[I want to know]

It was possibly the most useless and content free press conference I've ever witnessed, and we've all seen plenty like it. There was simply no reason to even hold a press conference except to give each other kudos and have some face time (politics).

I agree. I thought the same thing when the authorities held a press conference after the BTK serial murder was caught (thank goodness he messed up or that case would probably still be unsolved).

I think it would have been better just to issue a statement that they have Karr in custody and would be flying him back to the states within a week

[Peach]

Exactly.

[NinoFan]

And is there not a lesson for US to learn from that BTK press conference? A bare press conference does not mean the guy's innocent.