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Kalyopsis: Why ST didn't note that theory in his book: For the simple reason that he was obssessed with the idea that the killing was an inside job from the very beginning? Did it come along afterward?: It's not a new theory, by any means. Wecht, for one, expressed it right off the bat...

Kaly, I concur with BlueCrab that the apparatus wasn't technically a garotte. It was a noose with a stick tied to the free end. Now, here's a question: Was it the sort of noose that would require that it's free end be held taut until it's purpose was served-whether for AES or to kill or...

The skin on the head was not lacerated: Apparently not, so no sharp-edged object was employed or involved. FACT I agree. There was no external swelling of the head: FACT I agree. Rectangular displacement of skull: FACT I agree. Strangulation came first: yes, I think so too. The...

Fickle are you? How does one insert smilies, etc. into ones messages? This is totally beyond my comprehension. "Is there anybody out there who can glow, and would like to make a little flower grow? Shine on me." ONJ

Last question first: not playing. Second question second: Schiller's book is presented chronologically and is a good overview of the case as it stood at the time of publication; however, it contains some factual errors, speculation and mischaracterization. Experts couldn't agree as to which...

It's about the murder of Karla Brown, which occurred in Jan of '78 in Wood River, Illinois. Another interesting aspect of this case is that the culprit, John Prante, was among the first to be interviewed by the police. It was not until four years or so later that he was arrested and charged...

I too thought the conjunction, "and hence", was not an oft-used phrase, when I first became aware that it had appeared in the ransom note. Later, when I saw it in the memorial, I was prompted to call it to the attention of the authorities. Little did I know that by then the whole world had...

trixie or tricky? Sometimes I say post-mortem just to be different. I live in the U.S., very near where I was born, within a long day's drive of Boulder, but have never been there. Yeah, I'm hard to sleep with; just ask my cat. In one of my recent dreams, I was in possession of a file...

Thanks trixie, you're very kind. I look forward to sleuthing with you....as long as you keep patting me on the back. Perhaps you'd care to give me your take on John's observations, during his '98 interview with LE, regarding what he saw in the wine cellar when he discovered JBR's body, and...

Kaly (May I call you Kaly? I certainly hoe pso), I'm not new to reading about the case but have been inactive as a poster for some years. Now, you know exactly who I am; I'm that poster who's been inactive for some years. The gash you refer to isn't a gash, it's a ligature pressure groove...

I once traced SBTC to a religious group in Korea. I think it stood for Students Brought To Christ or some such thing. I sent an email to this group, informing them that SBTC had been mentioned in the Ramsey kidnapping note, and got no reply. If memory serves, this organization was also active...

Obviously, the factory worker is the culprit. How many people, who have contact with the panties, work in that factory? MK, it's off to Taiwan! Just a few thoughts and questions: If I recollect correctly, the 48 hours reporter said that the foreign DNA in the panties was found ONLY within...

Without the ransom note (WRN), the police would have immediately searched the house thoroughly from top to bottom? John would have had no excuse for not immediately doing so prior to reporting JBR missing? If John had, WRN, not included the wine cellar in his search, what excuse could he make...

Regarding the Gelb polygraph examination: does anyone find it curious that John was not asked whether he had written the ransom note? Some feel the handwriting more closely resembles John's than Patsy's.

Is it significant that the wine cellar door had apparently been latched by the person who placed JonBenet's body there, in view of the unusual nature of the latching device? Recall that Officer Reichenbach was evidently stymied by it. Does this indicate a familiarity with the door and the...