To all the people that cant fathom a 10 year old could not commit murder.

[Rain on my Parade]

Dr. Bernhard believed Burke had either experienced or had been himself, exposed to abuse. She didn't believe Burke committed the homicide.

As for the second interview, Steve Thomas watched it from behind two-way glass and didn't think Burke even knew anything.

Maybe that would explain why NP made the comments about the size of BR privates and him being directed by PP to tell people to go away by yelling at them.

ST to my knowledge had not studied people and their reactions to situations to determine guilt. He was a drug detective. Not homicide.
I have never read where ST sat on the other side of the glass during BR first interview. Can you help me here please? I read ‘Inside the murder investigation’ many moons ago. It was mostly law enforcement wording. I do not recall reading of his involvement during the interview in his book.

 

[Meara]

We don't know who set the pineapple out or who other than JBR had been eating or had wanted to eat it. It could've been Patsy, who's prints are also on the dish.

JBR sustained an 8.5 inch skull fracture. The crack started at the base of her skull and extended to almost the bridge of her nose. She couldn't have sustained that severe of an injury by having been pushed away from the table by another child.

Slight correction. The fracture began at the back of the skull (the parietal area), at or slightly above the upper occipital area, not at the base of the skull (lower occipital area).

Skull photo

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yzMHefaU7Mc/hq2.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEoCOADEOgC8quKqQMcGADwAQH4Ac4FgALQBYoCDAgAEAEYFyBSKH8wDw==&rs=AOn4CLCLdNn0xTwQGLO-j0bW9qlML4xUoA

Fracture diagram

https://i.pinimg.com/474x/52/d1/20/52d1202efebf062a87efbe11ee796987--ramsey-case-jonbenet-ramsey.jpg

 

[Lebowski]

medical / autopsy type question for anyone who knows...

IIRC, there was mucus on her face. is there some reason it might have gotten there after the head injury? or even post-mortem?

or is it fair to say she was crying when she was hit on the head?

might help constrain the nature of whatever happened. outcome of a fight / argument, or continuation of an assault, as opposed to something that could have come out of nowhere from JBR's point of view.