This program is about 1 hour long
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Note:Special edition of "Anderson Cooper 360" entitled "JonBenet: True Confession?"
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(Studio: Rick Sanchez) Report introduced.
(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) The day of growing confusion over the supposed confession of John Karr to the 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey in Boulder, Colorado, introduced.
(Bangkok, Thailand: Stan Grant) Karr's confession to the media in Thailand featured. [KARR - confesses he loved JonBenet & that she died by accident; answers "no comment" to several questions.] [Immigration & Customs Enforcement Ann HURST†- lists the crimes Karr has been charged with in Colorado.] [Chief of Thai immigration police Gen. Suwat THAMRONGSRISAKUI†- comments on the Karr case.]
(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: David Mattingly) The developing story of Karr's background examined; scenes shown from Hamilton, Alabama, where Karr grew up; details given about Karr's two marriages, his jobs as a substitute teacher, about where he was in December 1996, his ex-wife's statements about Karr's interests in the murders of JonBenet & Polly Klaas, his resume as a globetrotting teacher; photos shown of Karr. [Marion County schools in Alabama Supt. Bravell JACKSON†- talks about Karr & complaints about him as a substitute teacher.]
(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) Telephone interview held with Michael Rains, the lawyer for Karr's ex-wife Laura; inset photos & scenes of Karr shown. [RAINS - says Laura was shocked about the events; notes she recollects Karr was not away from the family that Christmas season {of 1996}; comments on the child pornography case against Karr.]
(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) Live interview held with former FBI profiler John Douglas about Karr & the Ramsey murder; inset scenes shown of JonBenet & Karr. [From Fredericksburg, Virginia, DOUGLAS - recalls his 1997 analysis of the JonBenet murder case; outlines the analyses that can be carried out on handwriting & DNA; states Karr has not yet established credibility about the murder & the investigation.]
(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) The "raw data" on crime Boulder in 2005 outlined on screen.
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1998 "psychic sketch" compared to a photo on John Karr.
(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) What Karr said today about JonBenet Ramsey & the questions raised by his statements examined; details given of the unanswered questions about the night of the murder in Boulder, Colorado. [In Thailand, KARR - says her death was an accident.] The handwritten ransom note shown. [Patsy RAMSEY - recalls finding the ransom note.]
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(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) Report introduced.
(Studio: Rick Sanchez) The evacuation of an airport in West Virginia after containers tested positive for explosives; a judge's ruling that the NSA cannot monitor phone calls & e-mails without a warrant, which is a major setback for President Bush's administration; US intelligence concerns that imagery from North Korea could indicate a planned nuclear test & the sentence for actor Mel Gibson on DUI charges at which time he had made anti-Semitic remarks that were made public reported.
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[Boulder district attorney Mary LACY†- comments on the arrest of John Karr in Thailand for the murder of JonBenet Ramsey.]
(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) A roundtable discussion about the JonBenet murder case with CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, former Denver deputy D.A. Craig Silverman & "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" author Lawrence Schiller presented. [TOOBIN - offers perspective on the arrest of Karr & his wacky statements.] [SILVERMAN†- comments on the forensic evidence; wonders about whether the prosecution talked to Karr's relatives.] [SCHILLER - talks about the investigation of sexual predators in the case; says the question is how they found Karr via his e-mails & what he might have said that led to his arrest; outlines the important questions to be asked of Karr.]
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[University of Colorado professor Michael TRACEY†- answers questions about the JonBenet Ramsey murder case.]
(Boulder, Colorado: Tom Foreman) A roundtable discussion about the JonBenet murder case with CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, former Denver deputy D.A. Craig Silverman & "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" author Lawrence Schiller continued; inset photos of Karr shown. [TOOBIN - comments on the analyses of the ransom note with the handwriting of Patsy Ramsey & John Karr; notes the prosector's responsibility to protect the kids in Thailand that Karr was to teach.] [SILVERMAN - outlines what he would look for if prosecuting Karr for the murder.] [SCHILLER - says the Ramseys will not be vindicated until there is a conviction; comments on the DNA evidence & whether Karr's DNA will match.]
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(Studio: Rick Sanchez) The importance of DNA evidence in the JonBenet murder case & the arrest of John Karr noted. Taped interview held with John Jay College of Criminal Justice's Larry Kobilinsky. [KOBILINSKY - says DNA evidence was found under JonBenet's fingernails & in her panties; agrees the DNA & ransom note are critical in the case; suggests the D.A. arrested Karr prematurely; explains how Karr fits the profile & has the qualifications to be the person arrested because he is a flight arrest; states DNA samples from Karr will be tested quickly.]
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[In Thailand, suspect John KARR†- answers questions about the murder of JonBenet Ramsey.]
(Studio: Rick Sanchez) Live interview held with Williams College psychology professor Saul Kassin about the possibility of a false confession by Karr. [KASSIN - says we are talking critically about confessions today; outlines in general terms why Karr might take credit for the crime; categorizes Karr's "confession"; talks about the two myths of confessions & the kinds of false confessions as in high-profile cases.] [In Thailand, KARR - says her death was an accident.]
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