Joran van der Sloot (PICTURES): Five Things You Need To Know

By: Edecio Martinez, Barry Leibowitz
Topics: Daily Blotter

Joran van der Sloot (Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS) Who is Joran van der Sloot?

PICTURES: Joran van der Sloot
PICTURES: Stephany Flores

The Dutchman who has long been under suspicion in the 2005 disappearance of American Natalee Holloway, is now being hotly pursued by authorities in South America, after police in Peru declared him the prime suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores.

Flores' body was found Sunday in a Lima hotel room registered in van der Sloot's name, authorities said. Van der Sloot has since fled to Chile, according to officials there.

Here are five things you should know about Joran van der Sloot and the trouble that's trailing him:

1. van der Sloot's father, Paulus, was a lawyer and judge on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, where Natalee Holloway disappeared. Paulus van der Sloot died of a heart attack at 57 in February, 2010, while playing tennis.

2. van der sloot, who's 22, was arrested twice but later released for lack of evidence in the Holloway disappearance, although he is still considered the prime suspect. She was last seen leaving a bar with van der Sloot on the final night of a high school trip.

3. van der Sloot confessed on several occasions to disposing of Holloway's body in Aruba. But prosecutors in Aruba have said his statements were "not credible," and in one case "held together by lies and fantasy."

4. van der Sloot was in Peru for a poker tournament, according to Peruvian police.

5. The father of Stephany Flores, Ricardo Flores, has been a racecar driver and political candidate in Peru.

Also -- the alleged murder of Stephany Flores in Lima occurred May 30, 2010, exactly five years to the day since Natalee Holloway disappeared.

Joran van der Sloot's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, said his client "has been falsely accused of murder once before. The fact is he wears a bull's-eye on his back now and he is a quote-unquote 'usual suspect' when it comes to allegations of foul play."

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PICTURES: Stephany Flores
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by brendan12344 June 18, 2010 2:17 PM EDT: i hope this sorry ass *********** rots in this place and stays there for his life. i hope he isnt gonna get the shot that kills you. dats my opinion. :); Reply to this comment


by all4science June 5, 2010 11:29 AM EDT: i;m glad that here's no death penalty in Peru; for him to die would be doing him a favor......he should rod slowly in prison; Reply to this comment


by Renewable216 June 3, 2010 6:12 PM EDT: The father died on a tennis court in Aruba . He had a heart attack -it took 35 minutes for the ambulance to get there -to late and his father "was" a judge ! Father probably died worried about this loser !; Reply to this comment


by Renewable216 June 3, 2010 6:08 PM EDT: GUILTY - (1) He ran after he killed Natalie (2) His father who recently died on a tennis court probably helped the kid dump the body - Now Jordan is running again .This is the kind of kid that probably would have been ab SS officer - The kid is a bad seed !

Great place those Peruvian jails and Aruba doesn't have a treaty with Peru . Maybe the prosecuter in Aruba will file new charges against Jordan now so they can get him back to Aruba and hide him from Peru !

I say Guilty - Hang Him !; Reply to this comment


by lti93 June 3, 2010 2:58 PM EDT: I hope they toss that smug S.O.B. murderer in the filthiest, smallest, rat-infested cell they can find.; Reply to this comment


by shannonhahu June 3, 2010 2:37 PM EDT: Right... he "just happens" to be the last person seen with two murdered young women in two different countries. I hope the Peruvian government gives him what he deserves, and I think his lawyer should serve time with him.
Has anyone seen this arrogant jerk's photos all over flikr?; Reply to this comment


by animaltoo June 3, 2010 2:32 PM EDT: The mob (of which I am a member in good standing) will richly enjoy seeing this creep get slow roasted by the Peruvian judicial system. Roast very, very slowly.; Reply to this comment


by dhett1214 June 3, 2010 2:15 PM EDT: Everyone knows he killed Natalie. His lawyer also sounds like a total jack&**. He was on good morning America today and still believes his client innocent regarding Natalie. This young woman should not have died - Joran should have been locked up a long time ago. It is a sin this had to happen but I truly hope this time - he gets what he deserves.; Reply to this comment


by Lucid2 June 3, 2010 1:21 PM EDT: @JPC139
His father was a judge, he was still studying, but he already worked as a qualified judge.; Reply to this comment


by BetteNoir June 3, 2010 1:01 PM EDT: Yes Mr. Tacopina, it's absolutely tragic the way all of those pesky dead girls keep throwing themselves at your poor client in an effort to frame him. :eyeroll:; Reply to this comment