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Man arrested in death of JonBenet Ramsey ***UPDATE*** Name of suspect - John Mark Karr
AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/16/06 | Catherine Tsai - ap

Posted on 08/16/2006 2:44:23 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

BOULDER, Colo. - A man suspected in the slaying of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey nearly a decade ago was arrested Wednesday in Thailand, the district attorney said.

District Attorney Mary Lacey said the arrest followed several months of work. She disclosed no details about the suspect before a news conference scheduled for Thursday.

Federal officials familiar with the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the man was already being held in Bangkok on unrelated sex charges. CBS reported that the suspect, a 41-year-old second-grade teacher, will be brought back to the United States this weekend.

Ramsey family attorney Lin Wood said in Atlanta that he has been told that the suspect once lived in Conyers, Ga., outside of Atlanta. He would not comment on whether the Ramseys knew him, and he said he knew nothing else about the man.

Lin said the Ramseys learned about the suspect a least a month before JonBenet's mother, Patsy Ramsey, died in June.

"It's been a very long 10 years, and I'm just sorry Patsy isn't here for me to hug her neck," Wood said.

The girl was found beaten and strangled in the basement of the family's home in Boulder on Dec. 26, 1996.


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KEYWORDS: 4peat; arrested; death; dna; jonbenet; patsy; ramsey; thailand
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To: CindyDawg

absolutely ! the Thai police put the bag over the head first thing . They usually hear what they need to know in less than 20 minutes.


41 posted on 08/16/2006 3:39:40 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

JAT but maybe it would be better for him to pay for his crime there first before coming here for a long, drawn out trial.


42 posted on 08/16/2006 3:44:55 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: NormsRevenge

I would say that John and Patsy Ramsey are definitely involved in the murder of their six year old daughter. May they be an example to other parents who want to capitalize on suggestively parading their innocent offspring before the world, which is full of depravity to the max.


43 posted on 08/16/2006 3:50:00 PM PDT by Paperdoll (........Washington Staters, Vote for McGavick!)
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To: CindyDawg

best to leave him to rot over there , perfect justice.....


44 posted on 08/16/2006 3:50:42 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: Orange1998
This guy was caught molesting kids in Bangkok. Then he admits to the authorities he killed Jon Benet Ramsey. Then there is evidence he had a "relationship" with the family. When the DNA results match the crime scene evidence, then there is beyond a doubt that he is guilty. I hope that when he found guilty, they give him the death penalty
45 posted on 08/16/2006 3:55:49 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: garbageseeker

I was wondering if he was wandering about bragging about the crime. Sounds like it.

Expect Fox News ratings to go through the roof again!


46 posted on 08/16/2006 3:57:07 PM PDT by BunnySlippers
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To: garbageseeker

ABC reported that the DNA is a match.


47 posted on 08/16/2006 3:57:44 PM PDT by JRochelle
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To: garbageseeker
Then he admits to the authorities he killed Jon Benet Ramsey.

We'll then bring out the rope. This scum needs a hangin.

48 posted on 08/16/2006 4:01:04 PM PDT by Orange1998
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To: tamster

According to one of the articles, the guy has confessed to some things that the public wasn't aware.


49 posted on 08/16/2006 4:02:45 PM PDT by justche (If you're afraid of the future, then get out of the way, stand aside. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: BunnySlippers

I expect that he looked at what was going to happen there and decided his chances for a healthier life style would be better here. JMO.


50 posted on 08/16/2006 4:03:46 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: JRochelle; Orange1998

That seals it. The DNA matched. That man deserve to die for his crimes.


51 posted on 08/16/2006 4:04:08 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: justche

If the started talking to the police about the details only the muderer knows then they have caught their man.


52 posted on 08/16/2006 4:07:26 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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To: NormsRevenge

Wow!


53 posted on 08/16/2006 4:09:40 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (John Bolton for Secretary of State)
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To: Continental Soldier
>> If this person is proven to be the killer of Jon Benet, what will the police and the press have to say to the Ramsey's? If ever parents were crucified by Denver police investigators and by the press, it was the Ramseys! Now what? Will all those who went to the media to proclaim the parents guilty step forward to admit their mistakes and to apologize to all of us for their stupidity? Somehow, I doubt it. <<

I have said for a long time I didn't believe the parents killed Jon Benet. The usual "blame the parents" crowd spent the last decade demonizing the parents and insisting Patsy Ramsey was a psycho who flew into violent rages when her daughter wet the bed and John Ramsey was a "pedophile" and molester, all of this being hyped without ONE shread of evidence pointing to the Ramsey's. The knee-jerk hysteria was amazing, even on FR people were still cursing Patsy Ramsey the day she died.

Can you imagine how John Ramsey must feel when his youngest daughter was brutally killed and instead of a public outcry of support, everyone turned against him and berated him as a murderer and molester without any evidence. It's the precise opposite of the OJ case, you have everyone convinced he's gulity when a mountain of evidence including the DNA samples, fingerprints, handwriting sample, lie-detector test, etc. did NOT match and did NOT point to anyone in the family.

It's a amazing John Ramsey wasn't suicidal in these circumstances.

The knee-jerks do indeed owe the family a heartfelt apology if this guy is proven the killer, though I doubt they will ever get it.

Even people are STILL quick to make assumpitions, throwing about the "pedophile" word with a suspect in custody in Thailand, again, without knowing any of the evidence. Most criminal profiles will tell you the vast majority of child killers and sadistic tortures are NOT pedophiles.

To the knee-jerks who went on a witch hunt against the Ramsey family, you ought to be ashamed. Next time, try finding actual EVIDENCE before you brand someone a sadist killer and a rapist.

54 posted on 08/16/2006 4:10:36 PM PDT by BillyBoy (ILLINOIS ELECTION "CHOICES:" Rod Bag-o-$hit or Judas Barf Too-Pinka)
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To: NormsRevenge

Too bad Patsy died before this man was arrested. The Ramsey's suffered a lot of humiliation and criticism that now we find was not warranted. RIP Patsy and Jonbenet


55 posted on 08/16/2006 4:11:03 PM PDT by conservative blonde (Conservative Blonde)
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To: conservative blonde

Especially the son.


56 posted on 08/16/2006 4:11:36 PM PDT by bonfire
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To: BillyBoy
1996 was a bad year for knee-jerk media driven hysterical "investigations".

Richard Jewel

John and Patsy Ramsey.

I hope they have enough to roast evidence to roast this scumbag.
57 posted on 08/16/2006 4:14:45 PM PDT by PogySailor
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To: NormsRevenge
John Mark Carr


Hmm. These killers usually have Wayne for a middle name it seems.
58 posted on 08/16/2006 4:16:20 PM PDT by A knight without armor
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To: BillyBoy

The parents - at least the mother - paraded her child dressed up as a sexy little tart, making her a target for the perps out there. The dad apparently never said to stop. There is still some blame to be had for that.


59 posted on 08/16/2006 4:19:28 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Proud American 99

Before you rev up the power tools please squeeze a full confession out of him because this is actually one true crime book I'd like to read.


60 posted on 08/16/2006 4:19:28 PM PDT by A knight without armor
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