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JonBenet Ramsey's Murder Has Been Solved
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JonBenet Ramsey's Murder Has Been Solved
BANGKOK, Thailand - The American suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case said publicly Thursday he was with the 6-year-old when she died and called her death "an accident," a stunning admission that will help answer 10 years of questions in the unsolved murder case.
"I was with JonBenet when she died," John Mark Karr told reporters in Bangkok, visibly nervous and stuttering as he spoke. "Her death was an accident."
Police said Karr, 41, admitted to the killing after he was arrested Wednesday at his downtown Bangkok apartment by Thai and American authorities.
Karr will be taken to Colorado within the next week where he will face charges of murder, kidnapping and child sexual assault, Ann Hurst, Department of
Homeland Security attache at the American Embassy in Bangkok, said at a news conference in Bangkok.
Karr, speaking to reporters after the news conference, declined to say what his connection was to the Ramsey family or how long he had known JonBenet. Wearing a blue, short-sleeved shirt, he appeared ashen with an expressionless look on his face.
JonBenet was found beaten and strangled in the basement of the family's home in Boulder on Dec. 26, 1996.
The image of blonde-haired little JonBenet in a cowgirl costume and other beauty pageant outfits has haunted TV talk shows ever since, helping feed myriad theories about her killer, and the case became one of the most sensational unsolved murder cases in the nation.
Lt. Gen. Suwat Tumrongsiskul said U.S. authorities informed Thai police on Aug. 11 that an arrest warrant had been issued for Karr on charges of premeditated murder. The warrant was sent to Thai police on Wednesday.
At the press conference, Suwat said Karr insisted after his arrest that his crime was not first-degree murder. "He said it was second-degree murder. He said it was unintentional. He said he was in love with the child. She was a pageant queen," Suwat said.
The Thai officer quoted the suspect as saying he tried to kidnap JonBenet for a $118,000 ransom but that his plan went awry and he strangled her to death. Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother, reported finding a ransom note in the house demanding $118,000 for her daughter.
Hurst said Karr has been "very cooperative" with authorities and that he's shown a "variety of emotions." She said he has been a suspect "for a while" but wouldn't specify how long.
Suwat said Karr arrived in Bangkok on June 6 from Malaysia to look for a teaching job. It was not clear whether he had gotten a job, the police officer said.
SOURCE: Yahoo.com
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It's been 10 freaking years. Her mother already died of cancer and now he confesses? I've been wondering about this story for literally a decade. Here we have the end.
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I just saw this!!! I feel bad for the mother...she died and was being blamed for 10 years for this ****.
But WOW. 10 years later.
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It better be the real killer.
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I don't know if he's the real killer yet, after watching MSNBC since this first broke, I don't think they have enough evidence. This guy may be wack and followed the case and confessed to it, but didn't do it. I don't know yet.
I really hope it has been solved however, I always knew her parents didn't kill her.
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the whole thing seems very werid, but im glad her family is getting closure.
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I bet that fuc.king psycho mom hired him!
I am glad that bitch died this year
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i never really followed up on this but why did people speculate the mom had something to do with it? was that bitch psycho or something?
poor girl
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She was jealous of Jon Benet and was mean to her
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I went to Boulder this morning. (Which is where they held the press confrence a couple hours ago.) It was crazy, and news-people from around the globe were there. I was helping my sister with transporting a Documentry VHS of the JBR case across town to a teleport center, which was then uplinked directly to Entertainment Tonight studios.
As for this case, I believe John Karr is the murder. Especially considering where they found him, (Bangkok, Thailand) is one of the highest rated places where child molestation occurs most often. I never believed the parents were the murderers at all. If those two are guilty of anything, its for those kiddie-fake-trash pagents they entered her into.
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i bet you the mom was probably an xtina fan!!!
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Originally posted by .:Froggert:.
I bet that fuc.king psycho mom hired him!
I am glad that bitch died this year
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God Froggert
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Ed is just an ignorant person, nevermind him.
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Originally posted by Kaos
i never really followed up on this but why did people speculate the mom had something to do with it? was that bitch psycho or something?
poor girl
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There was weird evidence, like a ransom note saying get me $118,000 then the dad got a raise of that much money, and the ransom note handwriting had some stuff on it that looked like the mom's handwriting.
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i bet is a big fat lie, i've always thought the parents kill the little girl
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kaos
i bet you the mom was probably an xtina fan!!!
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HAHAHAHAHAAHAH BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Once I heard the guy was in Thailand, I immediately knew it was him. Americans don't go to southeast Asia for any other reason but to prey on children, freely. I'm so relieved they finally caught this evil, hell bound, ****. I remember hearing about the mother dying 2 months ago. All the stress that women had to endure was the reason for her demise. It's a shame she had to go through so much ****. R.I.P.
As a child, this case really held on to me and I don't think I'll ever let it go. I credit it for helping me learn how valuable life truly is and how careful you must be with it.
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Originally posted by Sir. Will
There was weird evidence, like a ransom note saying get me $118,000 then the dad got a raise of that much money, and the ransom note handwriting had some stuff on it that looked like the mom's handwriting.
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I forgot about that. That's when everyone started to suspect the parents. My family actually never fell into the media's "blame the parents" trap, thankfully.
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John Karr fled to Thailand because of child ****ography charges unrelated to JBR. He actually still works with children (go figure ) in Thailand.
He seems very strange. He has to be considered "innocent" until actual charges are made against him. His (ex?)wife said that they weren't in Boulder the night of JBR murder. Karr was always obsessed with the murder so it is a possibility that he is just plain crazy and wanted to be involved with the murder. There are other possibilites so I think the thread title is a little misleaidng. The case is not solved yet.
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Originally posted by B.R.I.A.N.
Americans don't go to southeast Asia for any other reason but to prey on children, freely.
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... what the ****?
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Eileen, you know what I mean...
And I know this because I watched Lifetime's "Human Trafficking", a heart wrenching mini-series starring Mira Sorvino!
But in all seriousness, Southeast Asia is sex-trafficking central, especially when it comes to children, who are heavily trafficked throughout the world. Alot of crazy **** goes down there and close to nothing is being done about it within the region.
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Its about damn time. Damn this thing been goin on since I was 8.... talkin about a flashback. They need to electrocute the hell out of b!tchass. I didn't kno the mom died... damn thats makes this even sadder. May God continue to watch over that family and may he turn this horrible wrong doing into somethin positive.
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