Breaking news: suspect admits to killing JonBenet

[BelleBoo&AmisMum]

Just came on our late local news. According to Thai authorities he admited to killing her.

MSNBC link

Thai official: Man confesses to Ramsey murder
American ex-teacher arrested in Thailand in connection with ’96 murder

BREAKING NEWS

Updated: 1 minute ago
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

 

[barkley]

i just read that. i also read in the napa california newspaper about his time as a substitute teacher there. he was subbing while pursing his teaching credential but quit with no notice when he was interviewed by napa police on the request of sonoma county police about an investigation into him contacting children for deviant purposes via the internet (this was 4 years after the ramsey murder). apparantly he was charged with some crimes in sonoma county but skipped out and had a warrant issued for his arrest.

i'll be interested to see if there's some link between the family and him-i just find it hard to believe that as confusing as the layout of the house is he was able to access it without detection and seemingly not disturb the residents. i also find it odd that the "ransom note" had to the dollar the amount john ramsey got as a bonus from his company. just seems to point to either some very intricate stalking or some personal knowledge of the family.

 

[SplshMtn99]

It was just on our 5am news. They also had video of him stating: he was with her when she died, but it was an accident.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14379566/ Your link above has been updated with much longer article now.

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 1 hour, 1 minute ago
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 transported to Colorado in the next week where he will face charges of murder, kidnapping and child sexual assault, said Ann Hurst, a U.S. official with the Department of Homeland Security.

One law enforcement official told The Associated Press that Boulder police had tracked Karr down online.

The head of Thailand immigration police said Thursday that Karr admitted to the killing after he was arrested at his downtown Bangkok apartment Wednesday night. Karr arrived in Bangkok on June 6 from Malaysia to look for a teaching job, Lt. Gen. Suwat Tumrongsiskul told The Associated Press.

“They fell in love with each other. She was very beautiful. So he kidnapped her and killed her by accident,” Suwat said.

 

[carolfoy]

I remeber the coverage when this little girl died and also remember there being massive suspicion on the family, I do hope that this solves the case and allows the innocently accused to gain some peace. What actually happened to Jonbenets father in the end? was he imprisoned? did Jonbenets mother think it was him too?

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Wow, I just heard this. Man. To be honest, I always thought the parents were a little fishy and seemed dishonest. Really makes me feel guilty.

 

[shortbun]

I never could wrap my brain around the parents being guilty of murder. I always thought they had innocently exposed her to pedaphiles by putting her into the child pagent scene though. I'm glad this crime is resolved and that Patsy Ramsey knew of this possibility before she died. I hope this stops the horrible comments about the Ramseys being murderers. Makes you look back at the really bad handling by the first police on the scene. They really messed it up.

 

[hentob]

Wow, I just heard this. Man. To be honest, I always thought the parents were a little fishy and seemed dishonest. Really makes me feel guilty.

But, but, but....

I am wondering if a family member could still be involved? The dad in particular. Can someone tell me if I am dreaming that the police department found child pornography downloads on the father's computer? Or that he traveled several times to countries where relations with children are let to slide. I remember hearing that many years ago.

If the dad was involved in child pornography, maybe he had a common bond with the newly confessed killer? Maybe the man had been allowed into the house on a previous visit? Perhaps to exchange child pornography media? Then he took it upon himself to come back and break in to get to Jon Bennet? All speculation on my part.

It did say on the news last night that the parents (it was told to Patsy prior to her death) DID recognized the name of the accused when it was brought up to them.

You never know

Poor little girl. No matter how this came about, that child is dead. And it still sends a shiver up my spine to think of what she was put through. Poor baby

 

[mickeyfan2]

He said he kidnapped her, but she was found in the house. He kidnapped her, did his thing with her, killed her and then brought her back! Some part of his story does not add up to me. Could the father be paying him off to take the fall? Why would he tell the Thai police about a murder from 10 years ago in another country? I am not convinced by his story.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

But, but, but....

I am wondering if a family member could still be involved?

That's totally true.

 

[LoraJ]

He said he kidnapped her, but she was found in the house. He kidnapped her, did his thing with her, killed her and then brought her back! Some part of his story does not add up to me. Could the father be paying him off to take the fall? Why would he tell the Thai police about a murder from 10 years ago in another country? I am not convinced by his story.

Yeah,
I am still not convinced that he did this alone.
And if they can't tie up all the loose ends in court, I wonder if they would even be able to convict him?

 

[annegal]

The case is 10 years old. Amazing that this happened.

I also remember something about the "ransome note" being in the Mother's handwriting.

(Of course , she has since died)

 

[mickeyfan2]

The case is 10 years old. Amazing that this happened.

I also remember something about the "ransome note" being in the Mother's handwriting.

(Of course , she has since died)

Not only in her handwriting, but there were thrown out practice notes found too.

 

[VSL]

I'm reserving judgement on this one.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

I'm sorry, but I get a weird feeling about this. I think this guy is just some kook looking for attention. John Ramsey said in an interview last night, he did not know the guy. The family entertained A LOT. So yes, many, many people were in and out of that house. But, Jon Benet's body was found in a "hidden" room. You would have to know thew house really well to know that room was there. There was no evidence to show that anyone from the outside of the house came in. There were even cobwebs around JonBenet's window undisturbed. If he was some sick pedophile, in "love" with JonBenet, why would he sit and write a 3 page ransom note, demanding money? Saying he was a "group" of people? Why did he not even take her out of the house? He "kidnapped" her, but she died in the house?

Also, last night, I was watching Nightline. Barbara Walters did a phone interview with John. He said something that really raised my eyebrows, I know he probably said it for legal reason's, but when you are the grieving father of a long dead 6 year old girl, would you care about legalese? He was talking about the suspect, the same suspect everyone here has tried and convicted already, and he said "The guy the police have, IF he is the guy"

Ok, that word IF stood out to me like a beacon. So even John Ramsey is not 100% sure they have the right guy?

I think it is very early, and we don't have enough info. His "confession" was told to Bangkok reporters and/or police, not the FBI. So, so far, it is hearsay.

 

[JerseyJanice]

The suspect confessed to killing the child, and yet people are still pointing fingers at her family.

No child porn was ever found on Mr. Ramsey's computer. "Fine" newspapers like the Globe and World News reported garbage like that, but it was never proven by any reliable source.

Handwriting experts were unable to "rule out" Patsy as being the person who wrote the ransom, but they never said she wrote it.

We will have to wait until this man's trial to find out all the evidence. I've thought for many years that the general public doesn't know all of it. Maybe then, people will be convinced that Jon Benet's family didn't kill her?

I doubt it. It seems that there are a lot of people who won't change their minds after they've formed an opinion.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

The case is 10 years old. Amazing that this happened.

I also remember something about the "ransome note" being in the Mother's handwriting.

(Of course , she has since died)

The handwriting came back inconclusive. they could not rule her out, but they also could not say 100% it was her writing.

 

[lillygator]

I still think there is quite a bit that doesn't add up...and considering there were things the public didn't know, I would think it's very possible about porn being on a computer in the home....how could it be that stuff not released to the public never leaked...?

 

[JerseyJanice]

He said something that really raised my eyebrows, I know he probably said it for legal reason's, but when you are the grieving father of a long dead 6 year old girl, would you care about legalese? He was talking about the suspect, the same suspect everyone here has tried and convicted already, and he said "The guy the police have, IF he is the guy"

Ok, that word IF stood out to me like a beacon. So even John Ramsey is not 100% sure they have the right guy?

Just a thought, but after living 10 years under a cloud of suspicion, perhaps Mr. Ramsey is sensitive about the notion of "innocent until proven guilty"? And after those 10 years, I can understand why he'd be skeptical that they finally have the guy who did it.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

The suspect confessed to killing the child, and yet people are still pointing fingers at her family.

Who did he confess to? Thai officials have said he confessed. The FBI needs to hear his confession, and get it in writing. If they don't, I really don't think they have much.

This guy has not been tried and convicted yet, but you seem to think he is guilty already, so aren't you the same as some of us who still have suspicion's about the Ramsey's?

 

[kdibattista]

Who did he confess to?

The world

John Mark Karr, 41, said he was with the girl in her family's basement when she died and that her death was an accident.

"I was with JonBenet when she died," Karr told reporters in Bangkok on Thursday, visibly nervous and stuttering as he spoke after a news conference by Thai and U.S. authorities. "Her death was an accident."