Molested with the handle?

[JMO8778]

Dee,am wondering if you have an opinion of the mark that was on JR's face after the murder.I don't know if you've seen it,but my thought is that perhaps he heard a struggle going on bet. JB and PR,and got in the middle of it,trying to get PR off JB.
My other thought is that PR caught JR molesting JB and swung at him w. the FL,scraping his face a bit.(I do think JB was hit on purpose though).Somehow I think the mark indicates that JR was there when JB was struggling w/ Patsy.
I don't think he and Patsy struggled after the murder...I think they were in complete shock,and neither appeared to have any further injuries.

 

[UKGuy]

Yes. This is common when getting tired kids ready for bed, and as a mom, it is something I did myself many times. Kids cotton shirts are not much different from PJ tops. So I myself have left on a shirt while putting PJ bottoms on my child. Lots of moms do this, it's not unusual.
Here's my pre-meltdown scenario for PR getting her 6-year old to bed that night. 1. arrive home from the White's, after making several stops to deliver presents. The Rs will be away for 10 days, so Christmas night deliveries are needed.
2. Everyone is tired, but PR is especially stressed, having had a busy Christmas season, with getting her house ready for the Colorado Christmas House Tour AND a big party on the 23rd. Add this to having to prepare for TWO trips beginning the day afer Christmas, one of which she didn't want to make, the stress of meeting stepdaughter Melinda's fiance for the first time, and the fact that PR was a last-minute, messy kinda person.
3. Add some alcohol and cranky kids to the mix. Arrive home, get JBR ready for bed. Though she likely fell asleep in the car, she woke up when they got home, and because of the excitement of the holiday, did not want to go to bed. She is hungry and wants to stay up because BR is staying up. So PR leaves her white Gap top on (those Gap kids shirts are soft- a child can comfortably sleep in them) puts the thermal long johns on her, and fixes JBR's hair in the ususal bedtime hairstyle of a ponytail at the nape of her neck. Because it is late and PR has a ton of things to do that night, she does not bother to remove the topknot ponytail and brush her long hair out. She simply leaves it as is and pulls the long hair into second ponytail.
4. JR and BR go to bed. By midnight, PR is still up. PR tries to get JBR to go to the bathroom so there will be no accident that night. They have a very early start that night.
5. JBR refuses to cooperate and wets the bed. PR flies into a rage and, well- fill in the rest.
This is ONE of my RDI theories. This one is a PDI. I also have a JDI and a JARDI (with BR as an accessory).

DeeDee249,
Yes this is the standard PDI or Toilet Rage theory, but I am not convinced due to the forensic evidence left behind. It would appear more consistent if no sexual assault issues were involved. Also where does the pineapple feature in your PDI, e.g. Patsy knowingly allowing JonBenet to consume a food with a high fluid content prior to her bedtime and her history of bedwetting?


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[UKGuy]

Of course it can. BR, in my opinion, is not part of either a PR or JR theory. He knows more than he's said, though.
In the JR theory, an abusive relationship between JBR and JR has been going on for a while. JBR has been compliant, but as she gets older, she is more resistant. There was some activity that night, the scream resulted, and she was bashed on the head. JR did the staging. PR wrote the note.
I also think this is the LEAST likely of the theories. I can't see PR covering for JR, fancy lifestyle or no. She would have left him and returned to Nedra with her 2 kids. He'd have to have something else to hold over her.
What I lean towards is this: PDI in a rage, JR helping with the coverup because he had been sexually abusing her and knew it would be discovered. The garotte was made to give an obvious reason why she was dead (as the head wound was not visible) and a sexual penetration, enough to cause bleeding in a not-quite dead yet JBR) was staged so the previous abuse would be hidden. In this theory, each of them has much to lose. Each faces jail time. So each covers for the other, to protect themselves and their other child. This is what seems to me to make the pieces fit together, IMHO.

I can't see PR covering for JR, fancy lifestyle or no. She would have left him and returned to Nedra with her 2 kids.

Sure, but only if Patsy never colluded in JonBenet's grooming etc. Also if the sexual assault was intended to hide prior abuse, which it does not, why was JonBenet cleaned up and the sexual assault hidden from view?

There was some activity that night, the scream resulted, and she was bashed on the head. JR did the staging. PR wrote the note.

The forensic evidence suggests Patsy did more than write the ransom note, there is minimal forensic evidence to implicate John.

The two parents colluded to stage JonBenet's crime-scene, their inconsistent statements e.g the size-12's or the pineapple suggest they fabricated their version of events to distance themselves from her death.

With JonBenet dead why is any staged sexual assault required, although suspicion will fall on the male residents, if prior abuse is discovered, the main witness is now dead, she cannot speak. Why make the situation worse re:sexual abuse, why highlight this issue, that is not a clever move at all. Also the fact it was cleaned up and concealed suggests that staging was not its purpose.

In the JDI its major weakness is Patsy's co-operation, since most think as you state that She would have left him and returned to Nedra with her 2 kids., but this assumes we have a normal family turned abnormal by a homicide, whereas if you accept that someone was sexually abusing JonBenet then we have a dysfunctional family where a millionaires daughter is attending pageants, so Patsy may be more involved than appearances suggest?


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[JMO8778]

With JonBenet dead why is any staged sexual assault required, although suspicion will fall on the male residents, if prior abuse is discovered, the main witness is now dead, she cannot speak. Why make the situation worse re:sexual abuse, why highlight this issue, that is not a clever move at all. Also the fact it was cleaned up and concealed suggests that staging was not its purpose.

Ok,but why were her wrist ligatures staged to indicate a sexual bondage scenario?? B/c they were indeed just that...do some research on that.(Rash thinks so,too).the loop was tied loosely around her arm(s),with some space in between.
And WHY did JR LIE to LE and say her wrists were tied tightly,when they were clearly not? I think it's b/c he chickened out on that scenario at first,or he forgot to change the ligatures,or perhaps couldn't,due to rigor setting in.Only when DOI was written,and it suited his false IDI theory,did he change his mind.
So I think it's just as JR says in DOI (for once,I think he told the truth,and I think he would know b/c HE staged it that way): Although JonBenet's wrists were tied,her hands were free to move.I'm told this is consistent with sexual bondage situations.

forensic evidence implicates the R's,and this indicates staging,IMO.as well as the splinter found in her vagina,and the missing paintbrush handle..it's clear to me it was used to penetrate her and induce a false sexual assault.I do not think it was left inside her...that would clearly indicate that it was indeed staged,and it would make no sense to do so.

In the JDI its major weakness is Patsy's co-operation, since most think as you state that She would have left him and returned to Nedra with her 2 kids., but this assumes we have a normal family turned abnormal by a homicide, whereas if you accept that someone was sexually abusing JonBenet then we have a dysfunctional family where a millionaires daughter is attending pageants, so Patsy may be more involved than appearances suggest?


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yep,I think that's what it was..they never seemed normal to begin with,what with Patsy covering for JR's infidelities,for one.(a co-dependency)

 

[UKGuy]

Ok,but why were her wrist ligatures staged to indicate a sexual bondage scenario?? B/c they were indeed just that...do some research on that.(Rash thinks so,too).the loop was tied loosely around her arm(s),with some space in between.
And WHY did JR LIE to LE and say her wrists were tied tightly,when they were clearly not? I think it's b/c he chickened out on that scenario at first,or he forgot to change the ligatures,or perhaps couldn't,due to rigor setting in.Only when DOI was written,and it suited his false IDI theory,did he change his mind.
So I think it's just as JR says in DOI (for once,I think he told the truth,and I think he would know b/c HE staged it that way): Although JonBenet's wrists were tied,her hands were free to move.I'm told this is consistent with sexual bondage situations.

forensic evidence implicates the R's,and this indicates staging,IMO.as well as the splinter found in her vagina,and the missing paintbrush handle..it's clear to me it was used to penetrate her and induce a false sexual assault.I do not think it was left inside her...that would clearly indicate that it was indeed staged,and it would make no sense to do so.


yep,I think that's what it was..they never seemed normal to begin with,what with Patsy covering for JR's infidelities,for one.(a co-dependency)

JMO8778,

Ok,but why were her wrist ligatures staged to indicate a sexual bondage scenario?? B/c they were indeed just that...do some research on that.(Rash thinks so,too).the loop was tied loosely around her arm(s),with some space in between.

Those wrist ligatures that indicate a sexual bondage scenario are your interpretation of the crime-scene, similarly rashomon. You are using staged evidence to add descriptive content to your theory. Whereas those wrist ligatures should be termed as restraints that I assume would be the intended staged purpose. Bondage is Lou Smit territory, he described JonBenet's crime-scene as the work of a psychotic intruder who used violence to force JonBenet to participate in some ritual sexual fetish involving bondage and erotic asphyxiation, and that the knots had been tied by someone with experience in carrying out this kind of crime.

Why should loosely tied restraints indicate a sexual bondage scenario?? They may be staged but without an evident sexual assault why term it sexual bondage?

And WHY did JR LIE to LE and say her wrists were tied tightly,when they were clearly not? I think it's b/c he chickened out on that scenario at first,or he forgot to change the ligatures,or perhaps couldn't,due to rigor setting in.Only when DOI was written,and it suited his false IDI theory,did he change his mind.

I am not telepathic so JR's thinking is opaque to me.

forensic evidence implicates the R's,and this indicates staging,IMO.as well as the splinter found in her vagina,and the missing paintbrush handle..it's clear to me it was used to penetrate her and induce a false sexual assault.I do not think it was left inside her...that would clearly indicate that it was indeed staged,and it would make no sense to do so.

I disagree, to find the missing piece of the paintbrush inside JonBenet, would clearly indicate staging designed to fake ritualistic content.

This may be the information that both the Ramsey's and the police are privy to, and along with the location of the size-12's being limited to say Patsy?

yep,I think that's what it was..they never seemed normal to begin with,what with Patsy covering for JR's infidelities,for one.(a co-dependency)

The age difference is significant, as is JonBenet attending pageants, and along with Patsy's recurring cancer it adds to the sense of the dysfunctional hidden behind a veil of money.


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[DeeDee249]

Dee,am wondering if you have an opinion of the mark that was on JR's face after the murder.I don't know if you've seen it,but my thought is that perhaps he heard a struggle going on bet. JB and PR,and got in the middle of it,trying to get PR off JB.
My other thought is that PR caught JR molesting JB and swung at him w. the FL,scraping his face a bit.(I do think JB was hit on purpose though).Somehow I think the mark indicates that JR was there when JB was struggling w/ Patsy.
I don't think he and Patsy struggled after the murder...I think they were in complete shock,and neither appeared to have any further injuries.

Which mark are you referring to?
If it is the small circular "abrasion"- I must admit that mark on her cheek, as well as the same marks on the rest of her body, perplex me. The coroner refers to them as "abrasions". A coroner should be able to tell the difference between abrasions (where the skin is lightly eroded away) or burns (like cigarette burns or stun-gun burns). If something (like a ring) was pressed into her, it would have made a BRUISE as well. There was no bruising around the mark. I have to admit that they LOOK like stun gun marks, but unlike the IDIs who jump on the stun-gun wagon, I feel the Rs could just as easily have used one as well- they did find a video on stun-guns in the R home, which JR admitted was theirs, but said they just had the VIDEO, not the actual stun gun (yeah, right). Why use it? We'll never know, but it could have been used as part of the staging.
If it played another part- say to keep her still for sexual assault, it may have caused heart failure. But I assume this would be evident in the autopsy. All I know is if it were my daughter, I would have definitely wanted to know what those marks were, even if exhumation was needed. The flimsy excuse JR gave for denying exhumation combined with the DA's refusal to order one -TO ME- means that the Rs knew what made those marks and they didn't want it to be found out.

 

[JMO8778]

Dee,true,but I mean the mark that was on JR's face,not JB's.Ames posted it not too long ago.

 

[DeeDee249]

Sorry- I didn't realize you were talking about JR. I didn't see the pic of his face. Got a link?

 

[JMO8778]

JMO8778,

Those wrist ligatures that indicate a sexual bondage scenario are your interpretation of the crime-scene, similarly rashomon. You are using staged evidence to add descriptive content to your theory. Whereas those wrist ligatures should be termed as restraints that I assume would be the intended staged purpose.

Well,ST himself said they couldn't have restrained a baby.so similarly,they could hardly be called restraints.
Patsy and JR weren't stupid.they knew the wrists tied in such a manner wouldn't indicate restraint,therefore,I think they had another situation in mind,one that goes along w. the staged sexual assault.

Bondage is Lou Smit territory,

I don't really like Smit the schumck,from what I've read about him.But I do think he may have been correct,as far as in saying the ligatures represent a sexual situation.
UK,pls do some research on that,and then look at the pic of the ligatures found on JB.see that little loop off to the side? I used to host a general chatroom,and I think I saw just about everything going on in there.I did research on it b/c I had to know what was being said,and when it was getting too out of line.

he described JonBenet's crime-scene as the work of a psychotic intruder who used violence to force JonBenet to participate in some ritual sexual fetish involving bondage and erotic asphyxiation

I know,but I'm not suggesting that's really what happened.but I have a feeling JR could be knowledgeable in such things.he seems pretty loose.

and that the knots had been tied by someone with experience in carrying out this kind of crime.

not complicated no,I bet either Patsy or JR knew how to tie those,due to their having boating experience.

Why should loosely tied restraints indicate a sexual bondage scenario??

IF it was to appear a KN scenario,don't you think her arms would have been in front of her,wrists tied together?

They may be staged but without an evident sexual assault why term it sexual bondage?

I think just for the reasons JR spelled out in DOI.
But why do you say there was no evident sexual assault? b/c sexual evidence is there,but hidden,but yet that doesn't mean that it didn't come simply from a prior restaging.

 

[JMO8778]

I disagree, to find the missing piece of the paintbrush inside JonBenet, would clearly indicate staging designed to fake ritualistic content.

well,I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree,b/c I don't see why it would have been left in her,if it was a staged sexual assault,which I think it was.
And if it had been left inside her,then why the preponderance over where the splinter came from?

and along with the location of the size-12's being limited to say Patsy?

could be,I'm not sure it's all that imprt though.she could have simply told JR where to find them.we already know her fiber evidence places her at the scene of the murder.

dysfunctional hidden behind a veil of money.



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could be,I know it is said that abuse becomes incorporated into the abused child's life,but I also suspect JR having a lot of money made him feel pretty invincible.

 

[JMO8778]

Sorry- I didn't realize you were talking about JR. I didn't see the pic of his face. Got a link?

that's ok,I don't know where to find it though.Ames,do you still have the link? thx.

 

[UKGuy]

Well,ST himself said they couldn't have restrained a baby.so similarly,they could hardly be called restraints.
Patsy and JR weren't stupid.they knew the wrists tied in such a manner wouldn't indicate restraint,therefore,I think they had another situation in mind,one that goes along w. the staged sexual assault.
I don't really like Smit the schumck,from what I've read about him.But I do think he may have been correct,as far as in saying the ligatures represent a sexual situation.
UK,pls do some research on that,and then look at the pic of the ligatures found on JB.see that little loop off to the side? I used to host a general chatroom,and I think I saw just about everything going on in there.I did research on it b/c I had to know what was being said,and when it was getting too out of line.

I know,but I'm not suggesting that's really what happened.but I have a feeling JR could be knowledgeable in such things.he seems pretty loose.

not complicated no,I bet either Patsy or JR knew how to tie those,due to their having boating experience.

IF it was to appear a KN scenario,don't you think her arms would have been in front of her,wrists tied together?

I think just for the reasons JR spelled out in DOI.
But why do you say there was no evident sexual assault? b/c sexual evidence is there,but hidden,but yet that doesn't mean that it didn't come simply from a prior restaging.

JMO8778,

Well,ST himself said they couldn't have restrained a baby.so similarly,they could hardly be called restraints.

Restraint is the proper term to describe what you term wrist ligature, its akin to Steve Thomas referring to JonBenet's Vaginal Trauma and not vaginal assault or vaginal abuse etc. Also the garrote placed around JonBenet's neck although likely staged is also a retstraint since it is meant to mimic the onset of a sexual assault leaving a abraided contused ligature furrow.

IF it was to appear a KN scenario,don't you think her arms would have been in front of her,wrists tied together?

Or behind her, but certainly not with her arms raised, which suggests the restraints were applied after rigor-mortis had set in?

But why do you say there was no evident sexual assault? b/c sexual evidence is there,but hidden,but yet that doesn't mean that it didn't come simply from a prior restaging.

From your own interpretation the evidence suggests some kind of staged sexual bondage fetish, but whilst the garrote and wrist restraints were on full view her sexual assault was not it had been cleaned up and hidden from view, so why bother with the bondage style restraints, why not remove these too? What you consider a prior restaging. may actually be an acute sexual assault.

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[UKGuy]

well,I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree,b/c I don't see why it would have been left in her,if it was a staged sexual assault,which I think it was.
And if it had been left inside her,then why the preponderance over where the splinter came from?



could be,I'm not sure it's all that imprt though.she could have simply told JR where to find them.we already know her fiber evidence places her at the scene of the murder.




could be,I know it is said that abuse becomes incorporated into the abused child's life,but I also suspect JR having a lot of money made him feel pretty invincible.

JMO8778,

b/c I don't see why it would have been left in her,if it was a staged sexual assault,which I think it was.

It would have been left inside her to add to the sense of a sexual fetish being completed, and to complement the garrote and wrist restraints. It is not uncommon for suspects to insert objects inside ther victims. The fact that there is a piece of the paintbrush missing, whilst the other two pieces were left at the crime-scene, suggests there was no rationale for its removal, and the reference to birefringement material may be Coroner Meyer's elliptical way around saying outright piece of paintbrush, similary Steve Thomas' splinter and piece of paintbrush need not be exclusive, both may have been present but redacted?

And if it had been left inside her,then why the preponderance over where the splinter came from?

It is us that are speculating regarding the origin of the splinter Steve Thomas does not give it much air time, probably because he knows where it came from?

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[BOESP]

It's speculation to assume there were three parts to that brush. Artists keep old, ratty paintbrushes to use for old, ratty techniques that ruin good paintbrushes. Since it is the top, rounded end of the brush that is missing (correct me if I'm wrong about which section), I'd speculate it was already broken to begin with and who ever attached the brush to the ligature broke the ferrule/brush end off while working with the cord.

The missing section is only important if used to support the belief an Intruder took it as a trophy. That doesn't seem likely since trophies are usually taken from the deceased herself/himself, such as panties, bra, jewelry, or a particular body part, a personal item found with the person such as a driver's license or photo.

I have trouble believing Patsy or John could have used the rounded end of a paintbrush to stage a molestation but if so, to me, it indicates another piece of circumstantial evidence suggesting the molestation scene was staged by a parent.

 

[DeeDee249]

IF the missing part of the paintbrush was inserted in her vagina, whether it was to cause an injury meant to hide a sexual assault or the method of sexual assault itself, it would have caused bleeding. Even after death, a puncture will cause oozing. Because blood is no longer being pumped doesn't mean that it will not leak out if the corpse is punctured. There is documented evidence that her own blood was wiped from her thighs. The paintbrush was bloody. And even wiping it off wouldn't remove every trace. So, along with the original (probably bloody as well) panties it was hidden, either to be removed later that evening when the Rs left for the Stine's unsearched by LE, or was hidden and retrieved by Aunt P later. Why wasn't it found if the latter? Well, LE searched the house, but not all that thouroughly. They looked in toilets, but I bet not in that basement golf bag! At the time of the search, they may not have known what they had to look for. They looked for a roll of duct tape and some cord, but probably not a broken paintbrush piece.
There is something I have always wondered. A forensic pathologist can tell if blood samples are from a living or dead person. Blood chemistry changes immediately after the heart stops beating. I'd like to know of the blood swabs from her thighs and the blood in the vagina were ever tested to see if she was already dead when the injuries occured.

 

[UKGuy]

It's speculation to assume there were three parts to that brush. Artists keep old, ratty paintbrushes to use for old, ratty techniques that ruin good paintbrushes. Since it is the top, rounded end of the brush that is missing (correct me if I'm wrong about which section), I'd speculate it was already broken to begin with and who ever attached the brush to the ligature broke the ferrule/brush end off while working with the cord.

The missing section is only important if used to support the belief an Intruder took it as a trophy. That doesn't seem likely since trophies are usually taken from the deceased herself/himself, such as panties, bra, jewelry, or a particular body part, a personal item found with the person such as a driver's license or photo.

I have trouble believing Patsy or John could have used the rounded end of a paintbrush to stage a molestation but if so, to me, it indicates another piece of circumstantial evidence suggesting the molestation scene was staged by a parent.

BOESP,
It is informed speculation, not idle musing. There is no mention that there were only two parts to the paintbrush, or that none is missing. Alike the topic in the autopsy and Steve Thomas' book it is a subject glossed over, either by redaction or simple exclusion.

The missing section is only important if used to support the belief an Intruder took it as a trophy. That doesn't seem likely since trophies are usually taken from the deceased herself/himself, such as panties, bra, jewelry, or a particular body part, a personal item found with the person such as a driver's license or photo.

I disagree, the function of the missing piece is not to highlight a trophy object, but to possibly emphasise the staged ritualistic use of the missing piece via its insertion inside JonBenet, thus violating the corpse, this is very common in sexual homicides, and can be used a signature marker.

I have trouble believing Patsy or John could have used the rounded end of a paintbrush to stage a molestation but if so, to me, it indicates another piece of circumstantial evidence suggesting the molestation scene was staged by a parent.

In Steve Thomas' book:

In mid-September, a panel of pediatric experts from around the country reached one of the major conclusions of the investigation--that JonBenet had suffered vaginal trauma prior to the day she was killed.

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We gathered affidavits stating in clear language that there were injuries consistent with prior trauma and sexual abuse ...

So someone had not only acutely sexually assaulted JonBenet but had been doing so chronically. So the idea that Patsy or John may have done this is not inconsistent with the forensic evidence and expert opinion. To find the missing piece of the paintbrush inside JonBenet would confirm her sexual assault as likely staging.


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[JMO8778]

JMO8778,

Restraint is the proper term to describe what you term wrist ligature, its akin to Steve Thomas referring to JonBenet's Vaginal Trauma and not vaginal assault or vaginal abuse etc. Also the garrote placed around JonBenet's neck although likely staged is also a retstraint since it is meant to mimic the onset of a sexual assault leaving a abraided contused ligature furrow

quite a bit different,don't you think? her wrists were tied loosely,while the rope around her neck cut off her air supply.

Or behind her, but certainly not with her arms raised, which suggests the restraints were applied after rigor-mortis had set in?

could be,I don't rule that out.

From your own interpretation the evidence suggests some kind of staged sexual bondage fetish, but whilst the garrote and wrist restraints were on full view her sexual assault was not it had been cleaned up and hidden from view, so why bother with the bondage style restraints, why not remove these too? What you consider a prior restaging. may actually be an acute sexual assault.

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well,JR lied about them being tight,when they weren't.so did he forget to restage them,or could he not,due to rigor?
I think they weren't removed so as to use up all the rope.
yes,it could have been an acute assault...but there was some obvious staging going on,so why couldn't that have been staged as well,to cover past abuse? or why couldn't abuse have occured that night,but yet no injury occured at that time?

 

[JMO8778]

JMO8778,

It would have been left inside her to add to the sense of a sexual fetish being completed, and to complement the garrote and wrist restraints. It is not uncommon for suspects to insert objects inside ther victims. The fact that there is a piece of the paintbrush missing, whilst the other two pieces were left at the crime-scene, suggests there was no rationale for its removal, and the reference to birefringement material may be Coroner Meyer's elliptical way around saying outright piece of paintbrush, similary Steve Thomas' splinter and piece of paintbrush need not be exclusive, both may have been present but redacted?


It is us that are speculating regarding the origin of the splinter Steve Thomas does not give it much air time, probably because he knows where it came from?

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could be,I just didn't get that impression.

 

[JMO8778]

BOESP, To find the missing piece of the paintbrush inside JonBenet would confirm her sexual assault as likely staging.


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right,so why would they leave it inside her? it doesn't make any sense.
the fact she was wiped down is a big indication to me that it wasn't...if so,then why bother to wipe her down and change her underwear?
there would be no need to...someone was simply simulating a sexual assault,IMO,to hide past abuse,as the sexual element of the crime seems out of place and unnecessary,since it was to be a KN.

 

[UKGuy]

quite a bit different,don't you think? her wrists were tied loosely,while the rope around her neck cut off her air supply.


could be,I don't rule that out.


well,JR lied about them being tight,when they weren't.so did he forget to restage them,or could he not,due to rigor?
I think they weren't removed so as to use up all the rope.
yes,it could have been an acute assault...but there was some obvious staging going on,so why couldn't that have been staged as well,to cover past abuse? or why couldn't abuse have occured that night,but yet no injury occured at that time?

JMO8778,

quite a bit different,don't you think? her wrists were tied loosely,while the rope around her neck cut off her air supply.

Yes but the intention is to give the impression of applied restraints via the staging. In a non-staged sexual homicide the garrote and wrist restraints would act to restrain the victim by the neck e.g. make the victim motionless and compliant, once acheived the wrist restraints immobilise the arms. That we know JonBenet's restraints were ineffective is a reflection of out knowledge that they are staged.

yes,it could have been an acute assault...but there was some obvious staging going on,so why couldn't that have been staged as well,to cover past abuse? or why couldn't abuse have occured that night,but yet no injury occured at that time?

Both may have occured a sexual assault followed by a staged sexual assault, or more likely an acute sexual assault that was then cleaned up and hidden from view?


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