Van der Sloot Movie in Works as He Awaits Murder Trial

By: Edecio Martinez
Topics: Daily Blotter

Joran van der Sloot (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez, file)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CBS/WIAT) While Joran van der Sloot was on the run from Peru authorities for the murder of Stephany Flores, a filmmaker was shooting a movie about the Dutch national and the Natalee Holloway case in Aruba.

Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that the movie "Me & Mr. Jones," by Dutch filmmaker Paul Ruven, tells the fictional story of an undercover journalist trying to solve the Holloway case.

PICTURES: Van der Sloot Hotel Room Crime Scene

Ruven was quietly shooting his movie in Aruba, apparently without publicity because of sensitivity on the island about the Holloway case, while Stephany Flores was allegedly murdered by van der Sloot in his hotel room in May.

According to CBS affiliate WIAT, principle shooting on Aruba began in April and continued through June.

In that time, van der Sloot allegedly received money as part of an FBI blackmail sting, went to Peru where he allegedly murdered Flores, fled Peru, was captured, gave - according to Peru authorities - a "complete" confession to the murder, retracted it in an interview with De Telegraaf, and unsuccessfully fought to have the confession thrown out of court.

The Flores murder has apparently been incorporated into the movie.

Van der Sloot has long been the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Holloway, an American student who was vacationing in Aruba. He has been arrested twice in relation to it, but Aruba authorities have said they do not have enough evidence to charge him.

The film stars Dutch actors Robert de Hoog and Hanna Verboom.

According to the director's website, the film will be released early in 2011.

Story Contributed by CBS Affiliate WIAT.

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Van der Sloot Hotel Room Crime Scene

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by Dustin83v August 13, 2010 5:20 PM EDT: Joran must be celled with an inmate who doesn't tolerate his attitude. During a'nal sex, the other inmate should punch Joran's ribs, then strangle him to death.; Reply to this comment


by sean1z August 3, 2010 4:53 PM EDT: Joran is right about this point. The underground traffick of snuff pornography is a high tech business. The actual delivery of macabre, necrophile entertainment relies on live internet features, downloads, and hand-delivered dvd. Computer viewing depends on ground antennas for relays from satellites. Joran could delivery torture, murder, and rape to any computer or address in the world.; Reply to this comment


by msjb12 August 1, 2010 9:23 AM EDT: Has anyone noticed the longer these fools are in congress the more brazen they get, they finally are above all law cause they are the law, heck they even have their own attorney general, even their own speaker of the house. What more can you ask for I think they need term limits about 5 to 6 years would be enough and that might be too long for some of the real sharp ones.; Reply to this comment


by sean56v July 31, 2010 7:18 PM EDT: Joran revealed to news journalists that his Aryan society offers pay-per-view live internet killings of women and then sexual molestations of their corpses. The necrophile feature is a nazi revenge theme against Jewish, Polish, and Spanish women. Joran said that he travels to attract Chinese, Russian, and English prostitutes for the actual dramatic scenes staged for neo-fascists. Actors-murderers dress in technical, sophisticated thug costume for the practice of threats, torture, homicide, and then sexual rape.; Reply to this comment


by msjb12 July 31, 2010 2:23 PM EDT: lets hope he gets shot by natalies mother in this movie what a great ending; Reply to this comment

by flowergirl007 July 27, 2010 3:28 PM EDT

I think I'll pass on this movie.....we don't need a movie....we need a trial starring Joran....

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by msjb12 July 31, 2010 2:25 PM EDT: good idea it would be wonderful if they bring back the guillotine for his execution man what an ending

by sandy193 July 26, 2010 6:22 PM EDT

really, you(sean83v) are a sick and must have a repugnant brain, for think that john is a Necrophile.

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by Dustin83v August 13, 2010 5:21 PM EDT: sandy193. who needs your chimp screams?


by sweet20120 July 26, 2010 4:12 PM EDT: i bet, peter de vries has earned money with this movie too, because also the movie is based about a journalist investigated disappearance of natalie in aruba, and of course, peter de vries has been a opportunist and only has wanted be famous thanks to joran van der sloot, and i am sure peter de vries has earned lots of money with that interview of hidden camera.
really peter de vries is only a leech of journalism.
peter make me feel sick; Reply to this comment


by sweet20120 July 26, 2010 3:54 PM EDT: why this case is so big for media and now movies?
easy, this case has all ingredients with lots of speculations, it never proved them, but all that mistery involve joran's life is reason for that media and now a movie productor want to take advantage and making money with misfortune is living joran van der sloot in this moment of his life.; Reply to this comment


by RichEE76 July 26, 2010 1:51 PM EDT: I hope he gets sued for copyright infringements. There is already a movie out by the same name released in 2001. And a song by multiple artists.; Reply to this comment