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The above revised edition is from 2009, so not the guidance in force at the time of JBR's death &/or GJ - I will try to find a copy. However, it would appear that the revisions were to the commentary sections (which are like expanded exemplars) that are largely concerned with changes in approach...

Goodnight from Sussex England. I'm off to read Tortoise's link to: National District Attorneys Association National Prosecution Standards 1> The prosecutor's Responsibilities

Which decision? To NOT charge PR and JR for accessory after the fact? Twenty years ago he made the wrong decision. If he had charged, a jury would have reached the best verdict they could with the evidence presented to them. If 20 years down the line, evidence came to light that either PR or...

Thank you - I'll wade through it! (Though not quite the late night reading I had planned...)

BBM I played around with the idea of the torch being in the car. Winter's night, snow around, getting in and out of the vehicle to visit friends and drop of gifts - a torch would have been handy. Tired children arguing on the back seat... But anything that happened in the car could not have...

As you will know, in the UK the Crown Prosecution Service decide if the evidential threshold has been reached - the points to prove for an offence - and make a charging decision. The CPS are also tasked to consider if pursuing a case is in the public interest. Is "public interest" also a factor...

I agree with Observation "Reasonable doubt should not have been decided by AH." and Tortoise - it is for a JURY to decide beyond reasonable doubt. The Ramseys' peers have never been given the opportunity. I believe that's because the Rs have never been properly questioned about the events...

Totally agree re PR. Thinking it through logically, with what we know about the personalities involved, if JR was guilty PR would not have covered for him. Behind the scenes PR may have been pushy and neglectful of the children's real needs, but she definitely lived her life through them and saw...

Argh it is! All of the questions, holes, confusion... all seem to come back to one central point - the Ramseys' failure to engage with the police. Lawyering up and silence equals a no comment interview. Parents who have "no comment" to make to police about the murder of their child must be...

Enjoying today's posts! (if enjoy is the right word). Some of the questions I still have rattling around my head are: 1) JBR's coat in car and the failure to drop off the last gift. PR (methinks) said JR removed the coat and boots then she changed JBR into longjohns. Yet photos show the coat...

Tortoise Thank you for the welcome and the video comparisons... Don't get me started on Lady Mc - I'm sure that I could wander around that holiday complex blindfolded! On this case, I probably drift more towards UKGuy's overview (and others) than yours, but your challenges are always spot on. I...

New here though I have been following the posts as a guest for the last 4 months, since the news broke re the CBS special. Directed here from the ACandyRose, which I have read in its entirety. Some sections I re-read over and over - particularly the police interviews - with growing incredulity...