Why doesn't anyone think it could've been John.

[Rain on my Parade]

I tend to believe that he was telling the truth about that. Burke over the years has put out some nuggets of information that do not align with his parents' stories, which IMO make more sense than what we have heard from them. Their stories have changed whenever confronted with information that is inconvenient to their adopted narrative.

For example, on the morning of the 26th JR tells two different police officers that he read to JB after they got home that night. That story changed to her being "zonked" and never waking up, having to be carried to bed. And yet we also have Burke saying that she was awake and walked up the stairs to the 2nd floor on her own, followed by PR. Burke also said when asked what they did when they got home that night, that they (referring to himself and JB) put on their PJs and got ready for bed.

JR's story after time morphed into JB being zonked and after carrying her to her bedroom and placing her on the bed for PR to take over, he goes downstairs to help Burke put together the toy in hopes of hurrying the process of getting him to bed. Burke has never said this or confirmed in any way that is what happened. He never mentions JR being present in relation to putting the toy together. PR says she didn't know where either JR or Burke were after they got home, or what they were doing.

The inconvenient part of the story is of course the pineapple. I think Burke probably made himself that snack when they got home. PR was most likely doing last minute packing, who knows what JR was doing. But I do believe that everyone was awake. JR has said that the majority of the time when JB got herself ready for bed, she put on the pink Barbie nightgown. I don't think PR got her ready for bed that night, which is why she had such a hard time remembering what she supposedly put on JB. The kids have a little pineapple, then they go upstairs to their bedrooms. JR then is in JB's bedroom "reading" to her. Burke thinks everyone is in bed and sneaks back downstairs to play with the toy. He probably hears some concerning things and then sneaks back upstairs and into bed. He later says that he heard some voices that night but thought he might be dreaming.

How do we explain his interview with Dr. Bernhardt? He says he knows what happened and is so close to the truth it’s scary. A few days later he is overheard as DS house explaining to Doug how JB was strangled. So there is that.
Also, the autopsy stated that JB had mucus and blood in her nose (which can happen after a head blow). Explains the blood on the pillow and nightgown but not the location of the pillow.
BR and PR can’t be excluded from handling the Barbie nightgown and long Johns.
What really gets me about this case is the dna that is supported also states that there is a third party involved; the panties, long John’s, and under JB nails. They state it is not causation but Hispanic. I have researched this part to no end.
Clouded truth you are very well read in this case. Can you give us some in site into who the Hispanic friend could be? I often have thought that DS had to be involved. Last stop of the night. Possibly going to Michigan with BR to keep him away from JB. I have found no Hispanic ancestry with DS. Perhaps it’s just a monkey in the wrench scenario.
Also as a side note *BR has stated that he felt guilty for leaving the front door of the house unlocked that night.