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There are a lot of things that they have to keep looking. my sister won like $10,000 in the casino the day before, and she had it with her. there is so many things that this process is going to take a long time, and we just hope that -- i know that he tried to enlist all of the best lawyers in peru, and nobody will take his case. so, it is going to take a while, and it is going to be a difficult case here in peru. >> larry: enrique, have you heard from the holloway family at all? >> yeah, i talk...

Spoken with him several times here in lima, and he has told us that he wants off of the case. he has had threats to his life, and he is hiding out in lima, and so at this point, he is still the attorney of record. we confirmed that late tonight, but i dont think that he wants on the case. i think that we could see new counsel come forward, but as of yet, no one. >> larry: jean, if he is going to plead guilty, why is -- is he going to go on trial of any kind? >> it is interesting, larry. if he pl...

Sloot, and can he help solve the natalee holloway case? some developments in that case. huh? ♪ where do gummy bears hide? under the seat. look! yeah! ♪ [ telephone rings ] [ male announcer ] the all new chevy equinox. [ man ] guess who? dad! [ man ] enjoy the trip! okay, daddy! [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] a consumers digest best buy. with a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. it takes you farther... and brings you closer.

>> larry: we are back. joran van der sloot arrest in peru is generating all kinds of incredible news. here to talk about it is jean casarez, our correspondent from "in session" our sister network trutv, and she is reporting from lima. what is the latest now? >> reporter: well, the latest, it is official, joran van der sloot goes before a judge next monday. as for the first time a defendant in a murder in a case. and what is going to be happening is that under peruvian law, he has to make a forma...

♪ >> larry: welcome back. michael griffith is an international criminal defense attorney joining us from new york. he has been to prison in peru where he believes joran van der sloot could end up. it is one of those days. he has been in more than two dozen prisons in foreign countries, and he says it is the worst he has ever seen. you represented billy hays, remember, the famous "midnight express case" and he says that makes the turkish prison that hays lived in like a resort. it is chronicled...

We are just waiting for the judgment. we are praying that this case, and it will end well for us, and end well for natalees family, too. >> larry: enrique, do you think that he might fry to matry to m sort of deal for natalee holloway in exchange for some leniency in peru? >> he will try to do everything that is in his hands. i know that there are at lot of evidence that they are finding everyday. i mean, they have to talk with the owners of the hotel, the people that work in the hotel, and my s...

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