I DO wonder if perhaps the rope and maybe other items had been hidden away under JAR's bed the night of the party on the 23rd and then rertrieved the night of the 25th. If they were hidden under JAR's bed, maybe when they were retrieved that's how the bed skirt got moved.

Thanks

Here's a link for the photo of the rope. It's on the left-hand side about one-third of the way down:

http://www.acandyrose.com/crimescene-evidence.htm

That would be a new low for the BPD. In fact, too low for me to believe, even for them. I have to believe they have the actual bag in evidence, and are keeping it under wraps. Why they didn't photograph it at the scene, however, still seems inept beyond comprehension. I kind of suspect they're lying about not having taken pictures.

--pony

Maybe they were lying to protect evidence they wanted to withold from the public. Could be for any reason. Or, no reason at all...with the BPD, that also is a possibility.

I agree it was done for scale.

Carnes:

A rope was found inside a brown paper sack in the guest bedroom of defendants' home, neither of which belonged to defendants. (SMF 181; PSMF 181.) Small pieces of the brown sack material were found in the "vacuuming" of JonBenet's bed and in the body bag that was used to transport her body. (SMF 181; PSMF 181. ) Brown cotton fibers on JonBenet's body, the paintbrush, the duct tape and on the ligature were not sourced and do not match anything in the Ramsey home. (SMF 181; PSMF 181. )

Edited to add: I guess that's the brown paper bag that was "identified" in the ransom note. That sure DOES make it sound like a "prop" to me. Didn't JD also say the crime scene was "posed" rather than staged?

So the perps shake the brown paper bag over JonBenet's bed before the Ramseys come home? It's beginning to sound that way.

Rainsong

Rainsong

Edited to ask: In Carnes' judgment, what are these numbers? (SMF 181; PSMF 181.) Are they numbers of the evidence or the photos?