Joran van der Sloot pleads not guilty in Natalee Holloway case.

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005, pleaded not guilty to charges of extortion and wire fraud in a US federal court. Van der Sloot allegedly attempted to sell information about the location of Natalee's body to her mother, Beth Holloway, for $250,000. Beth Holloway expressed confidence in the US Attorney's office in Birmingham, Alabama, and said that justice is finally on the horizon for her family. Van der Sloot is currently serving a 28-year sentence in Peru for the murder of Stephany Flores.