James Kolar's New Book Will Blow the Lid off the JonBenet Ramsey Investigation

[kanzz]

There is no need for an apology. This AMA (Ask Me Anything) refreshed my memory. JBs hyoid bone was not broken, as is typical in strangulations. Did BR possess the required strength to snuff the life out of someone with a rope? Never mind. Good thing that he fractured her skull first so she wasn't fighting him for her life.

To keep myself from becoming ill over the idea of a cold, calculating heart that could strangle an innocent 6yo little girl, I always think of how very pleasant AJKolar always has been in the face of this heinous tragedy. Always a gentleman first, Kolar has been a voice of justice for JonBenet.

AJKs theory on the sequence of events:

jameskolar
Det. Smit didn’t appear to take into consideration the forensic opinions rendered about the sequencing of injuries. Based upon my review of those theories, it is my belief that the fingernail marks on JBR’s throat were created when the collar of her shirt was pulled tight around her neck, at the same time that the triangular shaped bruise was formed on the front her neck. Next came the blow to her head that rendered her unconscious.
The garrote could not have been responsible for the triangular bruising, and was applied some period of time later, when JBR was unconscious and unable to struggle against the placement of the cord.
I don’t believe the strangulation with the cord was a part of staging, and its use constituted an underlying part of the motivation involved in the assault on JBR. A more complete analysis of the sequencing of the injuries was offered in Chapter 6 of the book.

Agree. Kolar did have a very discreet manner.

Due to her youth and the fact that it was a ligature rather than a manual strangulation, it's not unusual that JB's hyoid wasn't fractured. And sure, BR would have the strength to do this. It would have required little effort.

"Perimortem hyoid fracture frequently indicates manual strangulation, although ligature strangulation, hanging, and other forms of trauma to the neck cannot be ruled out without additional evidence. Such fractures are rare in children and infants, since the hyoid components are not fully ossified and are more flexible than in adults."
source: http://www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/FORENSIC/PAGES/JFS13308J.htm

 

[kanzz]

It's been such a long haul, and Team Ramsey has managed to take an already difficult case which is really hampered by TOO MUCH evidence and make it worse over time with all the changing stories from the Ramseys.

But here is what I remember about the Bloomies story, from the Ramsey interviews with LE through the years.

LE collected all of JB's panties from her bedroom/bathroom. A detective specifically stated they were all size 4 to 6, though Patsy tried to convince them JB actually wore size 8-10 when questioned in Atlanta about how large those Bloomies found on the child actually were. She even said there wasn't much difference in a pair two sizes too big and those that actually fit the child. [See my avatar for clarification.]

During that interview, Patsy stated variously that: she gave JB the package of Bloomies because the child begged for them; JB opened the package herself; that Patsy put the panties in JB's panty drawer; that JB dressed herself and wore them to the White's party.

Remember that interview was in 2000, with Lin Wood running interference and giving Patsy cues as to when she was getting in trouble, not to mention arguing with the LE interviewers endlessly himself. (Yet another attempt by the Ramseys to pretend to be cooperating when in fact much of the time was spent with LE arguing with Wood so the Ramseys wouldn't in fact answer specific questions or if they finally did, with his argument Wood had given them pre-answer info they needed to dodge any tricky areas.)

So the upshot was that Patsy was inconsistent in her story and that according to her, there was nothing wrong with JB wearing those huge pair of Bloomies, don't we all wear our underwear 2 sizes too large? (I don't because it's completely uncomfortable--try it. I don't believe for one minute a six year old would be able to keep up that underwear or want to try: see my avatar for a model made by poster Jayelles in her demonstration of how preposterous that would be. The "Bloomies model" link at the bottom of my posts goes to the FFJ threads with the full set of photos and details about the demonstration.)

We have Patsy also admitting during that 2000 interview that she knew there was some issue over the underwear found on the child, as well. In point of fact, the detective questioning Patsy about this tells her right then and there that they must ask about this because it's important evidence in the event of an "intruder" arrest.

I mention the specifics of this interview not just because we again see Patsy Ramsey artfully dodging the facts and fudging her answers as she goes to actually make an argument that the Bloomies found on the child were not in any way suspicious, but because she said she already knew in August of 2000 they were an issue and was also told this was important evidence.

Fast forward...or I should say, hit the SLOW MOTION button...to 2002, when Mary Lacy quit hiding her loyalties and went full-on Team Ramsey, working with Lin Wood to take the investigation of this murder out of the BPD's hands and essentially beginning the final steps in burying it forever during her terms as DA.

Not until Dec. 2002 did that package of size 12-14 Bloomies, alleged by Wood to be THE package from which those found on the body came, get handed over as evidence to Mary Lacy, then in charge of the investigation, with some fishy story about how they were located. A story which, I might add, was told a couple of different ways by Team Ramsey shills over time.

Two stories floated at online forums from alleged "inside sources" about how that happened were:

1. The package was found in boxes the Ramseys had stored in Atlanta, packed at the Boulder home during their move to Atlanta by other private detectives who worked for Team Ramsey after the murder. The boxes then sat in a basement or some such in Atlanta until another detective working for Team Ramsey went through them looking for the infamous "Santa Teddy Bear" after the June 1998 interview in which Patsy saw it in a crime scene photo of JB's beds and claimed she'd never seen it before. (A long hunt for that bear followed, involving another intruder theory hawked endlessly that it was brought to entice JB, etc. Turned out it was a gift/award from her last pageant, with a photo of the bear surfacing on an awards table from that pageant. I don't know if the Ramseys ever found it, but if they did, it hasn't been revealed. Ha.)

2. In another version of the story, the package was found when the Ramseys and/or their private detectives were looking for their clothing worn at the White's party and the next day, to hand over to the BPD a year after the murder, so that would be around late '97 or early '98.

[I know this is ridiculous to continue at this point, but after nearly 17 years of this kind of absolute nonsense from Team Ramsey, I am determined to demonstrate the kind of roadblocks put up by the Ramseys in the investigation of their child's murder, though they always claimed they were so cooperative. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!]

Did I mention FIVE YEARS after the child's death a critical piece of evidence was finally turned over to Ramsey sympathizer Lacy for "investigation"?

That would be TWO YEARS after Patsy Ramsey admitted ON THE RECORD to LE that she already knew it was an issue, was told point blank by LE it was important, critical evidence...and yet never ONCE mentioned she knew where that package was during that interview.

Team Ramsey continued to hold onto that package until Wood managed to stage an unprecedented legal coup in a murder investigation by wresting it away from the only LE agency that should have ever had control over it once it became a murder and not a kidnapping--the BPD.

I must bring up another point, which I find equally damning against the Ramseys to contemplate: why did some obscure, aged private detective, relegated to sifting through god knows how many boxes for various clothing items or a child's toy, notice this package among all that detritus packed by strangers at the Ramsey's cluttered Boulder home?

At that time, most of us had never even heard of the size 12-14 Bloomies. Yet this old man not only "found" the package, but pulled it out of thousands of items in boxes and brought it to Team Ramseys' attention, didn't he?

Did Team Ramsey exclaim, "HEY! IMPORTANT EVIDENCE! IT MIGHT HAVE FINGERPRINTS OR DNA ON IT FROM THAT OLD INTRUDER! LET'S TURN IT OVER FOR PROCESSING IMMEDIATELY!" Um...no. Instead, they hid it from LE for years.

Let me say that again: THEY HID IMPORTANT EVIDENCE FROM LE FOR YEARS.

Why would they do that if they were innocent?

And who actually had the package once it was "found" and where was it during all that time?

And one more important question I asked myself about this chapter, "The Case of the Mysterious Bloomies": Why didn't they just destroy the package or throw it away with the trash in Atlanta if they were so worried about it they hid it from LE investigators all those years? My guess is whoever "found" it--and I think it was "found" by someone who had a history in LE and who somehow knew how important this evidence was--also knew the laws about destroying evidence in a criminal case. My guess is once he knew it existed, Team Ramsey--including a lot of practicing lawyers and ex-cops--had no choice but to hang onto it with a "promise" they'd turn it over to LE. [:wink: In the next century....]

How does any of this make sense? Well, of course they had an excuse: they didn't trust the BPD! THEY TRUSTED THE INTRUDER WHO MURDERED THEIR CHILD MORE THAN THEY TRUSTED THE BPD! So they waited until they had someone they trusted in charge of the investigation!

Which brings up another question: how did they know THAT would ever happen? What if Lacy hadn't been elected? Or hadn't gone full out Team Ramsey for some reason? Seems like they were mighty sure of the future of the case investigation, didn't it? Is there any LE agency in the country more corrupt that Boulder's? Probably, but please don't tell me about it.

[Hello. How can anyone who has followed the twists and turns of this case so long NOT be a conspiracy theorist? I'm ready for my meds. :hills:]

So what happened to that package of Bloomies? Since the chain of custody would have been a huge issue after being in the Ramsey camp for so long, we have no idea if it was indeed the original package: you could buy packages just like it at Bloomingdale's for years after the murder, which is how forum member Jayelles got those she used in her demonstration.

Still, as is pointed out...there had to be fingerprints on that clear plastic. How about DNA TESTING on the remaining six pairs? Oh, the possibilities! That old intruder might have left so much evidence there!

Well, if he did, we'll never know. Because I pointedly asked Kolar about this very package on an early appearance on Tricia's show and...he had no idea what I was talking about. Never heard of it.

Of course Kolar had no ability to look at every page or report of the 40K page case file: who would in one lifetime? If the package was processed, the reports are buried somewhere in that file.

Unless they were destroyed...or never even produced.

Here's the thing; I'M NOT MAKING ANY OF THIS UP!

It's documented FACT...except for the FICTION, created by Team Ramsey.

Anyhow...what were we talking about? :whoosh:

For a reason that I don't even now remember - I went down the Rabbit Hole about the damn Bloomies this morning.

When I read this post, I came back and found this one. Probably the very best summary about the Bloomies - ever.

Thanks so much, KK.

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[Userid]

Thanks for reviving this post, Kanzz. I have one question, if I may:

So, which is it? Did PR mix the bloomies in with JBR's other pairs in her drawer, or where the bloomies (other than the Wednesday pair that was found on the victim) recovered still in the package?

 

[DrollForeignFaction]

Thanks for reviving this post, Kanzz. I have one question, if I may:

So, which is it? Did PR mix the bloomies in with JBR's other pairs in her drawer, or where the bloomies (other than the Wednesday pair that was found on the victim) recovered still in the package?

Well, Patsy claims they were in there but is vague about whether they were in or out of the package. It can't be that they were mixed in with the rest because police only recovered size 4-6 underpants from the drawer. Haney drops that bomb on her after she states multiple times that the big Bloomies were in JBs bathroom underwear drawer.
"11 Q. And I will just state a fact

12 here. I mean, there were 15 pair of panties

13 taken out of, by the police, out of

14 JonBenet's panty drawer in her bathroom. Is

15 that where she kept -

16 A. Uh-huh (affirmative).

17 Q. -- where you were describing that

18 they were just put in that drawer?

19 A. Yes.

20 Q. Okay. And every one of those was

21 either a size four or a size six. Okay?"

Then, when Haney specifically asks if 4/6 was the size JB wore Patsy says, "I would say more like six to eight. There were probably some in there that were too small." Uh, what? Patsy, he JUST told you no size 8 panties were found. Or the 12-14s in or out of a package. Earlier in the interview she volunteered that she typically bought JB size 8-10! Which is it and where are they?

Though Patsy is asked repeatedly about where she put them and why give them to JB, she either waffles or doesn't remember.

First she says JB opened them herself.
"1 A. I am sure that I put the package
2 of underwear in her bathroom, and she opened
3 them and put them on."

Then she says the package was opened, somehow, so they gave them to JB.
"20 A. Well, obviously we, you know, the

21 package had been opened, we made the

22 decision, you know, oh, just go ahead and

23 use them because, you know, we weren't going

24 to give them to Jenny after all, I guess,

25 so."

When pressed her story changes: they didn't give them to Jenny not because they had been opened, but because Patsy hadn't been able to get the package to Atlanta together in time.
"2 Q. (By Ms. Harmer) Was there - I'm

3 sorry. Do you recall making a decision then

4 not to give them to Jenny or did JonBenet

5 express an interest in them; therefore, you

6 didn't give them to Jenny? How did that --

7 A. I can't say for sure. I mean, I

8 think I bought them with the intention of

9 sending them in a package of Christmas things

10 to Atlanta. Obviously I didn't get that

11 together, so I just put them in her, her

12 panty drawer. So they were free game."

If they were ever in the drawer, it does sound as if they were still in the package. Here's a quote from the National Enquirer purporting that LHP saw the unopened package.
"During a May 20 interview with investigators, the Ramseys' housekeeper Linda Hoffmann- Pugh "told them the larger panties were kept in a drawer and had never been taken out of their packaging before Christmas," said the insider."
http://www.forumsforjustice.org/for...ear-on-JonBenet-Modeled-By-Six-Year-Old/page4


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[Userid]

Thanks DFF, makes sense. I wonder if there were ever any pairs taken from a drawer in her bedroom (if she kept other pairs elsewhere, i.e. not in the bathroom). If not, and there were never any pairs sized 6-8 in her room at all, wow.

 

[icedtea4me]

Does Kolar state any of the following in his book:

1. Burke struck JonBenet on top of the head rendering her unconscious.
2. Burke strangled JonBenet.
3. Burke killed JonBenet.

 

[DrollForeignFaction]

Does Kolar state any of the following in his book:

1. Burke struck JonBenet on top of the head rendering her unconscious.
2. Burke strangled JonBenet.
3. Burke killed JonBenet.

It's been a while since I read it but to my recollection he never states his theory straight out, it's only implied. He refers to writing a full theory of the crime for Stan Garnett (I think) but says he cannot print the full thing because among other things it contains info protected by grand jury secrecy laws. If you watch or listen to any of his interviews, he is very, very careful not to bring up his theory, or even Burke's name.


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[Rott Mom]

If there were - they were all probably fecal stained.

 

[kanzz]

Does Kolar state any of the following in his book:

1. Burke struck JonBenet on top of the head rendering her unconscious.
2. Burke strangled JonBenet.
3. Burke killed JonBenet.

Hmm... I don't remember that these things were specifically stated. Kolar has a great way of saying things, though. You might want to read it for yourself:
https://www.amazon.com/Foreign-Fact...id=1482902828&sr=8-1&keywords=foreign+faction

You can also read much between the lines in his reddit AMA:
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/30nfvc/hi_im_chief_marshall_james_kolar_ama/

 

[kanzz]

I was just reading back through Kolar's reddit AMA. I don't think I noticed this before. I really thought I had come to this same conclusion on my own. I guess I don't remember now. no big deal, but still very interesting.

[–]STELLER100 11 points 1 year ago
Do you think JR discovered the body after the Police arrived but before noon?

[–]jameskolar[S] 21 points 1 year ago
Yes, based upon statements of his daughter's fiance, I believe John found JBR's body around 1100 am, when Det. Arndt lost track of his whereabouts for around an hour. He never reported this to the officers onscene...

[–]FrankieHellis 9 points 1 year ago
Do you believe he had not known it was down there before this discovery?

[–]jameskolar[S] 15 points 1 year ago
An evaluation of the statement made by John, which I considered to be a spontaneous utterance that formed criminal culpability, suggests that he was not aware that her body was downstairs until he went roaming afterthe 1000 am ransom failed to come.
He became an accessorytocrime when he failed to tell Det. Arndt that he had discovered the body. His beeline to the basement later with Fleet was thought to be a ruse.
Arndt had her hands full with the house packed with friends, and with Patsy, who was extremely distraught, puking andcrying..

[–]FrankieHellis 14 points 1 year ago
This makes nosense though. If he didn't know where the body was then he wasn't part of it. If he wasn't part of it, then why would he cover for family members who were? Wouldn't he assume it had been an intruder?

[–]jameskolar[S] 17 points 1 year ago
Think it through. What reason would he have to cover for family, and if he did, wouldn't he then become an accessory after the fact?
The changingstory line of his statements over the following months was indicative of deception.
If he recognized Patsy's handwriting, and her 'turn of phrase' in the ransom note, why would he think there was an intruder involved?

 

[Ambitioned]

He became an accessory to crimewhen he failed to tell Det. Arndt that he had discovered the body. His beeline to the basement later with Fleet was thought to be a ruse.

BBM: He sure did! And he mentioned that 11AM time twice. As someone here mentioned, the last bit of PR's RN told him where to look.

 

[icedtea4me]

It's been a while since I read it but to my recollection he never states his theory straight out, it's only implied. He refers to writing a full theory of the crime for Stan Garnett (I think) but says he cannot print the full thing because among other things it contains info protected by grand jury secrecy laws. If you watch or listen to any of his interviews, he is very, very careful not to bring up his theory, or even Burke's name.


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So that's probably why he was never sued.

 

[evilgenuis1]

Hi everyone, This is my first time to post on this site! I didn't know anything about this site until it was mentioned on some show I watched. I am interested in reading "Foreign Faction". Has anyone downloaded it in pdf format? I checked the other day and there are a number of places offering it supposedly for free! However, you have to give credit card info and I am leery of doing that! Have been "catching up" for days on all the info provided on Web Sleuths and can say I am fascinated. Let me know if any of you have downloaded the book - safely! Thanks - EvilGenuis1

 

[Ambitioned]

Hi everyone, This is my first time to post on this site! I didn't know anything about this site until it was mentioned on some show I watched. I am interested in reading "Foreign Faction". Has anyone downloaded it in pdf format? I checked the other day and there are a number of places offering it supposedly for free! However, you have to give credit card info and I am leery of doing that! Have been "catching up" for days on all the info provided on Web Sleuths and can say I am fascinated. Let me know if any of you have downloaded the book - safely! Thanks - EvilGenuis1

I have not heard of any pdf downloads. But, this is a legit site for it Amazon's Foreign Faction

It's $9.99 with Kindle or free with Kindle Unlimited. I think it's a great idea to support the author because he gives the proceeds to The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

In addition you can sign up on his website to be notified when the update is released.

:wagon:

 

[evilgenuis1]

Thanks Ambitioned! I will do that!

 

[SecretaryGal]

Hi everyone, This is my first time to post on this site! I didn't know anything about this site until it was mentioned on some show I watched. I am interested in reading "Foreign Faction". Has anyone downloaded it in pdf format? I checked the other day and there are a number of places offering it supposedly for free! However, you have to give credit card info and I am leery of doing that! Have been "catching up" for days on all the info provided on Web Sleuths and can say I am fascinated. Let me know if any of you have downloaded the book - safely! Thanks - EvilGenuis1

:welcome4:

 

[Miz Adventure]

Hi everyone, This is my first time to post on this site! I didn't know anything about this site until it was mentioned on some show I watched. I am interested in reading "Foreign Faction". Has anyone downloaded it in pdf format? I checked the other day and there are a number of places offering it supposedly for free! However, you have to give credit card info and I am leery of doing that! Have been "catching up" for days on all the info provided on Web Sleuths and can say I am fascinated. Let me know if any of you have downloaded the book - safely! Thanks - EvilGenuis1

Hiya! And welcome

Let us know what you think about Kolar's theories.

 

[evilgenuis1]

Hi Miz Adventure, I like this site already! I will let you know after I read his book. Thanks for the welcome peeps!

 

[DrollForeignFaction]

Hi everyone, This is my first time to post on this site! I didn't know anything about this site until it was mentioned on some show I watched. I am interested in reading "Foreign Faction". Has anyone downloaded it in pdf format? I checked the other day and there are a number of places offering it supposedly for free! However, you have to give credit card info and I am leery of doing that! Have been "catching up" for days on all the info provided on Web Sleuths and can say I am fascinated. Let me know if any of you have downloaded the book - safely! Thanks - EvilGenuis1

Welcome! Yeah, I agree with ambitioned, you're best off getting this from Amazon. If you want to read it for free, you could sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime and read it through Kindle Unlimited. You don't need a Kindle to use it, you can read it on any kind of device you want. I used a free trial a while ago and it lasted 30 days. It's a pretty sweet deal, free shipping for a month and access to their streaming video service along with access to a few JBR books. You can cancel the free trial before you get charged.


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[TeaTime]

Kolar on Reddit. Kolar believes that JR did not know where JBR's body was, but found her at about 11am just as he told Melinda's BF. Why didn't JR scream then? Why didn't he alert anyone that he had found the body? He must have been already thinking that there was no intruder and that PR was keeping something secret from him.