From a pair ofNew York Timesbestselling authors with unparalleled access comes an in-depth account of the manhunt forJoran van der Sloot, one of the most reviled accused criminals in the world
In May 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared from a high school trip toAruba. Five years to the day later, twenty-one-year-oldStephanyFloreswas reported missing inLima,Peru. Implicated in both crimes was one young man:Joranvan der Sloot.
A twenty-three-year-old Dutchman,Van der Sloothas become the subject of intense scrutiny by the media and the public in the years since 2005. He was arrested and detained by Aruban authorities in connection with theHollowaydisappearance, only to be released after questioning. In 2008, during a Dutch sting operation, he admitted to being present forHolloways death---but later recanted his statement.
In 2010, on the five-year anniversary of her disappearance, a young business student inPerunamedStephanyFloresdisappeared, only to be found dead three days later in a hotel room---registered toVan der Sloot. He was arrested for the murder and confessed, but he later claimed he was coerced.
This is the first book to offer a probing look at the man tied to two of the most sensational cases of the decade. It draws from:
Interviews with members of the families of Joran, Stephany, and Natalee
Never-before-seen photographs of the crime scene inPeru, fingerprint files, hotel records, and more
Internal communications between Interpol, the FBI, Aruban officials, and officials in Chile and Peru
Never-before-seen police files fromChile,Peru, andAruba
Portrait of a Monsteroffers an unflinching look into the workings of an international manhunt and a chilling portrait of an alleged killer.
