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>> after holloways 2005 disappearance, prime suspect joran van der sloot traveled the globe, jet-setting from one exotic location to another while basking in the media spotlight granting interviews and even writing an autobiography. >> he was living an easy life. he was gambling, playing poker. dating with women. >> dutch crime reporter peter r. devries has devoted the last few years to investigating the disappearance of natalee holloway and tracking joran van der sloot. >> the reason that joran...

In early 2008, not knowing he was being filmed in an undercover sting operation by journalist peter devries, joran van der sloot started to detail what he says happened to natalee holloway on an aruban beach that fateful night in 2005. at first, van der sloot claimed he simply left natalee on the beach and went home. but after several more hours in the car, vanderem cut to the chase.

Days, he said he helped load natalee onto his friends boat. and in the darkness, they threw her overboard into the ocean waters just off of the coast of aruba. >> and at the end, he said, im relieved. i never told this to anyone and they shook hands. >> i have a lot to tell you. >> soon after van der sloots alleged confession of being with natalee in the last moments of his life, peter r. de vries screened the video with natalees mother, beth holloway. >> he got it all, every bit of it. that son...

The interview, hoping to shed light on what might have gone so terribly wrong with her son. >> she was angry with joran. she said, we gave him a lot of trust. and now in this situation, we must say we gave him too much trust. >> according to the reporter, anita confirmed jorans claim that he was to receive mental health treatment in holland for depression. >> she said we had contact with some doctors. and they said its better that joran goes back to the netherlands, goes to a clinic because of h...

Patrick vanderem who had a high-stakes gameplan. >> he contacted me and said, well, im very close with joran van der sloot and i think that i might get a confession from him. i noticed that they were really friends. from that moment on i started to think about a hidden camera operation. >> the sting was on. devries had a team of technicians outfit a range rover. >> the car was loaded with electronic equipment with mics and cameras. we had several backups in the car as well, because you only have...

Their hands. so, i think, like the fbi, lets take our time, lets build a good case. i dont think that there is any way anyone could have predicted that with a few dollars in his hand, he would go to peru and commit this crime. >> on june 11th, 2010, joran van der sloot was officially charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the killing of stephany flores. the peruvian judge said the suspect acted with ferocity and great cruelty. dave holloways aruban attorney is highly skeptical about any...

Something or you do a confession, you can always deny it afterwards. unless the car is completely equipped with mics and cameras. >> joran went on to describe the moment dutch police arrived to arrest him in 2005. >> on another car trip, with joran smoking marijuana, vanderem rolled the dice. >> but just as devries and vanderem were making progress, joran van der sloot was arrested again in the natalee holloway case. >> we thought, well, it is over. >> but joran was not charged. only weeks later...

That. i along with many other people are convinced he knew more about the case and helped his son that night to cover up what really happened, and now that hes no longer involved, maybe we can find some more additional information. >> a dutch crime reporter named peter r. devries secretly filmed joran van der sloot claiming he dumped nat lees body in the ocean. "im convinced mr. van der sloot knows more than hes told us, may have helped his son cover up parts of the suit." is there a danger what...