Joran Van Der Sloot Peru Murder? He was attending the Latin American Poker Tour

[Connie B]

NEW YORK (CBS) Aruban prosecutor Peter Blanken, who has been part of the investigation into the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, has learned that Joran van der Sloot is now a suspect in a new murder, that of a 21-year-old woman whose body was found in a hotel room in Lima, Peru. The prosecutor told CBS News that the allegation was a remarkable development and says that he is personally shocked by it.

Early Wednesday morning, Stephany Flores Ramirez was found dead, Peruvian newspaper El Comercio reports, in a hotel room registered under van der Sloot's name. According to police reports, Ramirez had been brutally stabbed and was found wrapped in a blanket in a pool of blood.

Chief of detectives Col. Miguel Canlla says that Stephany was murdered on Sunday, and the girl's father, Ricardo Flores, says van der Sloot appears with his daughter in video taken at a Lima casino early Sunday.

Aruban Prosecutor Peter Blanken said that an Interpol international arrest warrant has been issued for van der Sloot, who may, according to some reports, be on the run from police. The Dutch Foreign Affairs Department in the Netherlands has notified their people in Chile to be aware that Joran may be in Chile.

Five years ago, in May 2005, Alabama high school student Natalee Holloway disappeared during a senior class trip to Aruba. She was last seen leaving a bar with Joran van der Sloot. Van der Sloot has been detained several times, but never charged.

According to Blanken, he is examining the new details but does not expect it to affect the Holloway case or provide new evidence. He says that they will be contacting the Peruvian authorities later today to see if they can offer assistance.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_1...16-504083.html

[slotplayer]

that was a big story here in the states. the whole thing is sad for the two young ladies and their parents.

his day is coming.

[AmCan]

I also remember. The cops kept him and his buddies for days trying to get them to talk. They did all they could, that was legal, but as this latest news reminds us that getting a confessions usually requires the suspect have some sort of human guilt or fear that they want to relieve. this guy is as bad as I thought he was when the Aruba story was on front pages. Let's hope he doesn't get away with murder again.

Let's think of him as criminal who plays poker, rather than a poker player that is a criminal.

[Miss B]

Wow this is shocking. I remember hearing the news of Natalee Holloway's disappearance a few years ago. Her loss was such a sad story and to think that the guy who may have murdered her has struck again.

[Anthony]

They got him:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lt_peru_van_der_sloot

LIMA, Peru – A Dutch man long suspected in the disappearance of an Alabama teen in Aruba was arrested Thursday in the murder of a young woman in Peru.

Stephany Flores, 21, was killed in a Lima hotel on Sunday, five years to the day after Holloway disappeared.

The suspect, Joran van der Sloot, was escorted by three police officers as he was taken from a dark vehicle into a police office in downtown Santiago, Chile. He made no comment as he entered, walking calmly and without handcuffs as journalists shouted his name. It was not immediately clear where he was picked up.

[bonusbeast]

I cant beleive the guy was that stupid to strike again, especially with all of the cameras around. Maybe after he gets life in prison he will admit to Natalee Holloway's murder.

[Connie B]

He will be transferred to Peru today.
Maybe possible that he can get death penalty in Peru if they probe that he committed the crime.

[LuckyLizzy]

I am very sad to hear that another young woman was murdered before this man was caught. But for the family of Natalie Holloway, I am sure they are thankful to see that their daughter's possible murderer will see justice.

If he is in fact guilty of these crimes I hope he spends the rest of his life behind bars with no chance of getting out.

[shayla69]

WOW!! Thats sad to hear about this. I hope he Gets What he deserves.

[islandmaan]

dont forget his Dad is a Judge who I am convinced paved his way to excape conviction the first time. I hope Peru brings him to justice. He and OJ should share a cell for life.

[slotplayer]

dont forget his Dad is a Judge who I am convinced paved his way to excape conviction the first time. I hope Peru brings him to justice. He and OJ should share a cell for life.

his dad died form a heart attack playing tennis or something a while back. Not sure exactly when. Can't bail is azz out this time.

Plus we don't know if he killed the Halloway girl or sold her.

[Connie B]

He is in Peru now and will be going to the jail "penal castro castro" where he will stay while the case is being investigated.


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