After initially denying involvement, Dutch national Joran van der Sloot has admitted to Peruvian police that he killed Stephany Flores in a Lima hotel room, according to reports.
The 22-year-old, previously a suspect in U.S. teen Natalee Holloway's disappearance, confessed to the murder of the Peruvian woman late Monday, CNN reports. He could be charged as early as Tuesday and faces up to 35 years in prison.
The country does not have the death penalty or life sentences. According to CNN, Van der Sloot might have been influenced by Peru's practice of handing down lighter sentences in the case of confession.
He disgusts me. He killed 2 women and is only getting 35 years in prision!!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
UPDATE ON THE SCUMBAG
Lima, Peru – Peruvian police officers are itching for the opportunity to grill Joran van der Sloot, a Dutchman accused of murdering a young woman here earlier this week.
Mr. van der Sloot was detained by Chilean police Thursday, a day after the body of 21-year-old Stephany Flores was discovered in a hotel room in Lima.
Police investigators have determined that Ms. Flores, a university student, and van der Sloot, who is 23, met last weekend at a casino. Police have film footage from the Atlantic City Casino in Lima showing the couple leaving together. Police say that Ms. Flores was killed in the early morning hours of May 30; van der Sloot entered Chile the following day at a overland border crossing.
This is the second time van der Sloot has been implicated in a high-profile murder case – with both happening, eerily, on the same day five years apart. He was arrested, but released twice, for the May 30, 2005 murder of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway on the island of Aruba. Her body was never located.
Peru’s police claim that while evidence was sparse in the Holloway case, the same is not true for the crime here.
Evidence of a struggleInvestigators say Flores’s body showed obvious signs of struggle and has provided evidence. There is also the casino video – van der Sloot was in Peru for a poker tournament – and the fact that he rented the room in the Hotel Tac where the murder took place. While unable to provide details, Peruvian police General Cesar Guardia said there was “ample evidence implicating the suspect in this murder.”
Peru’s Interior Ministry has asked Chilean authorities to transport van der Sloot to the border and that he be deported to Peru. Sources in the police department said officers from the National Criminal Investigation Unit were dispatched to the border on Thursday night. They expect van der Sloot to be transferred back to Lima this weekend, at the latest.
The murder of the Peruvian college student has touched the National Police in a particular way. Ricardo Flores, the young woman’s father, is president of the civic committee that supports the police’s internal affairs division. “He is a great man who has always been loyal to the police. We have no doubts that we will solve this case,” says one officer who has worked with Mr. Flores on events organized to help officers in need.
Victim's father is well-know figureFlores is also a well-known figure in other Peruvian circles. He is a former race car driver, event promoter, entrepreneur, and occasional politician. He has run for local, legislative, and national office, but has never been elected. He was also implicated, like thousands of other businesspeople and politicians in Peru, in the corruption web that brought down former president Alberto Fujimori’s regime (1990-2000) nearly 10 years ago.
Once back in Peru, van der Sloot will be held for an initial 24-hour arrest warrant. The police can then request that the judge assigned to the case extend the detention for seven to 14 days to further the investigation. The judge will determine whether to keep the suspect behind bars or release him while he awaits trial. The investigative police say van der Sloot is unlikely to be let out on bail.
There was also a new twist in the five-year-old Holloway case as events were unfolding in Peru and Chile. The US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama charged Van der Sloot with fraud as he was being arrested in Chile. The Associated Press reported that the charges relate to him having offered information on the Holloway case in exchange for $250,000.
By Lucien Chauvin Lucien Chauvin – Fri Jun 4, 8:12 am ET
Mr. van der Sloot was detained by Chilean police Thursday, a day after the body of 21-year-old Stephany Flores was discovered in a hotel room in Lima.
Police investigators have determined that Ms. Flores, a university student, and van der Sloot, who is 23, met last weekend at a casino. Police have film footage from the Atlantic City Casino in Lima showing the couple leaving together. Police say that Ms. Flores was killed in the early morning hours of May 30; van der Sloot entered Chile the following day at a overland border crossing.
This is the second time van der Sloot has been implicated in a high-profile murder case – with both happening, eerily, on the same day five years apart. He was arrested, but released twice, for the May 30, 2005 murder of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway on the island of Aruba. Her body was never located.
Peru’s police claim that while evidence was sparse in the Holloway case, the same is not true for the crime here.
Evidence of a struggleInvestigators say Flores’s body showed obvious signs of struggle and has provided evidence. There is also the casino video – van der Sloot was in Peru for a poker tournament – and the fact that he rented the room in the Hotel Tac where the murder took place. While unable to provide details, Peruvian police General Cesar Guardia said there was “ample evidence implicating the suspect in this murder.”
Peru’s Interior Ministry has asked Chilean authorities to transport van der Sloot to the border and that he be deported to Peru. Sources in the police department said officers from the National Criminal Investigation Unit were dispatched to the border on Thursday night. They expect van der Sloot to be transferred back to Lima this weekend, at the latest.
The murder of the Peruvian college student has touched the National Police in a particular way. Ricardo Flores, the young woman’s father, is president of the civic committee that supports the police’s internal affairs division. “He is a great man who has always been loyal to the police. We have no doubts that we will solve this case,” says one officer who has worked with Mr. Flores on events organized to help officers in need.
Victim's father is well-know figureFlores is also a well-known figure in other Peruvian circles. He is a former race car driver, event promoter, entrepreneur, and occasional politician. He has run for local, legislative, and national office, but has never been elected. He was also implicated, like thousands of other businesspeople and politicians in Peru, in the corruption web that brought down former president Alberto Fujimori’s regime (1990-2000) nearly 10 years ago.
Once back in Peru, van der Sloot will be held for an initial 24-hour arrest warrant. The police can then request that the judge assigned to the case extend the detention for seven to 14 days to further the investigation. The judge will determine whether to keep the suspect behind bars or release him while he awaits trial. The investigative police say van der Sloot is unlikely to be let out on bail.
There was also a new twist in the five-year-old Holloway case as events were unfolding in Peru and Chile. The US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama charged Van der Sloot with fraud as he was being arrested in Chile. The Associated Press reported that the charges relate to him having offered information on the Holloway case in exchange for $250,000.
By Lucien Chauvin Lucien Chauvin – Fri Jun 4, 8:12 am ET
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Have You Been Watching RHONYC?
YAY!! Let's put him where he belongs!
June 3, 2010
Breaking News: Joran van der Sloot arrested
Posted: 01:46 PM ET
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Right now van der Sloot is on his way to Santiago, and will be extradited as soon as possible.
Tune in to In Session for the latest reporting.
Celebrity Tattoos
Bring in Vegas this weekend I saw ALOT of tattoos. I was definitely the minority by not having any. Though her are a few of my faves:
Lindsay Lohan-Star Tattoo (If I were to get one that's what I would get)
Hayden Panettiere has an Italian saying down her back. I like that location.
What do you think?
Miley Cyrus-Just Breathe
What do you think?
Betty White Stands Alone
Rue McClanahan
Golden Girl Rue McClanahan has died at the age of 76. Sources say she passed away early this morning after having a massive stroke.
Betty White is now the only Golden Girl left standing. :(
A few months ago Betty had sent this:
So Betty White sent friend and Golden Girls co-star Rue McClanahan, some flowers after McClanhan suffered a stroke.
In the card White sent it read:
Betty got her wish...
A few months ago Betty had sent this:
So Betty White sent friend and Golden Girls co-star Rue McClanahan, some flowers after McClanhan suffered a stroke.
In the card White sent it read:
"I hope you die, so I can be the last Golden Girl!"
Betty got her wish...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
ANOTHER MURDER?!?
Natalee Holloway Suspect Joran Van der Sloot Wanted for Woman's Murder
Joran van der Sloot
AP
Stephany Flores Ramirez, 21, the daughter of racecar driver and businessman Ricardo Flores, disappeared Friday and was found dead Wednesday morning in a hotel room in the country's capital, Peruvian newspaper El Comercio reports.
Peruvian police and Ramirez's father said she was last seen with Van der Sloot, 22, whose name was registered under the hotel room where Ramirez's body was found. According to police reports, she was brutally stabbed and wrapped in blanket.
"I hope that this crime does not go unpunished," Flores said outside his home Wednesday. He also pleaded with police to locate Van der Sloot, who left Peru on Monday and is now in Chile, according to Interpol officials.
Arrested and Set Free
Natalee Holloway
Courtesy of Beth Twitty / AP
Despite his apparent confession to the crime – a video back in February 2008 allegedly showed Van der Sloot telling a friend he disposed of Holloway's body – Van der Sloot says he lied during the secret recording, which had been arranged by a Dutch crime reporter.
Though police have never been able to locate Holloway, the Alabama teen's mom, Beth, says she's still holding out hope for justice and a resolution.
"I feel like more information could certainly come at any time," Beth recently told PEOPLE. "Hopefully one day I won’t have to speculate. I just can't wait for that day."
-this is from people.com.
I really hope he gets put away. What do you guys think?
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