Man kills serial pedophile
Tuesday, Nov. 18 2008 @ 6:18PM
It's hard to write about Natalee Holloway, anymore. I don't really think the case will ever be solved. But writing about this stuff has made me pretty pessimistic in general. I hope one day my skepticism about any 'new developments' related to the search for Natalee is rendered unfounded.
Here's the new stuff: Aruban prosecutors are reporting that they have a new witness who says that Joran van der Sloot confessed that he dumped Natalee Holloway at sea the night she disappeared in May, 2005. This comes on the heels of Dutch reporter Peter De Vries taping van der Sloot making similar admissions and broadcasting those hidden-camera recordings earlier this year.
This is an interesting development, yes, but Hans Mos, the Aruban prosecutor, has said that he wants more evidence if he is going to try and finally put the tall young Dutchman behind bars for good (in the Dutch system, probably 20 years, tops).
Personally I think Joran may just enjoy his bad boy rep. He is no doubt an egotist, a narcissist, maybe even an antisocial personality -- but how much of his talk is just him trying to look like a badass?
Joran van der Sloot is pretty detestable, but you have to wonder if he will ever actually answer for any alleged crimes -- the sex trafficking accusations that emerged over a week ago, or the disappearance of the girl from Mountain View. [FOXNews.com ]
If it's any consolation, I'll bet that Joran is leading a very OJ Simpson-type of life. He will never escape the notoriety and suspicion, nor should he. There is no respectability in his future whatsoever.
Posted 11/19/2008 at 01:59:56 AM