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Report: Joran van der Sloot Stabbed 3 Fellow Inmates

By David LohrApr 13th 2011 – 2:55PM
Karel Navarro, AP

Karel Navarro, AP

Murder suspect Joran van der Sloot has stabbed at least three other inmates during his incarceration at a Peruvian prison, a magazine reports. The Peruvian magazine Panorama alleges that van der Sloot stabbed three prisoners, with at least one victim needing emergency medical care. The magazine also reports that the...

Peru Police: Laptop Analysis Shows van der Sloot Is Lying

By David LohrMar 25th 2011 – 3:34PM
Karel Navarro, AP

Karel Navarro, AP

Peruvian authorities say a study of Joran van der Sloot's laptop shows the Dutch native was lying if, as reported, he said he killed a Peruvian woman because she used the computer to look up information on Natalee Holloway. Oscar Gonzales, head of the High Technology Crime Division, told The Associated Press that slain...

Peru Police: Van der Sloot Lying About Laptop

Mar 25th 2011 – 3:05PM

LIMA, Peru - A study of Joran van der Sloot's laptop shows he is lying when he says he killed a young Peruvian woman in a fit of rage because she discovered his connection to Natalee Holloway's disappearance while using it, a senior Peruvian police official said Friday. Stephany Flores did not view any such information on...

Is Dr. Phil Winning or Losing the Natalee Holloway Case Battle?

By David LohrMar 16th 2011 – 4:09PM
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The question of who is winning a courtroom showdown between Dr. Phil McGraw and two Surinamese brothers in the Natalee Holloway case may be up in the air at the moment. However, the TV star's attorney is in a take-no-prisoners mood responding to recent media articles that suggest his side is losing. "The problem with...

Report: Data on van der Sloot's Computer 'of Interest' to FBI

By David LohrMar 15th 2011 – 9:54AM
Karel Navarro, AP

Karel Navarro, AP

Peruvian authorities say they provided the FBI with a copy of a laptop hard drive belonging to Joran van der Sloot, the imprisoned Dutch native charged with killing a Peruvian woman and extorting money from the mother of missing U.S. teen Natalee Holloway. FBI agents met Monday with agents from the Peruvian National...

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Joran van der Sloot Extradition: Once Peru Gets Rid Of Convicted Killer, U.S. Wants To Try Him For Murder, Expert Says

By David Lohr May 09th 2012 - 05:17PM

A Peruvian court will soon issue a decision on whether to allow convicted killer Joran van der Sloot to be extradited to the United States on charges of extortion in the case of Natalee Holloway.

Joran van der Sloot News From the Web

  • 05/14/12 Joran van der Sloot to fight extradition from Peru to... Source: Radio Jamaica Convicted killer Joran van der Sloot reportedly says he will fight extradition from Peru to the United States in connection with the disappearance of American Natalee Holloway in Aruba.
  • 05/12/12 Van der Sloot extradition "likely", but then what? Source: CBS - WIAT 42 - Birmingham AL Birmingham, Ala (WIAT) Legal and diplomatic efforts to bring Joran van der Sloot to America to face extortion and wire fraud charges are winding their way through the Peruvian legal system.
  • 05/11/12 Texas group leads search for missing Mississippi woman Source: ABC - WAPT 16 - Jackson MS A Texas group is leading the search for a Mississippi woman who has been missing since last month.
  • 05/10/12 Dutch man pleads guilty to murder in Peru, fights... Source: Expatica Joran Van der Sloot, 24, a Dutch citizen, pleaded guilty on Wednesday 9 May, to the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores, a 21-year-old Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino.
  • 05/10/12 Dutch Press Review Wednesday 9 May 2012 Source: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Posthumous baptism for Dutch royals; how economically successful is the austerity deal; a Dutch boy's kidnappers have been arrested; Joran van der Sloot is fighting extradition to the US and Dutch school kids can keep their culture card… for now.

Background on Joran van der Sloot

Joran Andreas Petrus van der Sloot (; born August 6, 1987) is a Dutch citizen who lived in Aruba. He has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the United States for wire fraud and extortion related to the whereabouts of Natalee Holloway, who disappeared in Aruba on May 30, 2005, and pled guilty in Peru to the murder and robbery of Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramírez, who died in the Peruvian capital Lima on May 30, 2010, exactly five years after Holloway's disappearance.

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