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Joran van der Sloot arrives at Lima airport
Joran van der Sloot arrives at the airport in Lima, Peru on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Van der Sloot faces federal charges for racketeering and telephone fraud in the United States. (Colonel Carlos López Aeda for Fox News Digital)
A plane carrying Joran van der Sloot and FBI agents landed in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday afternoon.
Van der Sloot is the prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba in May 2005 during a senior trip to Mountain Brook High School, Alabama.
The plane landed at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
After landing, FBI officials took Van der Sloot to the Hoover City jail, about 30 minutes south of the airport.
Van der Sloot’s attorney, Maximo Altez, has filed several appeals over the past week to stop his client’s temporary transfer to the US, where he will face federal charges, but has been unsuccessful.
The plane with Joran van der Sloot on board will land in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The Dutch was extradited from Peru to the US on charges of extortion in connection with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital)
FBI agents board the plane with Joran van der Sloot on Thursday, June 8, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. The Dutch has been extradited from Peru to the US on charges of extortion in connection with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital)
FBI vehicles await the arrival of Joran van der Sloot in Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday, June 8, 2023. The Dutchman has been extradited from Peru to the US on racketeering charges related to the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital)
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In a previous lawsuit, Altez says his client was not informed by Peruvian officials of the “temporary extradition” process against him, which Altez says is a “serious violation of the constitution.”
The plane carrying Van der Sloot departed from Jorge Chavez International Airport shortly before 8 a.m., Van der Sloot’s lawyer said.
Van der Sloot is now facing charges of racketeering and wire fraud in the United States after she allegedly tried to sell Beth Holloway, Natalee’s mother, information about the location of her daughter’s body.
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Joran van der Sloot laughs as he prepares to leave the airport in Lima, Peru on Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Colonel Carlos López Aeda for Fox News Digital)
Joran van der Sloot is preparing to leave the airport in Lima, Peru on Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Colonel Carlos López Aeda for Fox News Digital)
Federal prosecutors say Van der Sloot asked for $250,000 – $25,000 upfront for the information, with the remainder to be paid when Natalee Holloway’s body was positively identified.
However, Van der Sloot lied to Beth Holloway’s lawyer, John Q. Kelly, about the whereabouts of her daughter’s remains, US prosecutors said.
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Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, rear left, is driven in a police vehicle from the heavily guarded Ancon I prison, a suburb of Lima, Peru, on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Caribbean island of Aruba is expected to be extradited from Peru to the United States on Thursday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Van der Sloot will be arraigned in federal court in the coming days.
In an earlier statement to Fox News Digital when the Peruvian court announced van der Sloot’s transfer, Beth Holloway, Natalee’s mother, said this gives a chance for justice to finally be served.
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Dutchman Joran van der Sloot is driven in a police vehicle from the maximum security prison Ancon I, a suburb of Lima, Peru, on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The prime suspect in the unsolved disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway in 2005 in the Caribbean Aruba is expected to be extradited from Peru to the United States on Thursday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
“I was blessed to have had Natalee in my life for 18 years, and as of this month I have been exactly 18 years without her. She would be 36 years old now,” Beth Holloway said. “It has been a very long and painful journey, but the persistence of many will pay off. Together we will finally get justice for Natalee.”
Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter @asabes10.
