A Dutch man connected to the unsolved disappearance of Natalee Holloway—the American teen who vanished in Aruba in 2005—will be extradited from Peru to the U.S. to face trial on charges related to an accusation that he attempted to extort the Holloway family after their daughter’s disappearance, multiple news outlets reported.
Joran van der Sloot attends the continuation of his murder trial at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru, ... [+]
Joran Van der Sloot—one of the last people to be seen with Holloway in Aruba—will be sent from Peru to the U.S., where he’s expected to face extortion and wire fraud charges, the Associated Press reported.
An Alabama jury indicted Van der Sloot on extortion and wire fraud charges in 2010 after prosecutors say he tried to extort Beth Holloway, Natalee’s mother, for $250,000 for information about how her daughter died and a promise to lead Holloway’s family to her body.
Van der Sloot is in Peru serving a 28 year sentence for the 2010 murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores, who was killed five days after Holloway disappeared.
Weeks after Holloway’s disappearance authorities named Van der Sloot and two Surinamese brothers as suspects and detained them, but Holloway’s body was never found and charges were never filed in the case.
Maximo Altez, Van der Sloot’s attorney, told the AP, his client would fight the decision.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Suspect in Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition to US On Fraud Charges (Associated Press)