I know he wasn't sitting in a cell; it's not like authorities got him on their own and through lots of legwork. They got him because he made the stupid mistake of e-mailing Patsy Ramsey. He was in Thailand under his own name and wasn't difficult to find or trace.
Thailand is practically pedophilia central and they wouldn't have done squat to him if the US hadn't wanted him on a potential murder charge or if he hadn't been convicted in abstentia on the 2001 child pornography matter.
was it clear he emailed Patsy? I thought he emailed some Colorado college professor who had written a book about the case? or did he email both of them?
You're right that Thailand is pedophilia central, but they are trying to change their image and this is a good step so I applaud them for that. The guy just signed up a few days ago to work at a Thailand school, so it's a darn good thing they got him now.