I've got something that might tie into what madeleine's saying. In an interview, FBI profiler Robert K. Ressler said the evidence, including the autopsy, suggests JonBenét was killed accidentally and "an elaborate cover-up was done to divert police away from the crime."
"I've talked to a number of people in the law enforcement field, the medical field, the prosecutor, one of the prosecutors out there, even some of the domestic help of the Ramseys and some media people as well. I've been to the location of the house, I've been around the house, I've looked at the neighborhood and I do not ascribe at all to the concept that a stranger broke into the house and, in an attempt to kidnap or abduct JonBenet, killed her and wrote the note, and then left. I believe it was some sort of an internal situation that occurred that I believe the Ramseys-- Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey, and possibly their son, Burke-- have more information available that they could provide police than they've held back in their non-cooperation they've put themselves in a position of being major suspects. But I've always believed that JonBenet was killed as a result of an accident that was being covered up. I'm not saying whether or not Ramsey's parents or the brother were involved in the actual killing, but I think that the entire elaborate staging was done to conceal the true facts of what really happened to that child."
Q. " What is the significance of the blanket covering JonBenét body that was found in the basement? What does this mean in terms of profiling--what does it tell you about the needs of the perpetrator?"
"Ressler: Well often times the covering of a body, and in particular the covering of the facial features, from a profiling standpoint indicates a personal knowledge of that individual and it's an act of retribution of sort and an act of undoing. In other words, it becomes a matter of guilt on the part of the individual. It does not indicate some psychopathic personality like the individual that killed Polly Klaas. That's not what you'd see in that type of case. It's more or less a person that's known the child, and feels remorse for the crime."
Q. Is that a staged aspect of the crime, or is that...
"Ressler: No, I don't think that's necessarily a staged aspect as much as it is a reflection of the the guilt and the remorse on the part of the killer. Either intentional or accidental."
Regarding the Ransom Note, Ressler said:
"The two gentlemen watching over your daughter do not particularly like you so I advise you not to provoke them. Speaking to anyone about your situation such as police or FBI will result in your daughter being beheaded.... Use that good, southern common sense of yours.''
Ressler said this passage and others that provide information about the kidnappers show the writer has no criminal experience.
"Kidnap notes do not give information," Ressler said. "They don't tell you how many people are in the organization, they don't tell you they are going to behead your daughter and they don't tell you the kind of container to use to get the money."
In addition, he said, the note, "reflects a person whose knowledge of kidnapping comes from movies and books."
Hmm. As in Mindhunter?
