tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post6768738904911767216..comments2024-02-23T18:09:21.379-05:00Comments on Solving the JonBenet Ramsey Case: That Elusive IntruderDocGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-67531122458131429022016-11-25T22:27:55.412-05:002016-11-25T22:27:55.412-05:00You'll have to do better than that. For starte...You'll have to do better than that. For starters: How did you get in? Why did you write the note?DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-68124394600145871432016-11-25T17:12:55.799-05:002016-11-25T17:12:55.799-05:00Lousy blog...this case solved in 2014.....its in t...Lousy blog...this case solved in 2014.....its in the book IT'S ME!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-10531901472665927102016-10-06T14:04:33.565-04:002016-10-06T14:04:33.565-04:00if u striker her head first how are you sure blood...if u striker her head first how are you sure blood won't splatter? And if blood splatters wouldn't it be on JR ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-54267087114718104662014-05-07T16:43:48.849-04:002014-05-07T16:43:48.849-04:00Dr. Wecht's theory is that JonBenet was killed...Dr. Wecht's theory is that JonBenet was killed accidentally during an episode of "erotic strangulation." So for him the strangulation came first, and then the head blow. As he sees it, if she'd been struck over the head first, then there would have been a lot more bleeding. This has been contested by several other forensic pathologists, who feel sure the head blow came first and are not bothered so much by the relative lack of blood.<br /><br />As I see it, Wecht's theory does make some sense, but doesn't really fit all the evidence. First of all erotic strangulation is done with a piece of cloth, for example a scarf, something soft and smooth. Strangulation with a length of narrow cord would NOT be very erotic. Also, JonBenet's hair was found to be entwined with the knotting on the "garotte," which means the device must have been constructed right on top of her, and would have been pulling on her hair as it was being constructed. If she'd been conscious, she'd have been struggling and it would not have been possible to tie that rather elegant knot. Finally, once the victim is dead, then that's the end of it, there's no reason to bludgeon her.<br /><br />I think it most likely that John struck her over the head first, from behind, to "mercifully" kill her in such a way that she would feel nothing and not see her attacker. If then he noticed she was still breathing, he may have decided to finish her off by strangling her -- but by that time she'd have been unconscious. DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-57397141487088608032014-05-07T16:24:07.537-04:002014-05-07T16:24:07.537-04:00I realise it may be impossible to know for certain...I realise it may be impossible to know for certain which came first (head wound or garroting) but I was just wondering if they had established which it was? By the way, I think your reasoning is sound, as far as we can know anything for certain. It does make sense to me as to why the police would have been called with an incomplete staging at the window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-78876052798970106832014-05-07T16:16:39.229-04:002014-05-07T16:16:39.229-04:00Hello. I am enjoying your blog. I was just wanting...Hello. I am enjoying your blog. I was just wanting to make sense of a few things. I believe I read somewhere on here that Dr.Cyril thought that the head wound was inflicted post-mortom and someone else I think said that the garroting was possibly post-mortom. Please can you clarify this? I think this makes a difference to the possible motive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-10700182721722049072012-08-05T11:40:36.946-04:002012-08-05T11:40:36.946-04:00She was wrapped in a blanket, remember? But there ...She was wrapped in a blanket, remember? But there would have been no reason to keep her wrapped in that blanket when her body was dumped. So the police would have had no way to connect the blanket with the crime and thus no reason to test for its fibers in the trunk.<br /><br />It's conceivable, though imo highly unlikely, that Burke could have struck that blow. So it's conceivable, I suppose, that John might have decided to cover for him with an elaborate kidnap staging. This, apparently, is what Kolar thinks, along with Patsy writing the note. Well, Patsy could not have written the note, but it is possible, though highly unlikely as I say, that John could have decided to cover for Burke -- for fear that HE might be accused of doing what Burke did.<br /><br />But why Kolar thinks this a more likely scenario than one in which John molests and kills her, is beyond me. It's as though he's giving John a "Get Out of Jail Free" card.<br /><br />As far as the wine cellar is concerned, I think John probably hid the body in a remote corner of the room, possibly under some other stuff, which is why Fleet didn't see it. When John went down there, he would have screamed and then, under cover of darkness, moved the body into the open and then turned the light on. So he could say the body was "right out in the open" when he found it. A hidden body is harder to explain.<br /><br />As for my book, I've never written a book on this case, in any language. You definitely have me confused with someone else. I wonder who.DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-25141819706175988302012-08-04T23:36:30.226-04:002012-08-04T23:36:30.226-04:00JR could have easily placed JB in the trunk of the...JR could have easily placed JB in the trunk of the car without anyone noticing. But I think even then forensics could have determined that JB's body had been in the trunk. JR, however, isn't a career criminal, so he's allowed some missteps along the way. Oh, even in BDI, I don't think BR fashioned the garotte. I think "if" BDI that was JR covering up. I don't think BR was frail, just skinny, and he had walloped JB in the face with a golf club previously. What keeps coming back to me is Steve Thomas saying, "Someone really hated that kid." PR, I am sure, loved and cherished JB. BR, if he hit her, well, he didn't hate her. I'm not sure JR loved his second set of kids like he loved his first. I think he had them for PR. She wanted children.<br /><br />I'm sorry, I thought your book had been published in Japan. I would love to read it, but I don't read Japanese. If I have you confused with someone else, please accept my apologies.<br /><br />I am beginning to believe JR is a viable suspect. There's no reason to rule him out. And I do believe FW is pretty sure JB was not in the wine cellar when he first checked it that morning. I know it was dark, but FW knows something, something we'll never know because he'll never speak of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-71586406522985218152012-07-28T06:40:08.640-04:002012-07-28T06:40:08.640-04:00Putting her in the car would not have been risky. ...Putting her in the car would not have been risky. The garage is attached to the house, so he could easily have placed her in the trunk without being observed. The note instructed him to collect the ransom, so if someone noticed his car leaving the house he could later have said he was on his way to the bank. (He would of course have gone to the bank and collected the ransom money as demanded in the note.) He could have dumped the body that night in some remote spot, claiming later that he was delivering the ransom.<br /><br />My take on BDI has nothing to do with timing but with overall credibility. I don't see a frail 9 year old delivering such a blow or strangling anyone with that carefully crafted "garotte." If Burke had actually managed to do this, I feel sure his parents would have been horrified and called the police immediately. He was too young to be indicted but it would have been important to find psychological help for him. I don't see them taking the huge risk of concocting such an elaborate coverup. Nor would there have been any reason for them to call the police so soon, before their staging was complete.<br /><br />I'm glad you find my blog interesting and hope you'll continue reading here. But I'm puzzled about your reference to a book. What book did you have in mind? I too don't read Japanese so maybe you've got me confused with someone else.DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-50249458653782930382012-07-27T23:30:57.147-04:002012-07-27T23:30:57.147-04:00How would he get her out of the house? Stuff her ...How would he get her out of the house? Stuff her in some luggage and load her in the cargo area of the plane, then dump her in a swamp in the Atlanta area? Putting her in his car would be far too risky. I'm really trying to see the JDI theory and not dismiss it without learning all you have to say, but I don't see how the timing would rule out BDI. BR could have struck JBR with a golf club, say, she could have fallen in the train room. She might not have been missed by her parents, who were busy, for 45-90 minutes, or who might have thought she was asleep.<br /><br />I'll say this, whether one agrees with you or not, your blog is very interesting and sparks a lot of questions. I appreciate it even when I don't agree 100%. And I'm not a stubborn person who clings to my beliefs. If I see I'm wrong, I have no problem admitting that and saying someone else is right, so I enjoy reading what you have to say. I wish I could read your book, but I do not read a word of Japanese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-51938959798702276682012-07-26T15:51:30.082-04:002012-07-26T15:51:30.082-04:00Any attempt to recreate what happened during the c...Any attempt to recreate what happened during the committing of this crime and why is bound to be extremely speculative. However, the sequence of events you've postulated is actually very close to the scenario I've proposed, in which John initially clubs JonBenet on the head and assumes she's dead. However, "After writing the note, John could have returned to JonBenet’s body, only to discover that she was still breathing. To be sure she was dead, he might have strangled her." <br /><br />All this is very speculative. Which is why I prefer to rely on the known facts of the case, which as I see it speak for themselves. It would be quite a stretch to see the timing of the two attacks as some sort of Burke did it evidence.DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-41377698435301549192012-07-26T14:57:52.918-04:002012-07-26T14:57:52.918-04:00Here’s one problem I have with the JDI scenario. ...Here’s one problem I have with the JDI scenario. It’s been determined that in all probability the injury to JBR’s neck causing the triangular shaped bruise happened first of all, perhaps from someone grabbing her shirt collar. The head wound came almost immediately afterward. But, JBR, though she certainly did not regain consciousness, lived 45-90 minutes after the head wound was inflicted. If JR were the perpetrator, why would he allow this time to pass between the infliction of the head wound and the actual ligature strangulation, especially if this murder were premeditated? How do you reconcile this time discrepancy? If the murder were premeditated, why not just kill her and be done with it? To me, the time lapse between the head wound and the ligature strangulation supports a BDI scenario more, i.e., his parents didn’t discover she’s been wounded until 45-90 minutes after the fact, perhaps when they were going to bed and were insisting JBR go to bed, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-42862863331612458752012-07-26T13:39:28.447-04:002012-07-26T13:39:28.447-04:00Thanks. Glad to learn my posts make sense to you. ...Thanks. Glad to learn my posts make sense to you. <br /><br />And no, I don't think the DNA evidence was manufactured. It was developed, as I understand it, by law enforcement, not the Ramsey team. It's real enough. The question is: what does it mean? I'll be writing about the DNA soon so stay tuned.DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494242281396312957.post-59628039518515069192012-07-25T20:38:09.344-04:002012-07-25T20:38:09.344-04:00Great blog! I've read them all after followin...Great blog! I've read them all after following a link from a forum.<br /><br />You lay this case out very clearly. I quite agree with you about the handwriting analysis. JR shouldn't have been ruled out. Prior to seeing what you had to say, I was committed to PR as the ransom note author. Not any more.<br /><br />Your latest posting begs a question. Any chance any of the DNA evidence might be manufactured?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com