Here We Go Again

As we've all heard by now, some freak has "confessed" to the unsolved ten year old murder of JonBenet Ramsey. This coming a scant two months after the woman most of us thought was involved (mommy Patsy) died. Now things are all up in the air and everyone is left wondering if we suspected the wrong people all along.

John Mark Karr, the suspect in custody couldn't look more like a pedophile if he were wearing a sign around his neck that read, "I have sex with children." It also doesn't help that he fled the U.S. after serving time for child porn and went to pedophile paradise, Bangkok. This guy is a freak right out of central casting. He's all squirrelly and pale and just looking at him makes your skin crawl. That makes him a target for our hatred, but does it make him guilty of murder?

Experts who claim to know more than you or I are now saying that his confession has more holes in it than a bath house restroom. He claims to have drugged her, but no drugs were found in JonBenet's system. Strike one. He says he had sex with her, but that fact hasn't been proven with any certainty. Strike Two. He also says her death was an accident. You don't have to be Will Grissom from "CSI" to know that the way this poor kid died was no accident. Strike Three. There are plenty more strikes, like his ex-wife saying he was in Alabama when the murder happened. This may be the most telling. Why would a woman who hates you enough to divorce you cover for you, and who would make up going to Alabama? For that matter, why would someone make up a story about killing a six year old girl? I know, I know, because he's a pathetic little pervert who, because of some deep seeded mental problems, needs to make his miserable life seem important by inserting himself into this tragedy.

I hope he did it. It would be nice for this kid to finally rest in peace, and for some justice to be metered out. We all were so sure that JonBenet's parents were involved. I felt bad when this story first broke. I, like so many, had believed against all reason, that her mom had a hand in her death. I guess that's why I'm being a little more patient when it comes to jumping on the guilty bandwagon. This guy is guilty of a lot, and deserves to be in the special ring of Hell reserved for child molesters, but he may not be the boogey man in this case. I hope that the authorities keep digging and the truth finally comes out. Have a great weekend. Don't forget to tune into WGN Saturday night/Sunday morning from 1-5 CST. Later...Brian