Monday, August 28, 2006

Or Not

So, he's not the guy.

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - Prosecutors dropped charges Monday against John Mark Karr, who triggered a media frenzy by confessing to killing six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, leaving the decade-old case cold once more.

Less than two weeks since Karr was arrested in Thailand and flown to the United States, District Attorney Mary Lacy said a DNA sample from Karr failed to match DNA traces at the crime scene and that witnesses put him elsewhere at the time of the murder.

The DA released a statement saying the reason she arrested Karr is that she wanted to prevent him from hurting any children in Thailand. We'll see if that story changes in a Tuesday morning news conference -- a very small news conference -- where only representatives of the major news outlets will be allowed. Although I haven't been watching closely, I haven't seen any mention of the irresponsible reporting about "this creepy guy." Now, he's going back to California to face child porn charges.

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