Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey

[DanaK]

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Netflix 3-part doc series that premieres November 25 2024

Filmmaker reexamines the case

Article about it https://deadline.com/2024/10/jonbenet-ramsey-docuseries-netflix-joe-berlinger-1236119022/

[Gharlane]

Oh, is that why I keep seeing clips on YouTube about her?

[DanaK]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

Oh, is that why I keep seeing clips on YouTube about her?

Aren’t there always YouTube clips about her? People have been obsessed about this case nearly from the start

[DanaK]

Full press release http://thefutoncritic.com/video/2024/11/04/video-cold-case-who-killed-jonbenet-ramsey-official-trailer-netflix-728213/20241104netflix01/

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[Gharlane]

On 10/23/2024 at 12:16 PM, DanaK said:

Aren’t there always YouTube clips about her? People have been obsessed about this case nearly from the start

I haven't seen any YouTube clips about her until that one week. I was scratching my head, wondering what heuristic I had triggered.

[chediavolo]

Rehash. Nothing new. 

[SnarkAttack]

Some thoughts:

I don't believe the killer went through papers in John's office and saw the amount of his bonus, that's dumb.  And someone who worked for/with him wouldn't know the amount either, except for who approved it/HR.

If the original intent was kidnapping, why would you write the ransom note while there, wouldn't you write it ahead of time to save time?  If it wasn't the original intent, then why write it if you are going to kill her/sexually assault her in the house?  Even if the parents did it, it still doesn't make sense since the child was murdered.  The note is so odd.  

They talked about the marks on her hands maybe being from her trying to grab the garrote from her neck, but her hands were tied, so that doesn't make sense.  I doubt her hands were tied after it was around her neck.

To think that her 9 year old brother would slam her on the head with an object because of a piece of pineapple, and then move her to the basement and tie her hands and make/put the garrote around her neck is ridiculous.

I was shocked how old John looked, but he's 80.  Time flies.

It makes sense that someone who knew of her from the pageants did it.

They checked the neighbors, right?   

I can't believe that networks like CBS would run a program implicating Burke and not expect to be sued and lose.

I didn't know about Beth dying.  So much tragedy.

 

 

[lemoncake]

I know that most people think the murderer was one of the Ramsey's and the others covered it up. But I have never been able to wrap my head around the garrot and the sexual abuse with the paintbrush. I could almost see if Burke did it and Patsy and John wanted to cover it up so they faked the note. But really, they would sexually abuse their child and make a garrot and pull it so hard as to cause that level of damage? No way. I think it was an intruder and they found her, were worried they would be blamed and made the note. 

And that detective Steve was a total jerk. Wow. 

And after all these years why would John still be looking for the killer if her knew it was a cover-up? Why not walk away and never speak about it.

[Soapy Goddess]

18 hours ago, SnarkAttack said:

why would you write the ransom note while there, wouldn't you write it ahead of time to save time? 

Exactly. And a 2-page note at that!  

Someone in that house (John, Patsy, or her brother), killed JB. Whether it was accidental or not, it simply does not make sense that anyone other than one of them did it.

 

[TattleTeeny]

Seems like for every individual thing that points toward the family, there is something else that does the opposite. I have changed my mind about this case 100 times since the late '90s. But that's the thing – my opinion doesn't matter; I am just an observer, and some of my early opinions were shaped by a compromised, subpar police investigation and questionable (to put it kindly) behavior on the part of the officers involved. Whether the family is responsible or not, they couldn't and wouldn't have a fair trial anyway. Ironically, the police forcing a certain narrative, whether it later ends up being correct or not, is a large part of why someone has, up to now, gotten away with this.

Edited November 28 by TattleTeeny

[SeanBug]

If you think the police weren't trying to push a narrative to close this quickly, listen to the Serial podcast about Adnan Syed. Or watch Making a Murderer. It happens all the time. The Innocence Project has made it clear how many people go to prison based on lies perpetrated by the police. 

Or read the book about the Golden State killer, written by Michelle McNamara, "I'll Be Gone in The Dark".  He waited in houses, raped women and eventually started murdering people.  

People will case out a home to get a feel for it, and wait inside. It happens quite a bit and it happened in Boulder just a few months after JonBenet's murder. But this time the girl was not murdered, just assaulted. 

It would be easy to get into the home thru that window, walk around and determine the lay out. Then come back later. Or do it while the Ramseys were out that evening.  They could have seen that check or paperwork while looking for something to write the note with.  Who knows what goes thru the mind of a sick individual like this? 

JonBenet's pediatrician said he never saw signs of abuse.  And as far as JonBenet performing in pageants, what about all the little girls who act at that age?  They are taught how to perform. Look at Kiernan Shipka in Mad Men. She was 6 years old during the first season. She was able to portray Sally Draper. Dakota Fanning. Kids in commercials. Some children are natural performers. Of course those costumes are a little over the top. That's pageant 101. It can seem weird to those of us who don't participate in it.  But if the audience is just parents and family, and it's a bunch of little girls having fun. When I was 6 years old I took tap dancing classes and performed in recitals. 

Bottom line is police fucked up, decided the Ramseys did it without any evidence, as well as hiding DNA evidence that would have cleared them.  And we think the media is bad now. FFS Geraldo Rivera held a mock trial on that shit show of his. I would have sued him to kingdom come. What a sleazeball. 

As far as John cooperating with the film makers, he stated he offered to help, but hasn't watched the series, as it's too painful.  I felt awful for them. His older daughter is killed in a car accident,  Patsy has ovarian cancer, and then this murder. 

Anyone who has been thru this much trauma and just wants to live would cherish their children, not murder them. 

Edited November 28 by SeanBug