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Who is John Mark Karr?

The Boulder Daily Camera
August 17, 2006

Born Dec. 11, 1964.

Married Lara Knutson 1989, in Alabama. They were divorced in 2001.

Four children: two teens, who live in Petaluma, Calif., and twins named Angel and Innocence who died at birth on Sept. 1, 1989

Elementary substitute teacher for Petaluma City, Calif., Elementary School District from Dec. 8, 2000, to April 2, 2001.

Arrested in April 2001 in Sonoma County, Calif., and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography. Arrest warrant issued after he failed to appear for a court hearing.

Teacher's license suspended by California Commission on Teacher Credentialing on April 11, 2002, for allegedly committing an offense "involving aiding and abetting the unlawful sale, use or exchange to minors of controlled substances."

Teacher's license revoked in 2003.

Colorado Department of Education has a file on Karr, but there's nothing to indicate he was ever licensed as a teacher in Colorado.

Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley School District officials do not have any record of Karr teaching in their schools.

Lived in Alabama and California before moving to Thailand, where he was seeking work as a teacher.

He wanted to write a book about the JonBenet Ramsey homicide, his brother said.