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.

 

[Meara]

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.

Not an expert on this, but I do know that a head blow can cause a person to vomit or bring up mucus from the digestive tract if the stomach is empty. A skull fracture can cause cerebrospinal fluid to leak from the nose or ears, but this would be clear fluid, not mucus. We know that JBR was susceptible to colds and congestion and wasn't feeling well on the afternoon of the 25th. If cerebrospinal fluid did flow out of her nose, perhaps it could have been mixed with accreted mucus? The two fluids have different compositions. I don't know whether the mucus was analyzed or whether cerebrospinal fluid was identified. FWIW -

 

[Swirlz]

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.

I'm not aware of any source for BR having been directed to tell people to go away by yelling at them.

Steve Thomas was an investigator, I'm assuming he had training in how to spot signs of deception.

Burke's first interview was conducted by a Boulder detective named Fred Patterson and took place at Fleet and Priscilla White's house. The interview was audio recorded. Priscilla White's sister, Alyson Schoeny, was present during the interview.

Burke's 2nd interview was conducted by Susanne Bernhard. According to Steve Thomas, "Detectives Jane Harmer and Ron Gosage, a group of social workers, and Burke's lawyer, Patrick Burke, watched from behind a two-way mirror."

Burke's 3rd interview was conducted by Detective Dan Schuler. According to Steve Thomas, "Videotapes of Burke's interviews were sent back to us for review."

My sources for the above are Steve Thomas' book and transcribed pages from an A&E documentary.

You seem to be correct that Steve Thomas didn't observe any interview of Burke's from behind two-way glass.