Joran van der Sloot's extradition to the United States to charges of extorting Natalee Holloway's family could be delayed until August, authorities said.
Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance and presumed murder of Alabama 18-year-old Natalie Holloway, will be extradited to the U.S. to stand trial on charges that he allegedly extorted her mother.The jailed murderer facing charges in connection to the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway could stall his extradition to the U.S. for months, according to a high-ranking law enforcement official.
"Taking this background into consideration, we as policemen could presume that he could also have killed [Natalee Holloway]," the colonel said."That is not ruled out in any way because of the way he acts, those psychopathic traits, that murderous attitude."The extradition could happen in a matter of days or months, according to López Aeda. Part of it depends on transportation arrangements, a formal commitment from the U.S.
The convicted killer is being held at the Challapalca prison, 4,600 meters above sea level, in Puno, López Aeda said. Part of the reason he was placed there is that he disrespected authorities with an"intransigent attitude" and got caught using a smuggled cellphone in his previous lockup. He also had seven years tacked into his sentence for trafficking drugs behind bars.
Regardless of the outcome, he won’t be getting out of prison for a long time. His Peru sentence runs through 2038, and he faces another 40 years in the U.S.
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