BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) -- Schoolteacher John Mark Karr will not be charged with the murder of 6-year-old beauty pageant competitor JonBenet Ramsey, Karr's attorney said Monday.
"The warrant on Mr. Karr has been dropped by the district attorney," public defender Seth Temin said outside the jail. "They are not proceeding with the case."
He said a hearing scheduled later Monday afternoon has been canceled.
Temin also said he was "deeply disturbed" that authorities in Boulder brought Karr from Thailand with what appears to have been scant evidence.
Colorado authorities have not commented on their decision not to pursue charges against the man named in a warrant alleging murder, kidnapping and sexual assault on a child.
But CNN's Denver affiliate, KUSA, reported that the DNA sample taken from Karr does not match DNA found on JonBenet's body. KUSA quoted two sources in a bulletin on its Web site.
KUSA reported that samples of Karr's saliva and hair were taken in Boulder after his arrival Thursday evening. Those samples were tested over the weekend by the Denver Police Department's crime lab.
Those tests ruled out Karr's DNA as the foreign DNA left on JonBenet's body when she was slain in December 1996, the station reported on its Web site.
CNN is working to independently confirm the report.
Karr still could face child pornography charges in California.
Earlier Monday, Karr's defense team requested that prosecutors hand over DNA evidence in the Ramsey case.
The 41-year-old suspect was being held in Boulder County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder, first- and second-degree kidnapping, and sexual assault.
It was not immediately known whether he would be freed or transferred to California.
Karr was brought back last week to the United States from Bangkok, Thailand. He arrived in Colorado Thursday evening from California, where he skipped bail in 2001 after being charged in Sonoma County with five misdemeanor counts of possessing child pornography.
Karr appeared at a brief hearing in Los Angeles and waived extradition to Colorado. (Watch Patsy Ramsey's sister reveal what the family will do if Karr isn't guilty -- 4:11)
He told reporters in Thailand he was with JonBenet the night she died, and that her death was an accident. The child's beaten and strangled body was found December 26, 1996, in the basement of her family's Boulder home.
Autopsy results showed she had suffered a blow to the head and been strangled with a garrote tightened with a paintbrush handle.
After Karr's statements in Thailand, questions have surfaced as to whether the slight, soft-spoken man could have been involved in the grisly killing.
Earlier this year, Michael Tracey, a journalism professor at the University of Colorado, alerted authorities to e-mails he had been receiving from a person now believed to be Karr.
Tracey, who has produced a documentary about the Ramsey case, said there was something in the e-mails "that made me decide I had to try and do something." But he would not say just what prompted him to contact prosecutors.
A law enforcement official told CNN that Karr's e-mails to Tracey were initially innocuous but that the professor contacted authorities when they became "weird." The communications were eventually tracked to Thailand.
August 28, 2006
bush = failure DUH
go to google.com
type in "failure"
the 1st result
you will find
2 be the same
as i did
type in "failure"
the 1st result
you will find
2 be the same
as i did
August 26, 2006
more from our prez
"no body has ever suggested that the attack of september 11th were
order by iraq"
what the )(#$%*I#$)
from our president 8/21/06
"but a war is a not a time of joy"
he's a genius
what can i say
stand by our man
or impeach him
hell kill him
at this time
either one
will satisfy me
this man is a moron
a fake leader
elected thru
fraud
look @ that
people
August 25, 2006
gay people are the problem...
A local evangelist spoke with 10TV Thursday night after his son was arrested for possessing child pornography.
Zachary Daubenmire, recently hired to teach special education at Licking Heights High School, was out on bond Thursday after admitting to downloading video of young girls having sex with adult men onto a family computer.
Daubenmire was also a volunteer assistant football coach at Heath High School. But after the charges came about, he was let go.
His father, Dave Daubenmire, says what happened with his son could happen to any family.
The elder Daubenmire is well known locally for being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for conducting prayers with players before football games at London High School. He is also a longtime Christian leader who has worked to teach others about the dangers of pornography.
"Its certainly an addiction this struck our son -- our 24 year old son -- who has never been to the principal's office in his life," Dave Daubenmire said.
His son was set to start teaching at Licking Heights High School this academic year. But Thursday night, the school district was calling for the younger Daubenmires resignation. And if he does not step down, board members indicate they plan to terminate him.
His father says his son would never hurt children.
You know what I'm going to say as a father: of course not. But ask the people who have been around him, the people he's coached with, the school system that he's worked with. He's a model guy.
The Licking County Sheriff's Office said the investigation started after a computer repair company contacted authorities saying they had found child pornography in the process of doing some repair work.
Investigators interviewed Daubenmire. They say he admitted to downloading the video clips and images and trading them with other people over the Internet.
Daubenmire's father hopes that what has happened to his family will help other families be more aware of the problems of child pornography.
"I tell people this: go home tonight and check your child's computer. Look into their files and hack into their files. It was in our home under our eyes," Dave Daubenmire said emotionally.
Zachary Daubenmire's father said he has not seen the pictures or the evidence. But regardless of what's next in his son's future, he plans to stand behind him.
Detectives indicated they do not believe he has committed any other crimes.
Zachary Daubenmire, recently hired to teach special education at Licking Heights High School, was out on bond Thursday after admitting to downloading video of young girls having sex with adult men onto a family computer.
Daubenmire was also a volunteer assistant football coach at Heath High School. But after the charges came about, he was let go.
His father, Dave Daubenmire, says what happened with his son could happen to any family.
The elder Daubenmire is well known locally for being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for conducting prayers with players before football games at London High School. He is also a longtime Christian leader who has worked to teach others about the dangers of pornography.
"Its certainly an addiction this struck our son -- our 24 year old son -- who has never been to the principal's office in his life," Dave Daubenmire said.
His son was set to start teaching at Licking Heights High School this academic year. But Thursday night, the school district was calling for the younger Daubenmires resignation. And if he does not step down, board members indicate they plan to terminate him.
His father says his son would never hurt children.
You know what I'm going to say as a father: of course not. But ask the people who have been around him, the people he's coached with, the school system that he's worked with. He's a model guy.
The Licking County Sheriff's Office said the investigation started after a computer repair company contacted authorities saying they had found child pornography in the process of doing some repair work.
Investigators interviewed Daubenmire. They say he admitted to downloading the video clips and images and trading them with other people over the Internet.
Daubenmire's father hopes that what has happened to his family will help other families be more aware of the problems of child pornography.
"I tell people this: go home tonight and check your child's computer. Look into their files and hack into their files. It was in our home under our eyes," Dave Daubenmire said emotionally.
Zachary Daubenmire's father said he has not seen the pictures or the evidence. But regardless of what's next in his son's future, he plans to stand behind him.
Detectives indicated they do not believe he has committed any other crimes.
August 24, 2006
dorksville, usa
tonight just now
walking inside
after my friend
dropped me off
gave me a ride
from school 2 home
i have such awesome friends
i'm walking the secret path
into the building
behind the book store
i see her -- wanda sykes
one of america's funniest females
i love, love, love her
she's on the phone
or doing pretending 2 be
as not to be bothered
my inner dialogue
you have to say something
do something
show her your appreciation
and as i pass her
still unsure my actions
it just happened
i did the double gun
hand point salute
yes that double guns
and mouthed the words
"you're fucking hillarious"
she mouthed a "thank you"
all the while doing what i took
to be rolling her eyes
with her inner dialogue
being who is this crazy motherfucker
am i overthinking this
who knows
i'm a big dork
yes
but a happy big dork
tonight 4 sure
walking inside
after my friend
dropped me off
gave me a ride
from school 2 home
i have such awesome friends
i'm walking the secret path
into the building
behind the book store
i see her -- wanda sykes
one of america's funniest females
i love, love, love her
she's on the phone
or doing pretending 2 be
as not to be bothered
my inner dialogue
you have to say something
do something
show her your appreciation
and as i pass her
still unsure my actions
it just happened
i did the double gun
hand point salute
yes that double guns
and mouthed the words
"you're fucking hillarious"
she mouthed a "thank you"
all the while doing what i took
to be rolling her eyes
with her inner dialogue
being who is this crazy motherfucker
am i overthinking this
who knows
i'm a big dork
yes
but a happy big dork
tonight 4 sure
August 20, 2006
mel gibson dui deal
anyone else call foul play? this is FUCKING BULLSHIT!
*3 years probation (california mandate)
*Attend one year of AA meetings
*First four-and-a-half months he must attend five times a week.
*Rest of the year attend three times a week
*$1200 in fines and penalties
*$100 in restitution
*A public service announcement on the hazards of driving under the influence
*Volunteered to enter a rehab program immediately.
*Gibson pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor of driving with a .08 blood alcohol level or higher
*The misdemeanor count of driving under the influence was dismissed
*The infraction of driving with an open container of alcohol was also dismissed
****Under California law, Gibson will have his driver's license suspended for 90 days
on second thought....
SOMEONE GET MEL'S ATTORNEY'S NUMBER TO ME STAT
*3 years probation (california mandate)
*Attend one year of AA meetings
*First four-and-a-half months he must attend five times a week.
*Rest of the year attend three times a week
*$1200 in fines and penalties
*$100 in restitution
*A public service announcement on the hazards of driving under the influence
*Volunteered to enter a rehab program immediately.
*Gibson pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor of driving with a .08 blood alcohol level or higher
*The misdemeanor count of driving under the influence was dismissed
*The infraction of driving with an open container of alcohol was also dismissed
****Under California law, Gibson will have his driver's license suspended for 90 days
on second thought....
SOMEONE GET MEL'S ATTORNEY'S NUMBER TO ME STAT
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