But I find it very hard to imagine Patsy would have covered up for John if he had both molested and killed her daughter.
rashomon,
Have a go, imagine a scenario in which Patsy colludes in the abuse and death of her own daughter, imagine her subjecting her daughter to pageant discipline, so to conform with a dysfunctional view of what is feminine, imagine her neglecting JonBenet, while she deals with her cancer, imagine Patsy's sex life coming to a halt, imagine Patsy flinging herself into her socialite role, imagine JonBenet learning her
adult dance routines, and from whom? Imagine who might fulfill Patsy's role in John's sex life now, imagine that this
arrangement had Patsy's approval simply because she never disapproved, it was convenient since it offered leverage over pageant trips and expenses etc.
If you can imagine that Patsy had as much to gain from JonBenet's silence as John, since JonBenet talking , complaining, would bring an unwelcome searchlight upon this glittering boulder socialite e.g. if she turns John in then he can turn her in. They were both implicated in the death of JonBenet, both assisted in the staging, the forensic evidence demonstrates this, so they both colluded to defend each other, Patsy's remarks about Nedra protecting JonBenet is an example of Patsy defending John from allegations of
prior abuse!
For all we know, rather than being a passive partner, Patsy may have actively colluded in the sexual abuse of JonBenet?
But I find it very hard to imagine Patsy would have covered up for John if he had both molested and killed her daughter.
But this indeed may be the case, an unpalatable truth, since it contravenes the notion of a maternal instinct, but the evidence is in front of your eyes, Patsy was told JonBenet had been chronically sexually abused, her genitals were abnormally enlarged, yet she never reconsidered her position, she defended John, why would she do this?
So although you may find it a very hard scenario to imagine, the forensic evidence, and the post-mortem behaviour of both Ramsey parents, do not contradict this speculation.
JonBenet's death removes her as a witness to her own sexual abuse, this is why there was a staged crime-scene, it was to mask the real motive lying behind her death!
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