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Van der Sloot: Sure, I Extorted the Holloways

Her parents had made his life really difficult

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 6, 2010 7:08 AM CDT
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(Newser) – When the family of Natalee Holloway offered Joran Van der Sloot cash for the location of her body, he figured who was he to turn them down? The murder suspect tells Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf today that he took $25,000 from Natalee's mother, then flew to Latin America—where he was shortly charged in the murder of Stephany Flores.

"I wanted to get back at Natalee's family—her parents have been making my life tough for five years," he tells the paper from his Peruvian prison, according to the AP. "When they offered to pay for the girl's location, I thought: 'Why not'?"

Natalee Holloway of Mountain Brook, Ala. Hidden camera footage broadcast in the Netherlands on Sunday Feb. 3, 2008.
Natalee Holloway of Mountain Brook, Ala. Hidden camera footage broadcast in the Netherlands on Sunday Feb. 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Family photo)
In this June 4, 2010 file photo, Joran van der Sloot.
In this June 4, 2010 file photo, Joran van der Sloot.   (Karel Navarro)
In this photo taken June 11, 2010, Joran van der Sloot holds his inmate number before been transferred to the Miguel Castro Castro prison in Lima.
In this photo taken June 11, 2010, Joran van der Sloot holds his inmate number before been transferred to the Miguel Castro Castro prison in Lima.   (AP Photo/America Television Channel, Domingo al Dia)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 9 comments
joshstevengray
Sep 6, 2010 9:23 PM CDT
Who gives a shit about Van Der Sloot??!?! Lets get some better journalism on here!! Nobody gives half a crap on this.!!
doxa
Sep 6, 2010 4:04 PM CDT
He is truly a sick person..a killer..and a not so smart sociopath..in fact he is an insult to those that are
draftybeer
Sep 6, 2010 2:22 PM CDT
A 2 cent bullet cures a lot of problems...

 
Natalee Holloway • extortion • Joran Van der Sloot • Natalee Holloway confession • Joran Van Der Sloot confession • Joran Van der Sloot Peru • Stephany Flores Ramirez

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