Joran Van Der Sloot ‘Suffered Post Traumatic Stress,' Claims Woman Paying His Legal Fees
Posted on Nov 28, 2011 @ 06:00PM
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
Joran van der Sloot was emotionally traumatized when he allegedly murdered a Peruvian student, because of the anniversary of events that happened years earlier in Aruba, according to a woman in contact with the Dutch accused killer.
"When I witnessed the news events from Peru surrounding Stephany Flores' death, I immediately recognized the PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) symptoms that the anniversary sparked," Mary Hamer told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.
Flores was slaughtered in a hotel room on May 30, 2010, the five-year anniversary of the date an Alabama teen went missing in Aruba, for which van der Sloot was arrested twice in connection with, but never charged.
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Joran, 24, was officially charged with Stephany's murder on September 1 and faces up to 30 years in prison but Hamer, who describes herself as his "guardian angel" said he should have had medical help for his stress.
"It was high anxiety due to a previous trauma. You need medical help to deal with that and he has not had it," explained the radiologist from Lake City, Florida, who claims to have seen similar reactions from soldiers coming back from Afghanistan.
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"Can you imagine international cameras pointing at you and having the press harassing you and your family?" she asked. "He has been beaten up and attacked by rich, middle-age Americans who have slandered him all over the world. There have been multiple civil rights violations made against this poor young man."
"I am not a judge or jury and I am not making any statement of guilt or innocence as I don't have the facts," explained Hamer, but when she heard about van der Sloot's arrest in June 2010 she contacted his lawyer to connect with his client.
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Since then, she claims she has visited him twice in the run-down Castro Castro prison that he currently calls home and is planning another trip in December. In addition, she says that she also calls and sends care packages to the alleged killer.
"I talk with his attorneys and his mom, to pay legal fees for him," she told RadarOnline.com, but will not divulge how much she has splurged on his defense campaign. "I am trying to do charity work to help someone who is suffering."
Far from the cold-blooded killer that he is portrayed as, Hamer describes her ward as "polite and intelligent."
"He is learning, he is trying to improve and is now educating me on things," she explained. "He is realistic, but he studies legal books himself. He has asked his attorney for all sorts of legal books and is studying his own legal case, he’s hopeful.”
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Fluent in Spanish and English, Hamer revealed that Joran has made a lot of friends in the 18 months since he was incarcerated.
"He likes the Peruvian people, he gets along very well at the prison," she said. "They like him, they send him birthday cakes, the guards and the other prisoners. He can speak everyone’s languages."
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"It’s amazing the way he has adapted to life there, he doesn’t have many wants, he lives very simply. I ask what do you need, and he says not much."
One criticism she has of Joran is he still smokes. "I am trying to get him to stop smoking, as a doctor I know what lung cancer looks like."
With a concern that is almost maternal, Mary describes herself as Joran's "civil rights advocate, spiritual guide, and guardian angel.”
"I coach him about philosophy and non violence," she claims. "I tell him if you can walk away from anger then you are the new Ghandi.
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"Joran is changing and evolving. I offered to bet him $10 last time I was there, and he told me he doesn’t gamble anymore. He said ‘I realize how hard addictions can be.’"
During her upcoming trip next month, Hamer will spend five days in Lima and visit van der Sloot every day in prison.
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In between visits, she lovingly sends care packages of essentials to tide him over. "I mail him Germex, Balance bars, books, pens, toothpaste and peppermint soap, because he loves good hygiene. I try to stay away from candy as I’ve already paid for his dental work," she explained.
Van der Sloot remains under lock and key until January 6, when his trial for Flores' murder will begin.
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The Daily Juice
Dec 13, 2011 @ 14:15
How DARE she compare this murdering lunatic with our soldiers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Tue, 11/29/2011 - 5:28pm
Oh GAG me with a spoon please! He is so 'traumatized' by killing these women? Poor Poor babito!!
Posted Tue, 11/29/2011 - 5:28pm
Good Lord she's as pathetic as those dumbas$es who sent baby killer Casey Anthony money while she was in jail and who STILL send her money to her attorney's office. Good Lord, honey...find a new freak to worship. He'll kill you.
Posted Tue, 11/29/2011 - 4:11am
Good God! Excuse me while I go throw up!
Posted Tue, 11/29/2011 - 1:21am
Dr. Mary Hamer if you need a charity case to make you feel good this guy is not the one. Choose someone worthy this animal is not worthy he has no remorse no soul You yourself must be a sick woman to even defend this animal
Posted Mon, 11/28/2011 - 8:40pm
She doesn't need a charity case.. She's one of those gross women who desire killers.. Ted Bundy had plenty of them in prison writing to him etc.. she's just a groupie.. she should be careful, she's playing with fire..
Posted Tue, 11/29/2011 - 1:55am
You're right..just like the pathetic women obsessed with Charles Manson, Scott Peterson, etc...the ones who write to them in jail and claim to be in love with them. F'd up in the head, that's for sure!
Posted Tue, 11/29/2011 - 4:16am
The excuse she comes up with is a slap in the face for those who suffer from PTSD (a couple of my friends, I'm sorry Meadow).
Wait for it, we will see articles later on where the two of them are romantically involved and/or she will write a book.
Posted Mon, 11/28/2011 - 6:59pm
Except that Gandhi didn't slaughter two women and then feel no remorse about it. . . . .
Posted Mon, 11/28/2011 - 6:58pm
Mary Hamer, do NOT even start. I suffer from PTSD-diagnosed- but I don't go out and kill people. You can't
compare this sick guy with soldiers. It's totally different. He's been in satan's bed long before he started killing.
Posted Mon, 11/28/2011 - 6:37pm