I never expected this! (Okay, I did. And so did lots of other people But still …)
The murder case against John Mark Karr collapsed this afternoon when he was exonerated by a DNA test, but the man who was once the leading suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey tragedy will be returned to California to face child pornography charges, officials said.
In a fast-moving series of events throughout the afternoon, Boulder Dist. Atty. Mary T. Lacy, who had sought Karr’s departure from Thailand and extradition from California, dropped all charges against the former teacher.
Sources say that there is no truth to the rumor that Lacy, in connection with CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and the White House, came up with “The Karr Scenario” as a way to distract people from the Iraq War (which has been a real loser in the ratings lately).
Lacy announced that she would hold a “panel discussion” with selected reporters Tuesday to discuss the case.
When reporters asked why the district attorney would not face the full press to answer questions, a court officer said: “You should be grateful that she is willing to do that.”
Yes, you should fall on your knees and thank God that a public official is willing to justify her errors in judgment to even pet members of the press! (Hey, if works for the President, I think city District Attornies should be able to use it.)
When I first heard about this guy it was reported that he was already under arrest for an unrelated sex crime. All I could think was, what do you have to do to get arrested for a sex crime in Thailand?
Left by blueperiod on August 28th, 2006