der dutch pronunciation born august dutch citizen murderer primary suspect disappearance murder van der fled chile arrested peru questioning murder june confessed later tried formally confession claiming intimidated framed fbi judge ruled june confession valid january van der sentenced years imprisonment murder years earlier living van der primary suspect disappearance american teenager disappeared exactly years murder van der indicted federal grand jury united_states wire fraud related whereabouts disappearance remains cases attracted widespread media attention time magazine declared arrest crime story van der subject international news coverage prison leading controversies resulted investigation suspension officials background born netherlands sons born lawyer der art teacher family moved honor student considered star soccer tennis athlete school van der competed doubles tennis father anniversary cup hoped play near tampa florida van der mother said problem lying tendency sneak house night disappearance van der age brothers age age arrested june suspect disappearance year old american woman declared legally dead years disappeared released custody july arrested august suspicion rape murder van der remained custody van der released september lack evidence release required stay dutch territory pending results investigation september van der returned netherlands study international business management september higher court removed travel restrictions deputy commissioner stated initial arrests prematurely pressure family charged family investigation making difficult police collect evidence solve case media coverage september van der told american television current affair brothers sex admitted initially agreed lie authorities said told police dropped hotel later said dropped beach stated left beach request regretted february van der parents stated son singled investigation left devastated february van der father new_york_city interview served lawsuit filed parents alleging personal injury case dismissed grounds august april case dutch language book van der reporter published netherlands van der started writing book attending business classes stated introduction book opportunity open honest happened wants read search arrest april new search involving investigators launched van der parents home dutch authorities searched yard surrounding area thin metal rods penetrate dirt spokesman prosecutor office der stated investigation stopped dutch authorities completely reviewing case new indications statement released directly prosecutor office stated team indications justify thorough search investigators comment prompted new search related van der book november van der brothers arrested netherlands suspicion involvement voluntary causing harm resulted death prosecutor office stated new evidence related disappearance van der returned november court hearing november ruled continue detention days brothers released december van der ordered released december released charge day dutch television sting operations january challenged dutch late night talk crime reporter van der threw glass red wine face february undercover video aired dutch television van der smoking marijuana admitting present death watched million viewers netherlands popular non sports program dutch television history working undercover befriended van der unaware taped said suffered kind seizure having sex beach failing revive van der said summoned friend named men medical help check determine alive according van der volunteered load boat dumped body sea prosecutor determined video evidence deemed insufficient warrant van der arrest taped confession appeared van der argued lying impress van der believed drug dealer september new_york_city accepted international emmy award current affairs coverage accompanied pressure attention program van der voluntarily checked psychiatric clinic departing thailand moved suburb study business dropped bought cup restaurant campus served pizza november aired undercover footage van der making preparations apparent sex trafficking thai women claimed van der making woman sold prostitution netherlands van der alias murphy avoid thai authorities minister justice said thailand pursuing criminal charges van der according investigated involvement disappearance young women recruited thai sex slave gang posing production consultant modeling agency send europe april van der portrayed actor lifetime television film based book loving mother testament hope faith mother movie brought highest television ratings lifetime year history time van der watched film evening according friend said parts true august van der spotted won year online poker tournament described youtube page professional poker player cited poker strategy guide ace river favorite book early van der sold restaurant business returned death father father involvement case father paul van der february february arrested june questioning disappearance paul ordered released june days questioning according chief prosecutor brothers told investigators paul time training judge advised body police case married time pursued van der parents ensuing media circus said paul acknowledged control son sent psychiatrist november won detention action government clearing suspect allowing retain government contract elder van der brought second action seeking monetary damages family false arrest action initially successful award reversed appeal family finances depleted legal expenses january paul found work managing partner law firm represented november record aired interview said sold sexual slavery receiving money taken later quiet alleged paid brothers assistance father paid police officers learned taken venezuela later retracted statements interview aired audio recording provided van der alleged phone conversation father father displays knowledge son purported involvement human trafficking according voice heard recording der dutch newspaper reported father voice certainly trying speak lower tone january paul cancelled partnership law firm working february died heart attack age playing tennis returned soon afterward turned gambling mother said severe mental problems blamed father death left committed leaving note gone worry charges united_states march van der allegedly contacted legal representative mother offer reveal location daughter body circumstances surrounding death advance total kelly said secretly went april meet van der desperate money gave kelly notified set sting operation authorities van der allegedly accepted wire transfer account netherlands following cash payment undercover investigators exchange van der told kelly father buried remains foundation house authorities determined information return provided false house built time disappearance van der later kelly lied house shocked fbi promptly file charges van der allowing leave freely money colombia way peru fbi office attorney contended case sufficiently developed june charged van der wire fraud attorney issued arrest warrant van der prosecuted united_states june request dutch authorities raided confiscated items homes netherlands belonging reporter previously interviewed van der claimed knowledge criminal activities investigators information gathered case launch new search beach new evidence found solicitor general said seek van der june federal grand jury formally indicted van der charges indictment filed seeks paid van der interview published september van der admitted plot stating wanted family parents making life tough years van der attorney said client paid interview suggested maybe mistakes translation march government announced van der face united_states year face charges wire fraud completion year sentence peru murder february undercover reporter filmed murder film shows dutch laughing told truth event fact kill wife present conversation death fifth anniversary disappearance died hotel peru june hotel employee found beaten body room registered van der departed hotel returning room key left television running tennis identified possible homicide weapon recovered room hotel guest employee came forward saw van der victim entering hotel room police obtained video playing cards table night casino van der entered peru colombia attend latin american poker tour business student year graduation daughter president winner del rally prominent businessman entertainment organizer ran vice president president years later fringe tickets said police found date rape drugs daughter car parked blocks hotel died jewelry money credit cards missing including father given purchase won earlier casino reportedly kept money car police search found money family reported missing police retrieved hotel surveillance tape obtained van der national identification number brother wife discovered van der background google search hour body found arrest officials named van der lone suspect homicide investigation issued international arrest warrant van der believing fled country chile traveling argentina return van der sighted entering chile border crossing north girlfriend said van der sent text message asking money buy ticket june van der arrested near traveling rented taxi highway coastal city del capital found foreign currency business card case detailed charts ocean currents bloody clothes phone card missing mobile phone tracking location impossible told chilean police unidentified armed hid hotel room killed order quiet van der dutch attorney claimed client way turn subsequently expelled transported chilean police handed authorities border crossing june van der arrived police headquarters june interrogated death represented attorney dutch embassy provided translator defense held seventh floor cell permitted contact mother van der placed suicide watch guards reported deliberately hit head wall june moved cell prosecutor office central forensic investigation surveillance video casino recorded winning table area accompanied male friend van der according casino spokesperson won playing poker common people know identities big winners stated van der win money night recorded entering casino walking poker table van der sitting van der registered latin american poker tour deadline pay entry fee june event casino police released hotel security video showing van der entering shown walking street supermarket returning bread cups coffee seen leaving hotel bags autopsy ruled sexual intercourse death influence alcohol prevent resisting attack suffered blunt force trauma head causing brain fracture breaking neck suffered significant injuries face showed signs according court documents tested positive presence lab report indicate victim took drugs willingly van der clothes matched blood type blood found floor hallway hotel room police stated dna tests conducted clothes skin found victim previously recovered tennis stated interviews daughter body needed gather dna evidence body cremated reason march provided copy hard disk drive van der computer fbi colonel high tech division police stated federal investigation interested information related disappearance alleged family detectives determined accessed information case arrived van der hotel room visit poker websites time present room according police later search google subjects relationship chilean police chilean border pass buses chile countries latin_america confession june van der reportedly confessed killing hours interrogation initially proclaimed innocence according expert law confession fit defense strategy trying charge reduced years prison conviction murder result years imprisonment prosecution seeking sentence years peru issue life sentences standard cases murder abolished capital punishment exceptional circumstances crimes committed military law life sentence issued murder committed commission robbery president case seek death penalty murder june investigators reportedly planned van der hotel room enactment crime scene standard procedure waived basis alleged confession remarkably complete evidence written confession released police van der recounted briefly left hotel coffee bread returned find computer permission police source stated found information linking disappearance altercation allegedly began attempted escape according written confession released authorities van der stated want girl private life didn right went hit scared argued tried escape grabbed neck hit van der reportedly stated marijuana time detective linked case said van der considered getting rid body decided stopped desk reportedly drank took counter fatigue fleeing criminal police chief said van der let slip knew place body buried stated interrogation limited case peru considered practically closed questions disappearance avoided said confession contains lies van der report shows signs kind drug committed influence drugs gain courts said motive crime robbery van der reportedly offered different motive killing stating feared police june authorities released written van der alleged confession mother expressed concern son confession according van der attorney mother advised statements sign late van der later retracted confession prison cell interview dutch newspaper claiming intimidated tricked police promise transferred netherlands stated time signed confession documents understand content spanish quoted blind panic signed didn know said van der said lured peru framed named claimed working undercover fbi van der attorney stated intention resign case created problems threatened harassed taking case van der family unable afford legal expenses stayed file motion void confession grounds client properly represented interrogation june judge rejected motion noting van der represented state appointed lawyer provided translator dutch embassy said van der depressed prison criminal proceedings june judge ordered van der held charges degree murder robbery determining acted great cruelty law van der eligible released bail tried panel judges jury simple majority required conviction police transported van der day armored truck angry threw rotten taken maximum security prison placed cell near prison director office safety registered separated general prison population hour guard high security cell block alleged hugo van der reportedly offered disclose location body exchange transfer prison fear life prison president said van der stand trial homicide request considered stated van der serve prison sentence peru treaty transfer prisoners peru netherlands june authorities announced cooperate respective cases involving van der investigators expected able interview van der peru august authorities completed investigation formal hearing site courtroom prison june van der refused discuss case judge claiming rights process violated van der filed complaint accusing chief detective misconduct claimed searched van der defense counsel filed motion corpus legality detention statements gave police motion declared judge june judge upheld given van der police stated defendant sealed court defense attorney vowed appeal way legal strategy process court said hold case van der stated filed suit attorney represented van der interrogation charging abuse authority conspiracy commit crime find list public defenders filed complaint van der translator insisting official translator dutch embassy rejected claims stating van der selected private attorney declining defense attorney appointed state contradicted claims understand signing stating able speak perfect spanish said van der interested talking case thinking said told van der noticed signing documents different signatures signaled quiet stated august case official interpreter unable found case peru association dutch embassy separately stated time unable locate officially translate spanish dutch unlike united_states peru guarantee right trial september appeals court voted reject van der motion held votes required decision fourth judge votes van der favor fifth judge required break tie statutes permit suspect detained months interrogation expressed skepticism law enforcement officers client february filed violent emotion defense court arguing van der entered state temporary insanity found connection computer law judge accepts crime passion argument sentence plea reduced years noted allow van der eligible parole soon months police stated examination van der determined access information hotel room guilty plea conviction january van der pleaded guilty qualified murder simple robbery convicted sentenced years imprisonment murder january pay family hours learning sentence van der transferred maximum security prison located north currently expected released june august van der transferred prison mountainous south peru circumstances harsh location altitude months later dutch online news service claimed van der stabbed critically injured fellow prisoners peru van der wife claim stabbing contested authorities photos published showing van der suffering multiple stab wounds separate attacks public reaction public outcry peru fueled local media labeled van der monster serial killer coverage controversy highlighted cases women dying hands foreigners newspapers published articles investigation disappearance young women frequented van der stay hotels prior entering peru consider van der suspect believe presence merely transit peru dutch daily newspaper warned overwhelming pressure authorities van der presumed guilt turning case trial dutch told authorities concerned van der treated presented media december time magazine named van der arrest notable criminal event year ahead belgian love triangle murder case chinese school attacks kidnapping trial listed coverage van der murder confession read stories website cbs news affiliate birmingham near hometown named criminal charges filed van der stories year alabama identified talked dutch people year generates lot media attention costs time good relationship netherlands peru media coverage prison van der cell target media circus reporters gain exclusive access report prison surroundings interviews admitted family said received number marriage proposals cell including woman wanted child van der reportedly receives fan mail world women residing united_states netherlands according sources prison van der sought million exchange camera interview began administrative disciplinary action august network aired picture van der inmates taken official photographic equipment prison photo included van der posing accused contract killing entrepreneur american smith accused killing wife van der smith referred local media foreigners accused talked country september traveled peru dutch television crew visit prison according van der attorney client taken meet practically force stated meeting took minute said told van der hate soul asked daughter disappearance van der responded saying speak lawyer present handing business card according prison identified dutch media crew prison spokesperson stated found visitor registry crew removed prison reportedly hidden camera discovered guards representatives denied hidden camera involved seized prison warden suspended video segments confrontation mother van der later began airing dutch network october broadcast video transaction marijuana prison conducted man addressed van der defense attorney said situation staged asked investigate leaked prison spokesperson said van der painting cell improve conditions incident investigated november forensic expert determined found beach young woman bone sent testing dental records according van der began laughing notified developments later announced bone confirmed van der mother stated dutch interview son killed visit prison said interview hopes talk family victim apologize believe believe strongly believe things shouldn lot shit happens said didn want listen parents didn listen time tried best don think considered adult right needs tell truth happened february protested decision prison officials deny permission subsequent interview van der claimed ruling influenced upcoming general elections july martin press published portrait monster murder peru personal life prison ceremony july van der married woman met selling goods inside prison months pregnant child time september gave birth baby girl peru
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