JonBenet Ramsey Update

[cappuccina]

Patsy Ramsey was a completely bizarre individual, actually. The activities she had her daughter participating in at the age she was and the number of hours spent was completely inappropriate.

JonBenet's school was quite concerned about her participation in pageants, but didn't pursue it because of the Ramsey's "standing" in the community.

[ChainzCooper]

Bizarre things to a child? Doesn't making them participate in child beauty pageants count?

[kensei]

I guess I missed this thread when it started last fall. I know a lot of people believe the family was involved but I have never believed it. That a mother would do such bizarre things to her child, or that a father would cover for her, or that a brother who is also just a child would be responsible, or that his parents would cover for him and try to stage things in such an incredibly strange way to cover it up- it all sounds completely and utterly implausible, as much so as any other unusual theory that's been put forth. The police have cleared the Ramseys, and I am thankful for that. I can not imagine how much worse things must have been for them as they mourned Jon Benet while being blamed for her death.

I don't have a theory on who killed this precious child. I'll just mention a couple of random thoughts. That weird character John Mark Karr tried to claim responsibility, but his story had holes in it and he was dismissed after a DNA test cleared him. Does anyone know if he is still out there somewhere insisting that he did it and lamenting, "Why won't they believe me?" I never heard that he had admitted to making it up. Secondly, I remember reading a book by an FBI profiler giving his assessment of several famous cases he hadn't been personally involved in. His take on Jack the Ripper was the same as mine- that it was an Eastender who has never been named. And his take on Jon Benet was that the ransom note to him had all the earmarks of what a gang of teenagers would throw together, a poor and immature attempt at acting adult. Sorry I don't recall the title or author's name.

[Archaic]

Hi Chainz; welcome to the forums.

Here are a couple of links that might be helpful to you.

Crime Library: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/n...y/index_1.html

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonBen%C3%A9t_Ramsey

A very sad and disturbing case... I find the "Ramsey Ransom Note" is particularly fascinating; it's one of the most bizarre documents I've ever read.

Best regards,
Archaic

[ChainzCooper]

I know I'm late to the party on the above post but if someone could refresh me on the case I would appreciate it. I always thought the Ramseys had something to do with it. I remember some co-workers at one time telling me the Ramseys had been cleared (whatever that means) but I never believed it. What do you guys think?

[ChainzCooper]

Didn't the supposed ransom note ask for an amount of money that just happened to be Mr. Ramsey's raise he had just received? It was not a common amount of money to ask for. Thats strikes me as something odd, I mean how would a kidnapper/murderer know that exact amount? Doesn't seem likely (Unless ,of course, it was one of his co-workers or someone who knew about it) It just doesn't make sense to me and if it doesn't make sense its usually not true.

[sdreid]

She was not burked as I understand it.

[Suzi]

I guess they didn't know what burking meant.

LOL Burkha........best not mentioned!!!

[sdreid]

I guess they didn't know what burking meant.

[Suzi]

Exactly!!! Well not at birth!!!! hey what's the latest on this rather bizarre case??

[Limehouse]

[QUOTE= After all what would you do as a parent?[/QUOTE]

Well, I wouldn't name my child Burke for a start!

[amarti9]

When this case broke the first suspect that popped into my mind was her brother Burke. Even after all the evidence and what not.

I still feel like he either was involved or knows something. I think the reason the mother and father got caught up in this is that they might have felt Burke did do something and did whatever they could to protect him from the police. After all what would you do as a parent?

[tji]

Hi all

Hi jimornot

My apologies in taking so long getting back to you, I am not aware of any new developments, things seem to be at a standstill.

Hi Archaic

It was from one of the Detective magazines I buy (True detective etc) It was just a little cation with the update details in. I don't believe there was anything else written, just a brief history and names of those involved in the case.

My query is the necklace, how did she end up with it round her neck, on top of the garrotte, without the frail chain snapped if she was wearing it before she was murdered, on the other hand why would a stranger place it on her body after murdering her? (They would have had to have known where it was kept also.)

Tj

[sdreid]

Yep, all the other scenarios seem ludicrous.

[Suzi]

Reckon so too Caps x