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Salem
Salem
Last night, before appearing on the Dr. Drew Show on HLN, I had a chance to speak with John Q. Kelly, the attorney for the mother of Natalee Holloway.
Kelly, a no-nonsense and brilliant former Federal prosecutor, filled me in on a plan to return Joran to the US to face wire fraud and extortion charges related to the Dutchmans alleged attempt to sell the location of Natalees body for $250,000.
According to Kelly a plan is already in the works to bring Van der Sloot to Alabama within the next several months. Kelly told me that after the US trial and hopeful conviction on charges carrying a sentence of thirty years, he would then be returned to Peruvian custody.
I have to admit the plan seemed a little hair-brained when I first heard of it, but then I thought of the William Trickett Smith case. Smith is an American accused of murdering his wife in Peru. The US sent Smith back to Peru after authorities here felt Peru had accumulated enough evidence for a conviction. After all our two countries do have extradition treaties.
It is Kellys hope that after a trial in Alabama, van der Sloot would be sent back to Peru to serve his entire sentence there. Thats fifty-eight years in prison folks.
Whether this plan will pan out remains to be seen. But it would explain the calm demeanor of Stephanys father, Ricardo Flores, in court during Van der Sloots sentencing. Was he aware of a secret legal strategy that could have Joran in prison for the rest of his life?
If anyone has any questions about the case please fire away.
My co-author Lisa Pulitzer and I have the entire Peruvian case file as well as ongoing access to many of the key players.
We also maintain a website:
www.pulitzerandthompson.com