Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance to reveal details of her death in plea deal, lawyer says (www.nbcnews.com)

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Joran van der Sloot allegedly struck a deal to plead guilty to involvement in an extortion plot and tell what he knows about the Alabama teenager's disappearance and death in Aruba in 2005.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 6 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Joran van der Sloot is expected to plead guilty to his involvement in an extortion plot connected to Natalee Holloway's disappearance, and her family's lawyer said the deal will require him to reveal how the Alabama teen died.

“It [the plea agreement] was conditioned upon Mr. van der Sloot revealing details of how Natalee died and how her body was disposed of,” family lawyer John Q. Kelly told NBC News on Sunday.

Holloway, went missing while vacationing in Aruba with classmates celebrating their high school graduation in 2005 and she was declared dead by an Alabama probate court in 2012.

He was extradited to the United States in June to face allegations that he demanded $250,000 from her family in exchange for information about her disappearance.

But it was suddenly rescheduled, which likely means the defendant and government have reached a deal to avoid trial, although it's not clear what charges he'll plead to.

Van der Sloot was already in custody in Peru after being convicted of killing a 2010 a Peruvian college student, Stephany Flores.

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[-] dulcemaria@lemdro.id 6 points 11 months ago

I wouldn’t trust what he will admit as part of the plea deal. He’s been dishonest for years, why would he change now?

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

Correct me if I'm wrong here - this doesn't mean he's guilty of her murder, right? Just that he's guilty of involvement in an extortion plot.

Of note, the text of the article says $250,000; the video says $25,000. Video also says that there won't be any further search for her remains. When the reporter asked the attorney why not, his response indicates that there is a specific reason which will become evident in court, and that her mother will speak immediately after the case is finished.

[-] Zippit@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No, he did kill her but the investigation was so mismanaged that it's impossible to prove. Her mother discovered later that the police chief was Joran's godfather and did everything in his power to sabotage the investigation.

She wrote a book about it and it's really disgusting how they treated her and her family. I just listened to a podcast about this case by two sisters that knew her and were in school with her (People are the worst).

Edit: the extortion was an operation by the police and her mother to get him to confess, since he was already asking her for money to tell her where he buried her or how he killed her. (I think)

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

Oh, I'm sure he did it, but legally speaking, he's still not admitting to the murder, and he's still not been charged with murder. He's pleading guilty to extorting the Holloway family, money for information.

[-] Zippit@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Yes that's what I meant really. He's really a POS torturing that family. I'm really looking forward to read his obituary with pleasure.

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