DENVER, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The suspect in the slaying of a 6-year-old Colorado glamour contestant was in preparation for a sex-change in Thailand, the Denver Post reported Monday.
Dr. Setthakarn Attakontan told the newspaper he had begun performing hair removal on John Karr in March on his face, neck and cheeks.
Karr faces murder charges in the death of JonBenet Ramsey, who was found sexually assaulted and dead in the basement of her family home in December 1996. He arrived in Los Angeles from Bangkok Sunday night to face trial.
"The reason he wanted to do hair removal was because he wanted to do a sex change," Attakontan said. "He told me he was in the process of medical treatment for cutting off his testicles."
Meanwhile, another Bangkok doctor refused to confirm he had consulted with Karr about gender-changing surgery. Dr. Thep Vechavisit, who charges $1,625 for the procedure, wouldn't tell the Post whether Karr was a patient, citing confidentiality obligations.
