It's okay to not understand my "reasoning". I have my theories, and do flit around a bit, it's much more difficult to figure out the way this intruder's mind worked than it would be if I believed Patsy did it. I do not believe the killer was a stranger to Jonbenet or to her parents. The person who committed the act, is likely not the person who "cleaned" up the scene. By cleaned up , yes, I do mean the staging. There are several kinds of people who could have committed this murder, one would be a teen girl, a jealous ,lonely odd girl, one who planned to take her out of the house , tricked her by telling her santa said he was going to give them a special visit. To plan this for Christmas day, would have to suggest she hated being slighted, uninvited, and made invisible by this family and was full of anger. She could have written the note, but could not have returned Jonbenet to the house by herself. Someone, likely a brother, was made to participate, out of fear , not knowing Jonbenet would die, he may have helped to subdue her, and later to return her to the house. The fibers that could not be sourced to the Ramseys, along with the animal fur are the only two elements "known" that suggest the child was taken elsewhere. Probably no farther than a nearby garage. Perhaps the Barnhill's garage? Melody Stanton probably heard the scream because Jonbenet was outside and on her side of the street, her husband probably heard the sound of an old garage door. Then again, a case can be as easily suggested for many of the ABSOLUTE NUTS that surrounded this family.
Some interesting stats..
Between 1980 and 1997, about 1% of
male offenders killed persons under
age 6, while 18% of the female offenders
killed young children. Because
there were so many more
male offenders than female offenders,
however, roughly equal numbers
of male and female juvenile offenders
were involved in the murder
of young children. Annually between
1980 and 1997, about 25 male and 25
female juvenile offenders were tied
to the death of a child under age 6.
Males were far more likely than females
to kill with a firearm. Between
1980 and 1997, 73% of male juvenile
homicide offenders used a firearm,
while 14% used a knife. In contrast,
41% of female juvenile homicide offenders
used a firearm and 32%
used a knife. While 27% of females
used other means to kill (e.g., hands
or feet, strangulation, drowning, or
fire), only 13% of males killed by
these means.