Prepping for Joran van der Sloot's extradition to Birmingham

INVESTIGATES. NATALEE HOLLOWAY WAS LAST SEEN MAY 30TH, 2005, ON A SENIOR TRIP TO ARUBA, ONE OF THE LAST PEOPLE TO SEE HER ALIVE. THIS MAN YOU’RE VANDERSLOOT, HE’S BEEN THE PRIME SUSPECT FOR 18 YEARS. TO THIS DAY, NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED NOW RIGHT NOW, VANDERSLOOT IS SERVING TIME IN PERU FOR ANOTHER MURDER. HOWEVER, SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 36 HOURS, HE’LL BE IN ALABAMA TO FACE EXTORTION CHARGES. OUR COVERAGE BEGINS TONIGHT WITH WVTM 13, JARVIS ROBERTSON IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM. THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING FOR THE HOLLOWAY FAMILY. JARVIS. WELL, IT IS NOW. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE FAMILY OR THE PARENTS OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY, THEY PAID YOUR VANDERSLOOT $25,000 IN HOPES OF GETTING SOME ANSWERS ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF HER BODY. THOSE TIPS THAT THAT YOUR VANDERSLOOT PASSED ALONG TO THEM TURNED OUT TO BE FAKE. SO THAT IS WHY HE’S FACING THE CHARGES FOR WIRE FRAUD AND EXTORTION. NOW, THIS DOES BRING SOME SORT OF JUSTICE TO THE FAMILY. HOPEFULLY IT CAN ALSO BRING SOME LONG AWAITED ANSWERS. NOW, WE ALSO KNOW THAT FEDERAL AGENTS, THEY DID LEAVE EARLY THIS MORNING TO GO GET VANDERSLOOT FROM THAT PERUVIAN PRISON. NOW PREPARING FOR A HIGH PROFILE CASE SUCH AS THIS CAN BE TOUGH. THE LOGISTICS OF EXTRADITION HAS TO BE THOUGHT OUT AND CAREFULLY EXECUTED. PLANNING EVERY MOVE AND ALSO KEEPING IN MIND SECURE CITY. NOW, I SPOKE WITH FORMER US SENATOR FOR ALABAMA AND FORMER US ATTORNEY DOUG JONES ABOUT HOW FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE PREPARING FOR THIS MOMENT. TAKE A LISTEN. THE INTRICACIES OF IT BEING INTERNATIONAL, IT’S ALL LEFT TO THE US MARSHAL. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT COORDINATE WITH THE PERUVIAN OFFICIALS. THEY’RE THE ONES THAT GET HIM HERE. THEY’RE THE ONES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS SECURITY. ONCE HE’S HERE, ONCE HE’S HERE, AN EXTRADITION IS COMPLETE, THEN IT’S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CASE. THERE IS NO CROSSING INTO NATIONAL LINES. THIS IS ABOUT A CRIME THAT WAS COMMITTED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES. NOW, THIS CASE IS CERTAINLY GETTING A LOT OF NATIONAL ATTENTION. ALSO A LOT OF SPECTATORS WANTING TO SEE IT PLAY OUT IN THIS ALABAMA COURT SYSTEM. NOW, IT’S UNCLEAR OF THE EXACT MOMENT VANDERSLOOT WILL MAKE IT HERE TO ALABAMA. BIRMINGHAM, WE ARE LIVE IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM. I’M JARVIS ROBERTSON, VTM 13. WELL, IN TERMS OF A TRIAL, WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT ONCE VANDERSLOOT ARRIVES IN ALABAMA? WELL, IT’LL ACTUALLY BE JUST LIKE ANY OTHER HEARING AND TRIAL. HE’LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE CHARGED WITH A CRIME IN THE US, CONFIDENT THAT THE EARLY PLEA WILL BE NOT GUILTY. AND THAT SHOULD HAPPEN FAIRLY SOON. WHETHER OR NOT HIS LAWYER WANTS TO TRY TO ARGUE FOR SOME SORT OF PRETRIAL RELEASE, I DOUBT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT SINCE HE’S REALLY HE BELONGS TO PERU AND THAT’S A LAW PROFESSOR, JOHN CARROLL. AND HE BELIEVES THE PROSECUTOR HAS THE UPPER HAND IN THIS CASE. IT’S LIKELY THE DEFENSE HAS YET TO HEAR FROM VANDERSLOOT, WHICH GIVES THE PROSECUTION THE UPPER HAND. AS FOR THE TRIAL ITSELF, CARROLL DOESN’T EXPECT IT TO LAST VERY LONG. WE’RE LIKELY NOT TO GET TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF INFORMATION ON HOLLOWAY’S DISAPPEARANCE. ONE HOPE IS THAT SOMEHOW IN THIS PROCESS THAT VANDER SLOAT COMES CLEAN, MAYBE AS PART OF A DEAL TO GET A LESSER SENTENCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IN THIS CASE, I THINK THE HOPE IS THAT SOMEHOW THIS WILL BRING REAL CLOSURE. WE’LL FIND OUT WHERE NATALEE IS. OF COURSE, WE’LL HAVE YOU COVERED FROM ALL ANGLES WHEN YOU’RE IN. VAN DER SLOOT IS BROUGHT TO ALABAMA. AND MEANWHILE, THERE IS MUCH MORE COVERAGE AVAILABLE FOR YOU RIGHT NO