LIGHTNING STRIKE. >> STUNNING IMAGES THERE. >> STUNNING IMAGES THERE. WE DO START THIS HALF HOUR WITH WE DO START THIS HALF HOUR WITH THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF NATALIE DISAPPEARANCE OF NATALIE HOLLOWAY NOW FACING EXTRADITION HOLLOWAY NOW FACING EXTRADITION TO THE U.S. TO THE U.S. JORDAN VAN DERSLOOT IS FACING JORDAN VAN DERSLOOT IS FACING CHARGES FOR MURDERING A WOMAN IN CHARGES FOR MURDERING A WOMAN IN PERU. PERU. >> THAT NEARLY TWO DECADE OLD >> THAT NEARLY TWO DECADE OLD CASE INTO HOLLOWAY AOEGS CASE INTO HOLLOWAY AOEGS DISAPPEARANCE ISN'T CLOSED AND DISAPPEARANCE ISN'T CLOSED AND VAN DER SLOOT WON'T FACE AN VAN DER SLOOT WON'T FACE AN AMERICAN JURY ON MURDER CHARGES AMERICAN JURY ON MURDER CHARGES BUT HOLLOWAY'S FAMILY SAYING HE BUT HOLLOWAY'S FAMILY SAYING HE WILL FACE JUSTICE. WILL FACE JUSTICE. THIS MORNING U.S. OFFICIALS THIS MORNING U.S. OFFICIALS AWAITING WHAT SOURCES TELL ABC AWAITING WHAT SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS IS THE LIKELY IMMINENT NEWS IS THE LIKELY IMMINENT EXTRA ANYTHINGS OF JORDAN VAN EXTRA ANYTHINGS OF JORDAN VAN DER SLOOT, THE PRIME SUSPECT IN DER SLOOT, THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE 18-YEAR-OLD UNSOLVED THE 18-YEAR-OLD UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE OF AMERICAN DISAPPEARANCE OF AMERICAN TEENAGER NATALIE HOLLOWAY. TEENAGER NATALIE HOLLOWAY. VAN DER SLOOT SERVING A 28 YEAR VAN DER SLOOT SERVING A 28 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE IN PER RUE FOR A PRISON SENTENCE IN PER RUE FOR A MURDER OF A COLLEGE STUDENT. MURDER OF A COLLEGE STUDENT. IN THE LAST FEW HOURS SIGNS OF IN THE LAST FEW HOURS SIGNS OF PRISONER TRANSFER TO THE U.S. PRISONER TRANSFER TO THE U.S. MAY FINALLY BE UNDER WAY. MAY FINALLY BE UNDER WAY. VAN DER SLOOT LEFT A MAXIMUM VAN DER SLOOT LEFT A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON IN PERU SECURITY PRISON IN PERU YESTERDAY FLYING TO LIMA UNDER YESTERDAY FLYING TO LIMA UNDER GUARD. GUARD. HIS LAWYER TELLING ABC NEWS HE HIS LAWYER TELLING ABC NEWS HE WAS SEVERELY BEATEN IN THE WAS SEVERELY BEATEN IN THE PRISON WHERE HE WAS BEING HELD PRISON WHERE HE WAS BEING HELD BUT THAT THE INCIDENT IS BUT THAT THE INCIDENT IS UNRELATED TO HIS EXTRADITION. UNRELATED TO HIS EXTRADITION. HE'S NOW EXPECTED TO BE HANDED HE'S NOW EXPECTED TO BE HANDED OVER TO PERUVIAN INTELLIGENCE OVER TO PERUVIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENTS THEN DELIVERED TO U.S. AGENTS THEN DELIVERED TO U.S. OFFICIALS AND ULTIMATELY BROUGHT OFFICIALS AND ULTIMATELY BROUGHT TO ALABAMA, WHERE THE DUTCH TO ALABAMA, WHERE THE DUTCH NATIONAL FACES MORE THAN A NATIONAL FACES MORE THAN A DECADE OLD FEDERAL EXTORTION AND DECADE OLD FEDERAL EXTORTION AND WIRE FRAUD CHARGES TIED TO WIRE FRAUD CHARGES TIED TO HOLLOWAY'S DISAPPEARANCE. HOLLOWAY'S DISAPPEARANCE. PROSECUTORS ALLEGE VAN DER SLOOT PROSECUTORS ALLEGE VAN DER SLOOT NATALIE'S PARENTS THAT HE WOULD NATALIE'S PARENTS THAT HE WOULD GIVE THEM DETAILS ABOUT THE GIVE THEM DETAILS ABOUT THE MANNER OF HER DEATH, ASKING TO MANNER OF HER DEATH, ASKING TO BE PAID $250,000 WITH $25,000 UP BE PAID $250,000 WITH $25,000 UP FRONT. FRONT. HE THEN ACCUSED OF GIVING HE THEN ACCUSED OF GIVING INFORMATION THAT WAS WORTHLESS. INFORMATION THAT WAS WORTHLESS. VANISHING IN ARUBA DURING A VANISHING IN ARUBA DURING A GRADUATION TRIP, 18-YEAR-OLD GRADUATION TRIP, 18-YEAR-OLD NATALIE HOLLOWAY'S BODY HAS NATALIE HOLLOWAY'S BODY HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND. NEVER BEEN FOUND. SHE WAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED DEAD SHE WAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED DEAD BY A JUDGE IN 2012. BY A JUDGE IN 2012. VAN DER SLOOT WAS ONE OF THE VAN DER SLOOT WAS ONE OF THE LAST PEOPLE TO SEE HER ALIVE, LAST PEOPLE TO SEE HER ALIVE, SPEAKING TO ABC NEWS IN 2006. SPEAKING TO ABC NEWS IN 2006. HE DENIED KILLING HER. HE DENIED KILLING HER. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THE LAST TIME I SAW HER SHE WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW HER SHE WAS SITTING ON THE SAND BY THE SITTING ON THE SAND BY THE OCEAN. OCEAN. >> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT WHEN >> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT WHEN HIS EXTRADITION WAS ANNOUNCED HIS EXTRADITION WAS ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH, HOLLOWAY'S MOTHER LAST MONTH, HOLLOWAY'S MOTHER BETH CALLED THIS A LONG AND BETH CALLED THIS A LONG AND PAINFUL JOURNEY, BUT THAT THE PAINFUL JOURNEY, BUT THAT THE PERSISTENCE OF MANY IS GOING TO PERSISTENCE OF MANY IS GOING TO PAY OFF. PAY OFF. TOGETHER, SHE SAID, WE ARE TOGETHER, SHE SAID, WE ARE FINALLY GETTING JUSTICE FOR FINALLY GETTING JUSTICE FOR NATALIE. NATALIE. JANAI. JANAI. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT WE ARE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS. THIS. JOINING US IS TOM HOLIDAY A JOINING US IS TOM HOLIDAY A FORMER U.S. ASSISTANT ATTORNEY. FORMER U.S. ASSISTANT ATTORNEY. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN VAN DER SLOOT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN VAN DER SLOOT ARRIVES IN THE U.S.? ARRIVES IN THE U.S.? >> WHAT HAPPENS IS WHAT HAPPENS >> WHAT HAPPENS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN REGULAR FEDERAL CRIMINAL IN REGULAR FEDERAL CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. PROSECUTION. HE IS PRESENTED BEFORE A FEDERAL HE IS PRESENTED BEFORE A FEDERAL JUDGE IN ALABAMA WHERE HE'S JUDGE IN ALABAMA WHERE HE'S ARRAIGNED ON THE CHARGES AGAINST ARRAIGNED ON THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM. HIM. IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, HE WILL PUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, HE WILL PUT IN A NOT GUILTY PLEA. IN A NOT GUILTY PLEA. THEN THE CASE PROCEEDS LIKE ANY THEN THE CASE PROCEEDS LIKE ANY OTHER FEDERAL CRIMINAL TRIAL. OTHER FEDERAL CRIMINAL TRIAL. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DEFENSE TO MAKE MOTIONS. DEFENSE TO MAKE MOTIONS. THE PROSECUTION WILL PROVIDE THE PROSECUTION WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO THE DEFENDANT. EVIDENCE TO THE DEFENDANT. IT WILL GO TO TRIAL UNLESS HE IT WILL GO TO TRIAL UNLESS HE PLEADS GUILTY. PLEADS GUILTY. >> YOU SAY THIS IS PRETTY MUCH >> YOU SAY THIS IS PRETTY MUCH AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE? AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE? >> YES. >> YES. THAT'S MY VIEW OF THE EVIDENCE THAT'S MY VIEW OF THE EVIDENCE THAT WE KNOW ABOUT. THAT WE KNOW ABOUT. THE EVIDENCE IS SIGNIFICANT AND THE EVIDENCE IS SIGNIFICANT AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE CHARGES ARE THAT HE DEMANDED THE CHARGES ARE THAT HE DEMANDED MONEY AND THAT HE TOOK IT AND MONEY AND THAT HE TOOK IT AND THAT HE LIED ABOUT IT. THAT HE LIED ABOUT IT. THE EVIDENCE IS THEY'VE GOT THE EVIDENCE IS THEY'VE GOT E-MAILS OF HIM CORRESPONDING E-MAILS OF HIM CORRESPONDING WITH THE FAMILY ATTORNEY. WITH THE FAMILY ATTORNEY. THEY HAVE A RECORDING OF HIM THEY HAVE A RECORDING OF HIM SPEAKING WITH THE FAMILY SPEAKING WITH THE FAMILY ATTORNEY AND MEETING WITH THE ATTORNEY AND MEETING WITH THE FAMILY ATTORNEY. FAMILY ATTORNEY. THEY HAVE A LOT OF EVIDENCE. THEY HAVE A LOT OF EVIDENCE. THEY EVEN HAVE A CONTRACT THEY EVEN HAVE A CONTRACT BETWEEN VAN DER SLOOT AND THE BETWEEN VAN DER SLOOT AND THE FAMILY. FAMILY. >> BASICALLY A STING OPERATION >> BASICALLY A STING OPERATION TO SET THIS ALL UP. TO SET THIS ALL UP. IF CONVICTED WHAT KIND OF IF CONVICTED WHAT KIND OF SENTENCE COULD HE FACE? SENTENCE COULD HE FACE? >> THESE CHARGES CAN LEAD UP TO >> THESE CHARGES CAN LEAD UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON, 20 YEARS ON 40 YEARS IN PRISON, 20 YEARS ON EACH COUNT. EACH COUNT. WITH THESE TYPES OF CHARGES, WITH THESE TYPES OF CHARGES, TYPICALLY IT WILL PROBABLY BE TYPICALLY IT WILL PROBABLY BE MUCH LESS THAN THAT. MUCH LESS THAN THAT. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. AND NOW THIS PART I FOUND AND NOW THIS PART I FOUND INTERESTING. INTERESTING. HIS LAWYER SAID HIS CLIENT WANTS HIS LAWYER SAID HIS CLIENT WANTS TO BE TRIED BECAUSE THE PERUVIAN TO BE TRIED BECAUSE THE PERUVIAN PRISON HE'S BEEN IN IS ONE OF PRISON HE'S BEEN IN IS ONE OF THE WORST PRISONS IN THE WORLD THE WORST PRISONS IN THE WORLD AND ANY U.S. PRISON WOULD BE AND ANY U.S. PRISON WOULD BE LIKE A FIVE STAR HOTEL IN LIKE A FIVE STAR HOTEL IN COMPARISON. COMPARISON. REPORTS SAY HE WAS BEATEN REPORTS SAY HE WAS BEATEN RECENTLY IN THE PRISON. RECENTLY IN THE PRISON. HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT HE WOULD HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT HE WOULD STAY IN THE U.S.? STAY IN THE U.S.? >> I THINK IT'S VERY UNLIKELY. >> I THINK IT'S VERY UNLIKELY. THE WAY THE EXTRADITION TREATY THE WAY THE EXTRADITION TREATY WORKS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES WORKS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND PERU IS THAT VAN DER SLOOT AND PERU IS THAT VAN DER SLOOT IS ONLY HERE ON A TEMPORARY IS ONLY HERE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. BASIS. HE WILL ONLY BE HERE FOR THE HE WILL ONLY BE HERE FOR THE TRIAL AND APPEAL. TRIAL AND APPEAL. AFTER THAT, HE'S GOING TO HAVE AFTER THAT, HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND FINISH HIS TO GO BACK AND FINISH HIS SENTENCE IN