Ahh...good question. I never really thought about it from that perspective...can't seem to get away from the "would've, should've, could've"...lol..
It's certainly a thought provoking question. In most "stings" isn't the money "ear marked" and traceable? I haven't read / seen anything in this case to indicate that this money might have been...in fact, I'm not even sure how they would do that via wire transfer. So, not sure we will ever really know where it went...but agree, if we know what he was spending it on, it might tell a little more about his mindset.
This also made me wonder...did he have any money in the bank or left at all? I know about the statement(s) from friends re: he's broke...but not sure how true that might be. But...I'm confident his accts have been checked by now and if there was money there / left with all this "sting" "extortion" news, I'm sure we would've heard it by now.
According to the Affidavit (
http://media.al.com/spotnews/other/...ortion case against Joran van der Sloot.pdf):
$100 - April 15th
$10,000 - May 10th
$15,000 - May 10th
All I can surmise is he lost big...if he doesn't have any $ left. Losing that much, that fast gambling...might have very well been "a trigger"...one of many, IMO.