princessmer81 said:
I have always wondered if the brother did it. I didn't realize that the brother's name was Burke until I read the post above. Obviously I am a newbie and I haven't read many of the old posts! I feel horrible about even considering that he could be the one to have done it.
Don't feel bad about considering one of the 3 other people that were in the home that night. It happens. Kids do kill each other. We had a case around here not too long ago where a 9 yr old boy got a shotgun out and killed his 6 yr old little sister because she was annoying him. This was not a drug abusing family or anything like that. Intact family with mom, dad and kids and by all accounts a nice family. Truth is - it happens. Tragic when it does.
My brother once heaved a big hoe at me when we were young (he was around ten or so) cuz he was mad at me and it knicked the back of my head.
Could have been much worse - but he did not mean to really injure me.
I can recall some very close calls with my own children. They just get mad and lash out - but do not mean to kill.
I am not saying that Burke DID kill his little sister. I am just saying it is very possible and given the evidence and circumstances of this case - quite a viable theory. One that I tend to subscribe to.
I cannot help but recall the New York Post's famous article they reprinted by the Star. The one that stated that Burke was indeed the one who killed JonBenet. The one that made John and Patsy go ballistic and sue. More than any other article printed. And there were hundreds. The New York Post stood by it's story and sources.
It stated in part: "The story of how JonBenet was killed, and why, is at bottom an incredibly sad one, more than a criminal one," Star quotes an "authoritative" source as saying. "It's time to put this tragic case behind us."
It claimed that Hunter wanted to avoid a lengthy trial and was involved in plea-bargain negotiations with Ramsey lawyers. It claimed that Hunter also wanted Patsy punished for her role in the cover-up and that he wanted Burke to receive counseling or treatment.
Burke did receive counseling.
There was an avoidance of a trial.
Patsy was never punished - because they could not arrest Burke as he was under age and could never be charged. So Patsy could never be arrested as an "accessory."
I've always felt there was some truth in that New York Post article.
The subsequent order from the US District Court in Colorado regarding the civil action had some interesting things in it. It states, "Defendant (NY Post) claims the evidence sought in the subpoena is crucial to its defense to the defamation claim. It states the documents sought are directly related to key issues in that action, including Burke's possible involvement in the murder and/or his parents' possible involvement in a cover-up, reported plea bargain negotiations with Burke's representatives, and even
whether someone in the District Attorney's office provided the information about Burke to the Star magazine.
It also states: "A comparison of the affadavit and draft (Exhibits B and D to response) reflects that Hunter decided to
delete certain statements, including a statement that investigators were satisfied that Burke was not a suspect and that Burke was never viewed as a suspect."