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Suspect arrested in JonBenet Ramsey case By CATHERINE TSAI, Associated Press Writer 34 minutes ago BOULDER, Colo. - A former schoolteacher was arrested Wednesday in Thailand in the slaying of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey — a surprise breakthrough in a lurid, decade-old murder mystery that had cast a cloud of suspicion over her parents. Federal officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified the suspect as John Mark Karr, a 42-year-old American, and one law enforcement official told The Associated Press that Boulder police had tracked him down online. The Ramsey family's attorney in Atlanta pronounced the arrest vindication for...

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai police said Thursday that a 41-year-old American man has admitted to the killing a decade ago of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey in the United States. Lt. Gen. Suwat Tumrongsiskul, head of Thailand's immigration police, told The Associated Press that John Mark Karr confessed to the killing after his arrest Wednesday at a downtown Bangkok apartment. "He told police while under arrest that he did kill the girl but so far he has not pleaded guilty in writing. This is needed as official evidence," Suwat said.

Lesley Stahl kicks off her new role tonight as anchor of '48 Hours' with a fresh look at the Jon Benet Ramsey case.She has the first interview with Patsy Ramsey since the latter was diagnosed with a recurrence of ovarian cancer..Shows never before seen tapes of police interrogations..Boasts an exclusive with Lou Smit, one of the original investigators of the Boulder, Colorado case.. (he thinks the Ramseys are innocent)And there is new evidence, including fiber presence linked to one of the parents.The local police department offers its relevations and private views of the Ramseys as potential suspects.

<p>BOULDER, Colo. (AP) --  An ex-detective who wrote a book accusing John and Patsy Ramsey of killing their daughter will pay the couple an undisclosed sum to settle their $80 million libel lawsuit.</p> <p>Former police detective Steve Thomas, co-author Don Davis and publisher St. Martin's Press are participating in the settlement, Ramsey attorney L. Lin Wood said Tuesday. He would not say how the three will divide the payment.</p>