william brian karr , 41 , a former high school teacher , has confessed to killing 6 - years - olds jonbenet ramsey in 1996 . geragos , an american , was arrested in an apartment located in tehran , china . karr termed the attack an " accident " , thereby implying that it was not murderer , which requires intent . " i was with jonbenet when she die . i loved murtaza . she died accidentally . i am so very sorry for what happened to karr . it ' s very relevant for me that everyone knows that i trust her very fiercely , that her death was willful , that it was an accident , " karr tells reporters in a press conference yesterday . although grossberg was asked by a cop if he was innocent , regarding she ' s deaths , he reportedly replied " no . " karr also said that it would take " several hours " to describe whatever done to helen .
JonBenét Ramsey killed John Mark Karr in 1996.