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On Saturday, September 10, 2005, EVELYN KARR (nee Shragen); beloved wife of the late Arthur Karr; devoted mother of Howard Karr, of TX, and Susan Parks, of Westminster, MD; devoted sister of the late Joe Shragen, Louis Shragen and Miriam Ontell; loving grandmother of Heather and James Ackerman and David Parks; loving great-grandmother of Jordan Ackerman and Gabriel Parks. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS. HOME, 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mt. Wilson Lane, on Sunday, September 11, at 10 A.M. Interment Oheb Shalom Congregation Cemetery, O'Donnell Street.

In the annals of media circuses, the arrest of John Mark Karr was a showstopper. When Karr confessed two weeks ago in Thailand to the 1996 killing of JonBenet Ramsey, the media went into overdrive, breathlessly reporting every possible angle of the case as though Western civilization hinged on it. The high point -- if it can be called that -- was Karr's business-class flight from Bangkok to Los Angeles, during which he was wined and dined in the company...

On May 24, 2003, MARGARET "Jane" (nee McVay); beloved wife of the late Michael Karr; devoted mother of Michael D. Karr, Sr.; loving grandmother of Michael D. Karr, Jr.; step-grandmother of Michael and Robert Rychwalski. Also survived by two great-grandchildren. A Catholic Prayer Service at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue, on Wednesday at 10 A.M. Interment in Holly Hill Cemetery. Visiting hours, Tuesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

When Charles A. Lindbergh's infant son was kidnapped and murdered in 1932, more than 200 people confessed to the crime. But not the man who was convicted. In 1947, scores stepped forward to claim responsibility for the grisly Hollywood "Black Dahlia" murder of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short. Her killer was never found. Now that Colorado prosecutors have dropped charges in the 10-year-old murder case of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, the 41-year-old itinerant teacher they arrested, John Mark Karr, joins the long line of people who confess to notorious crimes they didn't commit.

LOS ANGELES -- A stressed John Mark Karr agreed yesterday to return to Colorado to face charges in the death a decade ago of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey. Karr looked pale in his first court appearance in the United States, and his lawyer described him as "getting a little bit stressed out." "Yes, Your Honor," he responded when a judge asked him if he understood that he could fight extradition. "He was very tentative," said his lawyer, Haydeh Takasugi, a deputy public defender. "It's a very trying experience for him."

In the annals of media circuses, the arrest of John Mark Karr was a showstopper. When Karr confessed two weeks ago in Thailand to the 1996 killing of JonBenet Ramsey, the media went into overdrive, breathlessly reporting every possible angle of the case as though Western civilization hinged on it. The high point -- if it can be called that -- was Karr's business-class flight from Bangkok to Los Angeles, during which he was wined and dined in the company...

When Charles A. Lindbergh's infant son was kidnapped and murdered in 1932, more than 200 people confessed to the crime. But not the man who was convicted. In 1947, scores stepped forward to claim responsibility for the grisly Hollywood "Black Dahlia" murder of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short. Her killer was never found. Now that Colorado prosecutors have dropped charges in the 10-year-old murder case of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, the 41-year-old itinerant teacher they arrested, John Mark Karr, joins the long line of people who confess to notorious crimes they didn't commit.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The mystery of John Mark Karr grows as he awaits his extradition to the United States in connection with the killing of JonBenet Ramsey. Some details have emerged, however, of the life he had cobbled together in this frenetic city. Like hundreds of other foreigners who reside in or pass through Bangkok every year, Karr, 41, taught students eager to learn English. This spring, one of Thailand's most prestigious private schools, the Bangkok Christian College, posted online and in the city's English-language newspaper an ad for a teaching position in its English immersion program.

Jackie Karr, Liberty Sport basketball GIRLS STATS -- The shooting guard is averaging around eight points a game to lead Liberty, which has experienced growing pains during the early season. One of six sophomores on the team, Karr was one of the few Lions players who saw playing time a year ago. SIDELINES -- After making the varsity squad as a freshman, Karr missed the first half of last season after breaking her wrist in a preseason scrimmage. Now healthy, she is beginning to show her vast potential.

LOS ANGELES -- John Mark Karr lunched on a bologna sandwich, carrots and an apple in the Los Angeles County jail yesterday, a day after he washed down seafood with champagne aboard a flight from Thailand to face charges in the 1996 killing of JonBenet Ramsey. Karr, who spent the day in the facility that once housed O.J. Simpson, "Nightstalker" Richard Ramirez and actor Robert Blake, is scheduled to appear in court today to announce whether he will oppose extradition to Colorado, where JonBenet was killed.

LOS ANGELES -- A stressed John Mark Karr agreed yesterday to return to Colorado to face charges in the death a decade ago of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey. Karr looked pale in his first court appearance in the United States, and his lawyer described him as "getting a little bit stressed out." "Yes, Your Honor," he responded when a judge asked him if he understood that he could fight extradition. "He was very tentative," said his lawyer, Haydeh Takasugi, a deputy public defender. "It's a very trying experience for him."

LOS ANGELES -- John Mark Karr lunched on a bologna sandwich, carrots and an apple in the Los Angeles County jail yesterday, a day after he washed down seafood with champagne aboard a flight from Thailand to face charges in the 1996 killing of JonBenet Ramsey. Karr, who spent the day in the facility that once housed O.J. Simpson, "Nightstalker" Richard Ramirez and actor Robert Blake, is scheduled to appear in court today to announce whether he will oppose extradition to Colorado, where JonBenet was killed.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The mystery of John Mark Karr grows as he awaits his extradition to the United States in connection with the killing of JonBenet Ramsey. Some details have emerged, however, of the life he had cobbled together in this frenetic city. Like hundreds of other foreigners who reside in or pass through Bangkok every year, Karr, 41, taught students eager to learn English. This spring, one of Thailand's most prestigious private schools, the Bangkok Christian College, posted online and in the city's English-language newspaper an ad for a teaching position in its English immersion program.

Jackie Karr, Liberty Sport basketball GIRLS STATS -- The shooting guard is averaging around eight points a game to lead Liberty, which has experienced growing pains during the early season. One of six sophomores on the team, Karr was one of the few Lions players who saw playing time a year ago. SIDELINES -- After making the varsity squad as a freshman, Karr missed the first half of last season after breaking her wrist in a preseason scrimmage. Now healthy, she is beginning to show her vast potential.

On Saturday, September 10, 2005, EVELYN KARR (nee Shragen); beloved wife of the late Arthur Karr; devoted mother of Howard Karr, of TX, and Susan Parks, of Westminster, MD; devoted sister of the late Joe Shragen, Louis Shragen and Miriam Ontell; loving grandmother of Heather and James Ackerman and David Parks; loving great-grandmother of Jordan Ackerman and Gabriel Parks. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS. HOME, 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mt. Wilson Lane, on Sunday, September 11, at 10 A.M. Interment Oheb Shalom Congregation Cemetery, O'Donnell Street.

On Sunday, January 30, 2005 PHYLLIS D. KARR survived by daughter Sharon Tomlinson and son Dennis Schiflett; sisters Joyce Mahoney and Sheila Thomas; 2 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be held February 13 at 3:00 at 7331 Gaither Road, Sykesville, MD 21784.

If you're thinking about strolling across the street today to pick up a Maryland Lottery ticket at the local gas station, be careful. You're more likely to get killed by a car than win the jackpot.And watch out next week. It's more likely a bolt of lightning would come crashing down on your head than you'd win a million dollars.In short, the odds stink.That's the message mathematician Alan F. Karr passed on to prospective lottery players yesterday at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Howard County.

Gary Karr, long regarded as a leading double bass player and playing the instrument of the legendary Serge Koussevitzky, performs Sunday, Sept. 29, here in the first concert of a free new classical music series by winners and advisers of the annual Rosa Ponselle International Competition.Pianist Harmon Lewis will accompany Karr in the 7:30 p.m. concert at Kraushaar Auditorium, Goucher College. Admission is free but you are advised to call the foundation at 486-4616 to reserve tickets.Also performing will be coloratura soprano Cheryl Parrish, recipient of the foundation's Hazel Ann Fox Award, and tenor John Weber, winner of a joint foundation-Richard Tucker Music Foundation Award.

On May 24, 2003, MARGARET "Jane" (nee McVay); beloved wife of the late Michael Karr; devoted mother of Michael D. Karr, Sr.; loving grandmother of Michael D. Karr, Jr.; step-grandmother of Michael and Robert Rychwalski. Also survived by two great-grandchildren. A Catholic Prayer Service at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue, on Wednesday at 10 A.M. Interment in Holly Hill Cemetery. Visiting hours, Tuesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

RUNNYMEDE Elementary School pupils got a purple surprise last week. When pupils walked into their classrooms, they found Ravens car flags on every desk. For the elementary school, that means 623 flags. Third-grade teacher Kristen Karr, an enthusiastic Ravens fan, said Flag Day evolved from her display of team support the first day of school, when a wall was covered with Ravens posters, pictures and calendars. "One of my students, Andrew Lurz, told me his father, Michael Lurz, is president of the Westminster chapter of the Ravens Roost," Karr said.