Saturday, December 8, 2018

Some Things You Might Not Know About JonBenet's Murder Case.

Did you know it was later determined that there had been some unlocked windows and an unlocked door the night of JonBenet's murder?
A basement window was previously broken by John Ramsey when he was previously locked out of the house. 
Some people believe that the intruder entered through this basement window. 
A suitcase was found on the floor almost directly underneath this window. 
Some people think that the attacker planned to use this suitcase to get either JonBenét alive as a kidnap victim, or her body, out of the house, but this proved impossible.
Was this all staged to look like someone planned to abduct JonBenet?
Former FBI profiler John E. Douglas, was brought in to assist the Ramsey's lawyers on case in January 1997 to assess whether the Ramseys were involved.
He stated that if a family member was involved in a murder, they would generally construe events so that another person found the body. 
John was the one that found the body and his friend followed him into the basement room. 
When a family member is involved in a murder, they are likely to cover their child's body in a protective manner, covering all but their head. 
Just JonBenet's torso was covered, which did not denote the kind of act a parent would generally perform. 
John removed the duct tape from her mouth and loosened the cord around her, which goes against the theory of "staging" the body. Arndt made an error when she moved JonBenét into the living room.
Have the police have coddled the Ramseys because they are rich and influential in Boulder?
In September 2016 that to date, the Boulder Police Department has processed more than 1,500 pieces of evidence, including the analysis of over 200 DNA samples.
The major crimes unit has received and reviewed or investigated over 20,000 tips, letters or emails. 
Detectives have traveled to over 18 states and interviewed or spoken with more than 1,000 individuals.
The initial District Attorney, Alex Hunter, pursued an investigation of convicted pedophiles in the Boulder area.
However, he said that he would not clear the Ramseys. 
The city's mayor Leslie L Durgin said he was extremely concerned about the relationship between the district attorney's office and the Ramsey attorneys. 
Allegedly there were weekly breakfast meetings between a Ramsey defense lawyer and Peter Hofstrom, the prosecutor's liaison to the Ramsey family.
Former FBI agent John E. Douglas who was hired by the Ramsey family, quibbled with a few of Smit's interpretations but generally agreed with the Smit's investigation and conclusions. 
Douglas particularly praised Smit's discovery in autopsy photos of what appeared to be previously-overlooked evidence of a "stun gun" having been used to subdue JonBenét.
The Ramseys have consistently maintained their innocence. but for four months after the murder they declined to talk to the police. They mounted a defense team that included eight lawyers, four publicists, three private investigators, two handwriting analysts and one retired F.B.I. profiler.
Burke testified at a 1999 grand jury hearing.
Burke was not and had never been an suspect.
In September 2013, Daily Camera reporter Charlie Brennan and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a lawsuit to press DA Stan Garnett to release the grand jury's indictment.
In mid-October, the judge ruled that the DA must show why the indictment should remain sealed.
In light of the new DNA evidence, Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy gave a letter to John Ramsey that same day,
"This new scientific evidence convinces us ... to state that we do not consider your immediate family, including you, your wife, Patsy, and your son, Burke, to be under any suspicion in the commission of this crime.... 
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. 
There is no innocent explanation for its incriminating presence at three sites on these two different items of clothing that JonBenét was wearing at the time of her murder....
To the extent that we may have contributed in any way to the public perception that you might have been involved in this crime, I am deeply sorry. 
No innocent person should have to endure such an extensive trial in the court of public opinion, especially when public officials have not had sufficient evidence to initiate a trial in a court of law.... 
We intend in the future to treat you as the victims of this crime, with the sympathy due you because of the horrific loss you suffered.... 
I am aware that there will be those who will choose to continue to differ with our conclusion. 
But DNA is very often the most reliable forensic evidence we can hope to find and we rely on it often to bring to justice those who have committed crimes. 
I am very comfortable that our conclusion that this evidence has vindicated your family is based firmly on all of the evidence.
Former investigator for the Boulder County District Attorney's office Gordon Coombs claimed,
"We all shed DNA all the time within our skin cells. It can be deposited anywhere at any time for various reasons, reasons that are benign.
To clear somebody just on the premise of touch DNA, especially when you have a situation where the crime scene wasn't secure at the beginning . . . really is a stretch."
Authorities had tracked Karr down by using the Internet.
After Karr was arrested and brought back to the US, he was released to face extradition for child pornography charges in Sonoma County, California. 
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