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Expert: Van der Sloot Free in 5 Years? 'So What?'

Joran van der Sloot's new legal strategy has people around the globe angry over the possibility that the Dutch native could be freed in less than five years in the death of a Peruvian woman. But what is being viewed as an insult to justice won't necessarily ensure his early release, an international defense expert...

Lawyer: Van der Sloot to Plead Temporary Insanity

LIMA, Peru -- Joran van der Sloot plans to plead guilty to killing a young Peruvian woman he met gambling but will argue temporary insanity in a bid to significantly shorten his sentence, his defense lawyer said Monday. Van der Sloot, the key suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway on the...

Prosecutor: Bone Found in Aruba Is a Young Woman's

(Nov. 17) -- A prosecutor in Aruba said an initial examination of a bone found on an Aruba beach shows it is human and belongs to a young woman, CNN reported. Authorities will now determine if it belongs to missing American teenager Natalee Holloway. "I'm happy that it's human. And the initial finding is that it's from a...

Van der Sloot Prison Photo Prompts Investigation

(Aug. 25) -- Peruvian officials have launched an investigation into a photo taken inside a prison showing Joran van der Sloot posing with two other murder suspects. Two men in the photo with van der Sloot have been identified as Hugo Trujillo Ospina, who is accused of carrying out a contract killing, and William Trickett...

Police in Aruba Want to Speak With van der Sloot

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (June 16) -- Prosecutors in Aruba said Wednesday they want to take Joran van der Sloot up on his offer to discuss the unsolved disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway. Judicial authorities in Peru are willing to arrange a conversation between island police and Van der Sloot, Attorney General...

Background on Natalee Holloway disappearance

Natalee Ann Holloway (October 21, 1986 – on or after May 30, 2005) was an American student who vanished on a high school graduation trip to Aruba, a Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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