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Published: 3/11/2011 7:10 am

Updated: 3/11/2011 7:15 am

Birmingham, Al (CBS42) FBI agents will travel to Peru to inspect the hard drive of Joran van der Sloot's laptop. CNN's InSession is reporting "federal agents will meet March 14 with two agents of the Peruvian National Police High Technology Crime Division at the Peruvian National Police Headquarters in Lima."

The obvious hope is that van der Sloot's computer will contain clues to help solve the 2005 disappearance of Mountain Brook teen Natalee Holloway on a school trip to Aruba. She was last seen leaving a club with van der Sloot and two other local teens. He has never been charged in her disappearance but is still considered the prime suspect.

The FBI also won an indictment against van der Sloot on wire fraud and extortion charges. They claim he took money from the Holloway family promising them information about Natalee's fate but never delivered any relevant information.

The laptop to be examined is also a critical link in van der Sloot's legal troubles in Peru. He's in the Castro Castro prison facing charges he killed a 21 year old Peruvian student. The body of Stephany Flores was found in van der Sloot's Lima hotel room. In a grisly coincidence, her body was found five years to the day of Natalee's disapearance.

Peruvian justice authorities say van der Sloot confessed he killed Flores when she found material relating to Holloway on his laptop...the same computer the FBI will now get a chance to examine.

The legal case in the alleged Lima murder is still pending. Prosecutors want a thirty year sentence claiming it was an unusually brutal crime. Van der Sloot's lawyer says it was a crime of passion and wants a 3-5 year sentence.

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MNIO2010 - 3/15/2011 3:33 PM

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Ok Boycoyt.. I'll answer your question. ********* First.. Joran sent emails to Beth Holloway while she was in Alamaba. In his emails, he stated he would provide info about Natalee's remains in exchange for money. ie.. he was holding Natalee's remains hostage until Beth forked over cash. That's extortion against a US citizen on US soil and is federal felony in the United states. And our beloved FBI investigates such crimes. Which is why they observed the $ transaction in Aruba. Capice? ******* The Joran, being stupid, robs and murders Stephanie in his own hotel room. What a knob. And then Joran, to attempt to squirm out of murder a 2nd time, confessed to murdering Stephanie to protect evidence regarding the Holloway case. Now the FBI, having an ongoing felony case against the punk scumbag JVDS, says.. hmm.. if Joran is willing to kill to protect holloway evidence on his laptop, it must be pretty da%*ing evidence. And there is good reason to suspect it's related to the extortion case. Let's go see what it is. Probable cause. ********* funny thing is, it's Joran's own fault. If he had told a different lie, anything other than "I killed her because she looked at my PC", the laptop might not have been considered evidence in the crime and the FBI might not have had the probable cause to analyze it. Joran is a very stupid punk.

boycoytisgay - 3/12/2011 10:40 AM

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Boycoyt, you are an idiot troll, and you should take your opinions place them inside of your butthole and then die. You are a waste of life just like joran. If u are so in love with him go to castro castro, and be his butt buddy, you freaking jaggoff.

garland3688 - 3/11/2011 8:55 AM

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The reason why they are searching the laptop, is because Joran claims that Stephanie Flores was on his laptop look at private stuff concerning the Holloway case. That is why it is important to investigate.

boycoyt - 3/11/2011 8:33 AM

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How can the fbi have the right to search his laptop, Why now if they thought there were stuff about the holloway woman on the laptop why wait five years to search it? How do they have the right to do this.And why is Jorans freedom of speech beening took from him,that sounds like a lawsuit in the making.They shouldnt take the right to freedom of speech from Joran, he is still very much a human being whom was put in this sinful world by god.We are no better than Joran if we are afraid to let him speack.I think it is very wrong and others arent to feel the same way.If your freedom of speech can be took from Joran than whose to say ours want be took from us.This is one thing we should all be mad about,let Joran speak!

boycoyt - 3/11/2011 8:24 AM

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FBI to search laptop of Joran Van Der Sloot,has nothing to do with the holloway case.They are trying to help peru search the laptop for evidence in the flores case.Peru doesnt know how to search the computer.I believe this is wrong,this makes me believe there is a cover-up going on.The fbi should be put right where Joran is,all this would had not had happen if he had been arrested sooner. They holloways and the fbi should carry some of the respondsibilty of the flores death.Why search the laptop now,this is not fair for joran,he needs help.If we would give the help for the sick,than there would be so many second affences.This the problem right the first time and itll work the next.I hope Joran gets 3-5 years,and I hope he can get the help he deserves.

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