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Peru cops: Holloway suspect van der Sloot wanted for murder again

Joran van der Sloot was a suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway

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Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch man once considered a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, is the suspect in the killing of a woman in Peru, Peruvian police officials said Wednesday.

There is "incriminating evidence" linking Van der Sloot to the killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores Ramirez, who was found dead in a Lima hotel room Wednesday, Cesar Guardia Vasquez, of the criminal investigations unit said at a news conference.

The hotel room where Flores was found was registered in Van der Sloot's name, he said.

A hotel guest and an employee witnessed the pair entering the hotel room together at 5 a.m. on Sunday, Guardia said.

Police have video of the previous night, May 29, of Van de Sloot and Flores together at the Atlantic City Casino in Lima, he said.

According to immigration officials, Van de Sloot fled to Chile over land on Monday, Guardia said.

(Programming note: Watch Nancy Grace tonight for the latest on Joran van der Sloot.  "Nancy Grace," 8 ET on HLN. )

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  1. Ben

    If this is true, then his father should be charged as an accessory to murder. He used his his influence to bumble up the Natalie Hollaway investigation. This murder should never have been on the streets to begin with. If he's found guilty of course.

    June 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
    • janeen76

      I'm pretty sure his father died a couple of years ago....

      June 2, 2010 at 2:51 pm | Report abuse |
    • mary

      his father has died

      June 2, 2010 at 2:56 pm | Report abuse |
  2. Asian_Al_Sharpton

    Which has a better prison? Peru? Or Aruba? He might want to figure out which crime to confess to.

    June 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  3. Sebas

    Glad they got him in Peru. The laws and punishment for murdering over there are, no joke in comparison to here or Aruba.

    June 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  4. iAnalyst1

    He did it again! I say we go down and hunt his ass in South America. You think there would be a bounty on his head?

    June 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  5. Grant

    Put him away already!

    June 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  6. OMG

    Is anyone really surprised that this "thing" struck again? His Father was a pwerful and influential man, but really, can people really allow anyone to kill and get away with it because you respect his Father and his Father's money? He should have stood trial for the murder of Natalie and everyone knows it, he admitted it openly more than one time. C'mon, enough of him, I bet once he gets one of their children these greasy politicians will finnally let him have it. Such a shame they will wait for it to be one of their own before they do the right thing.

    June 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  7. pennylane

    probably told the chick about what he did to natalie then killed her to shut her up.

    June 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  8. MC

    What a tool

    June 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  9. Perucho

    He's not getting away with it trust me. He did this in Peru this time. He's screwed.

    June 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  10. matt

    Burn the witch!

    June 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  11. Lori

    gotta love tommy mccoy's comment! outstanding, but true.

    June 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  12. Arlene

    Makes you wonder if he has done this and how many times before and after Natalie???

    June 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  13. Whatsdoneinthedark.....

    Hey! If you do it once and get away with it, why not try is again???

    June 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  14. Tesoro Nacional

    Joran, Je bent een echte lul !!!!

    June 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  15. Melanie C

    This makes me mad as hell, he got away with it once, and now he did it again, and this is just the ones we know about.. who knows how many women this freak killed, now that his dad the judge is dead and can't buy his innocence, hopefully he'll get what he deserves

    June 2, 2010 at 2:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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