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Van der Sloot Demanded Extort 'Contract' From Nat's Mom

Sign on dotted line for corpse info, he insisted

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot demanded a "contract" from Natalee Holloway's mom in which she was to agree to pay him thousands of dollars in exchange for information about her daughter's death in Aruba, according to officials. Van der Sloot, who remains the top suspect in the Alabama teen's disappearance,...

FBI: We Didn't Screw Up Van der Sloot Case

He had 'sting money' when he killed Peru victim

(Newser) - FBI officials yesterday denied they bungled a case against Joran Van der Sloot after paying him up to $25,000, which he apparently used to travel to Peru where he murdered a young woman. Investigators set up an extortion sting for Van der Sloot last month after he reportedly demanded...

Van der Sloot Confession Leads to New Search in Aruba

More details emerge in the Flores murder

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot has confessed —to one killing. But as more details in the Stephany Flores Ramirez case leak, new information regarding Natalee Holloway's disappearance may have come to light: Investigators in Aruba are searching near a bird sanctuary. More from the Daily Beast and the Telegraph :
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Van der Sloot Back in Peru

 Van der Sloot 
 Back in Peru 
Jun 4, 2010 4:16 PM CDT

Van der Sloot Back in Peru

Suspect in Sunday murder, Holloway disappearance leaves Chile under guard

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot has arrived in Peru, where he is wanted in connection with the murder of Stephany Flores in a Lima hotel Sunday. Van der Sloot, 22, was taken into custody yesterday in Chile, which promptly deported him, AFP reports . Van der Sloot, long a suspect in the...

Holloway Suspect Wanted in New Murder

Joran Van der Sloot is top suspect in death of woman, 21, in Peru

(Newser) - Joran van der Sloot, the on-again, off-again top suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance, has been named the top suspect in the murder of another young girl in a tropical locale. Van der Sloot was the last person seen with Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramirez, a 21-year-old Peruvian girl who disappeared Friday...

Aruba Calls Off Watery Search for Natalee's Remains

Photo is likely of coral, not skeleton: authorities

(Newser) - Aruban authorities have called off the underwater search for Natalee Holloway's body that was sparked when a Pennsylvania couple spotted what they believed to be a skeleton in photos they took while snorkeling off the island last year. A dive team spent two days scouring the waters favored by the...

Vacationer: This Skeleton May Be Natalee Holloway

Woman snaps photo in Aruba with eerie image

(Newser) - An underwater photo taken by a Pennsylvania woman vacationing in Aruba might be a lead in the case of missing US teenager Natalee Holloway. Patti Muldowney snapped the photo while snorkeling and later noticed that it appears to show a skeleton. The FBI and authorities in Aruba say they're looking...

Cops Dismiss New Natalee Holloway Confession

Suspect says he dumped her body

(Newser) - The young Dutchman who has been arrested twice in connection with the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 is on tape confessing to dumping her body—but the prosecutor doesn’t believe him. Joran van der Sloot’s claim that he disposed of her body “...

Aruba Resort Pays Guests to Make Babies

Resort's $300 'conception credit' inspired by coral reproduction, naturally

(Newser) - Getting knocked up really pays off, at least at one Westin resort in Aruba, USA Today reports. In honor of coral's spawning season, couples who shell out $399 for a daily package are eligible for a $300 “conception credit” toward their next vacation—if they conceive during their stay....

Holloway Suspect: I Sold Her

Dutch man admits selling American teen on Aruba in 2005, then switches stories

(Newser) - After claiming—then denying—he dumped Natalee Holloway’s body in the Caribbean, Joran van der Sloot confessed to Fox News he watched her being hauled away on a vessel after selling the drunk teen in 2005 to a Venezuelan man seeking “a blonde girl.” The interview, which...

New Leads Could Solve Holloway Case
New Leads Could Solve Holloway Case
Nov 18, 2008 6:15 PM CST

New Leads Could Solve Holloway Case

Alabama teenager disappeared in Aruba; witnesses emerge

(Newser) - Authorities in Aruba say they have new leads in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway that could lead to an arrest before the end of the year, CNN reports. Dutch student Joran van der Sloot remains the prime suspect. A new witness says she saw van der Sloot and...

Police Question Holloway Suspect Again

Van der Sloot says he was stoned during taped confession

(Newser) - Joran Van der Sloot, the elusive top suspect in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, told Dutch police he was stoned when he confessed to a reporter that he was involved in her death, reports ABC News. Police picked him up for questioning after the apparent confession was caught on a hidden...

Pal Linked to Natalee Death Denies Involvement

Prime suspect says friend dumped body

(Newser) - A man linked to the death of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway denies having anything to do with disposing her body, reports ABC News. Suspect Joren Van der Sloot told a Dutch journalist on a hidden camera that his friend dumped Holloway's body in the waters off Aruba. He "put...

Judge Won't OK 3rd Warrant in Holloway Case

Undercover confession video isn't enough; prosecutors will appeal

(Newser) - Dutch police searched the home of Joran van der Sloot today, a day after Dutch TV broadcast his video confession that he dumped Natalee Holloway's body, but a judge in Aruba denied police a new arrest warrant, ABC News reports. The judge "put the threshold very, very high because,...

Aruba May Bust Holloway Suspect Again

Dutch teen claims he lied about dumping her body after sex

(Newser) - Aruban police may rearrest a Dutch teen after he admitted on camera to dumping the body of Natalee Holloway, CNN reports. Joran Van der Sloot claimed today that his confession was a lie, but Aruba's main public prosecutor has reopened his probe and awaits a judge's ruling on the arrest...

Dutch Reporter: I've Cracked Natalee Case

Aruba prosecutor reopens case of missing Alabama teen

(Newser) - Aruba's chief prosecutor has reopened the case of missing American teenager Natalee Holloway after seeing new evidence uncovered by a Dutch journalist, ABC News reports. The high school student vanished in 2005 during a graduation trip with her class. Her body wasn't found and investigators failed to find any evidence...

She's Dead, Suspect Said in Chat
She's Dead, Suspect Said in Chat
Dec 21, 2007 5:00 AM CST

She's Dead, Suspect Said in Chat

Still not enough to hold anyone, judge ruled

(Newser) - Though the case has been closed in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, one of the men detained in her suspected murder wrote in an internet chat room that she was dead shortly after she vanished, an Aruba prosecutor has revealed. That evidence was used last month to rearrest...

Case Closed in Holloway Disappearance

Aruba police admit they have nothing against 3 suspects

(Newser) - After arresting and releasing the same three suspects twice, authorities in Aruba admitted today they have no case in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway. A Dutch 20-year-old, Joran Van der Sloot, and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, 20 and 21, were arrested first in 2005 and then...

Judge Frees Final Suspect in Holloway Case

Lack of new evidence spells doom for prosecutors' argument

(Newser) - A judge in Aruba today freed the last suspect jailed in connection with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, telling prosecutors they had no case. Jordan Van der Sloot walked free days after his two fellow suspects, CNN reports. Police re-arrested all three last month after prosecutors claimed to have new...

2 of 3 Suspects in Holloway Case to Go Free

Release follows Kalpoe brothers' third arrest

(Newser) - Brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, arrested as suspects in the kidnapping of Natalee Holloway, will be freed this weekend after what prosecutors called "new incriminating evidence" failed to solidify the case. It's the third time the brothers have been arrested and let go since Holloway disappeared in Aruba on...

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