Ex-wife gives alibi for JonBenet suspect

Associated Press ^ | August 17, 2006 | Alisa Tang

[TommyDale]

This is a strange case. Part of me says I hope he did it, and he is convicted. But something tells me this could be a publicity stunt to sell his book, and a method of escape from the Thailand prison. He seems like a mental case who started living the stories in his book. Just a gut feeling...

[Rte66]

No need to ask around - they fed him all the info he needed beforehand.

[pollywog]

Maybe he's just fantasizing about the murder to the point where turning himself in creates that reality

This was my exact thoughts too........strange confession.

[Tijeras_Slim]

If his DNA matches then he's toast.

What twiggy said, right honey?

[MineralMan]

This is going to be a media circus. We'll all just have to wait and see whether this is the guy, or just a wannabe.

I'm simply not going to speculate on this case. It's way too iffy.

[Andy from Beaverton]

Let's see... how could I get out of spending time in one of the worst jails known to man in the land of pedophilia??? Oh... plea that you killed a girl in America and get extradited.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I was wondering what was going to be this years TRIAL OF THE CENTURY!

[mrs tiggywinkle]

huh?

[Fitzcarraldo]

They need to muzzle Karr and get him to the US immediately. This pretrial publicity will be exploited by the defense lawyer.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Had the jury not been swayed by the race card, OJ would be toast. imho.

[green iguana]

how could I get out of spending time in one of the worst jails known to man in the land of pedophilia?

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! WInner, winner, winner!

[MineralMan]

"I was wondering what was going to be this years TRIAL OF THE CENTURY!"

Well, if there's a trial, this one will definitely qualify. There may never be a trial, though. Still, the media's going to blow this up beyond all belief.

Iraq? What's that? Israel/Lebanon? Who cares? We have the latest info on Jonbenet's killer! Watch us!

[MizSterious]

Or his wife is "helping him out."

[Right Wing Assault]

To summarize:

"I was with JonBenet when she died,"

But the suspect's ex-wife said she was with him in Alabama at the time of JonBenet's 1996 death.

The brother said last night on Greta he was in Atlanta that Christmas at a family gathering.

So, is anyone telling the truth?

[ryan71]

EXACTLY!

Then, once they extradite you go to court in the US and deny the whole thing. The judge throws out the confession and you walk.

[Rte66]

Lara said in a subsequent interview that it could've been either AL or ATL, they had a family Christmas.

Hamilton, AL, where she and John Mark lived with their 3 boys, was where his grandparents lived, too - they had raised him from age 12.

His father and brother live in ATL and they have Christmas there, too. It very well may have been both - they might have had presents at one place and dinner at another or vice versa.

[Always Right]

This is a strange case. Part of me says I hope he did it, and he is convicted. But something tells me this could be a publicity stunt to sell his book, and a method of escape from the Thailand prison.

I am thinking that it might just be an attempt to get out of Thai prison. I think the US should take their time on rushing to get this guy back in the US.

[Mr. Brightside]

the principal ... said he concluded Karr hadn't been trained, had poor skills keeping classes focused and was ineffective

Don't they call that "tenured"?

[Guenevere]

ex-wife

[JimRed]

But something tells me this could be a publicity stunt to sell his book, and a method of escape from the Thailand prison.

Could be a smart move. Facing charges on "unrelated sex crimes" in Thailand, he cops to a high profile murder of which he knows he will not be convicted, and is extradicted back home. If this is the case and he pulls the scam off, I hope we send him back to face those charges and serve time in a lovely Thai prison!