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

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...

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...

Report: Van der Sloot Offers to Plead Guilty for Lesser Sentence

Joran van der Sloot, the Dutchman long suspected in the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, is offering to plead guilty in the slaying of a Peruvian woman in exchange for a reduced sentence, according to The Associated Press. Van der Sloot's attorney, Maximo Altez, said his client is willing to plead guilty to...

Prosecutors Want van der Sloot Locked Away Until 2040

Peruvian prosecutors plan to seek a 30-year prison sentence for Joran van der Sloot in the slaying of a young woman in Lima, a lawyer for van der Sloot told a Dutch paper. Van der Sloot, a longtime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, is also charged in the United States with extorting money from the Alabama...

Report: Van der Sloot Denied Permission for Media Interview

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, reportedly has been denied permission to be interviewed by a Dutch radio network. According to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, van der Sloot's attorney, Maximo...

Background on aruba

Aruba ( , ) is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km (approx.) east of Guajira Peninsula (Colombia).

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