Suspect Detained in JonBenet Ramsey Case

Ten years after the vicious murder, a Boulder District Attorney announced the arrest of a suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey case. Colorado officials announced Bangkok, Thailand law enforcement arrested John Mark Karr on other unrelated sex charges. The District Attorney’s office sent a representative to Thailand to escort the suspect back to Colorado.

Karr, a forty-two year old schoolteacher, once lived in a Georgia town near Atlanta, where the Ramsey family lived before moving to Denver. According to reports, Karr communicated through e-mail with an unnamed person in Boulder, admitting to certain elements of the crime. Authorities said Karr’s arrest comes after "several months of focused and complex investigation."

Police suspected JonBenet’s parents, Patsy and John Ramsey, since the early stages of the investigation, but a grand jury failed to find sufficient evidence to indict the couple.

In a public statement, a Ramsey attorney said the family did not know Karr, and they are relieved progress is being made on the case. Although Patsy died of cancer in June, John claimed she knew of the current investigation, and understood an arrest was forthcoming.

John released the following statement Wednesday.
"I want to have only very limited comment on today's arrest because I feel it is extremely important to not only let the justice system operate to its conclusion in an orderly manner, but also to avoid feeding the type of media speculation that my wife and I were subjected to for so many years.

"I do want to say, however, that the investigation of the individual arrested today in connection with JonBenet's death was discussed with Patsy and me by the Boulder district attorney's office prior to Patsy's death in June. So Patsy was aware that authorities were close to making an arrest in the case and had she lived to see this day, would no doubt have been as pleased as I am with today's development almost 10 years after our daughter's murder. Words cannot adequately express my gratitude for the efforts of Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy and the members of her investigative team."
Karr, who is also wanted in California for possession of child pornography, spoke at a Bangkok press conference this morning. He stated he loved JonBenet, and her death was an accident.
After his news conference, an expressionless Karr declined to tell reporters what his connection was to the Ramsey family or how long he had known JonBenet. Yet asked if he were innocent of the crime, Karr said, "No." He also said, as police escorted him past reporters, "I loved JonBenet, and she died accidentally."
Federal officials stated Karr will be extradited to Colorado this week where he will be charged with a myriad of offenses including first-degree murder, first- and second-degree kidnapping and child sexual assault.

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John Mark Karr

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