KoldKase
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It is likely to be both. It may have started as an accident, but ended with JonBenet's premediated and deliberate asphyxiation. In a prior accident JonBenet was rushed to hospital, on this occasion, not so, she was denied medical assistance. Suggesting someone wished her to remain silent, to never speak about who had assaulted her, either acutely or chronically!
The R's knew full well if JonBenet was given medical assistance, she might recover and relate what had occurred that night and before. So what to do, cover it all up with a ransom note and fake garrote!
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If the head blow was in fact struck accidently--and while I consider this likely, I'm by no means unable to imagine something more sinister after watching the Ramseys operate for 15 years--I agree lack of medical attention was to keep medical personnel from discovering the sexual abuse.
But I'm not sure if that was to keep her from talking, as I think whoever struck that blow clearly heard what would have been a chilling, mortal crack to her skull. While there was no visible evidence because of her hair and scalp, as well as the lack of a scalp laceration, unless it was Burke, who would have been frightened, no doubt, but wouldn't have known this was certain death for his sister, I think the person who attacked the child knew immediately it was all over for her.
Of course, it could be that person wanted to be sure, which led to the strangulation. There also had to be a cover up, a blame put upon "an intruder," as well, to tie in all the elements of the crimes committed against the child.
But you know all this.
The point I do want to make is that I'm not entirely convinced the blow to the head and the strangulation weren't done simultaneously. Without expert medical testimony examined and argued at trial, we have differing "media" opinions about the time between this head blow and strangulation, not to mention the order of these injuries.
I do think the argument the head blow came first is strong because of the lack of defense wounds. But if there were a way someone could have put the cord around the child's neck without her resisting, that's a consideration. I'm not convinced there was some kind of sexual game going on, per Dr. Wecht's theory--because I can't imagine any adult trying erotic strangulation on a child like JonBenet, who was on very public display all the time, especially not without some kind of cushion/padding under the cord, which is commonly used by people who practice this kind of sex game to prevent detection on themselves. Also I cannot see any evidence in the bruising on the neck indicating there was a repeated tighten/release of the cord.
Yet the cord was clearly applied successfully and with fatal results, and the question of timing with the head blow is, like everything else in this case, arguable, as Dr. Meyer's autopsy report is ambiguous on this issue at best. So I can say that I haven't completely ruled out some sibling revenge gone wrong, or worse, someone deciding that the sexual abuse of JonBenet was going to come out and deciding to stop or control the inevitable fallout, protecting the abuser.
Maybe JonBenet had a teacher or psychologist tell her class or maybe even her specificallly about "bad touches," etc. Patsy said in the '98 interview she talked to JonBenet about that, so clearly it was something of which the child could have been aware by Dec. 25th. Maybe Patsy didn't talk to her about it in that way--we have to consider Patsy's stories very carefully, of course, because of her many lies to LE and the public. But someone could have, and that could have led to a blow up. Pam Archuleta, the pilot's then wife, said in a pro-Ramsey interview a couple of years ago that Patsy was concerned about JonBenet acting inappropriately in a sexual way with people--"flirting" and "too friendly" were the words Mrs. Archuleta said Patsy used. The Dec. 17th after hours calls to Dr. Beuf which have never been explained, as Patsy "didn't remember"; the precocious pageant training and dress; Det. Tom Haney on record in the '98 interview telling Patsy flat out there was evidence of prior sexual assault--I can't imagine how anyone can deny the obvious evidence on this.
Yet denial is strong in humans. I recently looked at the poll here asking if people thought JB had been molested prior to the night of the murder. I was astonished that over 30 people who answered still haven't been able to accept that those chronic vaginal injuries were no coincidence when the child was sexually assaulted on the night she was murdered, as well.
These are the questions I'd love to see addressed by someone inside the case, with evidence in hand to lay these issues to rest once and for all. At least for reasonable, sane people.
Sorry to go on and on. It's my curse. :banghead: