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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Vanderslot's troubled legacy.
- 0:20[SPEAKER_00]: A mother's, if you're on Vanderslot, known for the murder of Natalie Holloway in 2005, has faced severe criticism from his mother, Anita Vanderslot, following his arrest for the murder of 21-year-old Stephanie Flores.
- 0:33[SPEAKER_00]: My son is sick in his head.
- 0:35[SPEAKER_00]: Anita stated in a resurfaced interview with the telegraph, acknowledging her long-standing concerns about his mental health, particularly regarding Holloway's death.
- 0:43[SPEAKER_00]: Before his 2023 confession, Yoran gave various conflicting accounts of Holloway's fate, claiming initially that her death was accidental.
- 0:51[SPEAKER_00]: He later disclamed these confessions, hinting at a troubled psyche.
- 0:54[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe he missed a chance to become an actor, a need to reflect it on her son's deceptive capabilities.
- 1:00[SPEAKER_00]: Yaran recounted a brutal encounter with Holloway, claiming he was enraged after she rebuffed his advances on a beach.
- 1:06[SPEAKER_00]: He described in graphic detail how he ultimately killed her, saying, I take this and, uh, yeah, I smash her head in with it completely.
- 1:14[SPEAKER_00]: This confession emerged as part of court documents after he pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway's family.
- 1:19[SPEAKER_00]: Holloway was legally declared dead in 2012, though her body remains undiscovered.
- 1:24[SPEAKER_00]: Currently serving a 28-year sentence in Peru's Chalapaca prison for Flora's murder, Yoran's mother has made clear her disapproval.
- 1:32[SPEAKER_00]: If he killed Stephanie, he'll have to pay the price.
- 1:35[SPEAKER_00]: I won't visit him in his cell.
- 1:36[SPEAKER_00]: I cannot embrace him, she stated vehemently.
- 1:39[SPEAKER_00]: Anita also revealed her son reached out to her before the murder, exhibiting troubling signs.
- 1:44[SPEAKER_00]: He said he was being followed, she recalled,
- 1:49[SPEAKER_00]: Despite his mother's hopes for psychological support, Yoran reportedly attempted suicide in December 2025 while imprisoned.
- 1:57[SPEAKER_01]: He described Chalapalka as the toughest prison in the world, lamenting the isolation from his family and deteriorating conditions for inmates.