Hello WS
I am answering the question: "why would the Ramsey's need to stage." This is the theory that runs around in my head about this case. It is not based on the documents or any facts. This is truly, MOO. ETA: I have looked at the docs in this case. I have read much on this case, and I still come back to what my "intuition" or opinion says.
The Ramsey's allowed JB to be molested. The molestation went too far, and JB died. The person who was molesting her is a person the Ramseys would cover up for, because of the status they have in society. This is a part of how some people live. Incest and molestation is THE dirtiest secret families have.
This little girl was dressed up like a sexy woman and paraded around for the pleasure of adults. Patsy was molested as a child and so allowed it to happen to her daughter. That is how these things happen. This happened in my family and so you can know that my theory stems from knowing that these things happen in families. When you have some understanding that some children are the sexual playthings for the adults in their life, really what happened to JB stops being a mystery.
The only reason there is so much controversy surrounding this case is because the truth of what happened is more than we can all handle. JB was sexually molested and strangled, her head hit...(not necessarily in that order) in her own house during Christmas.
The "ransom" note shows the social workings of the Ramseys...fat cat threats, bonuses, foreign factions, beheading...these are the realities and words of those that run in political circles: not average everyday people. I think the key to all of this is how JR made his money. He was who he was because he married PR. I think Patsy's dad was the molester, and the one in control of the family. They had to cover for him.
ETA: John was probably molesting JonBenet also.
This has been SOOOO just my opinion.