JonBenet Ramsey-I think I've settled on the intruder theory
Dec 14, 2019 6:36:13 GMT
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Post by ezioauditore on Dec 14, 2019 6:36:13 GMT
Since I first studied the case, I've done a full 360 and have come full circle on it. At first I thought it was an intruder. Then shifted toward the family. Especially after that CBS special a few years ago on the case that had a panel of experts study the evidence. Which was really well done by the way. But my gut has always told me intruder and I can't shake it, and I'll explain why. Btw I know this case has been talked to death, and I'm not an "expert" on this case, I study many cases, but I never focus obsessively on one over the other, so I'm sure tons out there know more about the intricate details of this case more than I do, but I'd say I know the important details. So if anyone can dispute anything I've argued, I'd welcome it actually, I always love good debate.
When I settled on it being the family, it was mainly because of the letter... assumed being written inside the home(before or after) the murder because it matched a tablet from inside the home. It just seemed so insane to me and unheard of that someone intruder would write a ransom note that long. You're just begging to be caught. So that was one main reason... but I'll revisit this in a bit. The other was from the CBS special that said the window that was widely believed an intruder would have entered through, the cobwebs were undisturbed. They argued and even re-enacted that it would have been nearly impossible for a human to get into a space that tight without disturbing those cobwebs. That wasn't a major focus of that special, but to me it made one of the largest impacts. And of course where the ransom note was left, where her body was, etc. You can make a great case the family did it.
But call me naive. And I always come back to this. If she was kill by someone or someones in her family. Whether it be purposely or accidentally. To be in the state of mind to concoct a scheme that elaborate to cover it up, as to desecrate your beloved daughter's body. I mean her hymen was broken and a gurote was found. That's so sick and disturbed and elaborate. If this was a family plot, there are so many other ways to cover it up than to do horrifying things to your daughter's body. That's so elaborate to come up with in that short of time after she was killed when their minds would be racing a million miles a minute. Not to mention to write a letter that uses elaborate or unnecessary wording. That speaks to someone IMO who is calm, cool, and comfortable and not in any panicked or distraught state of mind. It's someone who feels like they have plenty of time and is unwavering in confidence. JonBenet was their beloved girl, she took part in beauty pageants. If someone or someones in the family killed her, even if it was with malicious intent and not accidental, I'd have to think they'd come up with a much more simplistic story to try and fool police. Like they saw a burglar come in and chased him off. Or Burke did it accidentally. Again, maybe I'm naive, but it seems so unlikely. And I know this is dangerous to do as true crime enthusiast, but I genuinely thought Patsy sounded legitimately horrified in that 911 call. But that's an aside and not a major basis for my opinion on this case.
Now to the letter and window. If it was an intruder, I agree it doesn't sound the least bit plausible that an intruder would take time to come into that home and write a long ransom note, and be able to squeeze into that window without disturbing those cobwebs(as pointed out in the CBS special). However, any true crime enthusiast knows that sometimes, every blue moon the implausible does happen. For example every once in a while you get a murder that is a brutal beating somewhere out there and the killer somehow miraculously leaves no trace evidence behind. It's rare, but it happens. Maybe an intruder got really lucky getting through that window. Maybe they entered elsewhere and amidst the craziness of this investigation, things were forgotten and another door or window thought to be locked wasn't, and then it was secured later and the family just forgot and got their facts missed up. Maybe a killer waited in the house somewhere many hours prior to bide their time. There can be an explanation for that.
Also, I referenced earlier the letter being that long with elaborate wording and unnecessary sentence structure definitely makes the whole thing seem like total BS. That I agree with. There never was going to be a ransom. However, that tells me it's someone who had planned this to some degree. It seems unlikely to come up with that kinda story on the fly, especially in a panicked or altered state of mind. I think this was a premise thought out probably days in advance if not more. And if it was, as people believe, written inside the home, yeah it would be super unlikely that an intruder would take the time to write that. But again, rare stuff does happen in true crime. It could be someone so brazen and narcissistic that they had no fear of being caught and stayed inside the home longer than most would. I think it also speaks to someone who knew the family of course to some capacity or know of them, that goes without saying.
So I've settled on my theory that it was someone who knew the family and had an obsession with JonBenet. They probably obsessed over her for a long time. Eventually felt they had to act on their obsession and since they were close to the family and wanted to try and send police down a wrong path, they concocted a plot to write a fake ransom note and leave it, and break in and sexually assault or kidnap JonBenet. I think she was either snatched out of her bed or elsewhere in the home, she freaked, started to fight back and they aborted the plan and killed her, then escaped. Leaving the note prior or after, I'm not sure. Then through luck on the part of the killer, sloppy police and detective work and just sheer luck on their part, through the crime scene being trampled all over by so many people and other things like tons of people being in that home leading up to the murder, it really made it difficult to catch the real killer. And yeah my theories in like 90+% of cases would just be considered unlikely, but if you think about it that fact that a killer was never found may give credence to that. It's always the unlikely scenarios that make it harder to catch killers.
Anyway, this case has been on my mind because it's December and every December I'll always read something about it during this month. If anyone wants to argue against my theory or just discuss the case in general, that would be great too.
