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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4192717

Shocked dad had thought son was dead
By Kirk Mitchell
Denver Post Staff Writer


John Mark Karr's arrest in Thailand after he had vanished for several years was a mixed blessing for his 85-year-old father.

"I thought someone had killed him," Wexford Karr said Wednesday afternoon while sobbing during a telephone interview from his home in Atlanta. "This is such a surprise that he is alive."

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"I thought someone had killed him," Wexford Karr said Wednesday afternoon while sobbing during a telephone interview from his home in Atlanta. "This is such a surprise that he is alive."

I don't know what kind of guy the old dad is, but if he's a good guy, you got to feel sorry for him.