SUSPECT ARRESTED IN JON BENET RAMSEY CASE

[Dan Gould]

  Alexander said:

... but this whole thing was mishandled from the get-go. There was no reason to release information about this aspect of the investigation until they were absolutely *certain* that they had something. Honestly, how hard would it have been to take a sample from Karr and Fed Ex it to Boulder for testing?

I could be wrong but I would bet that as a matter of law, they had to have him in custody in the states before they could legally extract DNA for testing.

[RDK]

  Dan Gould said:

  Alexander said:

... but this whole thing was mishandled from the get-go. There was no reason to release information about this aspect of the investigation until they were absolutely *certain* that they had something. Honestly, how hard would it have been to take a sample from Karr and Fed Ex it to Boulder for testing?

I could be wrong but I would bet that as a matter of law, they had to have him in custody in the states before they could legally extract DNA for testing.

I'm sure you're right, Dan (or at least I hope you're right). And could you imagine the stink if someone - in Thailand no less - were allowed to get away after "admitting" to the crime because the local cops dragged their ass to airtight their case? I'm sure the media grasping at straws and the Boulder cops eager to show progress exagerated the importance of this lead, but i don't feel Karr's arrest was unwarranted. He is still wanted for other crimes as well.

[Dan Gould]

This is kind of wacky though. The image on the left is a sketch by a "psychic" who was drawing JonBenet's killer:

[Alexander]

  Dan Gould said:

This is kind of wacky though. The image on the left is a sketch by a "psychic" who was drawing JonBenet's killer:

Looks more like Hitler without the 'stache.