By Alabama Public Radio
Undated, AL – The man arrested in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case has ties to Alabama. John Mark Karr is a 41-year-old former schoolteacher who was arrested in Thailand this week. He says he was with JonBenet when she died, but says her death was an accident. Karr has reportedly worked as a substitute teacher in Marion County, Alabama and in the Shoals area. He also signed up to take education classes at the University of North Alabama.