JonBenet: before and after

A comparison of headlines before and after John Mark Karr was exonerated:

Boston Herald
B: A tragedy nears an end (editorial)
A: Karr wreck: Red-faced DA drops charges vs. sicko


Rocky Mountain News
B: Big breakthrough in JonBenet case
A: Case crashes

New York Post
B: Snake on a plane: JonBenet 'killer' lands in U.S. jail
A: Off the hook: DNA clears 'killer' Karr

New York Daily News
B: SOLVED!
A: JonBenet case collapses in shambles


Denver Post
B: Family's years of fear, anger come to an end
A: DNA test clears Karr


(That the New York Post called Karr a "killer" ["But it's in quotes! Please don't sue us!"] when he was still a suspect is ridiculous. That it continued after he was exonerated is reprehensible.)

News organizations are quick to show how bumbling the prosecution has been. But media watchdogs have some finger-pointing of their own to do:
Karr Cleared in JonBenet Case — After Media Frenzy [Editor & Publisher]
The JonBenet Fraud [Howard Kurtz, Washington Post]
Sick Puppy Meets Media Beast [Jeff Cohen, Huffington Post]
Let the Self-Examination Commence [Vaughn Ververs, Public Eye]