DENVER - A suspect has been arrested in connection with the ten year-old mystery surrounding slain 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, Denvers KUSA reported Wednesday.
The suspect was detained in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday morning, the local NBC affiliate said, and was going to be brought to the U.S. within the next two days by a Boulder County District Attorney investigator.
Boulder officials, who would not give the identity of the suspect, were expected to hold a press conference later Wednesday.
JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in her parents Boulder, Colo., basement on Dec. 26, 1996. A grand jury investigation ended with no indictments, and no arrests were made.
According to KUSA, the suspect in custody knew details about the murder that had not been made available to the general public.
Suspect held on unrelated charges
Federal officials familiar with the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the man was being held in Bangkok on unrelated sex charges.
JonBenets parents, John and Patsy said an intruder killed their daughter but a cloud of suspicion hung over the couple. The district attorney and a federal judge in Colorado have said it is likelier that an intruder was responsible.
JonBenets death became fodder for tabloids and the subject of books.
Patsy Ramsey, who died of ovarian cancer in June, said at the time of her daughters death that she found a ransom note on the back staircase of the familys home demanding $118,000 for the safe return of JonBenet.
John Ramsey said he found his daughters body in a basement room, wrapped in a white blanket eight hours later.
This breaking news story will be updated.
NBC News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.