Forgive me for not searching for and posting links on all this,
LFB, but I'll try to tell you what I remember because (as you say) it is telling as to the authenticity of the fact that BR's voice can be heard on the tape.
The Ramseys had filed suit against
National Enquirer for something they had printed. The suit was settled out of court (my understanding is that it was a relatively small amount). As part of the settlement, the Ramseys agreed to sit down with
NE editors for an exclusive interview to set the record straight. It was during that interview that they claimed they had found out that, contrary to their prior belief, Burke was indeed awake
at some point around the time of the 911 call. (What choice did they have at that point since they found out that the recorded 911 call had his voice on it -- and they knew it to be true. Also, it was after BR's testimony before the GJ -- where they found out that he had admitted to being awake during the call.) And I say,
at some point around the time of the 911 call, because they still seemed to not be sure whether to say he was awake before, after, or during the 911 call -- they changed their story several times during the interview, and then even called back
after the interview to correct themselves again (probably after speaking with their lawyers, but thats JMO).
Here is the article that was the result of their interview with
NE:
http://thewebsafe.tripod.com/04032001ramseyenquirer.htm
(BTW, anyone else catch the contradiction in the following exchange?):In an exclusive ENQUIRER interview, the nation's most infamous murder suspects say Burke was jolted awake by screams in their Boulder, Colo. home.
"Burke knew something horrible had happened. He heard us screaming. He heard Patsy...a woman in terror," John confessed. "We thought he was asleep but he wasn't. Burke was awake.
"Burke was frightened. He had tears in his eyes. He knew something very, very wrong was going on."