Joran van der Sloot’s ex-girlfriend says the accused killer “was amazing” and a “romantic” — and that she never witnessed his dark side, according to a bombshell interview.
Melody Granadillo said van der Sloot was her personal Prince Charming.
“He was amazing. … He was romantic,” the 23-year-old said of her former boyfriend in an exclusive interview to air on “20/20” on Friday night.
“It was very playful, very honest. We could sit and talk for hours. We liked looking into each other’s eyes.”
An excerpt of the interview was posted today on ABC News’ website.
Granadillo said she met van der Sloot at a mutual friend’s birthday party in Aruba in October 2003 and dated for seven months.
The 16-year-old fell head over heels in love with the then-17-year-old van der Sloot — the man she calls “Chi Chi” or “Mr. Wiggles.”
“I told him I liked red Skittles … and what he did was he made this vase at school, went and bought a lot of Skittles packets, he took all the red ones out … and as a present I got a vase full of red Skittles,” Granadillo said. “He did things like that … he was real thoughtful.”
She said they broke up after she learned their romance was built on lies.
“He would lie for no apparent reason at all … and if you caught him at it … he would double down and be even more serious about the story,” she said.
Granadillo claims he told her that he was also a virgin, but was really a promiscuous playboy who cheated on her.
Despite their break-up, Granadillo remained close with the Dutchman, staying in touch through the disappearance of Natalee Holloway and up until his now-infamous trip to Peru.
This comes as prosecutors in Aruba said earlier this week that they want to take van der Sloot up on his offer to discuss Holloway’s mysterious disappearance.
Judicial authorities in Peru are willing to arrange a conversation between island police and van der Sloot.
The Dutchman is awaiting trial in Peru in the slaying of a 21-year-old woman in his Lima hotel room.
Van der Sloot told his jailers he is ready to clarify the case of 18-year-old Alabaman Holloway, but only to Aruban authorities. He is the prime suspect in her 2005 disappearance.
Van der Sloot has said he fears for his life in the Peruvian prison. But a prosecution in Aruba would have to wait until he serves any sentence in the latest murder case.
With AP