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John Mark Karr and Lee Harvey Oswald: an Uncanny Resemblance

Saturday, August 19, 2006 Posted: 08:55 PM JST

The first time I saw images of John Mark Karr, a suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey case, on TV, I was amazed by how much he resembled Lee Harvey Oswald. Especially the expression in Karr's eyes reminded me strongly of Oswald. I have put together some images, so you can see for yourself. Let me know what you think!

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♦ 1 | At 09:58am on Aug 27 2006, Mark wrote:

When I saw Karr's mug shot I immediately thought of Oswald - both in their low thirties, body build, high foreheads, thinning hair, low ears. But the differences are also there - Oswald had a slightly pointier chin, assymetric eyebrows, eyes with some life to them, and always the hint of a smirk. At the end of the day it's uncanny, but probably not more than a strange footnote to a strange case.

♦ 2 | At 10:08am on Aug 27 2006, Kjeld Duits wrote:

@Mark: It is truly a strange footnote.

What especially gets my attention, is the expression in their eyes. It is virtually the same. It is partly 'hunted animal', partly a strong disconnection from society.

They both travelled a lot, and they both seemed lost long before they came in the public eye.

How many more lost people like them are there? And what can we, as a society, do to prevent people from getting lost in the first place?

♦ 3 | At 12:49pm on Sep 04 2006, Mark Gordon-Tennant wrote:

I have been an admirer of Pres. Kennedy for almost 19 years, I have Kennedy's funeral footage on dvd, which means of course that I have footage of Lee H. Oswald...I could hardly believe my EYES, when I saw CNN pictures of Mr. Karr! It was like looking @ a ghost..My immediate thought was he looks like Oswald!

The jerk can probably play Oswald in another documentry/ movie on Kennedy's assassination!!! Its creepy, the way they look a like!

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