But then after calling the police they did everything possible that went against what they were instructed not to do. It's very easy to make excuses for them. As we say at work in regards to parenting " not taking action, is an action"
It is not my intent to make excuses for them but from my understanding of the RN they already risked condemning their daughter to an excruciating death by beheading when they called 911. They were warned that the two men watching over her disliked John to the point they would have no problem executing their daughter. In the hypothetical that the abduction was real, what did JR and PR think would happen when the police car pulled up and it is reported back to JBR’s abductors by their spies? Worse, PR didn’t even pass that warning off to LE before she hung up on 911. It could have helped them out and their daughter (which is why I think it is valid that people view their behavior as suspicious or question their motives)
What about beforehand when they brought Burke over to the Stines? It was said in the note that they didn’t even want them talking to a stray dog, so it is doubtful that interacting their neighbors and friends would be okay under this hypothetical?
Of course, another plausible theory is that PR and RR were aware of the contradictions between their decisions and risks to JBR according to RN but perhaps they were apathetic to all of it because they already knew JBR had been murdered and this was part of the cover-up.
According to Det. Thomas, Ofc French and Ofc. Reichenbach, the first two responders on scene, found the Ramsey parents suspicious and something “not right” about the case, but still determine a kidnapping had occurred and call for more officers, a victims rights advocate and scene. If the cat wasn’t out of the bag before, it is by the time the requested team members show up. How likely was it then that at this moment, under this RN-based abductor hypothetical presented by J and PR, that it was decided that JBR’s life was forfeited and she would be murdered in cold blood. The writer of the supposed RN made it very clear that above all they did not want to get caught, that they knew counter measures and locations to thwart LE intervening and should JR betray them his daughter would be made to suffer. Knowing that the Ramseys were talking to the cops probably set them off a lot more than the friends trickling in afterwards and would probably serve as a bigger motivator should they choose to murder their daughter.
Not that it makes any of this okay. They were right, in my opinion, to call for help from their local police department. Nonetheless the family friends and priest of the Ramseys should have been escorted out of the house to preserve the integrity of any evidence suggest they maybe followed up with them in their homes or the PD office later if they feel like they have something important or some insight they would like to share. Then again, with the exception of investigators, staff members and the Ramseys themselves, the whole house should have been locked down as it was a potential scene considering they didnt know when or where JBR was or if she ever even left the house in the likelihood she was killed by one or both of her parents, as theorized by Arndt and French.
French should have checked the wine seller more thoroughly, just like the very room and crawl space in the residence. He could have just borrowed his partners flashlight or borrow one of the homeowners instead of turning his back to it. Had he did, he might have found JBR earlier and preserved the crime scene better.
I was not saying "not" to call LE
Sorry
@ShadyLady but I wasn’t saying you were. I brought that up their decision to call 911 because it was at that point that the writer’s tone grows more hostile and aggressive particularly in how they threaten to will kill JBR. It seemed like a trigger for them since they even threatened to behead her, a child. Who does that? MOO but if one or more people kidnapped her and removed her from their house, then PR and JR contacting the police could have served as the biggest risk or threat to their daughter bc she would be harmed due to their noncompliance. Furthermore, If PR or JR did write this RN, I can’t even imagine how they could even pretend it wasn’t hoax or put into words the threat of inflicting such brutality against their own flesh and blood. Especially not as she laid deceased downstairs after being violated sexually and physically before being tortured to death with a garrote wrapped around her neck.
I think the use of both a garrote and the threat about being beheaded is notable too bc they both aim to end the life of someone by aiming at their neck. JMO
