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06-15-2005, 05:11 PM
ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Authorities on Wednesday began searching the home of Joran Van Der Sloot, the 17-year-old son of a Dutch official who was one of the last known people to see a missing Alabama girl alive.
FOX News has learned that authorities may have intentionally let Van Der Sloot and two other men go after initial police questioning so they could be placed under surveillance. Sources told FOX News that Aruban authorities tapped the cell phones of Van Der Sloot and his two friends, Surinamese brothers Satish Kalpoe, 18, and Deepak Kalpoe, 21.
The trio, who told police they met Natalee Holloway at a night club and drove her to a lighthouse, were questioned by police shortly after the teen disappeared May 30. They claimed to have dropped Holloway off at her hotel, where they last saw her being approached by a black man. That testimony led to the arrest of two former security guards, who were released from custody late Monday.
The three young men have been in police custody since last Thursday. They have since changed their accounts of what happened at the lighthouse and afterward.
Authorities also may be looking into the possibility that some kind of a "date rape" drug was used on Holloway. Police intend to question some of Van Der Sloot's friends to see if he has a history with the drug, sources told FOX News.
FOX News has learned that authorities may have intentionally let Van Der Sloot and two other men go after initial police questioning so they could be placed under surveillance. Sources told FOX News that Aruban authorities tapped the cell phones of Van Der Sloot and his two friends, Surinamese brothers Satish Kalpoe, 18, and Deepak Kalpoe, 21.
The trio, who told police they met Natalee Holloway at a night club and drove her to a lighthouse, were questioned by police shortly after the teen disappeared May 30. They claimed to have dropped Holloway off at her hotel, where they last saw her being approached by a black man. That testimony led to the arrest of two former security guards, who were released from custody late Monday.
The three young men have been in police custody since last Thursday. They have since changed their accounts of what happened at the lighthouse and afterward.
Authorities also may be looking into the possibility that some kind of a "date rape" drug was used on Holloway. Police intend to question some of Van Der Sloot's friends to see if he has a history with the drug, sources told FOX News.