skip to main content

The Kitchen Table

Joran van der Sloot ConfessesHo

country_bumpkin_al

13 years ago

Hopefully, he'll gets what he deserves!

Here is a link that might be useful: Confesses

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (12)

country_bumpkin_al
Original Author
13 years ago
The Ho is a typo! Sorry
dilly_dally
13 years ago
That is a relief to hear. A confession to the murder will make it easier to convict him even if he is not admitting the murder was part of an attempted sexual assault. It just sickened me to hear how his lawyer came to his defense suggesting Van Der Sloot left her alive in the hotel and it was obvious she fell and hit her head and this poor guy just has had a bad string of luck where girls just go and die after being with him. Geesh.

Since his name and photo is all over international news I wonder if anyone will recognize him as being the last one seen with any missing girls in Thailand? Or any of the other South American or European countries he has been known to live in. The fact that his victim in Peru was killed on the exact same day as his victim in Aruba makes me think he is a serial killer with a "signature" most likely choosing victims who he assumed had no family to come looking for them as is oft the case with serial killers. He miscalculated twice in choosing victims from wealthy families who cared about their daughters and had the means to pursue justice.

I hope everyone boycotts vacations to Aruba where the corrupt system let his family pull strings to keep him out of jail.
Related Discussions
Natalie Holloway
Q
Comments (8)
From what I'm hearing, I don't think it's a rumor at all. The reporter Joran attacked with the wine, has this all on tape. Reports are, he got someone to get close to Joran, who was wearing a wire--assumptions are it may have been a woman. But according to the report I saw, Beth has viewed the tape about a week ago, and is in shock. The prosecutor has already put in a request that the case be reopened, a judge will be reviewing this new evidence in the next day or 2, and if it's credible, will be issuing an order for Joran's return to Aruba. The tape will be shown tomorrow evening on a Dutch show. Sounds as though there is something to this. Oh, and Joran's lawyer was scrambling, starting to suggest that the tape was possibly spliced, altered--when Joran made a statement to the press that he DID make these comments to someone he thought was a friend, but he was lying. Now his lawyer has got to be pulling out his hair--Joran just legitimized the tape. I hope the family finally gets some answers, and is able to put this behind them. So very sad that they've never gotten to find out what happened nor to bury their daughter properly.
...See More
Joran Van der Sloot confesses
Q
Comments (10)
The thing is, they probably showed him their evidence--the tape that seems to show him, the young woman, and no one else entering his room. He also was caught with bloody clothes in his bag. He's not an unintelligent young man--he knows he's been snagged this time. There's not a lot he can do to make up a believable lie in this particular case. And from what I'm hearing, cooperation is good for a huge reduction in sentence in Peru, so he's playing the odds. I seriously doubt he'll recant and take a chance of maybe having to spent 35 years in a prison that has been described as one of the worst in the world, and as 'the gates of hell' (35 men housed in a room the size of my living room is frightening--that's not enough room for them all to lie down at once). It's just despicable, though, the ridiculous story he's told--that he walked into the room from getting coffee, found the young woman searching him on the computer, so he had to kill her? Like it's reasonable? And he hasn't explained WHY her pants were off--doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the tale he's telling. The truly terrifying thing is that these murders happened 5 years apart. Are there other young women who have gone missing after meeting him? Perhaps women who weren't lucky enough to meet up with him in a hotel with such good surveillance?
...See More
Well, they THINK he's done it again!
Q
Comments (30)
OK. I understand. You were speaking from purely a judicial aspect. Got it. I do think there was a cover-up in the Aruba incident. Wealthy kids often get a pass when they break the law or there is a bribe or a favor to officials. There are "Facebook style" photos of Van der sloot and his "posse" drinking, partying and flashing gang signs on the internet. He was not a "good kid" from a nice family. I'm willing to bet there have been more murders. Serial killers often confess to more unsolved murders after they are caught although this kid seems so pompous I don't think he will confess but there may be evidence from other crimes of missing persons or murders that will point to him as the prime suspect. This would all be moot if he gets sentenced to life in prion in Peru. No use wasting time on other convictions if he is never getting out. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joranvandersloot/37420558/in/photostream/ Here is a link that might be useful: Van Der Sloot Party Pics
...See More
Anyone watch Dateline? Makes your blood boil!
Q
Comments (17)
A lot of people are suspecting he may be a serial killer and gotten away with it for a long time. I think he may be a spree killer along the lines of Andrew Cunanan (who killed Gianni Versace). Spree killers have poorly hatched plans and robbery is often the motive, though sometimes rape is involved. Spree killers don't make much of an effort to conceal the corpse, and do dumb things that leave a trail (Cunanan used his real name when pawning his victim's belongings.) Spree killers "snap" for some reason and start a killing spree. There may be an interval between the first and subsequent murders and earlier murders are spread further apart, but the murders tend to happen closer and closer together as time goes on. (Towards the end Dahmer was killing a new victim every week.) The video at the casino shows a lot of awkward hand shaking going on AKA 'the pass' for drugs. Note the movement of Jorans hands after he shakes her hand. Note how she does not want to stay. It is likely they went back to the hotel to do drugs together (this is not an uncommon situation and I an NOT blaming the victim). Maybe they just went to do online gambling since they both like to gamble and the casino closed at 5:00. Note in the casino video below the guy in the green shirt on the left who sits down at the very same time as Joran. Joran weirdly shakes his hand with a prolonged clasp before he departs and does the same with another guy he passes who had been "hanging around". Could Joran be buying date rape drugs? Had one of these guys been paid to drug her drink when she was not looking? Something seemed to be "cooking". Money(chips?) and drugs look like they were being passed. There seemed to be a plan of action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwxXevlDzA Here is a link that might be useful: Drug Deal??
...See More
wanda_va
13 years ago
A guest on FoxNews just said that the jails in Peru are THE WORST on the planet. The "dorms" are about 25x15' and hold 35 inmates. There are no toilets--just a hole in the floor. They get showers once a week, and the food is barely edible.

Poor baby. He should have been man enough to confess to killing Natalee--that would have been a walk in the park compared to what he is facing. I love the irony--he got off in Aruba because his father was connected; he had no chance of getting off in Peru because HER father is connected. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

As for boycotting Aruba: When I was there in the 1980's, it was the nicest place I had ever been, with the nicest people. I don't support the idea of hurting all the residents because of a few corrupt bureaucrats. Hopefully, the Arubans will be smart enough to vote out the corrupt politicians. JMHO
western_pa_luann
13 years ago
"I hope everyone boycotts vacations to Aruba where the corrupt system let his family pull strings to keep him out of jail."

Why penalize an entire country for the actions of a few?

If that was encouraged here in the USA, we would have no tourism at all....
dilly_dally
13 years ago
Arrrgh. Typical sociopath never taking responsibility for actions and shifting the blame to the victim for *causing* the murder.

Actual quote: "I did not want to do it. The girl intruded into my private life," he told investigators, according to Peru's La Republica newspaper. "She had no right. I confronted her," he continued. "She was frightened, we argued and she wanted to get away. I grabbed her by the neck and I hit her."

He'll probably recant everything he said just like last time.
yayagal
13 years ago
He hit her multiple times with a tennis racket. Her brother said she was in a pool of blood and unrecognizable. God rest her soul.
dilly_dally
13 years ago
He confessed after he had a chance to speak with a lawyer from what I read. Murder as a crime of passion and not premeditated, carries 15-30 years with time off for good behavior. Had he been charged with aggravated murder in the process of robbery or sexual assault he would face a life sentence for the murder. I think someone coached him with this story and the story may change just like all his other stories regarding Halloway.

They still may be able to get him on aggravated murder at the trial since her wallet was empty and as her father said "there was not even one peso left in it". There may be other evidence after the lab reports come back in two weeks.

--------------
glenda_al
13 years ago
Hope the Holloway family will get the information they need and add closure to Natalee's loss.
tammyms
13 years ago
I'm glad this waste is off the street.

Tammy
dilly_dally
13 years ago
According to this article a crime of passion murder only carries 6-20 years in Peru and that is all he is facing if they do not pile on other charges of robbery or sexual assault. Having a waiting warrant in the US will put him away longer if he does get out before he dies in prison, and I am sure if Peru is forced to release him after he has served his sentence they will turn him over on the US warrant. Being a foreigner in prison is not going to be easy for this blond young man.

http://elcomercio.pe/noticia/491310/confesion-joran-van-der-sloot-buscaria-evadir-pena-carcel-mayor-20-anos

Here is a link that might be useful: 6-20 Years.
glenda_al
13 years ago
The hole he's digging himself into just keeps getting deeper and deeper!
glenda_al
13 years ago
AOL says prison life is not the life to be desired.
35 prisoners in one room, minus beds for everyone. Many do not survive. They are the lucky ones.

Seems to represent a life from hell!

0

Sponsored

More Discussions

Flora Floof! Garden Goodies!

20

I'll show you mine/you show me yours - Sa 5/11/24

15

Smile today - 5/11/24

8

How to dispose of paperwork?

19

Weekend Music Thread (FNM) Mothers Day Part 2

6