Garrote vs Boy Scout knot

[Summer Dawn]

I wanted to take a moment to clear some things up...

Some people believe that JonBenet was NOT strangled by a Garrote but a boy scout knot.

They say since Burke was in boyscouts he knew how to make a boy scout knot to strangle JonBenet.

That is simply NOT true.
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This is the definition of a garrote:

gar·rote
ɡəˈrät,ɡəˈrōt/
verb
verb: garrotte; 3rd person present: garrottes; past tense: garrotted; past participle: garrotted; gerund or present participle: garrotting; verb: garrote; 3rd person present: garrotes; past tense: garroted; past participle: garroted; gerund or present participle: garroting; verb: garotte; 3rd person present: garottes; past tense: garotted; past participle: garotted; gerund or present participle: garotting

1. 1.
   kill (someone) by strangulation, typically with an iron collar or a length of wire or cord.
   "he had been garroted with piano wire"
   
   

noun
noun: garrotte; plural noun: garrottes; noun: garrote; plural noun: garrotes; noun: garotte; plural noun: garottes

1. 1.
   a wire, cord, or apparatus used to strangle someone.
   

Per PMPT:

PMPT, paperback, p.661:

Next the police presented the facts about the noose--also called a garrote by some--the rope, the type of knot, and the broken paintbrush attached to the rope that was used to strangle JonBenet. The knot on the stick and the knot on the wrist were different. The one on the wrist ligature was a "capsized square knot." The rope had been pulled through a knot and acted as a noose rather than a true garrote. The point where the rope became a noose was at the back of the neck, which suggested to some that JonBenet was lying facedown when the ligature was tied. That seemed to be consistent with the bruises on the front of her face that the coroner had noted in the autopsy.

The police did not say whether the garroting had occurred before, during, or after the blow to the child's head. The coroner himself wasn't sure.... He had said...that death had been caused by the noose in association with a blunt cranial trauma. ...a reasonable person listening to the presentation could conclude that the blow to the head had probably come first.


Found this online:

Furthermore, the garrote knot use to bind and asphyxiate JonBenét is highly complex knot, usually only used by someone who has had specific martial arts or military training (or an interest in sexual bondage). At aged nine, it is unlikely that he would have mastered cub scout knots, never mind intricate knots such as this. That is, of course, if we discount an adult’s involvement in this aspect of the crime.


In reference to the crime scene of the garrote, Lou Smit says:

The person who killed JonBenet,....He did build a specialized garrotte to kill her." (Smit)

"According to Smit, the garrote used to strangle JonBenet was very intricate in its design, a tool he believes was used for murder and for pleasure."

Long before this, John Ramsey had stated:

"And this garrote will be a clue. This was not an amateur device. This was a professional strangling tool."

These are just three of the instances of hundreds of times that John Ramsey, Lou Smit, and others have claimed as "evidence" alleged intruder expertise in the construction and use of a garrote. Adjectives such as "intricate," "specialized", "sophisticated" and "professional" are often used.


THE GARROTE


Smit's argument: The use of a garrote --
constructed precisely and expertly by
someone who knew what he was doing --
says that the killer was a "sexual sadist."
Evidence indicates the garrote was made in
the basement, strongly suggesting the killing
happened there.

Unlikely weapon: Smit says he and
others who have studied the issue know of
no other case "in the annals of crime"
where a parent garroted his or her own
child.

Knowledge needed: The knot-tying of
the garrote used on JonBenet shows
special knowledge. The paintbrush was
broken to create a perfect handle. "It
almost looks like a lawnmower starting
(handle). . . . Somebody really knew what
they were doing when they did it and
somebody has done this before."

Made on site: The garrote's handle
comes from the middle piece of a
paintbrush broken in threes. On JonBenet's
chin was a green paint strip and a fiber
from the carpet outside the wine cellar.
The green strip came from contents of a
paint tray just outside the wine cellar.
Strands of JonBenet's hair were caught in
the nylon cord, showing the garrote was
wound and tied near the back of her neck.
"This garrote was constructed right there
on the neck of JonBenet when she was
lying there."

Doesn't fit parents: Smit can't conceive
of a parent who just killed a child
constructing such an elaborate sexual
device on the spot. "Try it," he said. "I can't
make one. Handle on one end, slipknot on the other end." The crime
could have been staged simply by pulling cord around JonBenet's neck.
"Why make this device? Why would you have to go through all of the
problems to do it?"
Response: Police have had at least one expert examine the knots used
in the garrote, but the News was unable to locate previous police
comment on the knots.






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Boy scout knots:




LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE KNOT!!!!!!!!!!!!