Are you not reading what I am writing? English is not my first language so I realize the way I structure sentences can be a little tedious sometimes.
French did not look into that room. According to police reports. He saw the door, acknowledged that it was locked, and did not open it, nor look inside room. He never entered that room or opened that door. Fleet however did. I am not sure why you are still implying french would '
see' anything in that room when he never ventured inside or even opened the door to that room.
Fleet however says he did.
Ah, there, we agree that he never saw anything (I never implied he did either, not sure why we are discussing this point).
I think you misunderstand me to some degree, when I say, anywhere else, I am trying to imply: Why did they just not take the body elsewhere? Out of their home. If it was them, they had the time, they had the opportunity. Both appear to be fairly competent adults, and many seem to think they are capable of being manipulating. It would be far better for them, their story, and alibi if that body was found somewhere outside of the home. A forest, ditch, near a river etc.
As for why John may have noticed what Fleet did not, could be rooted in a couple of things.
John Ramsey would know that a bundle of white blanket was not something that belonged in the room. They were after all looking for anything out of place, and this was out of place. It is also very likely he went into the room, rather than just standing in the doorway.
Second is the smell.
By then decomp would have begun, the police-woman who was present when he carried her up the stairs stated she noticed it. So a body has now been decomposing in a closed room for anywhere between 7-12 hours or so, whilst lying in her own urine.
I do believe part of the scene was staged, but not quite sure about the intent of it. Such as the ligatures around her wrists, that allegedly would have been easy to wriggle out of. But she could have been unconscious at that point?
Not sure if you ever seen the images of the bloomies and longjohns, but it makes it look like she died while she was face down. Since so much of the urine is on the front, and like everything else, liquid follows gravity. The bladder will empty itself when someone loses consciousness. That includes fainting and dying. This could also happen out of fear.
Ramsey said he found her wrapped up in the blanket, but I can not recall if he found her face up or face down.
The ligature marks on her neck indicates that whoever did this, was bit taller than her. More adult size, than Burke sized. When you view the ones lowest on her neck you can see that, from the side, they tilt up towards the back. Which means that's the angle it started in. Then, the final, placement of the garrotte string, is not pulled up or down really, which to me, I am not a professional. Would indicate this happened when she was on the floor.
From my impression, the damage to her head was also from above. Again, not a professional. I could see a shorter person, with the right tool and angle getting in a similar hit.
When it comes to the location, the door, and room is straight ahead from the stairs leading to the basement. It could be that the killer simply had knowledge of the home, or even dumb luck in finding a secluded spot in the home.
As for the crime-scene. The police allowed friends and family to wander around. Police allowed victim-advocates into the home, all before securing the home and allowed them to clean the kitchen........
To quote from the earlier
article I linked:
"Early that morning, police had called in a team of victims' advocates, trained in helping families through traumatic situations, who arrived with bagels and coffee. After using the kitchen, the advocates began tidying it up, a law-enforcement official told Newsweek. One friend helped clean the kitchen, wiping down the counters with a spray cleaner—and possibly wiping away important evidence."
As for trying to get that plane. I am thinking he was seeking legal-safety as well as perhaps familiar safety for his family. He knew how this looked. He knew they would blame them, and probably realized they needed lawyers. Perhaps even get Burke away so he wouldn't be traumatized by what would 100% become a media circus. He was only 9 after-all and they did have family over in Atlanta.
The ransom note says a lot of things about the person who wrote it. It is unusually long. Made with materials from within the home. Lot of movie-references. The actual ransom amount seems rather odd, and honestly, quite low considering how well John Ramsey's company was doing. To me this ransom note is more, a distraction, to buy time? I do not think there was ever going to be a 'kidnapping', I believe fully this person was going to kill her regardless. Maybe keep her, for a while, then kill her.
Not sure what stopped him from taking her out of the house though....There was several unlocked windows and surely he could manage to get out a door if he wanted to.
It all screams some form of inside job. A family member, friend, or someone with access and knowledge of the home and family activities.
Rather apologize for the ramble. I think we are coming at this from two very different angles, but with the same desire for her killer to get caught and brought to justice.
