Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, will likely be extradited to the U.S. on Saturday.
What happened to Natalee Holloway? Suspect Joran van der Sloot will likely be extradited to the U.S. soon, sources said.
U.S. Justice Department officials acknowledge that a "temporary surrender" was granted by Peru under Article X of an existing extradition treaty between the two countries. The department would not comment on the timing of his movement, citing policy regarding safety and security concerns.extortion and wire fraud charges stemming from an accusation that he tried to profit from his connection to the Holloway case.
Van der Sloot, who was detained as a suspect in the teen's disappearance and then later released, was indicted by an Alabama federal grand jury in 2010 for allegedly trying to extort Holloway's family. Then, van der Sloot allegedly changed his story about the night he had been with Natalee Holloway, prosecutors said. Van der Sloot claimed he had picked her up but that she had demanded to be put down, so he threw her to the ground. He said her head hit a rock and she was killed instantly by the impact, according to prosecutors.
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