VanderSloot is a pathological liar but the Peruvian justice system got the truth out of him.
Indeed.
Heard a news report that he was crying to his mother that the Peruvian investigators were forcing him to confess. Poor baby.
(I had questioned what he was wearing when he left to buy coffee - turns out he was wearing the same white shirt - so Stephany MAY HAVE STILL BEEN ALIVE).
I think she was tricked into giving him a ride to his hotel and tricked into going to his room - he is a slick, sick operator.
I don't think so... I think they got an extremely watered down version of the events, designed to make it look more like an "accidental" killing rather than a killing done with forethought and malice.
June 9th, 2010 12:20 am ET
When I first heard Stephanie’s father was very influential, like most I was hopeful that that would mean Urine would be punished severely .
But one must consider the culture of a country where young women simply do not go to a man’s hotel room in the middle of the night. Her father is probably rightly concerned about her reputation as she will be remembered.
So from the beginning he stated she died so that Urine could be held accountable. In our society there would be no criticism of the victim , but it may be that in Peruvian culture some might blame the victim for going with a stranger she just met. Thus the lesbian label as well.
As the interview with Greta showed, JVDS will tell people what they want to hear. A scenario where Stephanie discovered his secrets is probably the best scenario anyone could come up with to put her in the best possible light and have her reputation in death be intact in a culture that chaperones dates of it’s children and frowns on premarital sex. I hope this post isn’t misconstrued, my heart goes out to this victim. My fear is that the authorities in Peru will accept a story that leaves her reputation intact.
So if Urine senses this in the interrogation, he will play to it to possibly get a lighter sentence. I make no judgment against Stephanie, she is a poor victim of a chamelion that could entice her to his room.
Hopefully, like with Jeffrey Dahmer, things will get hammered out once he hits gen pop.