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Joran van der Sloot Makes Rare On-Camera Statement From Peru Prison

The footage aired by Panorama was recorded inside the remote, high‑altitude Challapalca facility, where he is held under a tightened regime after irregularities at earlier prisons.

Overview

  • He appeared on camera from his cell in Challapalca and said he wants to apologize to the parents of Stephany Flores.
  • In the brief recording, he quoted Bible passages and described spending his time exercising and reading scripture.
  • Peruvian outlets noted this is his first on-camera expression of remorse after years of contradictory accounts about his crimes.
  • He is serving a 28-year sentence for the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores, with no change to his legal status reported.
  • Authorities transferred him to Challapalca, an isolated maximum-security prison at roughly 4,850 meters, after detecting irregularities and alleged privileges in previous facilities.