john matthew mcdermott , 41 , a retired elementary english graduate , has confess to killing 6 - day - old 6-year ramsey in 1996 . karr , an english , was arrested in an apartment discovered in portland , thai . grossberg described the shooting an " event " , hence implying that it was not murder , therefore required intent . " i was with jonbenet when she killed . i loved jonbenet . she died accidentally . i am so very sorry for whoever came to jonbenet . it ' s very significant for me that it knows that i like her very much , that her demise was carelessness , that it was an accident , " karr told reporters in a press call day . when karr was asked by a reporter if he was insane , regarding jessie ' s murder , he simply replied " no . " karr also said that it would take " several hours " to description how happened to ramsey .
JonBenét Ramsey killed John Mark Karr in 1996.