New here and I have no theory and its hard to come up with a theory when all hypotheses get disproven by this source or that one. It appears there is no definitive authority, no proven facts that tip the balance for me. At one time I thought JMK had something to do with it but as time goes on and no authentic confession or lead appears.... Im beginning to turn back towards the family. I just dont know.
Just take your time. Many of us have had years to ferment our theories. If you study the JMK link, you'll see there was NO way to place him in Boulder the night of the murder. ALL of the information about the crime, which DA ML falsely claimed were things no one else new, was already publicly known, and he said nothing that any of us here didn't already know. It isn't just that his DNA didn't match- there was NO forensic evidence from him left anywhere at the crime scene, on the body, or anywhere else. JMK also claimed to have had oral sex with JB that night- yet NO evidence of his saliva was found on her.
This was his fantasy, pure and simple. When he had his correspondence with Tracy, this lit up Tracy's world, too- it was a way to be a part of one of the nation's most high-profile unsolved cases. If you saw that press conference where ML crowed about solving the case, behind here were an entire circus car full of clowns, smug with the cockiness of true fools. LS was also among them.
Try reading a few books on the case if you haven't already. Most are available in paperback by now, and should be found on Amazon.com or Barnes & Nobel.com. The most "neutral" is "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" by Lawrence Schiller. He also made a "for TV" movie of the same name, which I rented via Netflix but also bought a copy. I think Steve Thomas' book is also a very good read, and many people also like to read the Ramsey's own book "Death of Innocence" which many feel is a work of fiction. Most books on the case are listed on the following site, which is an extensive encyclopedia of the case. Study the site well, there are tons of pictures, including crime scene photos. The site has other cases too so you have to scroll down and click on the JonBenet link. Here it is:
http://www.acandyrose.com/jonbenetindex.htm