Article continues below advertisementJoran van der Sloot killed Stephany Flores Ramirez to keep her from going to the police, he told Peruvian police in a chilling confession that's resurfaced. The Dutch murderer choked and beat the 21-year-old in the face before smothering her with his blood-soaked shirt in his Lima, Peru, hotel room on May 30, 2010. The pair was playing online poker on van der Sloot's computer when an instant message appeared that referred to his alleged connection to the disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway.