A convicted killer imprisoned in Peru will be extradited within days to the US, where he faces extortion and fraud charges related to the disappearance and murder of an Alabama teenager nearly two decades ago
The extradition is the latest twist in the mystery surrounding the fate of Natalee Holloway, an 18-year-old from suburban Birmingham who vanished during a high school graduation trip to the Caribbean island of Aruba in May 2005."It will be by air and it will possibly take place on Thursday," Carlos Lopez, head of the Interpol Lima office, told Reuters in an interview, referring to the extradition of Joran Van der Sloot, who is currently in a maximum security prison in Lima.
Van der Sloot's lawyer, Maximo Altez, said he was filing an appeal on Monday seeking to stop the extradition, arguing that authorities have not respected due process. The Dutch Embassy will present a complaint to Peru's foreign ministry, the lawyer said. Embassy representatives did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
He will face extortion and wire fraud charges "as part of a scheme to supposedly lead the to the body of their deceased daughter," a statement from Peru's authorities said when the extradition was confirmed.
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