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I guess he really hates his Alabama county jail and wants to go back to Peru. Do you know if tomorrow's hearing will be televised?This is a bit long with all my notes since I last posted this - I will shorten it up now.
Wednesday, October 18th:
*Plea & Sentencing Hearing (@ 9:30 am CT) - AL - U.S. Federal case - For crimes of extortion ($250K) & wire fraud against Elizabeth (Beth) Ann Holloway. *Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (22 @ time of crime/35/now 36) being federally indicted & charged (7/30/10) & arraigned (6/9/23) with extortion & wire fraud after he allegedly tried to sell information regarding the location of Natalee's body to Beth Holloway. Van der Sloot allegedly asked for a total of $250K for the information, with $25K to be paid up front & the rest being paid when Natalee's remains were positively identified in Aruba. She was officially declared dead by Alabama courts on Jan. 12, 2012. Plead not guilty. Held without bond in Shelby County jail.
Van der Sloot is serving 28 years in a Peruvian prison for the murder of Stephany Flores. Has served 10 years as of 2/17/23. Van der Sloot was sentenced (1/10/23) to another 18 years for drug smuggling, New sentence means he will remain in jail until 2045. Another article says release date is June, 2038.
Alabama: Federal Judge Karon Bowdre recused herself from the case on Wednesday, 5/17/23 & Judge Anna M. Manasco was assigned to the case. Court hearings will take place in Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. Prosecuted by Lloyd Peeples, chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Criminal Division & Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine Crosby. Van der Sloot’s is Federal public defender Kevin Buler.
Trial was set to begin on 7/17/23 was continued with no further dates.
Case info & extradition info from 5/10/23 to 6/6/23 reference post #158 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...way-18-oranjestad-30-may-2005-3.678249/page-8
6/6/23 Additional Update: According to court documents the petition challenges the temporary transfer of van der Sloot from a Peru prison to the US. Lawyer Maximo Altez argued for the cessation of the transfer due to a reported lack of official notification. The petition reportedly contradicts Altez’s previous statements made on May 3, where he indicated that van der Sloot had agreed to the transfer & was not expected to file a habeas corpus application. Van der Sloot is currently held at the Ancón 1 prison in Peru & is expected to be handed over to US authorities later this week. van der Sloot has lost his extradition appeal & will be sent to the U.S., according to the Peruvian Supreme Court. The Superior Court in Lima, Peru, ordered Van der Sloot be handed over to FBI agents on Thursday, 6/8/23 according to a statement published on social media on Tuesday. “With this resolution, the Judge has completed procedures for the transfer (passive extradition) of Van Der Sloot, who will be prosecuted in the United States of America for the alleged crimes of extortion & fraud against Elizabeth Ann Holloway,” the statement concludes. The FBI plane carrying van der Sloot has landed at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport @ 2:20pm 6/8/23.
6/8/23 Update: Arraignment hearing on 6/9/23 @ 11am in Federal County in Birmingham. He is being held in the Hoover City Jail, He will stay here until he is tried & once he is convicted, which I believe he will be, he will stay here until he is sentenced. The moment he is sentenced though, he is sent back to Peru to serve out the remainder of his murder sentence down there, which if he is not paroled or released early, that is 2040. When he is released from the Peruvian prison, he is then extradited back to the United States, to a Bureau of Prisons facility.” If convicted of both charges, van der Sloot faces a maximum sentence of 50 years.
6/9/23 Update: In the less than five-minute-long hearing US Magistrate Judge Gray Borden said he would only accept a not guilty plea at this time & if van der Sloot were to enter any other plea it would be before a different judge at a different time. Van der Sloot has decided not to use an interpreter during his first court appearance. He was advised of his rights. He responded, “yes, sir” to the judge & a not guilty plea was just entered on his behalf to extortion & wire fraud charges. He was appointed a federal defender Kevin Butler to represent him in the case. Van der Sloot also waived his right to a detention hearing. He will be custody pending his trial. The judge this morning issued a protective order regarding potential evidence containing “sensitive information” such as addresses & bank account numbers. Remanded to custody of the Shelby County jail. 6/9/23: File 30: Standing Brady Discovery Order. File 31: Standing discovery Order with instructions & dealines set out. File 32: Scheduling order 7 Notice that certain deadlines & instructions apply as set out. File 33: Unopposed motion to continue trial & pretrial deadlines by defense.
6/26/23 Update: van der Sloot has waived his right to a speedy trial & asked for an extension on pretrial deadlines, including whether or not he will plead guilty or move forward through the court process. Van der Sloot’s federal public defender, Kevin Butler, on Monday asked the court for a 30-day extension on those pretrial deadlines & asked that the court continue trial setting for at least 60 days. The deadline for van der Sloot to inform the judge whether he intends to plead guilty or go to trial is currently set for 7/17/23. The judge has not yet ruled on van der Sloot’s motion, but the Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is prosecuting van der Sloot, is not opposing the defense’s request, court records show. “Because undersigned counsel needs additional time to review the discovery, investigate this case, and prepare for trial, it is in the interest of justice to continue the motions deadline and the trial setting,’’ Butler wrote.
6/27/23 Update: U.S. Magistrate Judge Gray Borden on Tuesday pushed back the possible trial for Natalee Holloway suspect van der Sloot to fall. The order comes after van der Sloot filed a waiver of his right to a speedy trial on Tuesday. Van der Sloot walked into the Birmingham courtroom confidently with a smirk on his face, with Beth Holloway's eyes on him for most of the arraignment. U.S. Magistrate Judge Gray Borden said in the ruling that the deadline for pretrial motions is extended to Sept. 11, 2023 with any response due no later than 9/18/23. A specific trial date will be set by a federal judge, Borden wrote.
7/12/23 Update: van der Sloot's next hearing will be in October. Until then, he'll remain jailed in Alabama. Trial set to begin on 7/17/23 was cancelled/vacated. 8/22/23 Update: van der Sloot is hoping to negotiate a plea deal in the fraud & extortion case related to the missing American teen, The Messenger has learned. American attorneys for van der Sloot, who's currently awaiting trial in a jail in Holloway's home state of Alabama, have met at least twice with federal prosecutors to facilitate a deal in the case, sources confirm. If an agreement can be reached, van der Sloot would avoid a lengthy trial on U.S. soil & return to Peru, where he was convicted of murder in 2010.
9/12/23 Update: Order signed 9/12/23 Judge Gray Borden granted a request from van der Sloot’s lawyers to allow more time to prepare for the trial pursuant to defendant's 2nd unopposed Motion (#35) to extend trial & pretrial deadlines. The deadline for pretrial motions is extended to November 13, 2023, with any response due no later than November 20, 2023. The parties shall notify the court on the earliest practicable business day the lawyers are able to determine whether the case is to be placed on the consent docket or scheduled for trial but, in either case, no later than November 20, 2023. The trial date will be set by separate order by a United States District Judge. U.S. Magistrate Judge Gray Borden on Tuesday granted van der Sloot’s request to postpone the trial, which will now occur sometime after Dec. 4, 2023.
10/13/23 Update: Court records filed Friday indicate van der Sloot intends to plead guilty in a federal case accusing him of trying to extort money from the missing teen’s mother. A federal judge set an 10/18/23 plea & sentencing hearing @ 9:30am for van der Sloot in Birmingham, Alabama. He had previously entered a plea of not guilty in the case. van der Sloot is expected to plead guilty to his involvement in an extortion plot connected to Natalee Holloway's disappearance, and her family's lawyer said the deal will require him to reveal how the Alabama teen died. “It [the plea agreement] was conditioned upon van der Sloot revealing details of how Natalee died & how her body was disposed of,” family lawyer John Q. Kelly told NBC News on Sunday. OR!! Beth Holloway, Natalee’s mother, will hold a news conference following the hearing to make public what Van der Sloot told FBI authorities."
10/17/23 Update: Latest News: van der Sloot has confessed to the American authorities that he killed Natalee Holloway. His confession will be announced during a court case in Alabama in the United States on Wednesday. The FBI has investigated Van der Sloot’s confession in recent months & considers it credible, partly due to a lie detector test he took last week. The Dutchman’s confession means that the United States prosecutor now considers the case around Holloway’s disappearance solved. In exchange for his confession & an admission of guilt for extorting Holloway’s family, the prosecutor in Alabama offered Van der Sloot a reduced sentence of 20 years in prison. If the court approves the deal on Wednesday, Van der Sloot will be flown back to Peru to serve the rest of his sentence for murdering Stephany Flores & drug smuggling. That sentence ends in 2045.
