Prosecutors dropped charges today against self-professed murder John Mark Karr. Karr admitted murdering six year old JonBenet Ramsey, but his attorney announced the Boulder DA will not pursue the case.

"The warrant on Mr. Karr has been dropped by the district attorney," public defender Seth Temin said in a statement he read to reporters outside the Boulder, Colo., jail. "They're not proceeding with this case."

Temin continued, "We are deeply distressed that they took this man and dragged him here from Bangkok, Thailand, with no forensic evidence confirming the allegations against him and no independent factors leading to a presumption that he did anything wrong."

Temin conveniently forgot his client had his own ass dragged from a Thai prison to Denver after announcing during a press conference he accidentally killed Ramsey. Unfortunately (or fortunately) for Karr, his own DNA samples did not match the DNA samples taken from the crime scene.

In a statement released Monday, Boulder D.A. Mary Lacy said, "My office has spent the past week conducting follow-up interviews and forensic testing to establish whether John Mark Karr was present in Boulder on December 25-26, 2006.

"The DNA associated with the victim in this case does not match John Mark Karr. The family of Mr. Karr cooperated by providing circumstantial evidence that Mr. Karr spent Christmas with his family in Atlanta, Georgia."

Concluding the statement, Lacy said, "Our role in the investigation of JonBenet Ramsey's murder has been to follow up on all legitimate leads that we have received from law enforcement and concerned citizens. This case is not closed, and we will continue to investigate leads and pursue justice.

"Regarding the status of John Mark Karr, a safety plan has been established. We cannot comment further on this issue."

Karr may still face child pornography charges currently pending in the state of California.

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turin

Denver, CO

October 2003

AUG 28, 2006 04:34 PM

well, I just won a few bets.

ArtDebris

Los Angeles, CA

February 2006

AUG 28, 2006 04:37 PM

if i admitted to the murder, would i be flown around the world whilst sipping champagne? i could offer a dna sample that wouldn't match and then be sent home.

ArtDebris

Los Angeles, CA

February 2006

AUG 28, 2006 04:37 PM

turin said:
well, I just won a few bets.

yeah, i'm collecting on my bets, too.

PaulNikon

Palm Bay, FL

February 2003

AUG 28, 2006 04:43 PM

Oh, they will kill him in California. He did go from the frying pan into the fire. Good for him.

Eric_Only

Princeton, NJ

January 2005

AUG 28, 2006 04:56 PM

turin said:
well, I just won a few bets.

me too. and i gave 3 to 1 odds
holla!

Adelayde

Ellicott City, MD

September 2004

AUG 28, 2006 05:00 PM

i fuckin' knew it!

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ

April 2006

AUG 28, 2006 05:07 PM

anyone else thinking there was a little Family pressure put on?

"Convict this asshole quick so everyone stops looking at us."

hmm? anyone?

Salem

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

AUG 28, 2006 05:07 PM

what a nut job

Tornateaux

Fort Campbell, KY

August 2006

AUG 28, 2006 05:12 PM

MschfMayhemSoap said:
anyone else thinking there was a little Family pressure put on?

"Convict this asshole quick so everyone stops looking at us."

hmm? anyone?

I find it mighty suspicious that less than a month after Pat Ramsey dies, suddenly this guy pops up with "information only the killer could have known." I still firmly believe that John killed Jon Benet, and Pat helped cover it up.

Yep, got some wagers to collect on here, too.

frankiemoz

Oxnard, CA

March 2006

AUG 28, 2006 05:20 PM

this fucker is still creepy

turin

Denver, CO

October 2003

AUG 28, 2006 05:34 PM

mighty_tron said:

turin said:
well, I just won a few bets.

me too. and i gave 3 to 1 odds
holla!

sweet, I couldn't get better than even money!

truthbealiar

Providence, RI

July 2006

AUG 28, 2006 05:52 PM

Does this mean that the news media will finally shut up about this and report on real news stories.

bluevalentine

San Antonio, TX

December 2003

AUG 28, 2006 06:26 PM

frankiemoz said:
this fucker is still creepy

thediz

Glendale, AZ

July 2006

AUG 28, 2006 06:28 PM

truthbealiar said:
Does this mean that the news media will finally shut up about this and report on real news stories.

probably not... now there will be thousands of reports on how he didn't do it and the lack of knowing who did.

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ

April 2006

AUG 28, 2006 06:29 PM

thediz said:

truthbealiar said:
Does this mean that the news media will finally shut up about this and report on real news stories.

probably not.

if a story can be milked for human drama, it'll be drained until the teets are sore.

photoline

Edmonton, AB

January 2005

AUG 28, 2006 06:34 PM

If this son of a bitch says he's guilty, that's good enough for me. I hope California fries him...

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ

April 2006

AUG 28, 2006 06:38 PM

photoline said:
If this son of a bitch says he's guilty, that's good enough for me. I hope California fries him...

just remember who's governor over there.

DannyDMc

Fargo, ND

July 2003

AUG 28, 2006 06:46 PM

photoline said:
If this son of a bitch says he's guilty, that's good enough for me. I hope California fries him...

Oh Christ all mighty; Pennywise the Clown killed her!

emogoddess

Crestone, CO

February 2005

AUG 28, 2006 06:51 PM

Tornateaux said:

MschfMayhemSoap said:
anyone else thinking there was a little Family pressure put on?

"Convict this asshole quick so everyone stops looking at us."

hmm? anyone?

I personally think it makes the most sense that the brother did it and the parents helped to cover it up. I live in Boulder and remeber when the whole thing happened. None-the-less, the police really mis-managed the case by claiming from the get go that the parents did it. Has anyone ever heard of innocent until proven guilty???

General

Beaumont, CA

September 2005

AUG 28, 2006 07:42 PM

Some people would say anything to get out of a Thai prison.

Cyprian

Boulder, CO

November 2005

AUG 28, 2006 07:55 PM

"Hiya, neighbor. I'm John Mark Karr and, well, funny story..."

StarBelliedBoy

Philadelphia, PA

December 2003

AUG 28, 2006 08:31 PM

truthbealiar said:
Does this mean that the news media will finally shut up about this and report on real news stories.

Once again, how is the police trying to solve a young girl's murder not news?

With the celeb news, at least it's plausible to say it's not news. Here, it just ends up with you looking like a jackass.

beaky

Miami, FL

April 2003

AUG 28, 2006 08:34 PM

maybe he is he's own twin

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ

April 2006

AUG 28, 2006 08:51 PM

beaky said:
maybe he is he's own twin

"or his own grandpa!!!"....

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