Reply #20: Other--the kid is dead, her mama is too

[MADem]

The police did a shitty job, and absent confessions, it's unlikely that case will ever be solved.

That schoolteacher they arrested...will the handwriting match? Could the teacher have been that stupid as to make the errors seen in that note? Can the pervert afford a good lawyer? Will he be strung up, no matter what, just to put the case behind them--a sacrificial lamb?

NYT article, interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/us/17jonbenet.html?hp&ex=1155873600&en=49fd37a0dce89eb4&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Ms. Lacy’s statement provided no details about what had led investigators to the suspect or why, if they had been on his trail for some time, they swooped down on him yesterday. Nor did she spell out what charges he would face, and it was not clear how soon he would be returned to this country. Ms. Lacy’s statement said she would not comment further until a news conference this morning, and calls to her office were not returned.

The suspect was identified by a law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly, as John M. Karr. The Associated Press quoted a lawyer who represented the Ramseys in the 1990’s as saying Mr. Karr had lived in Conyers, Ga. The Ramseys lived in an Atlanta suburb, Dunwoody, about 30 miles away, before they moved to Colorado.

The Associated Press initially reported that Mr. Karr, 42, was already in custody in Bangkok on an unrelated sex charge when he was arrested in the Ramsey case. Later The A.P. quoted Lt. Gen. Suwat Tumrongsiskul, the head of Thailand’s immigration police, as saying he was unaware of any criminal charges against Mr. Karr in Thailand. The A.P. quoted another Thai official as saying Mr. Karr had denied committing a crime at home.