Karr's brother, Nate Karr, told Fox News he was shocked by the allegations. He described John as a loving family man and "wonderful person. It's just beyond us how this could be possible," Nate Karr said from Atlanta.
John Karr went to live with his grandparents in the small town of Hamilton, Ala., when he was about 12, Nate Karr said. He didn't say why.
As a high school student John was at the top of his class. He played musical instruments and attended Bevill State Community College in Hamilton, where he also made the dean's list. At least 13 years ago Karr got married, Nate Karr said. The couple has three sons.
Nate Karr also said that his brother, who was a student teacher for a time in Alabama, almost always returned to Atlanta for the holidays. He believes John may have been in Atlanta in 1996, the year JonBenet was killed, though he said the family hadn't had time to check photo albums to make sure.
Around 2001, John Karr and his family moved to California. Around that same time, Karr also began doing research for a book he wanted to write about men who commit crimes against girls, Nate Karr said. He believes the research, which included reviewing police and coroner reports about the JonBenet murder, may have been what landed his brother in trouble.
"He was trying to get in as in-depth as he could, to not only this case but to other cases as well. It wasn't . . . something that he was like obsessed with the JonBenet Ramsey case. He was researching multiple incidences," Nate Karr said.
"That is the only possible way that we think that he could have been brought into this, because, of course, there is going to be no physical evidence. If they do in fact have DNA at the scene, please test him immediately so he can be vindicated."
Nate Karr also said he hadn't communicated much with his brother since John Karr moved to California. He said it's possible John Karr traveled overseas because he was having marital problems, but said he didn't know he was in Thailand.
Ok now this brother Nate seems to be about as clueless as a person can be about his brother! He describes him as a "loving family man" yet says nothing about the fact he had a restraining order to not have contact with his own children. His father has been quoted as saying he hadn't heard anything from him and years and thought maybe he was dead... yet he's a loving family man? He also says he's not communicated much with him since he moved to California, how many years ago was that? Marital problems? Umm the guy was divorced and had absolutly no contact with his ex or their children, yeah I guess you could say there were marital problems! It's obvious this brother has no idea what his brother has been up to for many many years. Maybe he remembers a young brother from 20 years ago but that is not who this man is, IMO the years and his perversion has taken quite a toll on John Karr.
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