Article continues below advertisementJoran van der Sloot has reportedly tried to take his own life nearly 20 years after Natalee Holloway's disappearance shocked the world.Article continues below advertisementOfficials at Peru's Challapalca maximum-security prison confirmed that on Friday, December 12, van der Sloot was discovered with part of a blanket tied around his neck. Authorities said he was close to death when guards intervened.