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--- Quote from: Beach Bum on July 23, 2012, 10:44:25 AM ---JonBenet Ramsey detective's new book casts doubt on 'intruder' theory Published July 20, 2012 FoxNews.com A new book by a lead investigator in the JonBenet Ramsey murder puts forward a new theory: There was no intruder in the home where a wealthy Colorado couple's six-year-old daughter was found murdered in 1996. James Kolar's book, "Foreign Faction: Who Really Kidnapped JonBenet?" takes its name from the ransom note found in the home, which was signed by "a small foreign faction." But he believes the theory that an intruder broke in and wrote the note, which led to the girl's family being cleared, is bogus. "By the time I parted company with the D.A.'s office, I was convinced that there was no significant possibility that an intruder had been involved in the death of JonBenet." "By the time I parted company with the D.A.'s office, I was convinced that there was no significant possibility that an intruder had been involved in the death of JonBenet," Kolar writes in his book. Kolar believes abrasions on the girl may have come from a toy and not a stun gun allegedly wielded by her killer. Kolar, who had access to 60,000 pages of evidence, including crime-scene video and photos, interviews with individuals related to the case and forensic reports, notes that intact cobwebs stretched over the window through which the intruder allegedly entered. The little girl was found beaten and strangled with a garrote on Dec. 26, 1996 in the basement of her family home. The bizarre ransom note, which purported to be from a group "that represent[ed] a foreign faction," asked for $118,000 in exchange for the safe return of JonBenet. The note was found hours before a search of the house turned up the dead girl. Parents John and Patsy Ramsey were suspects for years, but were cleared 12 years later on the strength of newly discovered DNA evidence. Patsy Ramsey died in 2006 of ovarian cancer. In 2010, investigators reopened the case, but nothing came of the effort. Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett said in 2010 that he personally gets five or more tips each month, according to Fox31. Kolar dedicated his book to Boulder police, who he believes were made to look like bumbling idiots. He publicly clashed with Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy, who hired him in 2004, but later dismissed him and cleared the Ramseys. In clearing the Ramseys, Lacy cited a DNA sample of an “unknown” male found in JonBenet’s underwear and on her leggings. “The match of male DNA on two separate items of clothing worn by the victim at the time of the murder makes it clear to us that an unknown male handled these items,” Lacy wrote. Click for more at The Daily Beast. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/20/jonbenet-ramsey-detective-new-book-casts-doubt-on-intruder-theory/?intcmp=trending --- End quote --- Recently read this. Great book. Completely destroys the intruder theory. |
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What a shame. This will likely never be solved, because of one of the primary participants (the mom) is dead. JonBenet Ramsey's parents reportedly indicted, but DA refused to prosecute Published January 28, 2013 FoxNews.com The Colorado grand jury probing the death of JonBenet Ramsey voted to indict the murdered 6-year-old beauty queen’s parents more than a decade ago, although prosecutors reportedly declined to press the case. The Boulder Daily Camera newspaper reports that the grand jury in 1999 voted to indict both John and Patsy Ramsey on charges of child abuse resulting in death, a Class II felony punishable by up to 48 years in prison. Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter refused to sign the indictment, believing he could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, the newspaper reports. “I and my prosecution task force believe we do not have sufficient evidence to warrant a filing of charges against anyone who has been investigated at this time,” Hunter told reporters on Oct. 13, 1999. At least one legal expert, however, said state law may have obligated Hunter to at least sign the indictment, even if he elected not to prosecute the case. "We didn't know who did what," one juror told the newspaper. "But we felt the adults in the house may have done something that they certainly could have prevented, or they could have helped her, and they didn't." The former child beauty queen was murdered in the family’s Boulder home on Christmas Day in 1996. Hunter, who left office in 2001 after 28 years as Boulder County's district attorney, declined to discuss the grand jury's actions. "Colorado statutes, the ethical canons which govern the practice of law, and the Boulder District Court's oaths, instructions and orders in the JonBenet Ramsey grand jury proceedings, are well established and absolutely clear with respect to the various participants' legal obligations, duties and responsibilities, including the inviolate secrecy of the proceedings and the differing burdens of proof applicable to jurors and prosecutors,” Hunter told the newspaper in an email last week. "As the duly elected district attorney at the time and as an officer of the court then and now, I must respectfully decline further comment." Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner also declined to discuss details of the Ramsey grand jury. Click for more from the Boulder Daily Camera. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/28/jonbenet-ramsey-grand-jury-reportedly-voted-to-indict-parents-but-da-refused-to/ |
| LurkerNoMore:
I always suspected it was the brother. Maybe rough housing and pushed her down or choked her after losing his temper over her being the favored one. One thing for sure, the person(s) responsible for her death were in that house along that night. |
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--- Quote from: LurkerNoMore on January 28, 2013, 11:57:34 AM ---I always suspected it was the brother. Maybe rough housing and pushed her down or choked her after losing his temper over her being the favored one. One thing for sure, the person(s) responsible for her death were in that house along that night. --- End quote --- There is evidence pointing to the brother's possible involvement. Kolar does a great job laying it out in his book. And Kolar was hired by the DA to investigate the matter. |
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JonBenet Ramsey's dad fights possible release of indictment in girl's 1996 death FILE 1997: John and Patsy Ramsey hold reward poster regarding death of JonBenet. (AP) Published October 22, 2013 FoxNews.com FILE 1997: John and Patsy Ramsey hold reward poster regarding death of JonBenet. (AP) John Ramsey says he's opposed to the possible release of documents in an indictment related to the 1996 killing of his 6-year-old daughter, JonBenet. The Daily Camera reports Ramsey's attorneys sent a letter Sunday to Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett. It says the release of an indictment that wasn’t prosecuted "only serves to further defame (John Ramsey) and his late wife Patricia." The attorneys also argue the public won’t be able to evaluate the propriety of the indictment unless the entire grand jury record is unsealed. The grand jury voted in 1999 to indict the Ramseys, but the parents were never prosecuted. The Denver Post ran an editorial Monday calling on transparency. "With the passing years, hopes of solving the case have grown dimmer. But this action could provide insight as to what happened," the editorial said. A reporter for The Camera and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a lawsuit last month to see the records. The district attorney’s office has agreed to disclose anything a judge deems appropriate. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/22/jonbenet-ramsey-dad-fights-possible-release-indictment-in-16-death/?intcmp=latestnews |
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