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Joran van der Sloot: Natalee Holloway Suspect Accused of Killing Girl in Peru

Posted by Kelli Heinz | Posted in News | Posted on 03-06-2010

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Authorities in Santiago, Chile detained Joran van der Sloot as the prime suspect in the killing of a 21-year-old Peruvian women, Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramirez. She was found dead Wednesday morning in a Lima hotel room registered under van der Sloot’s name, according to ABC news.

Authorities believe van der Sloot escaped Peru via bus into Chile just a few hours after police accused him of the murder. Van Der Sloot is primarily known for being the main suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, May 2005.