More on John Mark Karr


HistoryMike links to this press release:


Press Release: JonBenet Ramsey Homicide
Mary Lacy, Boulder District Attorney confirms that there has been an arrest in Bangkok, Thailand for the December 26, 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey. The suspect was arrested on August 16, 2006 following several months of a focused and complex investigation. John and Patsy Ramsey both were consulted during the course of the investigation. The Ramsey family has been notified of the arrest.

The District Attorney’s Office has scheduled a news conference at 10 am Thursday, August 17, 2006 at the Justice Center, 6th and Canyon Blvd., Boulder, Colorado. The location of the news conference will be outdoors in the southwest corner of the public parking lot across the street from the Justice Center. Parking at the site is limited and members of the media are encouraged to prioritize the vehicles at this location.

In order to disseminate information that may be ethically released and handle inquiries from the media, we are providing a media request number: 303-441-3842. Information will be disseminated on a regular basis by means of a listserv. If you would like to receive press releases, please sign up at the bottom of the Boulder District Attorney's home page at www.co.boulder.co.us/da. No additional interviews will be provided. We will provide the public with accurate information as early as possible under our legal and ethical restrictions.



However, as noted previously, the information on the suspect's name has already been disseminated.

Karr was caught via DNA:


He had been arrested in Bangkok Thailand on unrelated sex charges which gave law enforcement the opportunity to take a DNA sample. When the DNA matched, John Karr cofessed to the murder.

Sources say John Mark Karr had been emailing Patsy Ramsey with provocative and taunting details of the crime....

Sources say John Mark Karr had no remorse as he was confessing to the crime. On the contrary, he appeared to take a lot of pride in what he has done. Not an unremarkable attitude for a murdering, child sex offender.



So, what celebrity lawyer will try to establish Karr's innocence?

From the Ontario Empoblog (Latest OVVA news here)

Comments

Jennifer said…
Interesting. So if he was so proud of himself, why did he wait ten years to take credit for the crime?
Ontario Emperor said…
He was probably waiting to be caught, and got disappointed when the police couldn't find him. Perhaps a comparison of Karr, David Berkowitz, and the Unabomber is in order.
Jennifer said…
I think you're just the guy to write that!
Anonymous said…
Guy's like him are bold beond oure imagination, spooky...
Ontario Emperor said…
Definitely spooky. Someone on the radio was comparing two alternatives:

John Mark Karr committed the crimes and talked about it, or

John Mark Karr didn't commit the crimes, but says he did.

The radio commentator thought that both alternatives were equally reprehensible.

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