Defense lawyer has asked judge for lesser charge . He is perhaps best-known as the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of an American teenager in Aruba . Willem Van der Sloot is accused of killing 21-year - old Carlos Flores in Lima , Peru , last year . If found guilty of first - degree murder , Van der Pol will face a minimum of 20 years in prison .
Defense lawyer has asked judge for lesser charge . Willem Van der Sloot is accused of killing 21-year - old Carlos Flores in Lima , Peru , last year . If found guilty of first - degree murder , Van der Pol will face a minimum of 20 years in prison .