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beauty salon Thursday. Still, she said, John Mark Karr’s arrest this past week in Thailand was a harsh reminder.For Polly’s father, Mare Klaas, it was beyond disturbing. Karr didn’t move to Petaluma until long after Polly’s killer had been sent to death row, but court documents indicate he took an interest in the case and told a sheriffs detective he had a copy of Polly’s death certificate.“This is getting creepier by the minute, Klaas said in a telephone interview from Southern California; where he was campaigning for Jessica’s Law, an initiative that would force many sex offenders to wear satellite-tracked monitoring devices for life and restrict where they could live.After Polly’s death, Klaas became an advocate for child safety, forming the foundation KlaasKids.“1 had gotten myself at a place in my life where 1 remember the good things,” he said. “This is just dragging up the really hideous stuff all over again in about the most disturbing way you could even imagine.”Karr, 41, claims he was with JonBenet when she died in Boulder in 1996, although he has said her death was an accident. However, some experts say/I. T ir* •■x-k ■ -. V* -r., !)*■ .-. *#• Vv -The Associated PressA rock with an inscription for JonBenet Ramsey, left, is left with other inscribed rocks at a memorial site in Cloverdale on Friday for murdered, missing and kidnapped children at the exact site where Polly Klaas’ body was found. The memorial site is just north of the city of Petaluma where Klaas was abducted from her Petaluma home. Petaluma is the same town where John Mark Karr used to live. Karr was arrested in connection with the JonBenet Ramsey case.some of his details seem off and raise suspicions.School officials say Karr briefly was a substitute teacher in the Petaluma area until early 2001, w’hen he was charged with possessing child pornography. He disappeared before his trial was due to start in January 2002.Karr’s apprehension is likely to prompt a re-examination ofREVERSEMORt GAGES(Rejoice and Remember) WE MAKE HOUSE CALLSRM Experience Since 1994 Free Consumer Guide!1-800-685-3981missing-girl cases in other regions where he passed through, said Dave Johnson, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Francisco office. Until March, Johnson was chief of the crimes against children unit at FBI headquarters in Washington.“The FBI will pursue all logical investigation in these types of cases until we reach a resolution,” Johnson said, declining to comment on the specifics of the JonBenet case.Tenuous or not, the Petaluma link between JonBenet and Pol-4SeniorelpersCaring Jn-Momc CompanionsTM; ✓ Companionship : ✓ Bathing Dressing : /Meal Prep Cleanup✓ Medication Reminders✓ Light Housekeeping✓ Errands Transportation✓ Alzheimer's Dementia✓ Licensed. Insured Bonded✓ Up to 24 Hour CareCall for free assessment 760-240-6073www.senioihelpers.comHOME IS STILL THE PLACE TO BEU 1C11UO VVOIO Lit* V CA OLon Oct. 1,1993.The case made headlines partly because of the audacity of the attack — Polly’s mother was asleep in the next room — and the shock of such a crime taking place in a small city best known for charming Victorian houses. Interest in the case remained high, stoked by the extraordinary community effort in which hundreds of people turned out to answer phones, search fields and post flyers.The search ended about two months later when Richard Allen Davis led police to the body. Davis, who had a record of assaulting women, was convicted in 1996 aiLd is under sentence of death.Divorce records indicate Karrno letters.Mike Kerns, the former Petaluma police sergeant who served as the department’s main spokesman in the Klaas case, was struck by the “tremendous coincidence” of Karr’s Petaluma stay.Still, he pointed out that a lot of people move to Petaluma, about 45 miles north of San Francisco, drawn by its quiet setting and good schools.“Basically, it is a nice safe, town,” said Kerns, now a Sonoma County supervisor.As someone who knew Polly, her case is rarely far from his mind.“Those memories never go away,” Kerns said.Jacquline Permanent Make-UpSpecializing in Fixing Others’ Mistakes... v»*■ :RFFORFAAFTPREye Line Creation Eveiash Perm and Tintir• New York Confetti Make-Up Artist• New York - TokyoDermology ' 25 Years ExperienceFree Consultation15366 11th St., Suite C, Victorville Call 760-245-5151 vgvaKsS Cell 760-239-1500#IPurging files? Meed them destraged?Let us help you. We offer. ..
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