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In IDI, it makes sense that the intruder would wipe his own prints, off his own flashlight batteries, if he'd brought his own flashlight. Something might happen to prevent him taking the flashlight with him, and his prints on the batteries might reveal his identity (if his prints are on file...

Every time I change batteries on a Maglite, the maneuvering consists of holding the battery between thumb and forefinger and letting it slip into the compartment. This slipping might destroy useful fingerprints.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8934706 The hyoid is only broken in about 1/3 of strangulation cases.

Possible.

Exactly. You can't stage a convincing kidnapping when there has patently been no kidnapping. The plan had to include removal of the body from the house. Since there is little to nothing that supports IDI, the only thing left is one R had a plan to remove the body and the other R was...

If the mouthpiece was moving away from PR - as she slowly tried to hang up- (or as it was about to be placed on the cradle but PR hesitated) her "help me jesus" would have been faint, the "tone" would seem to dissipate. If PR was faking the call I don't see why she would have repeated...

I agree that on the surface that makes little sense. But the police interviews don't happen until 4 months after the murder. By that time LHP has been thrown under the bus, and her unwillingness to back up PR's story can also be put down to her (LHP's) hostility. IOWs, at that point...

No IDI theory, including the DocG theory, is "based" on disbelief in IDI. Everyone looks at IDI. Many people conclude, after looking into IDI, that it makes no sense and is very very unlikely. Then the proceed to various RDI theories. But yes, RDI does have the commonality of not...

The various RDI theories are not "based" on disbelief in IDI. Rather, IDI is considered, then rejected as extremely unlikely. From there, theories are developed based on the weight one gives to various "evidence" and how convincing (or not) certain scenarios are. As for myself, I was...

That's exactly the point. It depends on the theory of the case. Whether you believe one parent did it w/o the knowledge of the other, or not, it's easy to see how such a theory can be argued by the defense. The jury would have to conclude both were accomplices to eliminate the "cfpd"...

Oh come on. His daughter has (supposedly) been kidnapped. The window ajar is relevant either because the intruder may have come in that way, or because JR had himself (supposedly) closed it, and so it's not found by police in it's original state. The suitcase being under the window...

Well, fair enough. All I'm trying to say is if the prosecutor charged both, then PR says I didn't do it, JR did it. I only helped cover it up afterwards. JR of course accuses PR. IMO for the statute to apply it must be possible to prove that the "other" spouse aided in some way. It...

However, doesn't the "crime" the statute refers to mean a single crime? IOWs if PR is standing by and aiding JR in murder (or vice versa) then both can be charged with murder, even if there is no way to tell who did what. But if the crime the second party commits is only the coverup...

The cross-fingerpointing defense is a huge problem. You can get both on conspiracy to obstruct justice, but murder requires either proof that both were involved (in the murder) or that one was and not the other. The cops on the scene had the final decision making authority, regardless of...

You make a good point. However, LHP still doesn't remember being asked to vacuum, and doesn't seem to know anything about that window being broken months earlier. She could be lying, as you suggest. PR could have said no one else knew about it, but that's not really possible. That is...

I also find it interesting that some people find his explanation reasonable where others (me) think it's baloney. It's always troubled me that he couldn't remember something as basic as whether or not he drove his own car or took a cab. This is a common theme throughout this case, what...

I would agree. IF the batteries were wiped, that's more likely to have been done by an intruder. The problem is we don't really know they were wiped. They didn't yield prints, and many have assumed this is because they were wiped. The RN didn't yield prints either, and the R's admit...

Just to interject some reality in this "liberal/conservative" discussion; In the past 10 presidential elections, CO has gone for the Republican 7 times. In this past election, the popular vote was 51% for Obama, hardly a landslide. It's pretty silly to characterize the entire state...

JMO, I go along with the DocG theory of the case. In that theory, the basement window was staged, incompletely, as the entry point. Because the staging was incomplete, and therefore it was obvious no one came in/out that window, it had to be unstaged. JR could have said a door was...

Yes, it is probable that the FL belongs to the Ramseys. There is also a good probability it was used to bash her skull. It's not the only possibility, but it makes a good deal of sense. As far as Thomas's comments go - this is very easy to check. The investigators know which BPD cops...