Extortion and Confession: In 2010, van der Sloot attempted to extort Natalee’s mother, offering to reveal her location for $250,000. This led to U.S. federal charges. In 2023, as part of a plea deal, he confessed to killing Natalee by beating her with a cinder block and disposing of her body in the ocean.AP News+2AP News+2People.comWikipedia
Legal Outcome: Because of Aruba’s 12-year statute of limitations, he cannot be prosecuted for Natalee’s murder there. He is serving a combined sentence: 28 years in Peru for another murder (of Stephany Flores) and 20 years in the U.S. for extortion and fraud.AP NewsTIMELiveNOWWikipedia
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