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Joran Van Der Sloot Case Study

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On Monday, July 4, Deepak and Satish Kalpoe were released, but Joran van der Sloot was detained for an additional sixty days. In order to aid in the search, the Royal Netherlands Air Force deployed three F-16 aircraft equipped with infrared sensors, without result. Satellite photos were also compared with photographs taken more recently in an attempt to find unexpected shifts of ground that might be Holloway's grave(Disappearance of Natalee Holloway, 2015). A small pond near the Aruba Racquet Club close to the Marriott Hotel beach was partly drained between July 27 and 30 after an individual came forward. The gardener claimed to have seen Joran van der Sloot attempting to hide his face, driving into the Racquet Club with the two Kalpoes brothers …show more content…

The two brothers were released on the following day. The prosecution appealed the Kalpoes' release. That appeal was denied on December 5 with the court stating that the file against the suspect did not contain direct indications that Natalee passed away due to a violent crime. Van der Sloot was released without charge on December 7, due to lack of evidence implicating him. No further appeals were sought out (Disappearance of Natalee Holloway, 2015). Prosecutor Hans Mos declared the case closed and no charges would be filed due to lack of evidence. Even though the case was closed the prosecution continued an interest in the Kalpoe's and Joran van der Sloot. The interest remained due to an alleged chat room message, where one of the three had stated that Holloway was dead. This was contested by Deepak Kalpoe's attorney, who stated that the prosecution, had misconstrued a reference to a teacher who had drowned as one to Holloway. Attorney Ronald Wix also stated, "Unless (Mos) finds a body in the bathroom of one of these kids, there's no way in hell they can arrest them anymore (Disappearance of Natalee Holloway,

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