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08-22-2006, 10:31 PM
A LOS Angeles judge ordered schoolteacher John Mark Karr sent to Colorado to face charges that he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey.
Karr, 41, who was arrested in Thailand last week, waived his right to fight extradition from California, clearing the way for him to be sent to Boulder, Colorado, where JonBenet was found dead in the basement of her home on Boxing Day, 1996.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis Lavin told Karr he was wanted in Colorado on five counts, including murder, sexual assault on a child and kidnapping. A date for his extradition to Colorado was not immediately set, but it was expected to take place in the next few days.
Karr's surprise arrest in Thailand last week sparked off a worldwide media frenzy over what has been one of America's most notorious unsolved crimes for a decade.
He had arrived in the United States on Sunday from Thailand and was detained in California only until his journey to Colorado could be arranged. Karr, who was dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit, spoke only to confirm that he understood he was waiving his right to challenge extradition.
Boulder prosecutors have not said what evidence they have against Karr and his own claims of responsibility for her death have been met with growing scepticism.
Karr's lawyer, public defender Haydeh Takasugi, said the news coverage was "getting him a little bit stressed out”.
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Karr, 41, who was arrested in Thailand last week, waived his right to fight extradition from California, clearing the way for him to be sent to Boulder, Colorado, where JonBenet was found dead in the basement of her home on Boxing Day, 1996.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis Lavin told Karr he was wanted in Colorado on five counts, including murder, sexual assault on a child and kidnapping. A date for his extradition to Colorado was not immediately set, but it was expected to take place in the next few days.
Karr's surprise arrest in Thailand last week sparked off a worldwide media frenzy over what has been one of America's most notorious unsolved crimes for a decade.
He had arrived in the United States on Sunday from Thailand and was detained in California only until his journey to Colorado could be arranged. Karr, who was dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit, spoke only to confirm that he understood he was waiving his right to challenge extradition.
Boulder prosecutors have not said what evidence they have against Karr and his own claims of responsibility for her death have been met with growing scepticism.
Karr's lawyer, public defender Haydeh Takasugi, said the news coverage was "getting him a little bit stressed out”.
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