disappearance has provided local authorities with new clues since being arrested for the killing of a 21-year-old woman in Peru. Dave Holloway planned to discuss the latest developments with prosecutors and investigators at a meeting tomorrow,...

Van der Sloot: I'm a Snake
 Van der Sloot: 
 I'm a Snake 
Jun 14, 2010 4:00 AM CDT

Van der Sloot: I'm a Snake

The strange journey of boy who wanted 'to be a lion'

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot knows something that shouldn't surprise anyone: "If I had to describe myself as an animal, it would be a snake," he has revealed on YouTube. But he has higher aspirations. "I want to be a lion and one day I will be a...

Peruvian Prison Terrifies Van der Sloot

Accused murderer 'afraid I will be killed'

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot is being so forthcoming about Natalee Holloway's fate because he fears what will happen to him behind bars. "I don't want to be imprisoned in Peru," People quotes a Peruvian paper as reporting. "I am afraid I will be killed." Hence the...

Van der Sloot Jailed on Murder Charges

Peru judge orders him to prison until trial

(Newser) - A Peruvian judge today ordered Joran Van der Sloot jailed on charges of first-degree murder and robbery in the killing of a 21-year-old Lima woman, determining that he acted with "ferocity and great cruelty." The judge issued the order before dawn, instructing penal authorities to place the 22-year-old...

I Know Where Natalee's Body Is: Van der Sloot

But confessed killer won't spill to anyone but Aruba cops

(Newser) - We've heard this song before, but Joran Van der Sloot is singing it again: The confessed murderer claims he knows where Natalee Holloway's body is buried—but says he won't give details to anyone but the cops in Aruba, reports the New York Daily News . Police sources told NBC News...

Van der Sloot Demanded Extort 'Contract' From Nat's Mom

Sign on dotted line for corpse info, he insisted

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot demanded a "contract" from Natalee Holloway's mom in which she was to agree to pay him thousands of dollars in exchange for information about her daughter's death in Aruba, according to officials. Van der Sloot, who remains the top suspect in the Alabama teen's disappearance,...

Van der Sloot Ate Breakfast Next to Victim's Body

While he mulled what to do with battered corpse

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot scarfed down a coffee-and-cookies breakfast next to the battered body of Stephany Flores as he considered ways to dispose of her corpse, he told investigators. "I was going to use one of my suitcases to take her out of the hotel, but I didn't do...

FBI Paid for Van der Sloot's Peru Trip

They gave him $25,000 to build an extortion case

(Newser) - The FBI secretly gave Joran Van der Sloot $25,000, which he then used to evade them and fly to Peru, where he killed a young girl, sources tell the New York Post . Van der Sloot had tried to shake down Natalee Holloway’s mom, Beth, for the money, promising...

Confession Was Forced: Van der Sloot Lawyer

Police will take suspect on a crime-scene walk through today

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot was forced to confess he murdered Stephany Flores, the suspect's Dutch lawyer has said. "Joran told his mother crying Monday that he was being interrogated under reasonably barbaric conditions," the lawyer told a Dutch newspaper yesterday. On Monday, Van der Sloot tearfully confessed to...

Van der Sloot Confession Leads to New Search in Aruba

More details emerge in the Flores murder

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot has confessed —to one killing. But as more details in the Stephany Flores Ramirez case leak, new information regarding Natalee Holloway's disappearance may have come to light: Investigators in Aruba are searching near a bird sanctuary. More from the Daily Beast and the Telegraph :
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Natalee's Mom Clams Up About Van der Sloot

FBI orders Beth Holloway not to discuss suspect in disappearance

(Newser) - Natalee Holloway's mother held a press conference this morning, but an "FBI directive" kept her from discussing Joran Van der Sloot's possible involvement in her daughter's disappearance, the Birmingham News reports. Van der Sloot is the prime suspect in that case and has confessed to murdering Stephany Flores Ramirez,...

Van der Sloot Confesses
 Van der Sloot Confesses 
Jun 8, 2010 7:38 AM CDT

Van der Sloot Confesses

Dutchman says he killed Peruvian woman in fit of rage

(Newser) - Peruvian police have obtained what Aruba couldn't: a murder confession from Joran Van der Sloot in the killing of a young woman. The Dutchman has admitted killing Stephany Flores, 21, in his Lima hotel room, a Peruvian government official tells MSNBC . Van der Sloot says he broke her neck in...

Van der Sloot Video Shocks Victim's Family

Peruvian woman's relatives stunned by Holloway connection

(Newser) - For the family of Stephany Flores Ramirez, the fear surrounding her disappearance was compounded by a shocking revelation: that the man she'd last been seen with was Joran van der Sloot, the top suspect in the Natalee Holloway case. After police gave the family the suspect's name "my wife...

Judge Extends Van der Sloot Probe

Dutch national will remain jailed in Lima, Peru

(Newser) - Peruvian investigators will have another week to consider filing charges against Joran Van der Sloot, who will remain locked up in Lima while they work, CNN reports . The Dutch man has not been charged in the death of Stephany Flores Ramirez, whose body was found last week in a hotel...

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