I guess Im what you guys like to refer to as an IDI opposed to an RDI.... I myself dont consider myself either one... Im just living in reality, and dont like to see people condemmed on pure rumors and accusations with no concrete evidence to justify it, similar to what has been done to the WM3, they have spent almost 20 years in prison and death row, convicted on nothing but heresay and rumors, with no physical evidence what so ever... that is until now, with new DNA that does not match any of the convicted, I hope that they will get their day in court, and justice will prevail, even though we probably will never know how commited the murders because the investigators in Arkansas are no better than the ones in Colorado! LOL Sorry to get off topic! Anyway here are a few things that point towards the intruder theory...
1.Black Duct Tape. "The black duct tape used on
JonBenet's mouth has also not been sourced to defendants. (SMF P 170; PSMF P 170.) Both ends of the duct tape found on her were torn, indicating that it came from a roll of tape that had been used before. (SMF P 171; PSMF P 171.) No similar duct tape was found in the house, nor is there evidence that defendants ever used or owned such duct tape. (SMF P 172; PSMF P 172.)" (Carnes 2003:18).
The tape could have been easily removed from the home by the Ramseys or later by Pam Paugh.
It may have been a remnant from something in the home. Paintings were found that had similar, (but not matching) black duct tape
2.Cord. "sources for the....cord used in the crime were never located, nor sourced, to defendants' home." (Carnes 2003:10).
The cord ould have been easily removed from the home by the Ramseys, or later by Pam Paugh.
It may have been a remnant from something in the home.
(Earlier in December, 1996, PR purchased items from McGuckins that were the same value as the black duct tape and cord.)
3.Animal Hair on Duct Tape. "Animal hair, alleged to be from a beaver, was found on the duct tape. (SMF P 183; PSMF P 183.) Nothing in defendants' home matches the hair. (SMF P 183; PSMF P 183.)" (Carnes 2003:19).
4.Animal Hairs on JBR's Hands. "Dark animal hairs were found on
JonBenet's hands that also have not been matched to anything in defendants' home. (SMF P 184; PSMF P 184.)" (Carnes 2003:19).
Patsy owned fur coats and fur-trimmed boots.
She may have walked out of the home wearing the source of the animal hair.
It is also possible that the item may have been removed from the home by Pam Paugh.
5.Footprints in Basement. "Several recently-made unidentified shoeprints were found in the basement, imprinted in mold growing on the basement floor. (SMF P 151; PSMF P 151.) In particular, a shoeprint of a "HI-TEC" brand mark on the sole of a shoe was found. (SMF P 152; PSMF P 152.) Defendants do not own any "HI-TEC" brand shoes, and none of the shoes found in their home match the shoeprint marks. (SMF P 153; PSMF P 153.) Another partial shoeprint was found near where
JonBenet's body was found. (SMF P 155; PSMF P 155.) This shoeprint left only a partial logo. The owner of the "HI-TEC" shoe that made the shoeprints at the murder scene has never been identified. (SMF P 154, 155; PSMF P 154, 155.)" (Carnes 2003:19).
6.Palmprint on Wine-Cellar Door. "In addition, on the wine-cellar door, there is a
</B>20 palmprint that does not match either of defendants' palmprints. (SMF P 156; PSMF P 156.) The individual to whom it belongs had not yet been identified. (SMF P 156; PSMF P 156.)" (Carnes 2003:19-20). Internet poster
Mame asserts: "the story suggesting the handprint is confirmed to be Melinda's is just that....a story. If I recall the report came via a reporter, Charlie Brennan. Remember his footprints in the snow story??? A totally false story."
Prints in JonBenet case identified ©Associated Press
August 24, 2002
DENVER -- Investigators have reportedly concluded that a palm print and footprint found in the home of JonBenet Ramsey were made by family members, not an intruder as some have suggested.
Investigators believe the prints found in the basement of the home were not related to the unsolved killing of the 6-year-old girl whose body was found Dec. 26, 1996, the Rocky Mountain News reported Friday. Authorities have known the answers for some time, the newspaper reported.
A footprint found in mold on the floor of the Ramseys' wine cellar, near where the girl's body was found, was linked by investigators to her then-9-year-old brother, Burke. Burke has long since been cleared by authorities.
Investigators also said a palm print on the door leading to the wine cellar is that of Melinda Ramsey, JonBenet's adult half sister, who was in Georgia at the time of the girl's death. The technician who originally ruled her out as the source of the print erred, the newspaper said.
Attorney Lin Wood of Atlanta, who represents JonBenet's parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, said his clients do not dispute the palm-print findings, but he said the family disagrees that the footprint came from Burke. http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2002/08/24/Worldandnation/Prints_in_JonBenet_ca.shtm
7.Baseball Bat. "A baseball bat not owned by the Ramseys found on the north side of the house has fibers consistent with fibers found in the carpet in the basement where
JonBenet's body was found. (SMF P 185; PSMF P 185.)" (Carnes 2003:20).
The baseball bat could have belonged to BR:
TOM HANEY: How about the bat itself, does that look
PATSY RAMSEY: Well, I can't say for sure. Burke would probably know.
TOM HANEY: Do you know how many bats he might have had? Would he have had more than one?
PATSY RAMSEY: I don't think so. I mean, I think that looks metal. Metal bats are pretty -- I mean, they are not cheap. So I can't imagine -- I don't think he had more than one, if he had one.
TOM HANEY: But he did have one?
PATSY RAMSEY: It seems like he had one, but I can't say for sure it was that one.
8.Rope and Bag in JAR Bedroom. "a rope was found inside a brown paper sack in the guest bedroom on the second floor; defendants have indicated that neither of these items belonged to them. (SMF P 181; PSMF P 181.) Regardless of its ownership, there is no explanation why a bag containing a rope would be in the guest bedroom. Further, small pieces of the material on this brown sack were found in the "vacuuming" of
JonBenet's bed and in the body bag that was used to transport her body (SMF P 181; PSMF P 181), thereby suggesting that either the bag had been near
JonBenet or that someone who had touched the bag had also touched
JonBenet." (Carnes 2003:93-94).
The rope could have belonged to JAR or BR:
LOU SMIT: John Andrew's bedroom, did you ever recall any rope or cord being in his room?
JOHN RAMSEY: Gee, it's possible, John Andrew loved the outdoors, he was there, I stayed in that room. I know he had seems like he had his backpack there for a while. So it wouldn't be -- I don't remember seeing any, but it wouldn't be
LOU SMIT: But he could have had things there in his backpack?
JOHN RAMSEY: It wouldn't have been out of the question.
also
PATSY RAMSEY: Yeah. I mean, Burke hadsome ropes that he would play with throughsomething out on the playground, you know, in that, in that picture yesterday the rope around the, the fort, you know, or something.
TOM HANEY: Right.
9.Brown Cotton Fibers. "Brown cotton fibers on
JonBenet's body, the paintbrush, the duct tape and on the ligature were not sourced and do not match anything in the Ramsey home. (SMF P 181; PSMF P 181.) (Carnes 2003:20).
Once again its possible the the Ramseys or Pam Paugh removed the source of the fibers.
Did JR own a pair of brown cotton gloves? Patsy almost said yes in the following interview.
Q. Did you own gardening gloves?
A. I don't think so, no.
Q. Do you recall ever seeing in your house brown kind of work gloves, cotton?
A. Brown cotton? John had I don't remember brown work gloves.
Q. (By Mr. Kane) You started to say that John had. John had what?
MR. WOOD: Let's see exactly whatshe said.
MR. KANE: Lin, she said John had30 seconds ago. What did John have?
MR. WOOD: Excuse me. The question was, do you recall ever seeing in your house brown kind of work gloves, cotton,and you went brown cotton, and you said John had, and you said I don't remember brown.
All I want to do is put it in the context of what she said. Do you remember saying that?
THE WITNESS: Yes.
MR. WOOD: Now, Mr. Kane, go right ahead.
Q. (By Mr. Kane) Now that you've had time to think about it for a minute, what did John have?
A. What kind of gloves did he have?
Q. What were you about to say? Yousaid John had.
A. John had ski gloves.
Q. (By Mr. Levin) In addition to his ski gloves, Mrs. Ramsey, do you recall John having any kind of work gloves that hemight have kept in the car if he had to change a tire or anything like that?
A. No.
24 Q. Just for clarification, for the
25 record, when you say no, does that mean no,
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1 you don't recall whether he did or didn't or
2 no, he did not own any work gloves?
3 A. I don't recall that he did. You
4 will have to ask him if he did.
5 Q. Fair enough. Thank you.
7 Q. (By Mr. Morrissey) What color were the ski gloves that you were thinking about?
A. It seems to me like they were black. I can't be sure, but I think they were black. They were the puffy kind.
10.Caucasian Hair on Blanket. "Likewise, an unidentified Caucasian "pubic or auxiliary" hair, not
*1357 matching any Ramsey, was found on the blanket covering
JonBenet' body. (SMF P 179-180; PSMF P 179-180.)" (Carnes 2003:96).
One pubic or auxiliary hair found on the white blanket in wine cellar - reportedly belonged to Patsy Ramsey via mitochondrial DNA testing.
Carol McKinley, FoxNews, 2002
