Alex Hunter was known to have said he wanted a sure thing a confession. Again I point out that a sure win would have required what the law cannot demand, that being one spouce to testify against the other. This is a prime example why to this day they have never prosecuted. As long as John never testifies to the truth of that night they can bring no charges against him for any role he may have played and Patsy can no longer break her silence or confess. What remains is what Burke may or may not have known or will ever speak of. That is only my opinion. Didnt John say there can be no victory? I cannot help but wonder the true meaning of that statement. They were christians and the bible teaches that there cannot be forgiveness without the first confession ...... I cannot know if that is what John meant or not. I have wondered though.
Hunter should have been more cooperative with the BPD, in my opinion. I do agree, based on what's available to the public, that the case was probably not prosecutable in the early days but, on the other hand, had the DA's office been more efficient in it's duties, perhaps the BPD could have provided enough additional evidence to get the DA's office to present an indictment.
In some ways, I suspect justice probably was done. The Ramseys had to have been living a miserable life at least internally. I imagine they were scorned and unwelcome in many places. I also doubt JonBenet would have been happy if one or both of her parents or other family member had ended up in the pokey.