We also have multiple examples of changing statements, deceptive behaviors, and/or apparent lies told by both PR and JR.
Examples of lies, deceptive behaviors, and changing statements made by PR: the torn present wrappings, the screen door, JonBenet asleep, what JonBenet wore to bed, when she noticed JonBenet not in her room, BR asleep, intentional changes in handwriting after the murder
- When asked about the torn wrapping paper revealing part of 2 wrapped presents that were in the "wine cellar," PR told investigators that SHE had done that earlier because she couldn't remember what was in the presents (they had been gift-wrapped and shipped to the home after an earlier shopping trip in NYC). But later it was revealed that BR had actually been responsible for tearing back the paper of the presents while playing in the basement on Christmas Day. PR lied about this -- WHY she lied about it is unknown but it certainly is interesting that she lied about it.
- Barbara Fernie told investigators that in late summer or early fall of 1996, she had noticed damage to the latch area of an exterior screen door on the rear south side of the Ramsey home. Fernie said she told PR about this, concerned that maybe someone had tried to break into the Ramsey home. Fernie told investigators that both she and PR inspected the door and determined that the interior door had no damage -- it was only the screen door that had been damaged. Fernie said that PR was unconcerned about the damaged screen door and suggested that JR may have been the one responsible since he was "always forgetting his keys." But shortly after the murder, in a large newspaper ad placed by Ramsey attorneys, a photo of this damaged screen door was included - suggesting that this could've been the point of entry used by "the intruder." But Fernie's testimony proves that PR knew about this screen door months before the murder. This was obviously an attempt by the Ramseys to mislead the public about evidence.
- Other threads have discussed the pineapple found in JonBenet's small intestine and why this means she was awake after they returned from the White's party. PR and JR both insist she was asleep. So if they are telling the truth, then that means either JonBenet got the pineapple herself and ate it, or BR gave her the pineapple (or she took it from BR) while he was eating it that night, or "the intruder" gave her the pineapple. I think most of us agree that the idea of an intruder feeding BR pineapple is very far-fetched, so then that leaves us with the other scenarios. Dr. Phil was on the "Today Show" this morning, and he says BR has some very important and very specific info to provide about the pineapple and how that ended up in JonBenet's stomach, so I will be VERY interested to hear that. But for the time being at least, it seems to me that the whole "JonBenet was asleep" story is another lie told by PR (and JR as well).
- PR initially told police on Dec. 26 that JonBenet had gone to bed wearing a red turtleneck sweater. But 4 months later during the April interview, she changed her story and said she went to bed wearing the white top with the star on the front (the one she was wearing when her body was found). While processing the crime scene, investigators did find a balled up red turtleneck on the sink counter of JonBenet's bathroom. It's always struck me that PR's story about what her daughter was wearing the last time she put her bed (and presumably saw her alive) would change so dramatically.
- PR initially told police that JonBenet's door was open when she first went downstairs that morning and was fiddling with laundry on the 2nd floor. She said she noticed that JonBenet was not in her bed. This was before finding the ransom note at the bottom of the stairs. Later, PR's story changed and said JonBenet's door was closed, then she found the ransom note, and then she rushed back up to JonBenet's room and opened the door to find her missing. If this was the only change in PR's version of events I think it could be explained (in the chaos/panic of the moment maybe she got this confused), but when you add this to other changing statements, lies, and deceptive behaviors I think it adds to the total picture of someone with guilty knowledge struggling to keep her stories straight.
- Both PR and JR insist BR was asleep throughout the entire morning of Dec 26 but we already know this was not true based on BR's own statements. Plus, we've now seen the tape of BR in a law enforcement interview where he says that his mother ran into his room that morning, flipped on the lights, and was "acting psycho" and saying "oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh" and then running out of his room. At that point, wouldn't it be obvious to PR that she had woken up her son (if he even was, in fact, sleeping)? As a mom of 2 children, 1 of whom you believe to have just been kidnapped in the night, wouldn't you rush over and HUG that remaining child with all your might in relief that at least he was safe? Wouldn't you ask him "HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR SISTER? IS JONBENET IN HERE? DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING?" Wouldn't you keep him by your side (to try to comfort him AND to make sure he stayed safe) throughout the rest of the morning? And of course, we now have the 911 operator confirming that she heard 3 voices of the call and we have the long-reported enhanced version of the 911 call where it was reported that other investigators also heard 3 voices at the end of the call. So this one is just an outright lie in my book -- it is clear that PR (and JR) lied about BR being asleep that morning. And again, I think what's even more important to ask is why they would lie about this.
- There are numerous examples of PR intentionally trying to change her handwriting after the murder. Kolar sites this in his book. For example, in handwriting samples obtained prior to the murder, PR consistently used the lower case manuscript style "a" in her handwriting as opposed to the more common cursive style of this letter ("a"). (In the ransom note, the manuscript style "a" is by far the dominant style -- used 109 times out of total of 114 times the letter "a" appears.) But after the murder in PR's handwriting samples, her use of the lower case manuscript a completely dissappears. Investigators believed this was evidence that pointed to a conscious effort on PR's part to obscure her handwriting, and I agree.
I don't have time at the moment to go into the same list for JR, but there are a number of lies, changes in statements, and what appear to be deceptive behaviors where he is concerned as well IMO.