Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, is expected to plead guilty to extortion after trying to get her mother to pay $250,000 to reveal the location of the teenager’s body.
Court records show that van der Sloot intends to plead guilty in federal court in Alabama on Wednesday, according to reports, after previously pleading not guilty.
The Dutch man was extradited to the US in June to face fraud and extortion charges linked to the disappearance of Holloway, 18, who was on his way to graduate school in Aruba.
He was last seen leaving the bar with van der Sloot, who was 17 at the time.
Van der Sloot was identified as a suspect in her disappearance but was never charged in connection with her death.
His body was never found.
Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch man suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, will appear on Wednesday to hear a case alleging he tried to blackmail Holloway’s family.REUTERS The main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway is expected in court next week is expected to plead guilty in cases of fraud and extortion.
US prosecutors allege that in 2010, van der Sloot demanded $250,000 from Beth Holloway to reveal the location of her daughter’s body.
A grand jury indicted him that year.
After receiving a $25,000 advance from a desperate mother who spent years trying to figure out what happened to her daughter, her lawyer meets van der Sloot in Aruba — but the plan quickly unravels.
Van der Sloot is accused of fraud and extortion for trying to get Holloway’s family to pay him to reveal the location of her body.AP Van der Sloot has been serving a prison sentence in Peru for strangling a woman to death.AP
It was revealed that the foundation of the house where his remains were allegedly buried was not under construction at the time of his disappearance.
Emails from the suspect later revealed that he made up the entire story.
Just days later — on the fifth anniversary of Natalee’s disappearance — van der Sloot strangled a woman to death in a casino in Peru, where he has been serving a prison sentence.
He was extradited to Alabama in June to face fraud and racketeering charges.
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