Re: MH suicide in Feb 1997:
Nov 22, 2000
Portsmouth Daily Times
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAAIBAJ&pg=3877,5129570&dq=mark+beckner&hl=en
Police: Boot no match to JonBenet Ramsey crime-scene print.
"Police Chief Mark Beckner said this week that tests showed that the boots didn't make the partial print found in the basement. DNA tests and interviews with the dead man's friends and family led police to conclude he wasn't involved in the slaying, Beckner said."
More about MH, at pbworks:
http://jonbenetramsey.pbworks.com/w/page/11682446/Acquaintance-Sexual-Predators
March 26, 2005, possible murder of MH suggested:
CBS JonBenet: DNA Rules Out Parents
Will New Evidence Lead To A Break In This Murder Case?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/16/48hours/main661569.shtml
San Augustin adds that the high-tech boots, which they later took into possession, were originally ignored by investigators in Helgoth's home. But they were later discovered by Kenady and passed on to Gray and San Augustin.
San Augustin showed
48 Hours the underside of Helgoth's boot. "On the left is the high tech impression that was made in the area where JonBenet's body was found," says San Augustin. "There's no reason for Helgoth's boot to be in the Ramsey home where JonBenet's body was found."
The investigators turned the boots over to the Boulder police, who now claim their investigation showed they were the wrong size for a match. But they have yet to be turned over to the district attorney for further analysis.
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Most surprising of all, however, was the nature of Helgoth's suicide. Investigators initially said he died from a bullet to his head. But in fact, Gray says, the fatal shot was nowhere near his head.
"The gun was found on Michael's right and he's right-handed," says Gray. "The bullet hole is on Michael's left and it goes across the body from left to right."
"It became really odd to us that he would then take the gun and bring it around and then try and shoot himself," adds San Augustin. "It doesn't make sense why you would have somebody commit suicide in that manner."
The investigators were left with only one conclusion. Someone killed Helgoth. Why?
"If he's one of two people involved in a major, major-major death of a small girl, what's the best way to eliminate an -- you know, the word getting out that you had any involvement in it?" asks Gray. "You eliminate your partner."
Was Helgoth involved in JonBenet's murder -- and was he killed by a partner for what he knew? In the Ramsey ransom note, there was the mention of "two gentleman who are watching over your daughter."
"If you look at the case real close, you'll see that quite possibly there was more than one person involved," says San Augustin.
But there is one thing investigators are sure of: Helgoth's DNA does not match the DNA profile sitting in the Denver crime lab.
"Investigators must be careful not to put all the weight in the investigation on the DNA because the DNA, as important as it is, could be misleading them, depending on who it matches or who it doesn't match," says LaBerge.
It could mean that if Helgoth was involved, he wasn't alone. And the person who sexually assaulted and killed JonBenet is still out there.
