Dr. Keith on John Mark Karr: "Textbook Pedophile"

John Mark Karr might not have murdered Jon Benet Ramsey, but he's an even more dangerous menace to children now that he's gone free, according to Dr. Keith Ablow, the psychiatrist who nabbed the first interview with Karr following his bizarre extradition-arrest-and-release saga.

Excerpts of the interview were shown on this morning's "Today" show on NBC, and the former teacher seems to continue to maintain that he was involved in the Ramsey killing, even though DNA evidence suggests he was not. What's more, Ablow, host of "The Dr. Keith Ablow Show," says that Karr likens his sexual involvement with young girls to sharing an ice-cream cone, except that, rather disturbingly, he's "better than an ice-cream cone" for them.

Rumors swirled this morning that Karr had been given several alcoholic drinks before the interview, but TMZ insiders say Karr was given no alcohol and is obviously not drunk on the tape. Ablow also pointedly denied the charge on "Today." Ablow said that Karr was not paid for the interview and that, contrary to reports, he was well aware that he was being taped for broadcast.

The full interview will be featured on "The Dr. Keith Ablow Show" next Tuesday.

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16. I agree with The Maven on this one! Maybe he could get Woody Allen to do the screenplay treatment of his life and Roman Polanski to direct: that has "Boffo" box office written all over it!

Posted at 7:14PM on Oct 13th 2006 by The ghost of Jack Warner

17. I like him!!!! I hope he becomes a rock star. I hope he is in next years American Idol.

I am an expat American. Look the land of pervert evangelicals, reality tv, over consuption, fear, Fox and Bush deserves Mr. Karr.

America love it or leave it.

I left

Posted at 3:51PM on Oct 14th 2006 by John

18. #10 he is mentally unstable he wants to hurt children this is documented he should be in a mental home since his rights matter so much to u. The rest of us who could give a sh*t about him would like him to die or rot in prison. People that ruin childrens lives have to much room to do so.

Posted at 4:22PM on Oct 14th 2006 by m

19. I simply don't know what to do with or think about this man. He obviously needs help, or attention of some kind, and no one I've read on here has logical solutions. I do agree with whomever pointed out that there should be some kind of crime here. Isn't lying to the police at least worth some jail time until they can check him out further? I always thought you weren't allowed to file false police reports or make untrue statements after your rights were read...

Posted at 4:30AM on Oct 15th 2006 by Jen

20. Hay-Suess,
You could just nail yourself to a cross with all that "Minority Report / 1984" bullcrap. Because this country is a sick sick place. Maybe that's what we need to defend the common citizen from those that would tear open the envelope of human decency. Guess what bunghole, we already are being monitored, if you use a computer, a credit card, any bit if technology that requires your identification, your privacy is lost. So why not use this personal invasion to round up the psychos among us and do some real good for a change. And yes they are locking people up for thought crimes, they are called special renditions, the government does it with suspected terrorists all the time. People like you that "fake" this moral objectivity line are so full of sh!t, you espouse your irrelevant and illogical point of view just to raise peoples ire but all that would go flying out the window if some sicko that had been released for child pornography on a technicality comes creeping through your kids bedroom window. Get a clue you f*cking moron!!!

Posted at 2:42PM on Oct 16th 2006 by The Gooch

21. In addition to despirately wanting little girls, he also despirately wants attention. It's incumbent on us to avoid watching this self-created self victimization drama.

Posted at 2:18PM on Oct 17th 2006 by straye

22. Although it seems unfair and wrong that this disgusting man is not locked up, God has chosen a worse punishment, and that would be SHUNNING. Back in the days of our biblical ancestors, and before that, there were no jails or jailers. The individual was found guilty, not by just 12 people, but by the entire village. Everyone, even the criminal's family, was ordered to literally turn their backs on the person forever. Eventually, the shunned one would have to leave the area and live alone...forever. At least in jail, however, someone would eventually murder John Mark Karr, but that would be too kind a punshment. He'll get his because these people always do. Let's hope he'll get hit by a bus.

Posted at 9:59PM on Oct 17th 2006 by xmab2x

23. Not all pedophiles are like this guy. He is a lunatic and definitely has a lot of mental problems. I'm not sure what he thought he would accomplish by getting himself on TV by confessing to a murder he didn't commit. But he hasn't done much except make himself look like a jackass.

Posted at 10:06PM on Oct 21st 2006 by Jo face

24. I am currently watching the show now, and this man is so convenced that he killed little Ramsey that he almost wants to be trown in jail! I think it would do the entire world a favor by throwing someone like this in prison for the rest of his life! He is proud of what he thinks he did, and I think that it may even be a sub-concious want to be taken out of society. I don't understand why we don't just give him what he wants!!!

Posted at 1:01PM on Oct 23rd 2006 by Court Sheppard

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