John Mark Karr, the suspect in the mysterious murder of JonBenet Ramsey nearly a decade ago, is to be transported to Colorado after waiving extradition from Los Angeles. Usually, in cases such as this one, as evidence begins stacking up, it paints a pretty clear picture of the suspect's involvement in the crime.
In the case of Karr, each new piece of evidence seems to cloud the issue. From his talking about JonBenet in the present tense to suggestions he wasn't even in Colorado when the murder took place, it appears Karr may just be out for publicity.
For the average American, deciphering Karr's comments is impossible. Sane people do not think or talk like he does. Yet, pundits have, since Day One, been trying to figure out why he confessed. Was it to escape the Thai prisons? This was a favorite possibility early on, and has a lot of credence. He was reportedly facing charges for sex crimes there, and in Thailand, sex offenders are treated, shall we say, unkindly. Or so says conventional wisdom.
But to say Karr has enough marbles left to be thinking this clearly is a stretch. He may not have even committed the crime. Those who say he was nowhere near Boulder, Colo. When the crime occurred also may not be remembering quite as well as if the crime had happened 10 moths ago. Ten years is a long time. My suspicion is Karr just wanted the attention, but the district attorney has enough on him to be pursuing him as the suspect. Maybe she'll surprise us.
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