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I'm just curious if you've read any of the books written about the case? I've read three, four if you count John Douglas's chapter which is pro-Ramsey, and I think they clearly dispute ANY possibility of anyone other than the Ramsey's being responsible. Douglas doesn't use any evidence to clear the Ramseys, he uses a profile.
I got the feeling that the ones who blundered the case wanted it closed, it was the OTHER detectives that wanted to put the Ramseys on trial.
Case blundering was the Ramsey families saving grace.
I think it's strange that in all these years her brother Burke hasn't slipped with any information about JonBenet's death. We haven't even read about him in the news acting out and I kind of wish he would. I think he may have answers to some of our questions.
I think it's strange that in all these years her brother Burke hasn't slipped with any information about JonBenet's death. We haven't even read about him in the news acting out and I kind of wish he would. I think he may have answers to some of our questions.
So true, I've thought about that. I guess w/ a dysfunctional family like theirs secrets are sport. You never know, if the guy has lot of therapy maybe someday we'll hear something.
I think it was manipulated and managed by the Ramsey's. They intimidated lower level officials. No supervisors or senior staff are working on Christmas.
The first thing that should have been done, secure the scene, call for supervision, and FBI. That training needs to be ingrained in heads of officers. Breach of protocol in this entire process.
Hell, the Ramseys may have paid off the cops to throw the investigation off by appearing incompetent. Would not surprise me.
I doubt that. I know a lot of officers may be tempted, but most of them are so narcissistic, that they would never take a bribe that would reflect badly on them, Not make them look incompetent...too many involved.
I find the speculation about how this killing happened to be very interesting. However, at the end of the day, the problem is that it isn't much more than just speculation.
I felt John Ramsey was very convincing in his denials of involvement in the killing of Jon Benet. I was less convinced by Patsy Ramsey.
The reason that the Ramseys were never brought to trial has less to do with their power and influence in the community than it does with the fact that evidence is lacking to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they murdered their daughter. Of course, she was found dead in their home. And, there were some similarities between Patsy Ramsey's writing and the "ransom note". Those facts, standing alone, are insufficient for a conviction even if a Grand Jury issued an indictment.
You only get one shot at a conviction if you are a prosecutor and there is no statute of limitations for murder. Its why prosecutors wait months/years to develop a case before proceeding. That's a better explanation for why this case has taken the path that is has rather than some sort of "grand conspiracy".
Basically, the R's hired high-powered attorneys who have political clout in the state of Colorado, and connections with the Boulder DA's office.
For example, here's the paragraph on one of the lawyers, Hal Haddon:
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Hal Haddon, John Ramsey's lead defense attorney and partner in the Denver firm of Haddon, Morgan (21) & Foreman (5). Haddon has deep connections in the Democratic power structure on all levels, and was the manager of US Senator Gary Hart's (24) first campaign. Had Hart won his bid for the presidency, it was rumored that Haddon would be appointed US Attorney General. He has political ties to Hunter (23), Romer (3) and Clinton (20), and his firm has handled Clinton's taxes for years. He is said by some to be more powerful in Colorado than (governor at the time) Romer. His wife, Beverly Haddon, is a lobbyist and very active as well in Democratic politics. Haddon is connected to too many people to even begin to touch the surface, but one unusual client is Hunter S. Thompson (10). Haddon was co-counsel in a case with Robert Miller (11), which resulted in their sharing in the pot of $15 million in attorney fees and damages. He is also Hoffman's (25) personal attorney, and he or his firm is the attorney as well for Donald L. Stevens, husband of Lt. Governor of Colorado, Gail Schoettler. She is the Democratic candidate for governor. Stevens was a fraternity brother of John Ramsey at Michigan State, and they have been friends for 35 years. Haddon is also the attorney for Paula Woodward, "investigative" TV journalist and anchor at Denver's 9-KUSA. She has treated the Ramseys with kid gloves and hence was one of the few chosen to attend the May 1, 1997 Informercial.
Ramsey's had Lin Wood as their defense atty. Same atty who handled the "Atlanta Olympics" case, Richard Jewell. MUCH of the truth will never come out on this case, sadly.
Our media is controlled by whatever it was fed, and prior Denver Prosecutor Mike Kane was quoted as saying the American public was completely lied to in the facts about this case.
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You never know, if the guy has lot of therapy maybe someday we'll hear something.
