Ransom note analysis

[InstantProof]

Interesting tidbit from JK's AMA interview:

"Ramsey family members think one or more people used Patsy's address book to trace the ransom note. " - JK

That would have taken hours. Interesting that they think it resembles her writing, though.

 

[DeeDee249]

That would have taken hours. Interesting that they think it resembles her writing, though.

What is even more interesting is that Patsy's sister admitted that the "practice note" found still in the pad, which began with "Mr & Mrs R..." was an invitation Patsy was drafting. The fact that the handwriting in the practice note matched the ransom note was lost on her, and apparently one of the many balls that were dropped by LE. If the case had ever gone to trial, it is hoped this would have been discussed, but who knows.

 

[OliviaG1996]

What is even more interesting is that Patsy's sister admitted that the "practice note" found still in the pad, which began with "Mr & Mrs R..." was an invitation Patsy was drafting. The fact that the handwriting in the practice note matched the ransom note was lost on her, and apparently one of the many balls that were dropped by LE. If the case had ever gone to trial, it is hoped this would have been discussed, but who knows.

I doubt that the practice note was an "invitation". Do you know if the practice note was tested to see if the same Sharpie used for the ransom note was used there, too? I also wonder why the practice note wasn't made public like the ransom note was.

 

[icedtea4me]

Interesting tidbit from JK's AMA interview:

"Ramsey family members think one or more people used Patsy's address book to trace the ransom note. " - JK

They traced scribbled-out words too?

 

[andreww]

I doubt that the practice note was an "invitation". Do you know if the practice note was tested to see if the same Sharpie used for the ransom note was used there, too? I also wonder why the practice note wasn't made public like the ransom note was.

I don't think they actually have the practice note. The found the impression of it on the pad of paper.

 

[InstantProof]

Patsy, the likely note writer, left herself out of the RN after starting the 1st note "Mr & Mrs" and also never named JB, the victim, in the note. Acts of distancing?

 

[icedtea4me]

Patsy, the likely note writer, left herself out of the RN after starting the 1st note "Mr & Mrs" and also never named JB, the victim, in the note. Acts of distancing?

I disagree due to the survival percentages and the part about being scanned and, if any are found, she dies. Patsy, the stage 4 ovarian cancer patient, who would have gone under the scanner to detect any cancer cells, is very much in the note.

 

[BBB167893]

Patsy, the likely note writer, left herself out of the RN after starting the 1st note "Mr & Mrs" and also never named JB, the victim, in the note. Acts of distancing?

That's what the FBI guys thought.

 

[BBB167893]

I disagree due to the survival percentages and the part about being scanned and, if any are found, she dies. Patsy, the stage 4 ovarian cancer patient, who would have gone under the scanner to detect any cancer cells, is very much in the note.

I've often noticed that too, icedtea4me. Linda Wilcox said that Patsy often spoke in percentages of survival, as well. Having been through it twice, I can buy it.

 

[inspector rex]

That's what the FBI guys thought.

Are you saying someone at the FBI thought Patsy wrote the RN?

 

[BBB167893]

Are you saying someone at the FBI thought Patsy wrote the RN?

Actually, I was referring to the idea that the writer was trying to distance themselves from the killing. Sorry for any confusion.

But as a bonus I'll answer your question. Maybe not in those exact words, but they hinted at it pretty strongly. Clint Van Zandt claimed that within a couple of weeks after the murder, they had determined the RN writer was a well-educated female between the ages of 29 and 40 who knew the family and knew the home well; they further deduced that JonBenet was already dead when the RN was written. The caring and nurturing language in the note--"be well rested," etc. helped convince them the writer was female.

Robert Ressler and Roger DePue said very similar things. Make of that what you will.

 

[Tadpole12]

I don't think they actually have the practice note. The found the impression of it on the pad of paper.

Heyya andreww

http://www.acandyrose.com/04112000thomas-pg73-74.htm

1 practice note visible, p 26
1 practice note on p25, suggested


"By comparing tear patterns, Ubowski had determined that the first twelve pages were missing and the next four - pages 13 through 16 - contained doodles and lists and some miscellaneous writing."

"But the next group of pages, 17 through 25, were also missing from the tBy comparing tear patterns, Ubowski had determined that the first twelve pages were missing and the next four - pages 13 through 16 - contained doodles and lists and some miscellaneous writing."

"But the next group of pages, 17 through 25, were also missing from the tablet. The following page, 26, was the practice ransom note (Mr. and Mrs. I), and that page showed evidence of ink bleedthrough from the missing page 25."

"Comparisons of the ragged tops of the ransom note pages with the remnants left in the tablet proved that it had come from pages 27, 28, and 29."

"Furthermore, the ink bleedthrough discovered on page 26 indicated that perhaps still another practice note could have been written on page 25 and been discarded. Two possible practice notes and one real one covering three pages led me to believe that the killer had spend more time in the house composing the ransom note than we originally thought."

 

[inspector rex]

Actually, I was referring to the idea that the writer was trying to distance themselves from the killing. Sorry for any confusion.

Ah, yes I see. By not using her name.

JonBenet is a fairly difficult name to both spell and pronounce, so I guess either he didn't know her name or didn't know how to write it down (or didn't care).

To distance himself from the killing - he left.

 

[InstantProof]

Patsy does not say her name on 911 call either.

 

[WhereAreTheyNow]

My (latest) theory:

RN Author - JR
RN Writer - BR
Molester - JAR
Killer - JR

 

[andreww]

That would have taken hours. Interesting that they think it resembles her writing, though.

You would have to be a complete idiot not to see the resemblance.


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[Tawny]

Ah, yes I see. By not using her name.

JonBenet is a fairly difficult name to both spell and pronounce, so I guess either he didn't know her name or didn't know how to write it down (or didn't care).

To distance himself from the killing - he left.

I don't think a kidnapper/murderer would necessarily care if he was spelling her name wrong.

 

[Tawny]

BTW, "use that good southern common sense of yours" strikes me as extremely odd. Sarcastic to John, implying he has no common sense, but also complimentary to southerners, implying they are known for their common sense...

 

[andreww]

Yes she does.

"Patsy Ramsey, I'm the mother"

Actually kind of an odd thing to say. Something you would say when speaking of a dead person, like at a funeral. She would have said "I'm her mother" if she knew she was alive.

 

[andreww]

BTW, "use that good southern common sense of yours" strikes me as extremely odd. Sarcastic to John, implying he has no common sense, but also complimentary to southerners, implying they are known for their common sense...

I almost guarantee that John's "southern common sense" was an inside joke about John amongst the Ramsey's and their Atlanta family. No one else would say that because he's not from the south.