Aruba - Natalee Holloway, 18, Oranjestad, 30 May 2005 *AL extortion trial* *Guilty* #3

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Greta's story from the beginning:

Check mate for Joran

18 long long long years

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[Niner]

Any news on his next hearing date?

TIA!

 

[Seattle1]

Shelby County Jail
Mug shot of Joran van der Sloot released June 9, 2023

Judge Gray Boden asked him if he understood all of his Constitutional rights and the extortion and wire charges against him.

"Yes sir," van der Sloot replied each time.

He waived a reading of his two-count indictment and pleaded not guilty through his attorney, Kevin Butler.

The prosecution asked that van der Sloot remain in U.S. custody because of the treaty it has with Peru, where he still faces the rest of his sentence in a murder case.

He was held at Hoover City Jail Thursday night but was moved to Shelby County Jail after the arraignment.

Read the full affidavit (filed June 10, 2010) embedded in the news link below.

Case 2:10-cr-00237-AMM-GMB Document 11 Filed 06/10/10 Page 1 of 7

Joran van der Sloot pleads 'not guilty' to federal charges of extortion, wire fraud

Joran van der Sloot is charged with one count of extortion and one count of wire fraud against her mother, Beth Holloway.

www.wvtm13.com

 

[Seattle1]

Any news on his next hearing date?

TIA!

I'm not tracking this federal case docket but this is the case number from June 2010. I don't know if it remains the same since the affidavit filed thirteen years ago.

Also, I think as much as possible of early motions will be handled via virtual court since it's such a production to transport the defendant to Birmingham Courthouse. JMO

Case 2:10-cr-00237-AMM-GMB

 

[Seattle1]

Former Sen. Doug Jones breaks down the next steps in the case against Joran van der Sloot

Nearly 20 years after Mountain Brook teen Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba, the main suspect in her disappearance is now being held in Hoover City Jail awaiting arraignment.

www.wvtm13.com

June 9, 2023

Although the case has drawn major international attention, former senator and U.S. Attorney Doug Jones assured WVTM 13 that van der Sloot will be tried like any other criminal.

"It's by the book," Jones said. "This case will move along the docket just like any other case."

Jones further breaks down the legal proceedings moving forward in the video [news link] above.

 

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Next steps in court for Joran van der Sloot​

 

[Seattle1]

I’m frankly very puzzled that anyone considers Beth to have orchestrated some kind of sting on JoranvdS.

IMO it is Joran who perpetrated a sting on Beth. He played on a mother’s desperation to know the whereabouts of her daughter, he extorted money from her with false promises to reveal that information, and he absconded with HER money to go to another country and live it up. It is on Joran and Joran alone that while in Peru, he murdered a young woman.

I’m also confounded by the references to Joran as a Dutchman and what seems like some insinuations of the credibility of Alabama judges. I don’t follow the implications of him being a Dutchman and the notion that every Alabama judge could be unfair. Why would his nationality matter? Even if it were a good ol’ boy Southern judge, Joran is a white Gentile. He’s not the typical target of racism.

All JMO.

The affidavit attached to the criminal complaint is embedded at news link below for all to see. It's only 7 pages and (should) put to rest the conspiracy being alleged here.

Case 2:10-cr-00237-AMM-GMB Document 11 Filed 06/10/10 Page 1 of 7

Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint

 

[Megnut]

The affidavit attached to the criminal complaint is embedded at news link below for all to see. It's only 7 pages and (should) put to rest the conspiracy being alleged here.

Case 2:10-cr-00237-AMM-GMB Document 11 Filed 06/10/10 Page 1 of 7

Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint

Did they investigate the foundation? Thinking of a US case where a perpetrators father buried the woman the son killed under the family deck. But subsequently moved it. Could it be that Natalie's body was somewhere and relocated st the time that foundation was being laid?

jmo

 

[Megnut]

The affidavit attached to the criminal complaint is embedded at news link below for all to see. It's only 7 pages and (should) put to rest the conspiracy being alleged here.

Case 2:10-cr-00237-AMM-GMB Document 11 Filed 06/10/10 Page 1 of 7

Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint

Sounds like Natalie tried to get away and then she fell and hit her head on a rock. Oh, really? Sounds like the journal garbage of BrianLaundrie. Fell and hit her head on a rock. Um. Why do I think the rock was passive? And that their heads didn't fall onto rocks but rather rocks had help reaching up from the ground and smashing into their heads. Human help.

Rock was probably late to the party too. How many cases like this have we seen, that start with strangulation, and when the gurgling starts, the rock shows up?

Justice is coming.

Jmo

 

[Seattle1]

U.S. District Court
Northern District of Alabama (Southern)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:10-cr-00237-AMM-GMB-1​

Case title: USA v. Van Der Sloot Magistrate judge case number: 2:10-mj-00117-PWG

Date Filed: 06/30/2010

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Assigned to: Judge Anna M Manasco Referred to: Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden

Defendant (1)

Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot also known as Joran Van Der Sloot

Pending Counts		Disposition
18:1951(a)INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE (1)
18:1343 FRAUD BY WIRE, RADIO, OR TELEVISION (2)

Date Filed	#	Docket Text
06/02/2010	2​	MOTION to Seal Case by USA as to Joran Van Der Sloot (CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/02/2010	​	ORDER granting 2 Motion to Seal Case as to Joran Van Der Sloot(1)signed by Magistrate Judge Paul W Greene on 6/2/10(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	3​	MOTION to Amend Complaint & MOTION to Seal Amended Complaint by USA as to Joran Van Der Sloot (CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	​	ORDER granting 3 Motion to Amend Complaint as to Joran Van Der Sloot (1); granting 3 Motion to Seal Amended Complaint as to Joran Van Der Sloot (1)signed by Magistrate Judge Paul W Greene on 6/3/10(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	​	Counts added: Joran Van Der Sloot (1) count(s) 2(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	5​	MOTION to Withdraw First Arrest Warrant regarding criminal complaint by USA as to Joran Van Der Sloot(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	​	ORDER granting 5 Motion to Withdraw First Arrest Warrant as to Joran Van Der Sloot (1)signed by Magistrate Judge Paul W Greene on 6/3/10(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	6​	MOTION to Unseal Amended Criminal Complaint & MOTION to keep Sealed the Affidavit attached to Amended Criminal Complaint by USA as to Joran Van Der Sloot(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	7​	ORDER granting 6 Motion to Unseal Amended Criminal Complaint as to Joran Van Der Sloot (1); granting 6 Motion to Seal Affidavit attached to Amended Criminal Complaint as to Joran Van Der Sloot (1)signed by Magistrate Judge Paul W Greene on 6/3/10, UNSEALING CASE(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	8​	UNSEALED AMENDED COMPLAINT as to Joran Van Der Sloot(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/03/2010	​	Case unsealed as to Joran Van Der Sloot (CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/03/2010)
06/10/2010	10​	Order to Unseal Document as to Joran Van Der Sloot that the afdt be removed from seal & certain redactions be made in the afdt as set out in this order signed by Magistrate Judge Paul W Greene on 6/10/10(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/10/2010)
06/10/2010	11​	UNSEALED REDACTED AFFIDAVIT TO AMENDED COMPLAINT by USA as to Joran Van Der Sloot(CJV) [2:10-mj-00117-PWG] (Entered: 06/10/2010)
06/30/2010	12​	INDICTMENT Please file all subsequent documents using the criminal case number assigned to this indictment. as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (1) count(s) 1, 2. (HBB, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/2/2010: # 1 sealed signed indictment) (HBB, ). (Entered: 07/01/2010)
11/10/2014	13​	MOTION for waiver of filing fees by Deborah A Sletten-Van Der Sloot (Misc party) as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(HBB, ) (Entered: 11/14/2014)
11/10/2014	14​	MOTION to Dismiss by Deborah A Sletten-Van Der Sloot (misc party) as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit) (HBB, ). # 2 Exhibit redacted) (HBB, ). Modified on 11/14/2014 See order 15 this motion is STRICKEN (HBB, ). (Entered: 11/14/2014)
11/14/2014	15​	ORDER re: 13 Motion for waiver of filing fees as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (1)is MOOT because there is no docket fee applicable to motions in a criminal case; 14 Motion to Dismiss as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (1) is STRICKEN because Deborah A. Sletten-van der Sloot is not an attorney or member of the Bar of this court, she is not authorized to file matters in behalf of the defendant. (cm filer of motion). Signed by Magistrate Judge T Michael Putnam on 11/14/2014. (HBB, ) (Entered: 11/14/2014)
06/18/2019	16​	NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT/REFERRAL: Case as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot Reassigned to Judge Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden. Judge US Magistrate Judge T Michael Putnam no longer assigned to the case. (SMH2, ) (Entered: 06/18/2019)
05/11/2023	17​	NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Lloyd C Peeples, III appearing for USA. (Peeples, Lloyd) (Entered: 05/11/2023)
05/11/2023	18​	NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Catherine L Crosby appearing for USA. (Crosby, Catherine) (Entered: 05/11/2023)
05/11/2023	19​	MOTION to Substitute Attorney by USA as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. (Crosby, Catherine) (Entered: 05/11/2023)
05/11/2023	20​	TEXT ORDER GRANTING 19 Motion to Substitute Attorney as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (1). Signed by Judge Karon O Bowdre on 5/11/2023. (JLC) (Entered: 05/11/2023)
05/12/2023	21​	MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. (Butler, Kevin) (Entered: 05/12/2023)
05/15/2023	22​	TEXT ORDER granting 21 Motion to Appoint Counsel as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (1): The Office of the Federal Public Defender is appointed to represent Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden on 5/15/23. (MRR, ) (Entered: 05/15/2023)
05/15/2023	​	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden:Attorney Appointment as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot on 5/15/2023 (MRR, ) (Entered: 05/15/2023)
05/17/2023	23​	ORDER OF RECUSAL in case as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot Judge Karon O Bowdre recused. The court DIRECTS the Clerk to reassign this case to another judge in accordance with the Clerk's normal procedure. Signed by Judge Karon O Bowdre on 5/17/2023. (KWC, ) (Entered: 05/17/2023)
05/17/2023	​	Case as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot Reassigned to Judge Judge Anna M Manasco. Judge Karon O Bowdre no longer assigned to the case. (KBB) (Entered: 05/17/2023)
06/08/2023	24​	TEXT ORDER as to dft Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot: Setting Arraignment for Friday, 6/9/2023, at 11:00 AM, in Courtroom 8 of the Hugo L Black US Courthouse, Birmingham, AL before Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden on 6/8/2023. (KBB) (Entered: 06/08/2023)
06/08/2023	25​	NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: James Tobia Gibson appearing for Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (Gibson, James) (Entered: 06/08/2023)
06/09/2023	26​	MOTION for Protective Order as to Sensitive Discovery Material by USA as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Crosby, Catherine) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
06/09/2023	27​	ORDER as to dft Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (1) granting 26 Motion for Protective Order; That certain documents and information shall remain confidential as set out in this order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden on 6/9/2023. (KBB) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
06/09/2023	​	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden: Initial Appearance, Attorney Appointment, & Arraignment as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot (1) Count 1,2 held on 6/9/2023: deft present & deemed eligible for court appointed counsel, FPD Kevin Butler present & appointed; AUSA Peeples; USPO Eubanks; deft elected to proceed without interpreter; rights & charges explained; Brady reminder for gov't; deft served, waived reading, not guilty plea entered; gov't request detention; court accepts deft's waiver of detention hearing; court advised deft of consular notification; deft remanded to custody of USM; adj (Court Reporter Teresa Roberson) (ASL) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
06/09/2023	29​	TEXT ORDER as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. Based on the defendant's waiver in open court of his right to a detention hearing at this time, the court finds that the Government has shown that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of another person or the community and that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the defendant's presence as required if the defendant is released on bond pending trial. The defendant shall be detained pending final resolution of the charges against him or further order of the court and is committed to the custody of the Attorney General or his designated representative for confinement in a corrections facility separate, to the extent practicable, from persons awaiting or serving sentences or being held in custody pending appeal. The defendant shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity for private consultation with defense counsel and, on order of the court or on request of an attorney for the Government, the person in charge of the defendant's corrections facility shall deliver the defendant to a United States Marshal for the purpose of an appearance in connection with a court proceeding. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden on 06/09/2023. (Borden, Gray) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
06/09/2023	30​	STANDING BRADY DISCOVERY ORDER as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden on June 9, 2023. (ASL) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
06/09/2023	31​	STANDING DISCOVERY ORDER with instructions and deadlines set out as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden on June 9, 2023. (ASL) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
06/09/2023	32​	SCHEDULING ORDER and NOTICE that certain deadlines and instructions apply as set out as to Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gray M Borden on June 9, 2023. (ASL) (Entered: 06/09/2023)
06/26/2023	33​	Unopposed MOTION to Continue Trial and Pretrial Deadlines by Joran Andreas Petrus Van Der Sloot. (Attachments: # 1 Speedy Trial Waiver)(Butler, Kevin) (Entered: 06/26/2023)

Last docket entry #33 at 6/27/23.

CM/ECF - U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama

ecf.alnd.uscourts.gov

 

[Seattle1]

@Niner -- I pulled the docket as of today but don't plan to update. At this time, the Defendant has waived his right to speedy trial so no urgent motions.

A new Judge was assigned on 5/17/23 (Anna M Manasco) and her data linked below. She's not currently sharing her Court calendar but this may change.

Judge Anna M. Manasco | Northern District of Alabama | United States District Court

www.alnd.uscourts.gov

 

[Seattle1]

Did they investigate the foundation? Thinking of a US case where a perpetrators father buried the woman the son killed under the family deck. But subsequently moved it. Could it be that Natalie's body was somewhere and relocated st the time that foundation was being laid?

jmo

Yes, I recall they pulled permits immediately and knew the defendant was lying before he confessed to lying about Natalie being buried.

A look into the charges Joran van der Sloot pleaded 'not guilty' to

Joran van der Sloot is charged with one count of extortion and one count of wire fraud against her mother, Bethany Holloway.

www.wvtm13.com

He told the witness that he hid her body and then told his father, who then concealed her body under the foundation of a house days later — but he had not seen this happen, according to the affidavit.

He took the witness to the house where he said her body was buried, but a review by law enforcement officials shows that there was no building on the land at the time Holloway was in Aruba, the affidavit states.

Aerial photographs show there was no construction or foundation in the area at the time, van der Sloot claimed. In a May 17, 2010, email to the witness, van der Sloot admitted to the witness that he lied about the remains of Natalee Holloway.

 

[Niner]

@Niner -- I pulled the docket as of today but don't plan to update. At this time, the Defendant has waived his right to speedy trial so no urgent motions.

A new Judge was assigned on 5/17/23 (Anna M Manasco) and her data linked below. She's not currently sharing her Court calendar but this may change.

Judge Anna M. Manasco | Northern District of Alabama | United States District Court

www.alnd.uscourts.gov

Thanks for all that info. Thankfully I can access Manasco's link - so I shall keep an eye out & see if she does get a court calendar.

 

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True Crime Unsolved Mystery: Did Joran Van Der Sloot Kill TWICE?​

 

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Joran van der Sloot’s deadline extended on whether to plead guilty in alleged extortion

Authorities contend van der Sloot exploited Beth Holloway's fear that she would never find her daughter Natalee’s body or know what happened to her.

www.al.com

6/27/23

Joran van der Sloot has waived his right to a speedy trial and 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 and 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 July 17.

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.

 

[Niner]

Joran van der Sloot case: Trial pushed back for prime Natalee Holloway suspect

A federal judge pushed the trial back for Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the disappearance in the Natalee Holloway case to the fall.

www.foxnews.com

June 27, 2023
A federal judge on Tuesday pushed back the possible trial for Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot to fall.

The order comes after Joran van der Sloot filed a waiver of his right to a speedy trial on Tuesday. Van der Sloot is the prime suspect in the May 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba during a Mountain Brook High School, Alabama, senior trip.
[.....]
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.

A specific trial date will be set by a federal judge, Borden wrote.

 

[Wallendo]

Joran van der Sloot’s deadline extended on whether to plead guilty in alleged extortion

Authorities contend van der Sloot exploited Beth Holloway's fear that she would never find her daughter Natalee’s body or know what happened to her.

www.al.com

6/27/23

Joran van der Sloot has waived his right to a speedy trial and 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 and 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 July 17.

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.

Not really unexpected. Other than Beth Holloway and her lawyer, all the witnesses are located in a foreign country. Much of the evidence also arises from Aruba. Will the US pay to fly witnesses to Birmingham? Even them, the US has no real way to compel witnesses to appear.

I doubt the defense will have any useful witnesses to call, but fully expect JvdS to take the stand just to trash Beth Holloway.

 

[Stunned]

He must like the jails here better.

 

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