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Van der Sloot Sentenced to 28 Years

Guilty plea doesn't do him much good

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 13, 2012 12:10 PM CST

(Newser) – If Joran Van der Sloot hoped his guilty plea in the killing of Stephany Flores would win him a light sentence, no such luck: A court in Peru sentenced him to 28 years today—he faced a maximum of 30—and ordered him to pay a $75,000 fine to Flores' family, report Fox News and the AP. The sentencing comes a day after a US judge declared Natalee Holloway dead. Van der Sloot remains the prime suspect in her 2005 disappearance, and her parents are still pushing for him to be extradited to the US to face trial.

Joran Van der Sloot sits in the courtroom before his sentencing at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru.
Joran Van der Sloot sits in the courtroom before his sentencing at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru.   (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)
Joran Van der Sloot arrives in the courtroom for his sentence at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru.
Joran Van der Sloot arrives in the courtroom for his sentence at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru.   (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)
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COMMENTS
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Derni
Jan 15, 2012 5:10 PM CST
Peru could do the human race a favor and not give him any preferential treatment and let the inmates take care of business
Person12345
Jan 14, 2012 10:07 AM CST
In Peru, he only has to serve 1/2 that time.  Then, our FBI will go get him, bring him back to the states and try him for extorting money from the Holloways.  That should put him in an American jail for a decade or so.  He is evil, sick, and every bit as dangerous as Charles Manson.  He needs to die.
HarryBeaver
Jan 14, 2012 7:04 AM CST
He will get a few more years for each inmate he kills.

 
Natalee Holloway • Joran Van der Sloot • Stephany Flores Ramirez

 
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