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Posted by: jameson245 - 12-29-2023, 04:20 AM - Forum: 2023
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By: Sydney Isenberg , Stephanie Butzer
Posted at 3:22 PM, Dec 28, 2023
and last updated 5:23 PM, Dec 28, 2023
BOULDER, Colo. — The Colorado Cold Case Review Team has completed its analysis of the JonBenét Ramsey case, the Boulder Police Department announced Thursday.
Boulder police announced the partnership in November 2022 through a joint press release with the City of Boulder, Boulder County District Attorney’s Office and 20th Judicial District.
Dec. 26 marked 27 years since the day the body of JonBenét Patricia Ramsey, just 6 years old, was found in the basement of her family's home in Boulder. The young beauty pageant contestant had been bludgeoned and strangled. To date, nobody has been convicted of the crime, but theories have circulated for decades.
The crime chilled the community to the bone and the case quickly captured the attention of the nation. Today, it remains one of the country's most high-profile unsolved crimes and the details surrounding her death spurred many books, documentaries, and TV specials. Some highlighted facts, others highlighted suspicions.
In its release Thursday, Boulder PD said the purpose of the review was to generate additional "investigative recommendations" and determine if any updated technologies and/or forensic testing would produce new leads.
During its year-long analysis, the Colorado Cold Case Review Team digitized all evidence in the case and created a searchable database that includes 21,000 tips, more than 1,000 interviews and samples from more than 200 people, including handwriting, DNA, fingerprints and shoeprints. In all, the case file contains nearly 2,500 pieces of evidence and nearly 40,000 reports, according to Boulder police.
The Boulder Police Department said its detectives, along with the Boulder County District Attorney's Office, are in the process of reviewing and prioritizing the review team's recommendations. The police department said the recommendations will not be made public "to preserve the integrity of the investigation."
“I am grateful for the Cold Case Review Team’s independent assessment and the recommendations provided regarding this tragic case,” Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said in a statement. “We will continue to pursue all leads and explore technology advancements to identify JonBenet’s killer. I also commit to providing the community and family with investigative updates as new evidence emerges.”
JonBenét Ramsey's father says time is 'running out' in letter to Polis
[/url]Boulder police have worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, Colorado’s Department of Public Safety, Colorado’s Bureau of Investigation, and several private DNA laboratories in this case.
Authorities said the amount of DNA evidence that was collected at the crime scene — and is still available for analysis — is small and could be completely consumed by testing. However, in its update, the police department said Thursday that detectives are "actively taking steps to prepare the evidence for testing when possible."
“I am grateful for the hard work and collaboration of the multi-agency group that reviewed the entire case file and presented the case to the Cold Case Review Team. Also, I sincerely appreciate the time, expertise, and input provided by the members of the Cold Case Review Team," said District Attorney Michael Dougherty in a statement. "As with any cold case homicide in Colorado, the overarching goal is to look at the facts and evidence with fresh eyes and an open mind, armed with the latest developments in forensic science. The presentation and discussion generated helpful recommendations. Importantly, it also ensures that everything possible is being done to solve this tragic murder.”
Petition calls for JonBenét Ramsey case to be moved from Boulder
[url=https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/online-petition-calling-for-jonbenet-ramsey-case-to-be-moved-from-boulder-police]Anybody with information on this case is asked to call the tip line at 303-441-1974, email BouldersMostWanted@bouldercolorado.gov or, to remain anonymous, call Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Posted by: jameson245 - 12-29-2023, 03:56 AM - Forum: 2023
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Press release talked about how they had digitized the files and a cold case group had given recommendations - - see press releases.
Here is the story from the Daily Camera.
JonBenet Ramsey case: Police and DA’s Office reviewing recommendations from cold case team
By NICKY ANDREWS | niandrews@prairiemountainmedia.com
PUBLISHED: December 28, 2023 at 4:23 p.m. | UPDATED: December 28, 2023 at 5:36 p.m.
Boulder police announced that the Colorado Cold Case Review Team had completed its digitalization and review of all evidence connected to the JonBenet Ramsey case.
According to a release, the review was conducted to provide “additional investigative recommendations and determine if updated technologies and/or forensic testing might produce new intelligence or leads to solve the case.”
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JonBenet Ramsey
According to the release, the Boulder Police Department and Boulder County District Attorney’s office are now “reviewing and prioritizing” the recommendations made by the team.
Boulder police spokesperson Dionne Waugh said the team had digitalized “thousands of information files, bringing together more than 21,000 tips, over 1,000 interviews conducted across 17 states and two foreign countries, and samples from more than 200 different individuals, including handwriting, DNA, fingerprints, and shoeprints.”
In total, the case file consists of nearly 2,500 pieces of evidence and roughly 40,000 reports, with more than one million pages documenting the investigation, the release said.
The department also said that DNA testing continues to be a focal point but the slow progression with the limited amount of DNA evidence available to be tested.
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“DNA testing was previously completed, but the science behind DNA testing continues to rapidly evolve,” Waugh wrote. “The Boulder Police Department is working with leading DNA experts from across the county to ensure the latest forensic techniques are used to analyze remaining DNA samples. The evidence has been preserved and will continue to be ready for testing when there is proven and validated technology that can accurately test forensic samples consistent with the evidence available in this case.”
The review team included Colorado law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Boulder County District Attorney’s Office and public and private forensic laboratories with expertise in cold case homicide investigations, according to Waugh.
The review coincided with with the reassignment of a detective who had long held primary responsibility for its investigation.
Boulder police said earlier this year that the November 2022 reassignment of Cmdr. Thomas Trujillo had no connection to the Ramsey case. It did, however, generally coincide with the department’s agreement — just after Trujillo’s reassignment — to welcome greater involvement by other investigating agencies. Trujillo was assigned to the detective bureau at the time of JonBenet’s December 1996 death and was one of two lead detectives on the case.
“This is the opportunity we have sought for a very very long time,” JonBenet’s half brother John Andrew Ramsey said in a statement. “The Cold Case Review should be the beginning of a comprehensive effort to identify and capture JonBenet’s killer. DNA tech and organizing files is great but finding the killer will likely require a dogged determination. I applaud the work to date and trust the BPD and DA Michael Dougherty to stop at nothing to find the killer of 6-year-old JonBenet. It can be done.”
JonBenet was reported missing in a phone call by her mother, Patsy Ramsey, early on the morning of Dec. 26, 1996, when she said she found a ransom note demanding $118,000 for the child’s safe return on a staircase inside their home in the 700 block of 15th Street in Boulder.
JonBenet’s body was recovered from the family’s basement several hours later. The Boulder County Coroner determined she had suffered a fractured skull, been asphyxiated with a garotte and was sexually assaulted.
The Daily Camera learned in 2013 that a grand jury had voted in October 1999 to indict both her parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, on charges of child abuse resulting in death and accessory to the crime of first-degree murder — an indictment not announced at that time. No charges were ever actually filed in the case, however, based on then-District Attorney Alex Hunter’s decision that there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction.
Patsy Ramsey died in June 2006, after a long battle with cancer.
In the 2022 release, Boulder police said detectives have investigated leads stemming from more than 21,000 tips, letters and emails and traveled to 19 states to interview more than 1,000 individuals.
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November 2022 |
Posted by: jameson245 - 12-29-2023, 03:07 AM - Forum: Press Releases /Official statements
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BOULDER, Colo. – As we approach the 26th anniversary of JonBenet Ramsey’s homicide, the Boulder Police Department and Boulder County District Attorney’s Office wanted to provide another update about the ongoing homicide investigation.
Since JonBenet’s murder, detectives have investigated leads stemming from more than 21,000 tips, letters, and emails. We have traveled to 19 states to interview or speak with more than 1,000 individuals.
This investigation continues to receive assistance from federal, state, and local partners. Boulder Police work with multiple agencies, including the FBI, the District Attorney’s Office, Colorado’s Department of Public Safety, Colorado’s Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and several private DNA laboratories across the country.
The amount of DNA evidence available for analysis is extremely small and complex. The sample could, in whole or in part, be consumed by DNA testing. In collaboration with the CBI and the FBI, there have been several discussions with private DNA labs about the viability of continued testing of DNA recovered from the crime scene and genetic genealogy analysis. Those discussions will continue. Whenever there is a proven technology that can reliably test forensic samples consistent with the samples available in this case, additional analysis will be conducted.
As in any cold case homicide, the investigation can always benefit from the perspective of outside experts. So, in addition to talking with the private DNA labs, the Boulder Police Department will be consulting with the Colorado Cold Case Review Team in 2023. The Cold Case Review Team is comprised of professional investigative, analytical, and forensic experts from across the state. The Review Team is another tool to help further cold case homicide investigations, including making recommendations based on best practices in the investigative field.
“This crime has left a hole in the hearts of many, and we will never stop investigating until we find JonBenet’s killer,” Police Chief Maris Herold said. “That includes following up on every lead and working with our policing partners and DNA experts around the country to solve this tragic case. This investigation has always been and will continue to be a priority for the Boulder Police Department.”
District Attorney Michael Dougherty concurred, adding, “The murder of JonBenet Ramsey is a terrible tragedy and sparked years of unanswered questions and theories. Our office has successfully prosecuted other cold case homicides and many murder cases. In every one of those cases, it was the evidence that proved the defendant(s) guilty. Whether it is DNA or other evidence, more is needed to solve this murder. I appreciate the collaboration with CBI, the FBI, and the Boulder Police Department.”
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact our tip line at 303-441-1974, BouldersMostWanted@bouldercolorado.gov or Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
We are not conducting any media interviews at this time. Previous news releases on this case can be found on our website at https://bouldercolorado.gov/government/departments/police
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Posted by: jameson245 - 12-29-2023, 03:05 AM - Forum: Press Releases /Official statements
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BOULDER, Colo. – The Boulder Police Department is aware of the recent request involving the homicide investigation of JonBenet Ramsey and wants the community to know that it has never wavered in its pursuit to bring justice to everyone affected by the murder of this little girl.
Ever since Dec. 26, 1996, detectives have followed up on every lead that has come into the department, to include more than 21,016 tips, letters and emails and traveling to 19 states to interview or speak with more than 1,000 individuals in connection to this crime.
This case has been under constant review with federal, state, and local partners. As recently as March 2022, the Boulder Police Department hosted another meeting with federal, state, and local agencies working on this case and in consultation with DNA experts from around the country. That collaboration will continue.
Boulder Police have sought out and worked regularly with multiple stakeholders across the country, to include the FBI, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, Colorado’s Department of Public Safety, Colorado’s Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and several outside forensic labs. Multiple suspects have been run through the system to check for matches due the huge advances in DNA technology. As of this past December, CBI has updated over 750 reference samples with the latest DNA technology.
Additionally, Boulder Police have worked with CBI to ensure the DNA in the system can be compared correctly to new DNA samples that have been uploaded to ensure accuracy. That DNA is checked regularly for any new matches.
The Boulder Police Department understands how grievous the loss of a child is for both the Ramsey family and the community as a whole. That’s why detectives have steadfastly worked to solve this horrible crime.
“We have a shared goal to bring justice—and hopefully some peace—to JonBenet’s family and everyone who was impacted by her loss,” Police Chief Maris Herold said. “Our investigation with federal, state and local partners has never stopped. That includes new ways to use DNA technology. We’ve always used state of the art technology as it has been at the forefront of this investigation. Every time the DNA technology changed, we worked to make sure the evidence could be tested.
“This investigation has always been and will continue to be a priority for the Boulder Police Department.”
Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty concurred.
“Every unsolved homicide is a tragedy, especially when the victim is a child,” Dougherty said. “The murder of JonBenet Ramsey has left a long, terrible trail of heartbreak and unanswered questions. Our office will continue to work with the Boulder Police Department, state agencies, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As in any murder case, if evidence leads to an arrest, the D.A.’s Office will work tirelessly to secure justice for the victim, closure for loved ones, and answers for our community.”
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact our tip line at 303-441-1974, BouldersMostWanted@bouldercolorado.gov or Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.nococrimestoppers.com
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December 2021 |
Posted by: jameson245 - 12-29-2023, 03:03 AM - Forum: Press Releases /Official statements
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Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the JonBenet Ramsey Murder
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Dionne Waugh, Police PIO, 303-518-1894
WaughD@bouldercolorado.gov
PUBLISHED DATE
Dec 01, 2021
As of December 2021, the Boulder Police Department has processed more than 1,500 pieces of evidence related to the murder of JonBenet Ramsey.
JonBenet was 6 years old when she was reported missing on Dec. 26, 1996, after her family reported finding a ransom note inside their home in the 700 block of 15th Street. Her body was found in a basement room, and a later autopsy revealed that the cause of her death was strangulation.
As of December 2021, that evidence has included the analysis of nearly 1,000 DNA samples.
The BPD Major Crimes Unit has received, reviewed or investigated more than 21,016 tips, letters and emails and detectives have traveled to 19 states to interview or speak with more than 1,000 individuals in connection to this crime.
Thanks to the huge advances in DNA technology, multiple suspects have been run through the system to check for matches. CBI has updated over 750 reference samples with the latest DNA technology. The Boulder Police Department works closely with CBI on future DNA advancements.
Additionally, Boulder Police have worked with CBI to ensure the DNA in the system can be compared correctly to new DNA samples that have been uploaded to ensure accuracy.
That DNA is checked regularly for any new matches.
As the Department continues to use new technology to enhance the investigation, it is actively reviewing genetic DNA testing processes to see if those can be applied to this case moving forward.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact our tipline at 303-441-1974, BouldersMostWanted@bouldercolorado.gov or Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or www.nococrimestoppers.com
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Posted by: jameson245 - 12-16-2023, 09:17 PM - Forum: JMK tapes
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They are downloads on the black thumbdrive and left as download on my ASUS
I posted a link to SearchinGirl's site on the forums in December 2023 so everyone had access for free.
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Posted by: jameson245 - 11-12-2023, 11:21 PM - Forum: odds and ends
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“I tried to submit a tip on a suspect in the Jon Benet Ramsey case”
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JonBenét Ramsay Murder Investigation Tipster – Columbus, Ohio – interview conducted April, 2015
A friend told me that if I was such a big fan of the true crime podcast I was listening to, I should talk to one of our mutual friends about an experience she had meeting a character she felt might have been involved with the murder of JonBenét Ramsey in 1996.
Six year-old JonBenét Ramsay disappeared on Christmas Day, 1996 from the Ramsey’s home in Boulder, Colorado. A ransom note was left at the scene. Her father recovered her body the next day in a cellar in the family’s home. After the ensuing media circus and what is widely considered a bungled investigation, no charges were ever filed against anyone for her murder. My friend told me she had an extended conversation with a man who said he was a friend of the family, and she felt it strange that he would not stop mentioning his connection to the case.
My friend isn’t sure what to think of her meeting – it was one of those situations where the feeling you get meeting someone is so strong that your intuition has to count for something, but what exactly she isn’t sure.
But she felt like she should say something and resolved to call a police tip line to discuss her meeting. Aside from the initial encounter, the other crazy thing about this story is the difficulty she had in talking to the authorities about it. My friend was ambivalent about trying to submit a tip in the first place and the hoops she had to jump through to do so made her experience frustrating in general. The story she relates is in part an exercise in intuition and the dark draw of true crime. The trouble she had in leaving a tip is astounding and speaks for the disorganization that afflicts even the most official organizations.
Of course, the individual in question here was never charged (or investigated, as far as we know) and so shouldn’t be considered a suspect or someone who got away with something terrible.
In the summer of 2013, I went back home to Syracuse, Indiana to be a waitress and live with my best friend for the summer before my last year of school. I was a waitress at an upscale restaurant on a lake. One morning towards the end of the summer I went in and I was writing down the drafts for the day. I was in the bar area, which I normally wasn’t because I wasn’t a bartender. There was a man sitting at the bar drinking, which I thought was weird because it was early, but people do that so whatever. I was standing there and he started talking to me. He asked me where I was from, if I was in school. He seemed like a normal guy, so I carried on a conversation with him. I don’t remember if I asked where he was from or if he just told me. He told me he was from Boulder, Colorado, and he immediately brought up JonBenét Ramsey. At the time, I didn’t know much about the case – I remembered seeing her on the cover of magazines and stuff like that, but I don’t know if I associated her face with the name. But I’m super into [true crime] so I started talking to him about it.
He started rambling and he told me that his wife was her piano teacher at the time she was murdered. Right away I started freaking out, like, woah, that’s wild. But I didn’t know enough about the case to ask specific questions. I didn’t even know enough about it to know if the person [responsible] got caught. He started talking about it openly to me, like how JonBenét was consistently over at their place and sometime her parents would come with her and sometimes not, and that she would holiday things for them to hang on their fridge. I asked him if he was friends with the Ramseys, and he said they were acquaintances, not super good friends, they were more so friends with the Whites, who were the Ramseys’s best friends. He started telling me all this detailed information about how the Whites knew more information than what they told the media, just really bizarre stuff like that. It seemed like he was saying, not that he was boasting, but he kept saying that he never got questioned even though he had direct contact with JonBenét, that nobody had investigated he or his wife or anything. It was weird that he was openly telling me all this information and then reiterating that they never got questioned. It’s been so long since it happened – it’s been twenty years now, which is another thing I thought was weird. The guy immediately made the connection between Boulder and JonBenét – why wouldn’t he say it’s so many miles from Denver or you ski there or something like that?
He made some comment that made me believe that he and his wife were divorced and he moved to Indiana, which I also thought was weird. I thought it seemed like a random place to move to from Colorado. A lot of people in Indiana want to move to Colorado, not the other way around. Maybe he moved for a job; I can’t remember what his purpose was for moving. But I watch so many crime shows that I started adding all these things up: he was alone, drinking, he got divorced, moved to Indiana, all this weird stuff.
He wasn’t drunk, I don’t think, it just seemed like he was casually drinking. He seemed like he was trying to impress me a little bit. I was at work but I wasn’t his waitress or anything, which is why I thought it was weird that he was spilling all this information to me when I was just a random person. Again, I didn’t know enough to ask specific questions.
He kind of creeped me out a little bit, but it wasn’t anything about his appearance that creeped me out. He seemed like a nice guy. He was a Caucasian male, with dark hair, a little chunky, no facial hair, no glasses – seemed like a pretty ordinary guy. I would guess he was somewhere in his late 40s, early 50s. He told me they hadn’t caught the person, and I remember thinking, ‘oh gosh, what if it was him?’ but then I said ‘no, you’re being stupid, there’s no way, but my mind was wandering.’ I remember mostly feeling kind of strange about the incident, mostly because I let my mind wander when it could have been nothing at all.
It wasn’t until later on that I learned more details about the case. A year later, I was listening to a documentary about JonBenét when I was at work. I learned they found Caucasian male DNA in three different locations around and on her when they found her. They thought someone who knew the family committed the crime because the ransom note asked for $118,000, which is almost exactly what Mr. Ramsey’s bonus was that year. And the way things added up, if the guy I met did it, all these puzzle pieces would fit together. He could know more information about them than a random predator. They believe the person snuck into the house when they were out to dinner and possibly hid under her bed until they got home and then used a stun gun or something. The Ramseys were over at their best friends the White’s for dinner that night – things like that, he could have known that information. So when I was watching the documentary, I was kind of freaking out a bit, like wait, should I report this? Not that it’s anything, but what if it is something? I know that with killers, a lot of times they’re narcissistic and they want to brag about what they did but not fully come out and say it.
The whole time I was watching the documentary, I was thinking, what if it was this guy I met? At the end of this documentary, this piano piece starts playing and the narrator said that this was the song that JonBenét mastered the week before she got murdered. And I was like, oh my god that’s creepy.
All of the pieces fell into place or at least took on more significance when you heard this piano piece playing at the end of this documentary, so what did you do then? What pushed you to treat that encounter with the seriousness you did?
I watch a lot of crime shows and I know that a lot of cold cases get solved by a random tip that comes through. I told my mom about it and told some people I work with about it, and they were like, hey, you have to report it! What if he’s the murderer? I was like crap, I’m too scared to report it. What if it’s nothing? But then I got thinking, well, there’s barely a chance that it’s anything, but if it is, I’d rather report it than not. I read they interviewed and took DNA of 140 friends and acquaintances, but no DNA matched. This guy never got questioned, never got his DNA taken – he told me that more than once.
The police admitted they messed up when they immediately pinned it on the parents. I think they neglected to look at anyone else. And this would be a person that would probably slip through the cracks – he wasn’t the piano teacher, it was his wife, but he would always be at their house and he had contact with her. So I figured I might as well report it. I know that if I were the parents and someone had a bizarre encounter with someone [connected to the family], even if it was nothing at all, there is a chance it could be something, so I’d want everyone to come forward.
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Telling someone made me nervous. Every time I would think, this could be the guy, I’d backtrack and be like, no there’s no way, this is such a big case. It made me think I was a complete idiot for considering submitting a tip. I already have a problem dwelling on things and my mind wanders like crazy, so I was thinking, I’m probably just overthinking this. I don’t necessarily feel like this guy did it, but I felt weird about it and felt like I should at least say something, just so it’s not on my chest, so I’m not thinking about it.
I called a tip line I found on the Boulder Police Department’s website. I thought it would be specific to Boulder but it was a tip line for the whole United States. The guy I talked to had no idea who JonBenét Ramsey was. He was like, I’m not from Boulder, Colorado, and I’m like, yeah, neither am I but this is a huge unsolved case. I even tried to describe her to him, and he was like, I don’t know what you’re talking about. He asked if I knew the person’s name. I said no. He asked if the guy [I talked to] admitted he did it, and I was like no. I was so stupid for calling because I didn’t know any of this information. He was asking me questions and took down the information; I was a little disoriented because I was confused as to why I was doing it if I didn’t even know his name.
But I told him anyway and he said he was going to pass the tip on to the police department in Boulder. I had a feeling he wasn’t going to do anything with it. It was kind of a weird conversation. He didn’t know who she was. It was just awkward. He did give me a number to call back in a few months to check up on the tip.
Afterwards I was pretty frustrated. I looked for a different number. I was getting worked up; I felt like I had to tell somebody about this. This is embarrassing, but I was like, ‘I have to take matters into my own hands,’ so I tried to connect with John Ramsey on LinkedIn, but he never accepted. You had to connect with them in order to send a message. I tried to connect with him and said I was a friend, but immediately afterwards I thought, this is so unprofessional and creepy. I had my mind made up – even if he does accept I’m not going to say anything. I’m not good with words or anything so I knew that if I tried to talk to him it would just end badly. So then I just let it go. But then a few weeks ago he viewed my profile.
Woah, really?
Yeah. And then I felt even dumber. He remarried and I think he moved to Vegas. He didn’t ever accept my connection, and I’m kind of glad. And then I felt bad because it’s probably a sensitive thing for him. Though I did see an interview with him where he said that for years he wasn’t ready to learn the truth, but as of a few years ago he’s been ready and wants to know. I felt like if I was a parent, I would want to know as much as possible.
But then I remembered the tip number they gave me and that I had never called back to check up on it. This was just a few weeks ago. I called the number back to check in on the tip. Some lady answered and said, this is a crime line for South Bend, Indiana. I was like, I found this number on the Boulder police department’s website and it was a tip line for the whole United States, not just one specific region. And she was like, that’s weird.
She went to the Boulder Police Department’s website and gave me the correct number I needed to call. I said sorry, I must have pushed a wrong button or something. So I called the correct number and the same lady answered again. I was like, I called the number that’s on the Boulder Police Department’s website. She said that’s so weird and gave me a different 800-number to call. I looked at my phone, and that’s the exact number I’m connected to. She said, that’s weird, that’s not our number at all. So there must have been some weird glitch in the phone system. She told me to call another number that’s on the same website. I hang up and call the number but it’s disconnected. I hang up again and call another number, but they told me it was for the county and that I need the number for the town of Boulder. They gave me the number to that tip line. I got an answering machine. I kept trying to call it and kept getting an answering machine. Finally I left a message with my name and number. I said it wasn’t an emergency but that it’s related to the JonBenét Ramsey case and I had some information that I wanted to share with them.
It’s been a couple of weeks and I haven’t heard anything back from them. I realize they probably get a billion tips all the time, but it’s just extremely difficult to get ahold of somebody. I did some more research last week to see if there was a specific tip line for JonBenét Ramsey. All I could find was a tip line for a detective, and the article [with the detective’s number] was posted August of 2014. I was like, oh that’s not that long ago – maybe he’s still assigned to the case. I called and left a message. I called again and talked to him last week. He said, sorry, I’m no longer assigned to that case, let me give you the number to the police department; they can either accept the tip or transfer you to the tip line. They transferred me and I got the [tip line] answering machine again. And that’s been it.
At this point, I don’t know if I care to pursue it anymore. I was frustrated I wasn’t able to talk to anyone. It surprised me how difficult it is to submit a tip. I don’t have that crazy of information, but if I did, I wouldn’t be able to tell anyone. Maybe this guy is the murderer but I wouldn’t be able to tell anyone because nobody is answering the phone. I don’t know who to call at this point. I’ve left my name and number and no one’s called me.
I feel a little frustrated because I get something in my head and have to go for it. I didn’t want to hit a dead end. I imagine all the people who try to submit something who aren’t sure of things or as persistent as I am – it would be so easy to give up after the first call.
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Posted by: jameson245 - 10-25-2023, 05:58 PM - Forum: Head Injury
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Dr. Lucy Rorke, a neuro-pathologist with the Philadelphia Children’s Hospital, helped explain the timing of some of the injuries sustained by JonBenét. She told investigators that the blow to the skull had immediately begun to hemorrhage, and it was not likely that she would have regained consciousness after receiving this injury. The blow to the head, if left untreated, would have been fatal.
The presence of cerebral edema, swelling of the brain, suggested that JonBenét had survived for some period of time after receiving the blow to her head. Blood from the injury slowly began to fill the cavity of the skull and began to build up pressure on her brain. As pressure increased, swelling was causing the medulla of the brain to push through the foramen magnum, the narrow opening at the base of the skull.
Dr. Rorke estimated that it would have taken an hour or so for the cerebral edema to develop, but that this swelling had not yet caused JonBenét’s death. “Necrosis,” neurological changes to the brain cells, indicated a period of survival after the blow that could have ranged from between forty-five (45) minutes and two (2) hours.
As pressure in her skull increased, JonBenét was beginning to experience the effects of “brain death.” Her neurological and biological systems were beginning to shut down, and she may have been exhibiting signs of cheyne-stokes breathing. These are short, gasping breaths that may be present as the body struggles to satisfy its need for oxygen in the final stages of death.
(Foreign Faction, Who Really Kidnapped JonBenet, James Kolar, pages 64 – 65)
FACT - there was very little bleeding resulting from the blow to the head. The brain damage described here did not match what was seen at the autopsy.
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Fleet White |
Posted by: jameson245 - 10-23-2023, 04:34 PM - Forum: Quotes about the Ramseys
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"I think somebody came in the house and murdered her or somebody was trying to actually kidnap her for money. That ws the motive in trying to get her out of the house. Got carried away or she tried to scream or something and then they had a body and what are they going to do?" BPD Report 5-257
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Fleet White on note |
Posted by: jameson245 - 10-23-2023, 04:10 PM - Forum: Ransom Note
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Fleet White - "Whoever wrote the note jas a very superficial knowledge about John Ramsey. They probably got the stuff from reading biological bibliographies in the press about Patsy because she's from the south." BPD report 5-52
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