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Van der Sloot Charged with the Murder and Robbery of 21 year old Student in Lima, Peru ? California Penal Code Sections 187-199, and 211-215

By Walin & Klarich

CNN recently reported that Joran van der Sloot has been officially charged with the murder and robbery of a 21-year old student in Lima, Peru. Van der Sloot was also one of the prime suspects in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalie Holloway, but was never charged due to a lack of evidence. Van der sloot is thought to be responsible for the murders of both Holloway and Flores. In the current case, van der Sloot has been charged with the murder and robbery of Stephany Flores Ramirez after the two met while playing in a poker tournament. Video surveillance shows Flores and van der Sloot entering his hotel room together, and him leaving alone more than three hours later. Van der Sloot admitted that he attacked Flores after she read an email on his computer regarding the Holloway case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on June 16, 2010 (boomark / email).