Melody Granadillo, Joran’s Ex-girlfriend Speaks

ABC 20/20 video with Melody Granadillo and Chris Cuomo

ABC 20/20 tonight will show an interview with Melody Granadillo, Joran van der Sloot’s ex-girlfriend from Aruba. You can see a snippet of it here. It’s clear by this interview that Melody still has a soft spot for Joran. She appears to be a very kind, soft-hearted individual. When the two were together, there is little doubt that Joran called the shots.

Read moreInterestingly, Melody may never have been in danger with Joran, because psychopaths, even serial killers, often deem people “important” in their life, and these people they never seem to touch. It’s an odd phenomenon. Don’t get me wrong, I would never say you are safe with a psychopath, but most of them do have an odd history when you look at them.

Perhaps these “deemed-important-people” walk gingerly around these killers, and subconsciously know to never upset them. I don’t know. It would be interesting to study the personalities of those who were involved with psychopaths, who escaped their fury. What does a psychopath use to deem someone important? Joran still seemed to cling to Melody up until the end.

Think of BTK–aka Dennis Rader. He was married with children all of those years and never touched his wife or kids. Other serial killers, I think it was the Iceman, cried over someone he loved. I can’t remember if it was his mother who died when he was in prison or if he was falsely told his wife was dead or dying. Forgive me. Whatever it was, I remember being awestruck at how he had deemed someone of significance to him, because he was such a cold, callous man!

ABC 20/20 is also reporting this morning that Joran van der Sloot’s mom communicated with ABC and has stated she believes her son, Joran, is not a murderer. It’s not surprising, is it?

It surprises me that people can’t understand a parent’s denial. I can hear the logic from a distance. “I raised my son! I’ve known him his whole life. I know him better than anyone and he would not kill anyone. He could not kill anyone. They must have the wrong person. I am his mom and I know him the best!” Tell them that their child lies, and I can hear them reason back, “Who hasn’t lied? Who has raised a child that doesn’t lie?! Give me a break.”