Friday, June 18, 2010

Will Joran van der Sloot Give Up Location of Natalee Holloway’s Body?

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CBS/AP) Prosecutors in Aruba said they want to take Joran van der Sloot up on his offer to discuss the unsolved disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway.

Van der Sloot told his jailers he is ready to talk, but there's a catch.

The Dutch national, who is the only suspect in Holloway's 2005 disappearance, will only talk to Aruba authorities in Aruba.

Van der Sloot has said he fears for his life in the Peruvian prison, where he is awaiting trial in the slaying of 21-year-old Stephany Flores in his Lima hotel room.

Judicial authorities in Peru said they are willing to arrange a conversation between island police and Van der Sloot, but it's unlikely he would be brought to the Caribbean island before completing any sentence if convicted in the South American country, said Peter Blanken, the island's chief prosecutor.

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