Though never convicted, it is strongly suspected Joran van der Sloot murdered Natalee Holloway. Van der Sloot has now confessed to murder of a young woman in Peru.
I have a confession to make. It’s not what you’re thinking. It’s worse. I… admit…. I used to watch Nancy Grace on CNN. I know. I still can’t believe it, but I did. I’ve stopped now, but have occasionally relapsed for 5 minutes, every now and again.
With the recent arrest of Joran van der Sloot in Peru, where he apparently confessed to murdering a young Peruvian woman, the story of the murder of Natalee Holloway in Aruba five years ago is back.
I remember it well. Nancy Grace would go on and on and on. It seemed that she was obsessed with it for months. I don’t know what possessed me to watch. It was a sad story about a young woman who vanished while on holidays in Aruba and her body’s never been found.
Aruban resident and Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot had been arrested, but never convicted. I don’t think he ever even went to trial. His dad is a judge there. Hmmm. Not sure how much that had to do with it.
So now he’s in trouble in Peru and up to his old tricks, sadly. I don’t think he’ll get out of this one. I don’t think Peru’s justice system has a reputation for letting people off easy. Karma’s a bitch, Joran.
If you haven’t seen Nancy Grace, you ought to give it a try just once. She’s certainly a pit bull and any semblance of journalism is out the window. It’s pure TV tabloid and everybody’s guilty. It’s like watching the same car wreck in slow motion, every night. It’s terrible, but oh so delicious, and mind-rotting, but delicious none the less.
You’ll see the same snippets of video, over and over and over again. CNN has mastered the video loop. Every detail of whatever case she’s on will be fine sliced, over and over and over.
If you’re looking for spectacle, you’ll find it here. I think my IQ may have recovered now.
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