Break Emerging in JonBenet Ramsey Case?
An expert on the JonBenet murder case says his sources confirm reports that investigators in Boulder, Colo. would like to speak again to her older brother, Burke Ramsey, in case he saw something at the time that could help them connect some newly-surfaced dots now.
Burke was nine when his little sister, a 6-year-old beauty pageant contestant, was slain in December 1996, in what went on to become one of the most famous unsolved killings in recent times.
He's now 23.
Lawrence Schiller, a contributor to The Daily Beast, founder of the Norman Mailer Writers Colony and author of one of the definitive books on the Ramsey case, "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town," told "Early Show" co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez Tuesday he called some sources in Boulder on Monday.
"They said the police had sent on their business cards and asked Burke, if his time permitted, if he could get in touch with them," Schiller said.
Rodriguez noted that the Ramsey family attorney tells "The Early Show" Burke hasn't been questioned yet.
Burke "was questioned and exonerated" in the aftermath of his sister's death, Rodriguez pointed out. Why would they be trying to question him again 14 years later?
"You have to remember," Schiller explained, "number one, he was 9 years old, a frail kid. Not very large in size. His sister was younger. There's a lot of evidence that has still been unexplained over the years. Footprints have been identified, but some have not. Handprints and palm prints have been identified in the room where her body was found. Some still not. In essence, the body was placed there. It wasn't dragged in. And then it was wrapped in a blanket.
"Now, if he was a witness to some event that night, something that may, in essence, now connect with something else, you have to remember, this murder took place in a community that was embarrassed by it. Wasn't prepared for it. Did not have a history of violence. The police are never going to give up on this case. There's no statute of limitation on murder."
"In other words," Rodriguez asked, "(probers) may have discovered some new evidence that wouldn't necessarily make (Burke) a suspect, but to which he could possibly speak?"
"That's correct," Schiller responded. "He was exonerated by DNA, by many, many methods that the police used at that point. But the question is, in his own mind now, this many years away, has he locked away the facts of this murder? Has he, in essence, put it in a room, closed the door, and doesn't want to think about it? So how helpful can he be? You know, just because questions are unanswered doesn't mean somebody is withholding the answer."
Schiller says it's not surprising that Boulder police are staying mum on the new reports and that the Ramsey family lawyer says Burke hasn't met with them again yet.
"If there is a real lead, nobody's gonna tell you about it!" Schiller exclaimed.
Copyright 2010 CBS. All rights reserved. Burke was nine when his little sister, a 6-year-old beauty pageant contestant, was slain in December 1996, in what went on to become one of the most famous unsolved killings in recent times.
He's now 23.
Lawrence Schiller, a contributor to The Daily Beast, founder of the Norman Mailer Writers Colony and author of one of the definitive books on the Ramsey case, "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town," told "Early Show" co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez Tuesday he called some sources in Boulder on Monday.
"They said the police had sent on their business cards and asked Burke, if his time permitted, if he could get in touch with them," Schiller said.
Rodriguez noted that the Ramsey family attorney tells "The Early Show" Burke hasn't been questioned yet.
Burke "was questioned and exonerated" in the aftermath of his sister's death, Rodriguez pointed out. Why would they be trying to question him again 14 years later?
"You have to remember," Schiller explained, "number one, he was 9 years old, a frail kid. Not very large in size. His sister was younger. There's a lot of evidence that has still been unexplained over the years. Footprints have been identified, but some have not. Handprints and palm prints have been identified in the room where her body was found. Some still not. In essence, the body was placed there. It wasn't dragged in. And then it was wrapped in a blanket.
"Now, if he was a witness to some event that night, something that may, in essence, now connect with something else, you have to remember, this murder took place in a community that was embarrassed by it. Wasn't prepared for it. Did not have a history of violence. The police are never going to give up on this case. There's no statute of limitation on murder."
"In other words," Rodriguez asked, "(probers) may have discovered some new evidence that wouldn't necessarily make (Burke) a suspect, but to which he could possibly speak?"
"That's correct," Schiller responded. "He was exonerated by DNA, by many, many methods that the police used at that point. But the question is, in his own mind now, this many years away, has he locked away the facts of this murder? Has he, in essence, put it in a room, closed the door, and doesn't want to think about it? So how helpful can he be? You know, just because questions are unanswered doesn't mean somebody is withholding the answer."
Schiller says it's not surprising that Boulder police are staying mum on the new reports and that the Ramsey family lawyer says Burke hasn't met with them again yet.
"If there is a real lead, nobody's gonna tell you about it!" Schiller exclaimed.
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Imagine the US as a whole cannot or will not prosecute high government officials for war crimes and propagandizing a war on lies....much less provide justice for murder of a little girl. One is so transparent...the other hidden. Is it any wonder our society is as twisted as it is.
Go read Suetonius' 12 Caesars and see parallels in our own society. What we are able to forgo and what we esteem as justice.
No one is saying that their pain is meaningless, but their actions were, at best, suspicious and at the very worst the actions of two very guilty murderers.
Even the NYPD has a Standard Operating Procedure Manual that is reviewed at crime scenes. It covers almost every unusual situation so that nothing is forgotten. Maybe Boulder should buy one.
Nobody is accusing Burke Ramsey of anything. It appears obvious that the police want to talk to him because he is now older and may have better comprehension of past memories.
First of all, yes, the Police made several critical mistakes from the very get-go; allowing friends and family to walk throughout the house and not "properly" isolating the crime scene which, in fact, should have been the first step.
I think the biggest piece of evidence in this case is the ransom note. I handwriting analysis that was conducted, stated the handwriting matched the hand writing of Patsy, therefore she wasn't ruled out as the possible author right away. But with the new DNA evidence ruling the parents out as possible suspects, you have still consider the fact that even though the Ramsey family was not evidently involved, you have to keep an open mind that they are can still be an accomplice. For the mere fact that several reports lead that the killer had a familiarization with the household based on the reports of the murder.
In 2006, a man named John Mark Karr, falsy admitted to the murder of Jonbenet. He stated "I was in the house at 5am... and i stayed there all night." Well if you look at the times of the event, this would of only given him a 20-30 minute window to conduct the murder AND write the ransom note, no probable. He was ruled out as a suspect when his DNA did not match to the DNA found on Jonbenets' body.
Going back to what I stated about the ransom note being the key evidence in this case; a lot can be revealed about who wrote this letter just by analyzing it. First, if you noticed, the letter starts off by addressing John Ramsey as "Mr. Ramsey", and then later in the letter is addresses him simply as "John" indicating the letter was over a personal matter rather than a mere aquaintance. Also in the letter the killer(s) is introduced as a "Foriegn Faction". If this was indeed true, the author would not introduce themself as a foriegn faction if they were indeed foriegn. If you were of Islmic decent, you wouldn't write a letter introducing yourself as "foreign" would you? Furthermore, the letter was unusally long for a ransom letter, three pages to be exact, and ransom letters are typically straight to the point. Additionally, if you read the ransom letter, you'll notice the author transitions from seeming to be under educated by mis-spelling common words such as "possession", to seeming as an educated writer using uncommon words such as "hence" and "attache", both spelled correctly, indicating this could of possibly been a cover up letter. It's possible that this was not a true kidnapping, but a murder disguised as a kidnapping.
Burke Ramsey, killer or not? I would have to say not. Although I do believe he knows some significant information that could lead to the identity of Jonbenet's killer. Whether he comes forward or not is the question. He has stated that he has some "information with a lead" but has not yet revealed it to the authorities. Why the police force has not pursued this information with more eagerness is questionable.
I do not know who killed Jonbenet, as none of us do, but... someone does. The information, evidence, and leads are there, i just dont think we are looking hard enough or over looking to often. Some questions I would have if i were an invesitagor on this case would be some of the following:
1. Find out what Burke knows further, there is something beneath the surface that needs to be dug up and revealed.
2. Have we questioned all the individuals who were a member of the church at the time the Ramsey's attended?
3. Have you gotten John Mark Karrs' full side of the story, let him tell the story as to what happened and see if the time frame matches as to what his story versus to what actually happened, it's possible he may know "something".
4. Invesigate the house again, with new technology these days there is likely something that we could of missed in the prior years.
5. Examine examine examine the ransom note further! I still believe there is something in this ransom note were missing or looking over with a blind eye.
I believe investigators need to start off on square one again with this investigation and go back to the beginning. Look at all the information, come up with a new analysis, and go from there. This is a step by step process. Be weary of wrongful information, each investigator needs to make up their own mind after analyzing all the evidence and information.
Let's still get justice for JonBenet,
Mark Bibbee
I think a group of morons thought it was possible to actually kidnap JonBenet from her home and then bungled the kidnapping and ended her life because she saw their faces. They left her in the house so that they could get away before the Ramsey's awoke and left everything behind including the note - just my theory. The police need to go back over the suspects at that time and exhaust all leads properly - key word -properly! and do the job they should have done in the first place and they will find the bastard(s).