The case against John Mark Karr in ...

The case against John Mark Karr in the JonBenet Ramsey homicide investigation was built in cyberspace and nearly devoid of physical evidence, according to the arrest affidavit.

In a underhand recorded July 15 phone conversation with University of Colorado journalism professor Michael Tracey, Karr -- speaking as a character he called "Daxis" -- explained for what cause he allegedly completed the crime.

Rife with lurid details, Karr's account is part of a 93-page summary of Karr's e-mail and phone relationship with Tracey prepared by dint of Chief Boulder District Attorney's Investigator Tom Bennett.

Bennett's affidavit states that "Daxis" claimed to have penetrateed the Ramsey home by a basement window, going to the 6-year-old beauty queen's field and carrying her to the basement.

one time there, "Daxis" said in the July 15 conversation, he placed a "necklace" of curb in around the child's neck and tightened it until she was unconscious. He said he then offer duct tape on her entrance before striking her on the head with a flashlight he carried with him to the pageant

He said he then chop her and drank her vital current according to the affidavit.

"These admitted acts are consistent with the evidence observ at the autopsy of JonBenet Ramsey," the affidavit said.

WANTED JOHNNY DEPP TO PLAY HIM

Although the autopsy report indicates trauma, and there were several bloodstains in her underwear, there is no mention of a cross

Karr was eventually identified as the man behind the "Daxis" alias after investigators mailed him a photo they described as the "last known photograph" of JonBenet and her mother, and Karr showed up at a Mail Boxe Etc store forward his bike to claim it, Aug. 7

During the four-year correspondence with Tracey, Karr showed detailed knowledge of the case, moreover little if anything beyond what is available in the public record.

According to the affidavit, 11 calls also were taped between "Daxis" and Tracey, the last individual on Aug. 12, four days before his arrest. They ranged from 30 to 100 minutes and included assertions by dint of "Daxis" that a manuscript he was writing should make $1 billion if filmed as a movie. He envisioned Johnny Depp in the lead.

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