Media Coverage of Van Der Eem
In March 2008, Van der Eem himself was secretly taped after giving an interview for Aruban television. He continued talking candidly, under the impression that cameras had been turned off. Van der Eem disclosed that he had been a friend of Van der Sloot for years, contradicting his statement on the De Vries program that he had just met Van der Sloot in 2007. Van der Eem said that he expected to become a millionaire from his involvement in the Holloway case. He said that he knew the person who supposedly disposed of Holloway's body and that Van der Sloot had asked him for two thousand euros to buy the man's silence. According to Dutch news service Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau, Van der Eem, who had signed a book deal, "was furious" after learning of the taping and "threatened" the interviewer, who sought legal advice.
In December 2008, Van der Eem was arrested in Arnhem, Netherlands for attacking his girlfriend with a crowbar and driving erratically while evading police. He claimed to be under the influence of drugs at the time and was sentenced to 30 hours of community service.
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