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I keep thinking about the pay phone that Joran used that night to call “his friend” to help him. I wonder if those records are available and retrievable. They should be able to find the truth, if they are… I would be fascinated to see what calls were made from that phone that night.
My original opinion on Joran Van der Sloot, February 24, 2006.
The Associated Press is reporting today that:
“A statement issued by Aruban prosecutors said an island judge ruled the information Van der Sloot provided in the taped conversations was insufficient to reopen a judicial inquiry and also too feeble to merit another arrest and pretrial detention.“
I find this unbelievable, but not surprising. I knew if we didn’t see Joran arrested before the airing of the show in the Netherlands, something was up. Are the Dutch laws this liberal? Or is there some corruption in this case that is thicker than mud? I suspect it is the later, but that is purely a guess.
I’ve watched a promo piece of a show that will air here tonight in the U.S. on ABC showing Joran’s confession. You can watch it here (and read more here).
I find what I see in the promo piece vile. When I watch it, my stomach churns, I feel like I am going to get sick, and I want to turn away.
Read more I believe Joran here in respect to what happened when he was with Natalee–that she convulsed. He is animated, and expressive which is completely different than how he acted during his interview with Chris Cuomo back in February of 2006.
The way Joran emulates Natalee’s convulsing body to show what happened to Natalee is beyond eerie. People who lie don’t have a visual frame of reference as Joran does here so hence they typically don’t do this. It’s hair-raising!
Joran smirks when he says her body will never be found. He is smug about it. He talks about Natalee like she was an object, not a human being, and he shows he is proud of getting away with it for so long. It’s bone chilling.
The fact that Joran didn’t even consider calling for help is suggestive to me (pure speculation) that he probably was involved in this to a deeper extent than he is willing to admit to. You have to wonder if he gave Natalee a date rape drug, and that drug caused her to go into convulsions. One of the side effects of Rohypnol is convulsions, heart-arrest, etc.
Joran says, “I thought I’d have sex with her … but suddenly she started to tremble,” he said (source).
This disturbs me deeply, too. He didn’t say we were kissing and hugging, we were intimate, we were involved, we were about to engage in intercourse. No. It wasn’t a “we” thing that was going on here.
It was an “I thought I’d have sex with her” which is very suggestive this was not a two-way mutual decision.
Furthermore, if it were a two-way mutual relationship, I would suspect before Natalee started to convulse, she wouldn’t have been feeling good. She wouldn’t have felt like having sex.
I feel like I am going to throw up. I find the video very disturbing, and just thinking about it all gets my heart to race. I need to get away for a few minutes.
For the Beth Twitty, and Natalee’s father Dave, I am so sorry that you have been through so much. My heart goes out to you both. May justice prevail in this case somehow, someway. Soon.
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Disclaimer: Do know that I am depending on translation here, and if the translations are not correct, my opinions may change dramatically.
My original opinion on Joran Van der Sloot, February 24, 2006.
To see more on what I think of Joran Van der Sloot, click on the label below of his name.
Pauw & Witteman Show, The Netherlands
Reporter: What did you say?
Joran: Well, you’ll find out Sunday. But it’s easy to prove that it’s nonsense. This is all a lot of fuzz about nothing. And that’s a shame for Natalee’s mother, really, who came all the way to the Netherlands.
Read moreReporter: The Dutch evening news tells us you had sex with Natalee after which she lost consciousness and died. You decided to call a friend to take her body in a boat. Then, on open sea, you dumped it.
Joran: Yes, that’s what I told the guy. I told him what he wanted to hear.
Reporter: But isn’t it incredibly stupid to tell a lie like that?
Joran: It’s is so dumb. So dumb. Really dumb. The worst thing that I’ve only just met the guy who I said assisted me.
Reporter: How are you gonna prove this story is a lie?
Joran: I don’t know. Do you think it’s possible for this guy to not talk about this for 2.5 years? I think it is gonna make for really good television coming Sunday, but it’s a shame that a lot of feelings will probably be hurt as well.
Reporter: Why on earth should we believe you?
Joran: That’s a good question. No reason whatsoever.
Clearly, if Joran had good evidence to support this is a lie, wouldn’t he want to ruin de Vries big TV show on Sunday night? Wouldn’t he be all over the networks talking about his evidence? After all this is a man that Joran had great distaste for, so much so he tossed wine into the guy’s face when cameras were rolling just two weeks ago. If he could spoil his big show, why isn’t he??
He speaks in contradiction to himself when he first says “But it’s easy to prove that it’s nonsense.” A minute later when asked how he is going to prove it is a lie, he says “I don’t know”.
And if it is a hoax as Joran wants us to believe, that he simply said what everyone wanted to hear, then why would he say it was “so dumb, so dumb, really dumb”?
I hear nerves in Joran’s voice here. He is very nervous, and rightfully should be.
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My original opinion on Joran Van der Sloot, February 24, 2006.
