Why did the Grand Jury not indict the Ramseys?

[Rain on my Parade]

Putting it all together: JonBenet is wearing the size-12's and long johns precisely because her size-6 underwear and Pink Pajama Bottoms contained forensic deposits.

UKGuy,
Then I take it the Barbie nightgown was just thrown in the wine cellar for good measure?

 

[UKGuy]

UKGuy,
Then I take it the Barbie nightgown was just thrown in the wine cellar for good measure?

Rain on my Parade,
Yes, not just good measure but extra measure as the thrower knew the Barbie nightgown was contaminated with forensic deposits.

This is the function the wine-cellar performs, i.e. it's an invisible forensic dump.

It cannot be a kidnappers dungeon as the kidnapper has fled leaving his prey behind, e.g. No Dollars!

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[proust20]

The redressing seems pointless. Fuss and bother that only served to render IDI more unlikely. IMO PR would not have been so very careless, especially given the time frame of several hours. The Barbie nightie is almost superfluous, an unneeded flourish. Once more this gesture points away from IDI.
Much of this is taken to be errors in judgement by the guilty. Probably, that is so. However, to speculate, it is possible that what appears to be awry is, in fact, intentional. There is no way of knowing to what JB had been subjected all along.

 

[UKGuy]

The redressing seems pointless. Fuss and bother that only served to render IDI more unlikely. IMO PR would not have been so very careless, especially given the time frame of several hours. The Barbie nightie is almost superfluous, an unneeded flourish. Once more this gesture points away from IDI.
Much of this is taken to be errors in judgement by the guilty. Probably, that is so. However, to speculate, it is possible that what appears to be awry is, in fact, intentional. There is no way of knowing to what JB had been subjected all along.

proust20,

IMO PR would not have been so very careless, especially given the time frame of several hours.

ITA. This is why I speculate. Who else might have dumped the Barbie Nightgown and why?


It could be JonBenet had the Barbie Nightgown removed and the White Gap Top replaced, but the Barbie Nightgown was left lying on JonBenet's bed, bedroom floor, even the basement?

Belatedly recognizing it was bloodstained might have led to it being dumped in the wine-cellar?

According to the majority of Medical Physicians reporting, JonBenet had been subjected to chronic sexual assault. Her hymen was enlarged way beyond that of normal growth.

Whether JonBenet's acute internal injuries were staged to mask an actual acute sexual assault, or staged to represent a fake acute sexual assault does not detract from her evident prior abuse.

The bottom line is: somebody in the Ramsey jousehold was abusing JonBenet and they knew that it had to be:

1. Hidden from view.
2. Staged for affect.

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[Rain on my Parade]

proust20,

ITA. This is why I speculate. Who else might have dumped the Barbie Nightgown and why?


It could be JonBenet had the Barbie Nightgown removed and the White Gap Top replaced, but the Barbie Nightgown was left lying on JonBenet's bed, bedroom floor, even the basement?

Belatedly recognizing it was bloodstained might have led to it being dumped in the wine-cellar?

According to the majority of Medical Physicians reporting, JonBenet had been subjected to chronic sexual assault. Her hymen was enlarged way beyond that of normal growth.

Whether JonBenet's acute internal injuries were staged to mask an actual acute sexual assault, or staged to represent a fake acute sexual assault does not detract from her evident prior abuse.

The bottom line is: somebody in the Ramsey jousehold was abusing JonBenet and they knew that it had to be:

1. Hidden from view.
2. Staged for affect.

.

Indeed, the residents @ 755 15th St. all knew what happened to Jonbenet that night. There would be no real reason IMO for Burke to have such intimate knowledge (of the murder) 2 days later. The (AR) angle is very interesting; especially considering the scarf fibers; which was never taken into evidence. And John gifting Jonbenet one as a last parting gift. I still can not leave JAR out of the equation. That scarf on the wet bar could have been his. He could have flown out of Boulder that night and still had time to catch the flight the next morning w/Melinda. Just because BPD states he was in Atlanta doesn’t make it so. As stated “Steve Thomas was a drug detective not a murder investigator before this event.” And of coarse Patsy wrote the note with possible help from John. Who was the real movie buff or was there more then one? The Barbie nightgown could have been in the dryer with her blanket and utilized after the fact. Hence, the blood.

 

[UKGuy]

Indeed, the residents @ 755 15th St. all knew what happened to Jonbenet that night. There would be no real reason IMO for Burke to have such intimate knowledge (of the murder) 2 days later. The (AR) angle is very interesting; especially considering the scarf fibers; which was never taken into evidence. And John gifting Jonbenet one as a last parting gift. I still can not leave JAR out of the equation. That scarf on the wet bar could have been his. He could have flown out of Boulder that night and still had time to catch the flight the next morning w/Melinda. Just because BPD states he was in Atlanta doesn’t make it so. As stated “Steve Thomas was a drug detective not a murder investigator before this event.” And of coarse Patsy wrote the note with possible help from John. Who was the real movie buff or was there more then one? The Barbie nightgown could have been in the dryer with her blanket and utilized after the fact. Hence, the blood.

Rain on my Parade,
Sure, not only does Burke know too much, he can be heard on the 911 call chatting to his parents: What did you find?

Very curious as it's only JonBenet that is required to be found, did Burke know in advance that a search would be likely?

And of coarse Patsy wrote the note with possible help from John. Who was the real movie buff or was there more then one?

The movie quotes might be Patsy's attempt at sounding more street but she kills it with her reference to an Attache Case.

Alternatively the movie quotes are John's input as he watched popular movies, purchased Movie Posters, etc.

The Barbie nightgown could have been in the dryer with her blanket and utilized after the fact. Hence, the blood.

The Barbie Nightgown is right out of her bathroom drawer.

Patsy confirmed in her 1997 police interview that this is where the barbie nightgown was kept:

PATSY: Yeah. The nightgowns were kept in the bathroom, in her bathroom in the side drawer there. Her pajamas were there.
[...]
Police: Which drawer, looking at photo 18?
Patsy: These.
Police: This is her bathroom, her sink. Which drawer would the Barbie doll nightgown have been kept in?
Patsy: Probably that one or the one below it.
Police: The one that is opened or below it right there in photo 18?
Patsy: Uh-huh.

Consider Patsy had stated in interview that she fetched Burke Ramsey's long johns from one of these drawers, so why not her Barbie Nightgown?

IMO the big clue is to be found in the Grand Jury True Biils, why? Because the Grand Jury had to have evidence to back up those True Bills.

This is independent of all the books, online theories, BPD evidence releases, etc.

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[Rain on my Parade]

Very curious as it's only JonBenet that is required to be found, did Burke know in advance that a search would be likely?

UKGuy,
Sure,
Burke said he knew what happened to Jonbenet. Then he re-enacted the process in his tell all with the doctor.

The movie quotes might be Patsy's attempt at sounding more street but she kills it with her reference to an Attache Case.

Especially since there was one sitting on the floor at the wet bar that also included the scarf.

Alternatively the movie quotes are John's input as he watched popular movies, purchased Movie Posters, etc

How do we know that he purchased the posters, please? Still, the movie poster of ‘Somewhere in Time’ has me questioning who was the real movie buff? As I have stated before this is a ROMANCE. John doesn’t come across as especially romantic type of man. And then there are the Star Trek poster which makes me think possibly it was JAR that was part of the movie buff thing. Perhaps another family affair.

The Barbie Nightgown is right out of her bathroom drawer.

Patsy confirmed in her 1997 police interview that this is where the barbie nightgown was kept:

Now, I know I don’t have to remind you we are talking about one of the Ramsey’s and their stories. Just because she said that is where it was kept; doesn’t mean that is where it was; that night. It could have been in the dryer with the blanket. The pink pajamas bottoms are still missing, so there is that play. And that drawer was small. I can’t see Patsy keeping Burke’s used long John’s in there. Perhaps in the Lingerie chest beside her bed makes more sense.

IMO the big clue is to be found in the Grand Jury True Biils, why? Because the Grand Jury had to have evidence to back up those True Bills.

Absolutely! But who did what? That is the real question.

 

[proust20]

UKGuy

The chronic sexual molestation, as well as the sexual assault prior to the murder, appear to be at the core of the crime. When she was killed, JB had already been the victim of multiple crimes, about which her frequently visited pediatrician was ignorant.

At first, it seems logical that her molester was her killer. However, while such symmetry is appealing, that is not necessarily the case. That at least one of the Rs was aware of the abuse to JB is for sure. Could people other than the Rs have taken part? Certainly, from this sordid angle, pre-meditation becomes a possibility.

The sexual abuse aspect provides the best motive IMO. Ah, but for whom?

 

[UKGuy]

UKGuy

The chronic sexual molestation, as well as the sexual assault prior to the murder, appear to be at the core of the crime. When she was killed, JB had already been the victim of multiple crimes, about which her frequently visited pediatrician was ignorant.

At first, it seems logical that her molester was her killer. However, while such symmetry is appealing, that is not necessarily the case. That at least one of the Rs was aware of the abuse to JB is for sure. Could people other than the Rs have taken part? Certainly, from this sordid angle, pre-meditation becomes a possibility.

The sexual abuse aspect provides the best motive IMO. Ah, but for whom?

proust20,

The chronic sexual molestation, as well as the sexual assault prior to the murder, appear to be at the core of the crime. When she was killed, JB had already been the victim of multiple crimes, about which her frequently visited pediatrician was ignorant.

Yes, but it is possible that JonBenet's prior internal injuries and her acute assault the night she died, were the result of two different hands?

Could people other than the Rs have taken part?

Sure, someone on a sleepover, or a trusted friend, but there is no forensic evidence to link anyone outside the Ramsey house to JonBenet's death.

Any sexual motive would point at either John or Burke?

Another motive is that of deflection by staging, i.e the apparent sexual assault is actually staged in an attempt to point away from a case of domestic violence?

This might be clarified by taking into account the nature of the evidence the Grand Jury had sight of thus allowing them to issue the True Bills.

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[UKGuy]

UKGuy,
Sure,
Burke said he knew what happened to Jonbenet. Then he re-enacted the process in his tell all with the doctor.



Especially since there was one sitting on the floor at the wet bar that also included the scarf.



How do we know that he purchased the posters, please? Still, the movie poster of ‘Somewhere in Time’ has me questioning who was the real movie buff? As I have stated before this is a ROMANCE. John doesn’t come across as especially romantic type of man. And then there are the Star Trek poster which makes me think possibly it was JAR that was part of the movie buff thing. Perhaps another family affair.



Now, I know I don’t have to remind you we are talking about one of the Ramsey’s and their stories. Just because she said that is where it was kept; doesn’t mean that is where it was; that night. It could have been in the dryer with the blanket. The pink pajamas bottoms are still missing, so there is that play. And that drawer was small. I can’t see Patsy keeping Burke’s used long John’s in there. Perhaps in the Lingerie chest beside her bed makes more sense.


Absolutely! But who did what? That is the real question.

Rain on my Parade,

Burke said he knew what happened to Jonbenet. Then he re-enacted the process in his tell all with the doctor.

Yes, he really should not have had such a detailed outline. Particularly as both JR and PR said they never discussed the case with him.

Especially since there was one sitting on the floor at the wet bar that also included the scarf.

Yes, Patsy was no stranger to attache cases.

How do we know that he purchased the posters, please?

Well we don't,but it definitely was not Burke.

Still, the movie poster of ‘Somewhere in Time’ has me questioning who was the real movie buff? As I have stated before this is a ROMANCE. John doesn’t come across as especially romantic type of man.

Maybe he purchased it for Patsy, could be there is a motif in the poster that has meaning for him?

Sometimes posters are purchased for reasons other than their genre, e.g. famous illustrator, famous producer, famous scene, e.g. Jaws, etc.

Star Trek poster which makes me think possibly it was JAR that was part of the movie buff thing.

Yes, but that would have been on his bedroom wall not languishing in a basement cellar.

John might have purchased it simply as a collectible item, similar for Patsy.

Just because she said that is where it was kept; doesn’t mean that is where it was; that night. It could have been in the dryer with the blanket.

Agreed, in a BDI the long johns would have been sourced from Burke's bedroom dresser. If the blanket was ever in the dryer and not simply used a forensic barrier while moving JonBenet?

The pink pajamas bottoms are still missing, so there is that play.

Sure, Patsy tells us this in her version of events and is her reason for dressing JonBenet in Burke's long johns, do I believe this, no, it is patently a self serving account.

BPD have never told us if there is a missing pair of size-6 Wednesday Day Of The Week Bloomingdales, remember Patsy told us she purchased a set for JonBenet.

Which would mirror the missing Pink Pajama Bottoms, i.e. Patsy would know they are missing as she redressed JonBenet so knows what underwear she was wearing.

Only if she really redressed JonBenet, i.e. her answers in interview regarding the size-12's suggest she did not, otherwise BPD would not need to remind Patsy of the size of the underwear removed from her bathroom drawer!

Perhaps in the Lingerie chest beside her bed makes more sense.

Nope, that makes no sense at all, the obvious explanation is that Burke redressed JonBenet in the size-12's and pair of his long johns in a naive attempt to hide JonBenet's internal injuries?

Patsy is simply covering for Burke, an added tweak is that Burke went postal on JonBenet causing her to become comatose and her internal injury is the result of staging by her parent(s)?

Absolutely! But who did what? That is the real question.

Burke whacked JonBenet, causing all the contusions, etc. The same person who broke the paintbrush digitally assaulted JonBenet leaving a splinter inside her. With Patsy's fibers embedded into the knotting of the ligature, it looks like she asphyxiated JonBenet. John appears to have wiped JonBenet down and quite possibly moved JonBenet to the wine-cellar along with some forensic artifacts?

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[David Rogers]

Rain on my Parade,

Yes, he really should not have had such a detailed outline. Particularly as both JR and PR said they never discussed the case with him.


Yes, Patsy was no stranger to attache cases.


Well we don't,but it definitely was not Burke.


Maybe he purchased it for Patsy, could be there is a motif in the poster that has meaning for him?

Sometimes posters are purchased for reasons other than their genre, e.g. famous illustrator, famous producer, famous scene, e.g. Jaws, etc.


Yes, but that would have been on his bedroom wall not languishing in a basement cellar.

John might have purchased it simply as a collectible item, similar for Patsy.


Agreed, in a BDI the long johns would have been sourced from Burke's bedroom dresser. If the blanket was ever in the dryer and not simply used a forensic barrier while moving JonBenet?


Sure, Patsy tells us this in her version of events and is her reason for dressing JonBenet in Burke's long johns, do I believe this, no, it is patently a self serving account.

BPD have never told us if there is a missing pair of size-6 Wednesday Day Of The Week Bloomingdales, remember Patsy told us she purchased a set for JonBenet.

Which would mirror the missing Pink Pajama Bottoms, i.e. Patsy would know they are missing as she redressed JonBenet so knows what underwear she was wearing.

Only if she really redressed JonBenet, i.e. her answers in interview regarding the size-12's suggest she did not, otherwise BPD would not need to remind Patsy of the size of the underwear removed from her bathroom drawer!


Nope, that makes no sense at all, the obvious explanation is that Burke redressed JonBenet in the size-12's and pair of his long johns in a naive attempt to hide JonBenet's internal injuries?

Patsy is simply covering for Burke, an added tweak is that Burke went postal on JonBenet causing her to become comatose and her internal injury is the result of staging by her parent(s)?


Burke whacked JonBenet, causing all the contusions, etc. The same person who broke the paintbrush digitally assaulted JonBenet leaving a splinter inside her. With Patsy's fibers embedded into the knotting of the ligature, it looks like she asphyxiated JonBenet. John appears to have wiped JonBenet down and quite possibly moved JonBenet to the wine-cellar along with some forensic artifacts?

.

Maybe the pediatrician actually knew about the abuse. Why hide your records in a safety deposit box that was supposedly broken into.

 

[UKGuy]

Maybe the pediatrician actually knew about the abuse. Why hide your records in a safety deposit box that was supposedly broken into.

David Rogers,
If he knew about the abuse and never reported it, he has left himself open to potential collusion charges in the context of JonBenet's murder.

In a video interview the pediatrician Dr. Francesco Beuf stated that JonBenet exhibited no visible signs of abuse, when asked about the numerous visits to his office he said JonBenet was unwell with the expected syptoms on each occassion.

Of course he would say this anyway. Search UTube for a copy?

I doubt he knew about any abuse. JonBenet's vists were over many years, so can be explained away.

AFAIK both JonBenet and Burke were seeing therapists prior to JonBenet's death, the reason for the therapy might have been recorded by Dr. Francesco Beuf, he might even have prescribed it?

I reckon this is why the records were lost.

The coroner, Dr. Meyer, testified before the GJ so its likely he would expand on or interpret the results as they relate to any prior or acute sexual assault.

What Coroner Meyer reported to the GJ might be at variance or coincide with Dr. Francesco Beuf's medical records wrt JonBenet.

So if Dr. Francesco Beuf's medical records go missing then go figure?

In Death of Innocence the parents relate that Burke liked to look at pictures of rockets in Dr Beuf’s home.

i.e. Burke was no stranger to Dr. Francesco Beuf's home, how come?

Three months before JonBenet's death Patsy told Dr. Francesco Beuf that JonBenet was a good sleeper, easy to put to bed, easy to wake, not interested in opposite sex, "behaved modestly in public", didn't engage in sex play with her friends. She was, however, asking about sex roles and reproduction.

Its likely that JonBenet was never presented with to Dr. Francesco Beuf with actual internal injuries, so he can claim ignorance?

Yet he will have known the reason why both JonBenet and Burke were in therapy, since John would have been paying the bills he would also know and by default Patsy. Not unless the therapist's invoices went to Dr. Francesco Beuf?

Hence the True Bill citing Child Abuse.

Then there is that deal: The Island of Privacy surrounding the childrens medical records, not much is said about this anymore.

Foreign Faction by James Kolar, Chap. 24, Excerpt

My review of the June 1998 interviews held yet another surprise.

The opening pages of John’s interview, led by Lou Smit, highlighted the fact that Boulder Police investigators were not present and considered “persona non-grata.” I had seen a copy of a handwritten letter authored by John Ramsey in the spring of 1998, during my search of the I-Legal files, and Smit read into the record this same letter requesting an independent meeting with members of the D.A.’s office outside the scope of BPD involvement.49

Present with Smit and representing the D.A.’s office was special prosecutor Mike Kane. John Ramsey was accompanied by attorney Bryan Morgan and their private investigator David Williams. Morgan expressed the desire of wanting to continue to cooperate with the D.A.’s office, but there was a caveat. Morgan stated that the family felt the need to withhold certain medical records from the criminal inquiry, claiming that they deserved an “island of privacy” when it came to the investigation into JonBenét’s murder.

The following is an excerpt from that interview:

Morgan:

“I have a real problem with certain kinds of medical records. These people are entitled to an island of privacy to try to recover what they’ve been through.”

“I think you will get virtually everything you’ve described with the possible exception of personal medical records that I think John and Patsy are at least entitled to make a reasonable decision on….”

“I’ve already discussed these matters with Hoffstrom and he knows how we operate.”

There was additional reference to a “first” letter that Lou Smit apparently had sent to the Ramseys prior to this June interview. Based upon my reading of this transcript, it seemed that there was a movement afoot to segregate and distance the Boulder Police Department from further involvement in the investigation.

It seemed to me that the Ramseys were looking for a sympathetic ear in the law enforcement community.

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[Mimsy2]

Three months before JonBenet's death Patsy told Dr. Francesco Beuf that JonBenet was a good sleeper, easy to put to bed, easy to wake, not interested in opposite sex, "behaved modestly in public", didn't engage in sex play with her friends. She was, however, asking about sex roles and reproduction.

IMO...These are replies one would give to questions about a child thought to be a possible victim of sexual abuse. Sexually abused children sometimes do have troubles sleeping, falling asleep, nightmares, excessive fears of monsters and/or bad things/guys/intruders coming/hiding to cause harm. They typically act out sex acts with friends and or the opposite sex. They also become more curious about sex acts and masterbation. I will not go into how I know this to be so. However, in this situation these responses/statement again IMO, seem to answer the questions of any of these behaviors being displayed. I do not see why a mother would offer up such info to a medical professional without being asked if any behaviors displaying signs of sexual abuse have been noticed. FWIW...if any behaviors that indicate sexual abuse may have occurred a referral to a therapist is the next step to determine where or why the behaviors came about.

Again this is all MOO

 

[proust20]

UKGuy

I agree that more than one person may have sexually assaulted JB the night of the murder, as well as previously. While, only the Rs may have been at the house on Christmas, that does not preclude that JB could have been molested by non-family members at other times and locations.
Among other odd aspects with this case, JB was not only be sexually violated in private, she was presented in a sexualized manner to the public via the pageants. One wonders what methods were employed to keep JB from talking. But, that raises the question as to whom she could relate what was being done to her. The threat that her potential revelations contained might have played a part in her death. Some may disagree; but, IMO pre-meditation is a possibility because of this.
That BR had also been abused is also possible. Children who are molested sometimes inflict what is being done to them on younger kids. BR may have been subjected to the choking game, and then tried it out on JB with fatal results?
"Somewhere in Time" takes place on Mackinac Island which is on Lake Michigan, as is Charlevoix. I think this association is the reason for the poster.

 

[southernmimi]

UKGuy

I agree that more than one person may have sexually assaulted JB the night of the murder, as well as previously. While, only the Rs may have been at the house on Christmas, that does not preclude that JB could have been molested by non-family members at other times and locations.
Among other odd aspects with this case, JB was not only be sexually violated in private, she was presented in a sexualized manner to the public via the pageants. One wonders what methods were employed to keep JB from talking. But, that raises the question as to whom she could relate what was being done to her. The threat that her potential revelations contained might have played a part in her death. Some may disagree; but, IMO pre-meditation is a possibility because of this.
That BR had also been abused is also possible. Children who are molested sometimes inflict what is being done to them on younger kids. BR may have been subjected to the choking game, and then tried it out on JB with fatal results?
"Somewhere in Time" takes place on Mackinac Island which is on Lake Michigan, as is Charlevoix. I think this association is the reason for the poster.

Agree that more than one person sexually abused JBR. I also think it happened over a period of years. She was specifically groomed and trained. Sad life.

 

[UKGuy]

IMO...These are replies one would give to questions about a child thought to be a possible victim of sexual abuse. Sexually abused children sometimes do have troubles sleeping, falling asleep, nightmares, excessive fears of monsters and/or bad things/guys/intruders coming/hiding to cause harm. They typically act out sex acts with friends and or the opposite sex. They also become more curious about sex acts and masterbation. I will not go into how I know this to be so. However, in this situation these responses/statement again IMO, seem to answer the questions of any of these behaviors being displayed. I do not see why a mother would offer up such info to a medical professional without being asked if any behaviors displaying signs of sexual abuse have been noticed. FWIW...if any behaviors that indicate sexual abuse may have occurred a referral to a therapist is the next step to determine where or why the behaviors came about.

Again this is all MOO

Mimsy2,
Nicely observed. Patsy offered similar explanations at different points in interviews. More to deflect attention from the matter hand. One example is where she relates, out of context, how JonBenet had been seeing a therapist prior to Christmas!

Another is where she relates JonBenet and Burke shared a bedroom on Christmas Eve, hinting this was the norm.

As for JonBenet's behaviors, we have JonBenet asking people to wipe her down while still in the bathroom, unusual for her age?

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[UKGuy]

Agree that more than one person sexually abused JBR. I also think it happened over a period of years. She was specifically groomed and trained. Sad life.

southernmimi,
Yes, it does appear that way, with the pageants playing a surrogate role. It's difficult to defend teaching a child adult poses which would trigger the wrong signals to adults with a perverted interest, possibly even pubertal boys, e.g. sleepovers?

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[UKGuy]

UKGuy

I agree that more than one person may have sexually assaulted JB the night of the murder, as well as previously. While, only the Rs may have been at the house on Christmas, that does not preclude that JB could have been molested by non-family members at other times and locations.
Among other odd aspects with this case, JB was not only be sexually violated in private, she was presented in a sexualized manner to the public via the pageants. One wonders what methods were employed to keep JB from talking. But, that raises the question as to whom she could relate what was being done to her. The threat that her potential revelations contained might have played a part in her death. Some may disagree; but, IMO pre-meditation is a possibility because of this.
That BR had also been abused is also possible. Children who are molested sometimes inflict what is being done to them on younger kids. BR may have been subjected to the choking game, and then tried it out on JB with fatal results?
"Somewhere in Time" takes place on Mackinac Island which is on Lake Michigan, as is Charlevoix. I think this association is the reason for the poster.

proust20,
JonBenet was a prisoner in her own house. Due to her age she did not move very far, even appearing in a pageant meant she was chaperoned by Patsy, Nedra, and Pamela Paugh, occassionally Burke was in attendance.

So in essence her opportunity to talk privately one to one was limited.

"Somewhere in Time" takes place on Mackinac Island which is on Lake Michigan, as is Charlevoix. I think this association is the reason for the poster.

Well noted, you are likely right, people collect posters linked more to their occupation or place of residence, e.g. media folks like those snazzy war time posters that promote propaganda, e.g. Loose Lips Sink Ships, Your Country Needs You, etc.

Burke's role in JonBenet's death is so far relatively unknown, but as his parents finally admitted he was wide awake during the 911 call.

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[Mimsy2]

Mimsy2,
Nicely observed. Patsy offered similar explanations at different points in interviews. More to deflect attention from the matter hand. One example is where she relates, out of context, how JonBenet had been seeing a therapist prior to Christmas!

Another is where she relates JonBenet and Burke shared a bedroom on Christmas Eve, hinting this was the norm.

As for JonBenet's behaviors, we have JonBenet asking people to wipe her down while still in the bathroom, unusual for her age?

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Very usual for her age IMO. Sheds new light to the bed sharing as well as comments and observations made about it by the housekeeper. I don't know why but reading that she had made those statements (which I haven't before your post and I have read a lot!!!!), caused a few things to about the bed sharing to smack me in the head versus questioning possibilities in the past.
Also it is reminiscent of someone letting out bits of information hoping others fit the pieces together to see the finished puzzled picture IMO.

 

[Rain on my Parade]

Maybe he purchased it for Patsy, could be there is a motif in the poster that has meaning for him?

Sometimes posters are purchased for reasons other than their genre, e.g. famous illustrator, famous producer, famous scene, e.g. Jaws, etc.

UKGUY,
It is possible that John and Patsy stayed at the Grand Hotel. There is an event every October just for the movie ‘Somewhere In Time’. The hotel offers afternoon tea and shopping for Patsy and outdoor activities for John.
June 1998 John Ramsey Interrogation by Lou Smit and Mike Kane
MIKE KANE: There was, I don't
3 believe we have a picture of it, but there was a
4 poster hanging up. Do you remember if there was
5 a poster?
6 JOHN RAMSEY: Okay. Some movie
7 posters, right?
8 MIKE KANE: Yeah.
9 JOHN RAMSEY: Hung up. Those were
10 from our old house, the space where we had the
11 theater, we had those hanging on the walls.

John further states in reference to SBTC in the RN:
12 MIKE KANE: The, SBTC?
13 JOHN RAMSEY: (INAUDIBLE). I have
14 done, I have run numbers and letters, I have
15 tried to figure code. I have looked in the
16 bible extensively for that reference. Talked to
17 people who know a lot more about the bible than
18 I do. The only thing I have heard that makes
19 sense are that it's star-based technical
20 command, was a term on I think Star Trek, one of
21 those, Star Wars, Star Trek, I think, which kind
22 of fits the movie theme.
So, I would say that is a submission of familiarity.

BPD have never told us if there is a missing pair of size-6 Wednesday Day Of The Week Bloomingdales, remember Patsy told us she purchased a set for JonBenet.

BPD has never told us if any of the underwear found in JB drawers were Bloomies.

Nope, that makes no sense at all, the obvious explanation is that Burke redressed JonBenet in the size-12's and pair of his long johns in a naive attempt to hide JonBenet's internal injuries?

Patsy is simply covering for Burke, an added tweak is that Burke went postal on JonBenet causing her to become comatose and her internal injury is the result of staging by her parent(s)?

I’ll go with this. Seems anger was definitely a motivating factor behind that strike to her head.

I am still unclear as to who did what at this point in time.