Showtime Thread Part Three

[Update: Last night I found part three of the ID/Discovery program on the Ramsey case on youtube. It contained two especially interesting segments, a fascinating interview with John Mark Karr, and a clear statement by a DNA expert asserting that the DNA evidence should not be seen as an essential element in this case. In other words, there was never any reason to exonerate "the Ramseys." I was going to post the link but now I can't find it anymore. (I've just now found it: here. Not sure how long this is going to be up. It's much more interesting than part one.) Instead I see a copy of part 1 posted by some lady who feels sure she'll have to take it down soon due to copyright laws. But for now you can find it here. Looks like youtube is going to be an interesting place to search for Ramsey related materials in the next few weeks at least, so I suggest you check there periodically.]

Wow, the comments are coming thick and fast. I can no longer keep up. I'll try to find time to read them all but probably won't be responding much as I feel overwhelmed at this point. All I'll say for now is:


it was NOT Burke -- do a search here on his name and you'll see why; it was NOT Patsy -- my take on her should be obvious by now; Patsy's prints on the pineapple bowl mean nothing -- she probably placed them in a cupboard at some point; Burke's prints were on the glass, NOT the bowl; absence of prints means little since prints often don't show up -- e.g., neither John's nor Patsy's prints were on the ransom note, which they obviously handled; it was most likely John and not Patsy who was responsible for the notorious "and hence"; it was NOT Linda the housekeeper, though the book Little Girl Blu makes some provocative points -- she did not have the vocabulary or the education to have written that particular note; if she'd entered with a key then the scene at the basement window can't be explained; no kidnapping actually took place; if her intention was to frame Patsy she would not have written the note in her own hand, but forged Patsy's  -- while she claimed the note looked just like Patsy's hand she was wrong, it looks totally different; she was thoroughly investigated and is no longer considered a suspect; the ransom would have done her no good as any attempt to spend it would have been a red flag; finally, there is too much evidence pointing at John, including his patently phony broken window story.

Don't forget the upcoming CBS series, starting this Sunday at 8:30. And another episode with Burke and Dr. Phil on Monday. Steelers play Cincinnati Sunday at 1. Go Steelers!