Van der Sloot was reportedly traveling alone in a taxi near the border of Peru when he was apprehended. He was escorted by three police officers as he was taken into a police office in the Chilean capital of Santiago, The Associated Press reported. He was not in handcuffs and made no comments as reporters shouted his name, the AP said.
Peruvian police have been seeking van der Sloot in connection with the slaying of Stephany Flores, 21, who was found stabbed to death in a Lima hotel room Wednesday morning. The victim was reportedly seen with van der Sloot on Saturday at a Lima casino, where he was said to have been participating in a poker tournament, and on Sunday, at the hotel where the victim's body was found.
"Homicide personnel are convinced, due to the incriminating evidence we've found, that this Dutch citizen is the person responsible for killing Stephany Flores," Peruvian Police Gen. Cesar Guardia said at a news conference Wednesday.
Police in Peru say Flores was likely killed on Sunday, the five-year anniversary of the disappearance of Holloway, an 18-year-old woman from Mountain Brook, Ala., who vanished while on a trip to Aruba. She was last seen leaving an Oranjestad nightclub with van der Sloot, then a 17-year-old Dutch honors student living in Aruba. Her body has never been found.
Earlier today, Flores' cousin Rafael Vertiz told NBC's "Today" show that he was aware of who van der Sloot was and had recently discussed him with a female friend.
"She had seen a special about the crime that he committed, or allegedly committed, five years ago. And she was shocked by it," Vertiz said.
Vertiz said that his family has been "destroyed" by Flores' slaying and that they are certain van der Sloot was involved. "We don't think anybody else could have done this," he said.
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