The truth of what happened to Natalee Holloway in Aruba may never be fully known, but some confessions have now been made by the man often linked to her death, Joran van der Sloot. Van der Sloot has revealed that he lied when contacted by Holloway’s family for information about the whereabouts of her remains. Van der Sloot was charged with wire fraud and extortion in Alabama, for allegedly attempting to extort more than $250,000 from Holloway’s family in return for disclosing the location of her body.

Van der Sloot is currently being held in Lima, Peru, on charges of murder in the death of student Stephany Flores, according to CNN. Flores was found in dead in a hotel room registered to van der Sloot in May. The two were seen together on the hotel surveillance camera video.

Van der Sloot also has admitted he extorted money from Holloway’s family in an interview with a Dutch newspaper. Van der Sloot’s attorney has suggested that his comments may have been mis-translated. Although van der Sloot is currently being held in Peru, there are questions surrounding the constitutionality under Peruvian law regarding his detention. It is possible Van der Sloot’s rights have been violated and he “could be released because of the mistakes made by the police during the investigation,” his attorney, Maximo Alteza, told CNN.

If van der Sloot is released from jail in Lima, he could still be brought in on the charges of extortion and taken into custody in Alabama.

Related Resources:

  • Lawyer: Revenge Try Won’t Hurt Van Der Sloot (CBS News)
  • Extortion (FindLaw)
  • The Case of Missing Alabama Teen Natalee Holloway: Why, Despite the Civil Suit Against Joran van der Sloot, It Will Likely Remain Unsolved (FindLaw’s Writ)

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