JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect on his way to America
{{date|August 20, 2006}}

The man being held in [[w:Bangkok|Bangkok]] on suspicion of murdering six-year-old [[w:JonBenét Ramsey|JonBenét Ramsey]] more than ten years ago has started his extradition flight to the [[w:US|US]]. 

Forty-one year-old [[w:John Mark Karr|John Mark Karr]], an American school teacher, is flying on Thai Airways Flight 748 from Bangkok to Los Angeles International Airport. According to Thai police, he is being accompanied by American security officials. 

Lt Gen Suwat Thamrongsrisakul, from the [[w:Thailand|Thai]] immigration police, said: "He is very calm, and not scared. He said was ready to go back home."

In a press conference on Wednesday, Karr confessed to killing the child beauty queen by accident. "I was with JonBenét when she died. I loved JonBenét. She died accidentally. I am so very sorry for what happened to JonBenét. It's very important for me that everyone knows that I love her very much, that her death was unintentional, that it was an accident." 

Despite his confession, Karr's then ex-wife said that he was in [[w:Alabama|Alabama]] with her when the murder occurred.

JonBenét was found beaten and strangled in her Colorado home on the day after Christmas in 1996.

==Related==

*{{wikinews|title=Man confesses to 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey|date=August 17, 2006}}

*{{wikinews|title=Arrest made in JonBenet Ramsey murder case|date=August 16, 2006}}

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/20/ramsey.arrest/index.html
|title=Karr begins journey back to U.S.
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=Ausgust 20, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,209481,00.html
|title=JonBenet Slaying Suspect En Route to U.S.
|author=
|pub=Fox News
|date=August 20, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5266782.stm
|title=JonBenet suspect on way to US
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=August 20, 2006}}

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The man being held in Bangkok on suspicion of murdering six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey more than ten years ago has started his extradition flight to the US. 

Forty-one year-old John Mark Karr, an American school teacher, is flying on Thai Airways Flight 748 from Bangkok to Los Angeles International Airport. According to Thai police, he is being accompanied by American security officials. 

Lt Gen Suwat Thamrongsrisakul, from the Thai immigration police, said: "He is very calm, and not scared. He said was ready to go back home."

In a press conference on Wednesday, Karr confessed to killing the child beauty queen by accident. "I was with JonBenét when she died. I loved JonBenét. She died accidentally. I am so very sorry for what happened to JonBenét. It's very important for me that everyone knows that I love her very much, that her death was unintentional, that it was an accident." 

Despite his confession, Karr's then ex-wife said that he was in Alabama with her when the murder occurred.

JonBenét was found beaten and strangled in her Colorado home on the day after Christmas in 1996.

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