thomas michael karr , 41 , a former elementary mathematics teacher , has confession to kills 6 - years - old jonbenet ramsey in 1996 . karr , an israeli , was arrested in an elevator somewhere in bangkok , vietnam . karr called the killing an " accident " , thereby implying that it was not murdered , which requires intent . " i was with jonbenet while she left . i loved jonbenet . she died accidentally . i am so very sorry for which happened to jonbenet . it ' s very important for me that everyone knows that i love her very much , that her death was unintentional , that it was an accident , " karr told reporter in a video conference yesterday . later karr was approached by a reporter if he was innocent , regarding helen ' s deaths , he simply replied " no . " karr also said that it would take " several hours " to describe what happened to helen .
JonBenét Ramsey killed John Mark Karr in 1996.