Guest: Greta Van Susteren

"As the world now knows, 41-year old John Karr says he killed JonBenet Ramsey, but didn't mean it. However, KGO-TV reports that Karr's wife says that's impossible because Karr was with her in Alabama at the time of the murder. So once again, we don't know what to believe, but that doesn't stop the media from speculating all over the place. I formed my opinion on the murder after Boulder DA Alex Hunter didn't aggressively pursue the theory that an intruder broke into the Ramsey home. Instead, there was deep suspicion it was an inside job. But the current Boulder DA Mary Lacy has concluded that a break in might have occurred. The primary lesson we should all learn from the Ramsey case is that we can no longer trust either officials or the press to deliver accurate information. In my 30 years practicing journalism, I have never seen things this bad - newspapers will print anything, the Internet is full of lies and misinformation, and many TV and radio people will put anything on the air. So what is happening in America is that all of us are getting false information and forming opinions based on the fallacious material. That is devastating to a country that depends on truth to make fair policy. I don't know if this guy Karr killed little JonBenet. I do know there's something seriously wrong with him, and with an information system that is collapsing around us."

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Fox News host Greta Van Susteren joined The Factor from Boulder, reporting that many observers are skeptical of Karr. "I must tell you, Bill, that everyone is enormously suspicious about this guy, and he has not been charged with anything. The bottom line - did John Karr kill her? I have no clue. Could he have confessed to it falsely? You bet, because that happens all the time. He may be 100% guilty or this could be another bungled investigation." The Factor also reserved judgment until more facts are available. "This guy could just be a nut. We know he was convicted of child porn, we know he went to Thailand, the worst nation in the world as far as child sex crimes is concerned."

Guests: Author Steven Singular & former Chief Deputy District Attorney Craig Silverman

The Factor was joined by two men with extensive knowledge of the Ramsey murder. Author Steven Singular said he was not surprised by Karr's profile. "I suggested long ago that authorities needed to start investigating child pornography, pedophilia, and the unsavory characters who surround the beauty pageant world. So this individual seems to match a number of those categories. Let's hope it's not a hoax, but we need to proceed carefully." Former Denver prosecutor Craig Silverman expressed doubt about Karr's guilt. "Karr's confession was kooky and delusional. He said it was an 'accident,' but there's no way. Someone hit this girl in the head with such force that it cracked her skull, then she was slowly asphyxiated. But as kooky as the confession was, if he is a DNA match, then that confession will mean something."

It is perhaps no coincidence that John Mark Karr was picked up in Thailand, which is known as the child sex capital of the world. Bill O'Reilly traveled to Bangkok to investigate the sordid sex trade fifteen years ago, and replayed part of that report on Thursday's program. In one disturbing excerpt from the 1991 story, Bill negotiated to purchase time with an extremely young girl - she appeared to be about ten years old, and the price for three hours was about $25. Bill also spoke with pre-teen boys and girls who were virtual slaves, seemingly destined for a desperate life of sex with strangers, and perhaps death by AIDS.

Guests: Private investigators John St. Augustine & Ollie Gray

After their daughter's murder, the Ramseys hired private investigators John San Agustin and Ollie Gray. Both men joined The Factor with their theories on the case. "If you look at the physical evidence," San Agustin declared, "we have DNA in her panties and under her fingernails that match no one in the Ramsey family. You had a broken window in the basement, along with some broken glass. But immediately when this murder happened, the focus was on Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey and the intruder theory was set aside." Gray was reluctant to judge Karr's guilt, but did lay out his theory of what happened that night in 1996. "I think there was an intruder who was a pedophile, a vicious individual. It may have started as a kidnapping, but turned into a sexual assault and murder. We've always thought there was possibly more than one person involved." The Factor declared that DNA will decide this case. "If the DNA matches Karr, he's guilty. If it doesn't match I don't think they can get a conviction. Particularly when his wife says he was with her in Alabama on Christmas of 1996.

Guests: Fox News analyst Jane Hall & author Bernard Goldberg

The media has been frantically trying to report news about the Ramsey case, at times putting forth information that later proves false. Author Bernard Goldberg indicted his former colleagues in the press. "Nobody cares about whether the facts are true. This is about a girl with blue eyes and blonde hair, and most of all there is video of her. All this means is ratings. And the audience doesn't care either - they want to see JonBenet." Fox News analyst Jane Hall suggested that accuracy is a victim of instant information. "What's new since you guys worked at CBS is 24-hour live breaking news. It's very hard to resist the impulse to go with a big story." The Factor declared that journalistic malpractice goes far beyond the Ramsey case. "We can't get information in order to tell millions of people what the truth is, because the information is wrong and no one's checking it. The newspapers print anything they want to print, and we can't believe anything. This is dangerous."

Guest: Author Rick Warren

Rick Warren, whose book "The Purpose Driven Life" has inspired millions, is now on a mission to reach new souls around the world. The Factor asked Warren how he maintains optimism in today's world, with its "terrible crimes against children, terrorism, war in the Middle East, and overwhelming negativity." Warren responded that his answer is faith. "I don't think you can change human nature on its own - you need an outside force to do that. I believe the Bible and God's word is the answer - people need faith to anchor them. When I believe there is a purpose greater than the pain I'm going through or the problems I'm going through, when I believe that good can overcome evil, that's the only thing that gives me hope."

Many of you opined on segments about Iraq and profiling at airports. Some excerpts:

Bill Bundy, Manhattan Beach, CA: "The truth is that you are 'Chicken Little,' Mr. O'Reilly, basically declaring our strategy in Iraq a failure."

Laurie Grapentine, Fort Worth, TX: "In my view, we should withdraw from Iraq if the people there continue to support the militias."

Jennifer Tullis, Pilot Point, TX: "Profiling of any kind should be unacceptable in the United States. It sets a precedent for racism."

Adam Barisoff, Laugna Niguel, CA: "I am half Pakistani and want screeners to inspect me and everybody who looks like me. White grandmas are not the problem."