Patrick van der Eem getting hero status in 02/06/2008
ORANJESTAD(AAN): On Monday the person who, along with Peter R. de Vries, was able to secretly record Joran van der Sloot, Patrick van der Eem, was congratulated all the way as he walked on the street in
This happened after 7 million people saw de Vries’ program on which it was shown how Patrick was able to get Joran to tell what happened the night of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. At the company of the businessman, who sells hydraulic slangnan [?], the telephone was ringing incessantly.
The office received a few flower bouquets as well. Patrick was also called by Joran himself. “He was in tears”.
“Joran was broken, but I have no pity towards him”, according to van der Eem. In an interview van der Eem said that Joran established a friendship with him because he believe that van der Eem was a big drug dealer, like van der Eem himself led Joran to believe. According to Patrick, Joran not only admitted that Natalee died in his arms, but also that he wished to enter into the drug dealing world.
“He wanted to participate in the plantations and make a lot of money”. “I was disgusted with him and I was trying to do something with him”, according to Patrick. Patrick also said that at a certain point he gambled more than 20 thousand Euros to impress Joran.
[translated by Getagrip]
