Normal Hymenal Configuration

[Rainsong]

Rainsong,

Good question. Since a very young child was the victim, you have to read between the lines in regard to what Wecht is telling the reader about an accidental strangulation. My BDI theories are similar to Wecht's theory, so here it is in a nutshell.

IMO JonBenet Ramsey was accidentally strangled while erotic asphyxiation was being performed on her. The device wrapped around her throat was not a garrote. It was a device designed and built to be used for erotic asphyxiation (EA) and autoerotic asphyxiation (AEA), both of them dangerous masturbation techniques. The goal of the devices is to enhance orgasms by temporarily restricting air to the lungs and hence oxygen to the brain. Due to evidence of a stun gun having been used on JonBenet, her participation in the EA game was likely involuntary. (snip)

My theory on why the safety mechanism on the EA device wrapped around JonBenet's neck failed is that her hair got entangled in the slip knot that should have easily released the tension on the ligature when let go, but it didn't release. I theorize that, fighting to breathe, JonBenet, or her partner, in a panic pulled on the cord and made the knot with the hair tangled in it even tighter -- asphyxiating her.

The final extreme tightening of the ligature and the bash in the head, IMO, were both part of the staging to go along with the fake ransom note from a bunch of bad asses from a "small foreign faction".

IMO the perpetrators were children experimenting with something they knew little about, although some of my BDI theories include an older accomplice. The parents, of course, helped cover up the crime and continue to coverup to this day.

BlueCrab

Accidental strangulation, no matter what the reason, cannot be an option since the knot used on the garrote/noose/leash ligature is a knot specifically used to lessen the chance of slipping.

Also consider this, if what you say actually occurred, JonBenet would still have been alive as witnessed by the small accumulation of blood within her skull and slight narrowing of the sulci and flattening of the gyri.

Burke was not a large child and I doubt he would have had the strength to inflict the blow that shattered her skull. If his friend, whom you believe was an accessory to the murder, inflicted the blow, why was he satisfied with one crack? Would a child of his age have so much confidence in his strength that he wouldn't feel the need to inflict two or more blows to insure her death? This leaves the blow to the head to one of the parents. Why would either Patsy or John bludgeon their child when all they had to do was rush her to the hospital?

Patsy Ramsey spoke with JonBenet about her private body areas. Given JonBenet's personality, I found it difficult to accept that she would meekly comply to any sexual demands by her brother or his friend.

The note itself does not exhibit any of the traits of a childhood hand. Most children, and for that matter, many adults are not apt to write such a long tome in block letters. The sooner they can get the job done, the better.

Had children been responsible for writing the note, one should see much poorer grammar, serious misspellings and less organized thought patterns within the wording itself. Since we know John Ramsey was eliminated as the author, that leaves Patsy and her handwriting barely raised a spike on the seismograph of handwriting experts.

One other item...why would a young boy even give a thought to giving a young girl an increased orgasm? Most children at this age are quite self-centered and their thoughts are focused on giving themselves pleasure rather than other people.

Your theory(ies) makes no sense from so many angles and ignores too much of the evidence.

Sorry, one more item...one should never read between the lines. Oftentimes one reads what isn't there.

Rainsong

 

[aussiesheila]

Rainsong,


IMO JonBenet Ramsey was accidentally strangled while erotic asphyxiation was being performed on her. The device wrapped around her throat was not a garrote. It was a device designed and built to be used for erotic asphyxiation (EA) and autoerotic asphyxiation (AEA), both of them dangerous masturbation techniques. The goal of the devices is to enhance orgasms by temporarily restricting air to the lungs and hence oxygen to the brain. Due to evidence of a stun gun having been used on JonBenet, her participation in the EA game was likely involuntary.

My theory on why the safety mechanism on the EA device wrapped around JonBenet's neck failed is that her hair got entangled in the slip knot that should have easily released the tension on the ligature when let go, but it didn't release. I theorize that, fighting to breathe, JonBenet, or her partner, in a panic pulled on the cord and made the knot with the hair tangled in it even tighter -- asphyxiating her.

The final extreme tightening of the ligature and the bash in the head, IMO, were both part of the staging to go along with the fake ransom note from a bunch of bad asses from a "small foreign faction".

IMO the perpetrators were children experimenting with something they knew little about, although some of my BDI theories include an older accomplice. The parents, of course, helped cover up the crime and continue to coverup to this day.


BlueCrab

BlueCrab
I think you have definitely got the method of death correct as well as its link to sexual abuse.
But I don't agree with you as to the perpetrators. I think it is more likely to have been a group of pedophiles some of whom were friends/neighbours of the family and who might have been abusing Burke as well.
I havent read all the threads on this site yet and you may already have given your reasons for thinking Burke and friends. I will keep reading and maybe I will find them. If you feel like replying I would be very grateful. From reading your posts I would say that you have done a lot of research into the topic especially into primary sources - very valuable. What is there about Burke that makes you suspicious?

 

[BlueCrab]

What is there about Burke that makes you suspicious?

aussiesheila,

A Ramsey living in the house that night is involved in this crime or the Ramsey "I don't remember" coverup taking place wouldn't be necessary. To be more specific re' which Ramsey, here's a few items to consider:

1. All three Ramseys lied about BR being in bed during the 911 call, obviously trying to distance BR from the crime scene.

2. The DNA evidence, the handwriting evidence, and the polygraph evidence, tends to clear the parents. The DNA evidence is reportedly in BR's favor too, but I am skeptical of it. Colorado authorities are lawfully able to lie and mislead to protect the identity of a juvenile involved in a crime. For instance, if the mitochondrial method of DNA extraction was used then technically BR was "male Paugh", not a male Ramsey, and this could lead to tricky wording making it appear the DNA cleared all male Ramseys, but which, of course, would not technically include BR. The authorities established a history of trickery as evidenced by the fraudulent October 12, 2000 affidavit drafted by Lin Wood but signed by Alex Hunter that falsely makes it appear BR has been cleared. BR has not been cleared.

3. IMO BR penned the naive and childish-sounding ransom note, but with the help of an older accomplice. The CBI's handwriting experts could not eliminate BR as the writer. Darnay Hoffman's handwriting experts concluded that whoever wrote the captions in BR's photo album also wrote the ransom note. It's clear BR likely wrote the captions in his own photo album. When Patsy was asked who wrote the captions, she couldn't remember.

4. BR's fingerprints were on the bowl of pineapple from which JonBenet snacked from about one hour before she died, putting BR secretly downstairs with JonBenet in the middle of the night after the parents had gone to bed.

There are many additional items I could list here, but this is likely enough for you to understand where I'm coming from.

BlueCrab

 

[Voice of Reason]

Here's a thought I had on the caption of that photo. If you were looking at a family photo album and a particular picture had a caption under it and you were asked if you wrote it, how would you respond? You would look at the handwriting, and say whether you wrote it or not. If it's not your handwriting, you would easily be able to say you didn't write it, whether you remember or not. However, if it sort of looks like your handwriting but maybe someone else's in the family, and you can't say for sure if you wrote it or not, you would answer as Patsy did...I don't know. Therefore, Patsy's answer suggests that either she wrote it or someone in the house has similar handwriting, ie, Burke?

 

[Rainsong]

Here's a thought I had on the caption of that photo. If you were looking at a family photo album and a particular picture had a caption under it and you were asked if you wrote it, how would you respond? You would look at the handwriting, and say whether you wrote it or not. If it's not your handwriting, you would easily be able to say you didn't write it, whether you remember or not. However, if it sort of looks like your handwriting but maybe someone else's in the family, and you can't say for sure if you wrote it or not, you would answer as Patsy did...I don't know. Therefore, Patsy's answer suggests that either she wrote it or someone in the house has similar handwriting, ie, Burke?

Not necessarily. Try this experiment. Go find something you 'know' you wrote five, seven years ago. Do you actually recognize your handwriting?

I've found items I wrote years ago and the handwriting from then is not the same as today's handwriting.

Rainsong

 

[Jayelles]

Here's a thought I had on the caption of that photo. If you were looking at a family photo album and a particular picture had a caption under it and you were asked if you wrote it, how would you respond? You would look at the handwriting, and say whether you wrote it or not. If it's not your handwriting, you would easily be able to say you didn't write it, whether you remember or not. However, if it sort of looks like your handwriting but maybe someone else's in the family, and you can't say for sure if you wrote it or not, you would answer as Patsy did...I don't know. Therefore, Patsy's answer suggests that either she wrote it or someone in the house has similar handwriting, ie, Burke?

As a teacher, I see a lot of handwriting and I can identify certain people's handwriting easily - even from old samples. However, I can only do this if the handwriting has some unique feature - something which makes it stand out.

My own handwriting is easily identifiable - it hasn't changed much from school days except to get smaller perhaps. I think if Burke had written the captions, we would have to consider that they had been written by a child who was aged 9 or less in which case, it should be apparent whether they were written by a young child or an adult.

 

[BlueCrab]

As a teacher, I see a lot of handwriting and I can identify certain people's handwriting easily - even from old samples. However, I can only do this if the handwriting has some unique feature - something which makes it stand out.

My own handwriting is easily identifiable - it hasn't changed much from school days except to get smaller perhaps. I think if Burke had written the captions, we would have to consider that they had been written by a child who was aged 9 or less in which case, it should be apparent whether they were written by a young child or an adult.

Jayelles,

As you know, the samples are on the internet, including ACR's site. These are the captions Darnay Hoffman's handwriting experts used as Patsy's exemplars, but which I believe are really Burke's exemplars:

"This me when I was first born. That's my Mom and the doctor."

"I was 2. I was going bike riding with my Mom and my Dad."

"I was i. I'm having a picture taken."


I don't think Patsy would have left the word "is" out of a sentence; the word spacing was wide apart, similar to the RN; the captions are written in the first person; the words "Mom" and "Dad" are unnecessarily capitalized, just as the words "Police" and "Law enforcement" are unnecessarily capitalized in the RN.

BlueCrab