Tag: Natalee Holloway

Chief Suspect in Natalee Holloway Disappearance Pleads Not Guilty to Extortion Charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance on the island of Aruba, walked shackled into an Alabama courtroom on Friday as her parents looked on. He pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to extort money from the missing teen’s mother in exchange for revealing where to find…


Main Suspect in 2005 Disappearance of Natalee Holloway Arrives in US From Peru to Face Charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, arrived in the United States on Thursday to face charges that he attempted to extort money from the missing woman’s mother. An FBI-operated plane carrying van der Sloot landed at Birmingham’s Shuttlesworth Airport just before 2:30 p.m. and the suspect…


Main Suspect in 2005 Disappearance of Natalee Holloway Departs Peru on Extradition Flight to US

LIMA, Peru—The main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. student Natalee Holloway was handed over to U.S. custody and departed Peru on a flight to the United States on Thursday, roughly a month after both countries agreed on his extradition. Joran van der Sloot is wanted in the United States on one count each…


Peruvian Judge Affirms Extradition to US of Chief Suspect in Natalee Holloway Disappearance

LIMA, Peru—A Peruvian judge on Tuesday affirmed this week’s planned extradition to the U.S. of the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway. The judge’s ruling came less than 24 hours after the attorney for Dutchman Joran van der Sloot filed a writ of habeas corpus in an attempt to…


Dutch Suspect in Student Natalee Holloway’s Disappearance to Be Extradited to US From Peru

The prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway during a school trip to the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba is set to be extradited to the United States. Holloway’s mother, Beth Holloway, announced on May 10 that Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot will be extradited. Van der Sloot will face federal wire…