Oh, the friend named "Ann" I was wondering about is Pam Archuleta with a different last name.
So far, they've talked to Judith, Pam, Patterson, Whitson and Roy Walker from the FBI.
Patterson described JR as "nervous but in control." Walker initially thinks there could be a pageant link, some kind of stalker, but then reads the ransom note and realizes that not only does it not reference pageants or JB at all, but it's obviously bogus and repeats his line about telling police this would be a murder, not a kidnapping. Walker also calls JR heading immediately for the basement a "huge red flag."