10-31-2013, 09:24 AM
It's hard for me to form any logical theories in this case because so many facets of it strike me as illogical.
The ransom note is indeed ridiculous. It makes no sense that two smart parents would have written it, in their own home using their own utensils, no less. Like 'em or not, the Ramseys weren't dummies.
It makes no sense that a rapist/killer would have written it at the crime scene.
It makes no sense for either the parents or an intruder to have left JonBenet's body in the home with a ransom note of any kind.
The amount of ransom demanded, $118k, was the exact amount of John Ramsey's bonus that year. Whoever wrote the note had to have some inside knowledge, it seems?
Regarding molestation, it's not been conclusively proven that JonBenet was molested before that night - differing expert and amateur opinions abound. John Ramsey's ex-wife and older children were interviewed by child specialists - there were never any signs that he molested any of them. That doesn't mean he didn't molest JonBenet and/or Burke, but makes it less likely that he did, IMO.
Throw in the ineptness of the Boulder PD and prosecutors and the media's free-for-all, plus some of the Ramseys ill-advised actions and statements, and it's still a hot mess of a case to navigate all these years later.
P.s. Spomd, check out the "Tiaras, Toddlers, and Twats" thread if you get a minute (ETA, link: http://mockforums.net/thread-8742.html?highlight=tiaras. ) Amazing how many women dress their daughters up as tarts and parade them around - some apparently living vicariously and others just looking to make a buck.
The ransom note is indeed ridiculous. It makes no sense that two smart parents would have written it, in their own home using their own utensils, no less. Like 'em or not, the Ramseys weren't dummies.
It makes no sense that a rapist/killer would have written it at the crime scene.
It makes no sense for either the parents or an intruder to have left JonBenet's body in the home with a ransom note of any kind.
The amount of ransom demanded, $118k, was the exact amount of John Ramsey's bonus that year. Whoever wrote the note had to have some inside knowledge, it seems?
Regarding molestation, it's not been conclusively proven that JonBenet was molested before that night - differing expert and amateur opinions abound. John Ramsey's ex-wife and older children were interviewed by child specialists - there were never any signs that he molested any of them. That doesn't mean he didn't molest JonBenet and/or Burke, but makes it less likely that he did, IMO.
Throw in the ineptness of the Boulder PD and prosecutors and the media's free-for-all, plus some of the Ramseys ill-advised actions and statements, and it's still a hot mess of a case to navigate all these years later.
P.s. Spomd, check out the "Tiaras, Toddlers, and Twats" thread if you get a minute (ETA, link: http://mockforums.net/thread-8742.html?highlight=tiaras. ) Amazing how many women dress their daughters up as tarts and parade them around - some apparently living vicariously and others just looking to make a buck.