An open letter to Mary Keenan

Discussion in 'Justice for JonBenet Discussion - Public Forum' started by Tricia, Dec 24, 2002.

  1. Tricia

    Tricia Administrator Staff Member

    Dear Ms. Keenan,

    It was with great dismay that I read the article today in the RMN.

    I don't know how you can hold your head up Ms. Keenan. You have brought more shame to your office than I thought was possible.

    Ms. Keenan you were elected to uphold the Constitution. To protect the rights of the citizens your serve. I do agree that the Constitution states innocent until proven guilty. However nowhere does it say that you must grovel at the feet of a defense attorney to avoid a lawsuit.

    What is going on between yourself, Mark Beckner and Lin Wood is so obvious that it is truly sickening.

    The only thing more obvious than your cowering is the fact that one or both of the Ramsey's have guilty knowledge of their daughter's murder.

    Remember JonBenet? The one who you should be concerned with? You have failed her miserably. You are more worried about a lawsuit from an ambulance chaser than you are about finding out who killed JonBenet.

    As we approach the 6th anniversary of JonBenet's murder I am left with one thought.

    So many people failed JonBenet Ramsey. Now you can add your name to the top of the list.

    The Ramsey's are the main suspects. It's apparent you don't know what that means. In every other part of the country it means you don't share information with them, you don't work with their investigators, you don't send them a letter telling them that you will work with them "in a spirit of good faith and cooperation". You don't do anything but look at clues and investigate. Then if the investigation leads you away from your main suspects so be it. It means your office has done it's job protecting the rights of the innocent.

    You don't sit down with the main suspects and have a cheery "lets find this killer together" type conversation with them. You sound more like a bad episode of Oprah Winfrey than a prosecutor.

    Ms. Keenan there is nothing that even comes close to suggesting an intruder killed JonBenet. You know this. I know you do. You don't have the courage to move forward with it. That is very apparent by your letter. You "covered your ***" as the saying goes and you did it well.

    At the expense of a beautiful little girl who was murdered on a very special night you covered yourself.

    I hope you are proud.

    The only bright spot in this whole circus is there are still thousands of people who care about who killed JonBenet.

    Please feel free to join people from all over the world at www.forumsforjustice.org who still care about JonBenet Ramsey.

    We are not "beer can collectors" like John Ramsey's states in his book. We are lawyers, doctors, computer specialists, you name it we have them following the case at our forum. Plus there are many other forums following the case that are just as passionate and determined as we are.

    By the way one more thing about the Constitution. I have a constitutional right to express my opinion. The Constitution affords me the right to send you this letter without worry of any type of retaliation. Please pass this idea along to your friend Lin Wood.

    The Ramsey money is what this mess comes down to. It scares you, it scares the police, it scares other lawyers.

    But it doesn't scare us.

    Ms. Keenan nothing would please me more than for you to prove me wrong but I am confident your won't.

    We won't forget JonBenet like you have.

    Sincerely

    Tricia Griffith
    Owner
    www.forumsforjustice.org
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Feel free everyone to send your own note to Ms. Keenan at

    boulder.da@co.boulder.co.us
     
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  2. Tricia

    Tricia Administrator Staff Member

    Well my email bounced back. If anyone has another address let me know.

    Tricia
     
  3. LurkerXIV

    LurkerXIV Moderator

    Tricia, it bounced for a reason.

    The letter was very heartfelt, but I think you jumped to four or five conclusions based on the Owen Good column in RMN. Remember, RMN stands for Ramsey Moron News. Owen Good is a pro-Ramsey advocate. Jameson just loves him to bits. So, the article is not fair and balanced. One --because Mary Keenan refuses to try the case in the press, and will not speak to reporters...Bravo for her! Second--because Leroy Lincoln gets the most space from Good.

    So, this leaves Good with Diarrhea-of-the-Mouth Lin Wood for most of the article's quotes. The Mouth that Roared gets most of the ink. But he is just a-whistlin' Dixie if he thinks his clients are not the main suspects in the cruel bludgeoning-rape-torture-strangulation of their beautiful 6 year old daughter on Christmas Day six years ago. Two of the attorneys investigating along with Keenan are from the staff of Governor Owens, and Owens believes the Ramseys are the Killahs. May we presume that his handpicked attorneys are of the same mind?
     
  4. Tricia

    Tricia Administrator Staff Member

    LurkerXIV I am going by the letter that was leaked from Keenan to Wood. Please read that. It is truly sickening the way she is sucking up to Lin Wood.

    Here is the link

    http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/ramsey/article/0,1299,DRMN_1296_1629630,00.html

    Here is a sample:

    "Based on the above and after consultation with Chief Beckner, I have made a decision to conduct further investigation from within my office, using our investigative resources. Our efforts will focus on following up on leads which have not previously been investigated or that are brought to our attention in the future. We will not exempt the Ramseys from this investigation. We will work cooperatively with Lou Smit, the Ramseys, and the Boulder Police Department. I will make every effort to communicate openly with you. I will not go to the press now or in the future to publicize this decision. I will act in good faith in all matters and of course will continue to keep and protect the secrecy of the Grand Jury proceedings."


    "We will work cooperatively with the Ramseys'"... ...

    How about this instead:

    "We will work at finding the killer of JonBenet. First on my list is to re-interview the Ramsey's with no conditions. How about if your clients come down on the 26th and we will start from there."


    LurkerXIV all this is is an attempt to stop Lin Wood from suing. That's it.

    I wonder if the D.A. in the van Dam case would work "cooperatively" with Westerfield...No because Westerfield was their prime subject. He was treated as such and justice is now being served.

    Let's not forget the Ramseys have not been cleared. I would even venture to say this is unheard of in any field.

    It all comes down to money.

    If Linda Hoffman Pugh were the main suspect would she get this treatment?

    I am so disgusted. Disgusted but not discouraged. I still think we will see closure in this case. I really do.

    If I am wrong about Keenan I will be the first one to stand up and shout it as loud as I can. I would welcome that.
     
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  5. Tez

    Tez Member

    Tricia...

    I wholeheartedly agree with the letter you wrote to Mary Keenan. She has no interest whatsoever in finding the killer of JB. Remember, she is a product of the Alex Hunter regime. I have no respect for the woman. She wanted to plea bargain down a sexual assault on a minor (my sister-in-law was 12 when she was molested by a 26 year old), to a simple assault with no jail time or anything. The only thing that stopped the plea bargain was the detective said he didn't believe it was the right thing to do, and thankfully the judge listened to him. Keenan didn't even want the man to register as a sex offender!!! I personally can't stand the woman. She is just covering her a$$ from being sued by Woody. She would do well to listen to Hunter when he said in retrospect (or something to that effect) that Lou Smit probably wasn't the right person for the job. And now she wants to cooperate with him? She has a few screws loose!

    The smartest thing that could be done at this point in my opinion, is to turn the case over to another police agency, even if it is the Boulder Country Sheriff's Department and let them investigate. And then appoint a special prosecutor, and maybe even impanel a new grand jury. And make sure this grand jury calls all the police involved, and don't let Lou Smit bully his way in there. Steve Thomas needs to testify, as does Linda Arndt. My other list of witnesses would include, but not be limited to: Ron Gosage, Tom T. (can't spell his name right now!), the victim assistance advocates, the Whites, the Fernies, and Rol Hoverstalk.
     
  6. AK

    AK Member

    Good letter, Tricia

    Nothing wrong with displaying your displeasure.

    But I'm with LXIV, all the way. Consider the reporter, the paper and the blabby bonehead who did the talking.

    Why should the cops and city get involved in a nuisance suit when they can say, 'wink, wink, OK, we'll take it from the BPD and give it to the DA?' Do you really think the cops won't be in line formation in the green room waiting to testify when the time comes? All this kind of posturing does is get people angrier and more resolved to stick it to the creeps. Don't let it ruin your day!

    Wood, Smit, Jams, mame -- none of them mean a thing. They're all just mouthy timewasters. When the criminal case is ready to go it will proceed. And those twits won't have anything to say about it.
     
  7. LurkerXIV

    LurkerXIV Moderator

    Exactly, FedX.

    Did you read the little man's hissy-fit letter to the Bouldernews?

    "The News opines that Keenan's decision was little more that a cheerful surrender by the Boulder Police Department of its role because the Ramseys had lost faith in the department. Not surprisingly, this editorial opinion is supported by comments from Craig Silverman, an individual who for years has been a source for negative quotes about John and Patsy Ramsey published in supermarket tabloid articles."

    ---snip---

    Silverman has always been a most knowledgeable and reasonable voice in this case. I agree with Craig that the strategy of the BPD and the DA is to pat Little Linny on his almost-bald pate and say "There, there, little fella....we're going to make that bad umbrella go away from over the heads of that lovely couple".


    Little Leroy goes on:


    "If the News had bothered to investigate facts derived from reliable sources before it formed its opinion, I believe your editorial staff might have found substantial, solid support for my opinion that after her two-year review of the case, Keenan's decision was based on her objective conclusion that the Boulder Police Department was not capable of conducting an unbiased investigation into JonBenet's murder."

    ---snip---


    Sure, newspaper editors and their reporters always base their stories on "facts derived" from the OPINIONS of vulgar, noisy, obnoxious, marginally-accomplished lawyers who, in actuality, have discovered a new form of ambulance-chasing.
     
  8. AK

    AK Member

    Jeezuz H. Crisco!

    Lurker-girl, don't ever get mad at me. I couldn't possibly defend myself against your stiletto sharp tongue. Patting "Little Linny on his almost-bald pate," HAHAHA!

    Talk about someone who is "morally bankrupt" -- this creep takes the cake. From the day he was 16 and found his murdered mom's corpse on the kitchen floor and decided to dedicate his life to protecting his father, her killer, to his current collection of the Anti-Justice League of America, he continues to show his dementia and lack of decency.

    I will say his deposition style has improved over the years since I first read his work. But he's still not very good. He just isn't that smart. But neither are his clients.
     
  9. Tricia

    Tricia Administrator Staff Member

    Fedorax and all if you would indulge me in a bit of arm chair profiling...Thank you.

    Lin Wood can wear expensive suits. He can drive fancy cars. He can have plastic surgery. He can have 4-5 wives (sorry lost count) but no money in the world can wipe away who he really is.

    A poor person. Not good enough to hang around with the "upper class" if you will. Lin Wood is so insecure it's textbook.

    He takes the "scum" clients. Not scum as in hooker/pimps scum but scum as in they abuse the system. Use their money to make the law work for them.

    Lin Wood takes on these clients because they are powerful therefore he feels "power" . He can ride on their power coatails.

    He thinks he is feared when in reality he is laughed at.

    The only thing he has going for him is most people don't want to sell everything they own including their kidneys to pay for his court costs. That's what his winning has come down to. It's cheaper to settle with Wood than it is to fight him.

    Wood views this as a victory. He is that shallow to really believe his own press. It's not a victory at all. It's a money game.

    A victory would have been to get Steve Thomas to apologize for calling the Patsy Ramsey a murderer. A victory would have been halting any more printings of Thomas' book. A victory would have been proving Steve wrong and Patsy innocent. This would be called a victory to any person good enough to be a great, respected, lawyer.

    Lin Wood is not worthy. He is not good enough. He is a poor kid in a fancy suit thinking he finally made it with the big boys.

    He is fooling himself just like his clients...

    Of course this is my first amendment right. To express my opinion. This is only my opinion. I won't let anyone goose step on my right to express myself.

    Tricia
     
  10. AK

    AK Member

    Good job, T

    You profiled him brilliantly. But he's small potatoes in the legal eagle game.

    We can be thankful that he's not a criminal defense attorney. Some of them get so caught up in their client's lies and lives that it can take your breath away. There the stakes are far more important.

    Let Shake-Down Woody collect his 40% of pennies. Who cares, really? It has nothing to do with the murder case.
     
  11. Watching You

    Watching You Superior Bee Admin

    Well, I agree with all of you

    even if that sounds contradictory, since you don't agree with each other. Tricia is right. So are Lurker and FedoraX. I've done a little thinking about Keenan's letter to Wood, and, even though I think she is a pansy butt, I now think there COULD be a method to her madness. I particularly liked the part where she said she would not exempt the Ramseys from the investigation. Somehow, the haughty Wood read that to mean his clients would no longer be under the umbrella of suspicion, but that's par for the course with him.

    Let's see how cooperative the Ramseys are when it comes time for them to be reinterviewed and reinvestigated. That is, after all, part of the deal, right? I don't have to guess - I already know how that will be. Wood will be right there with them, refusing to let them answer certain questions. And, why would that be if they don't have anything to hide?

    I believe, as Tricia does, that the only reason Keenan agreed to this is because of the threats from Wood. But, I KNOW, if I were in Keenan's position, I would be seething because of those threats. There may be an ulterior motive here, and that is a trade - investigate these phantom suspects Wood and his pardner, Jams, have shoved down their throats for the chance to get at the Ramseys again.

    I don't like it anymore than Tricia does, but it is true that Wood has alienated a lot of people by his preposterous statements on TV and his arrogant attitude. I guess the Ramseys can have anyone representing them that they want, but Wood is a civil lawyer, not a criminal defense lawyer. He is very full of himself, and he is very stupid if he thinks he is capable of representing the Ramseys in a criminal case. I've never heard of a civil lawyer doing that - it's an area out of their expertise and most of them won't go near a criminal case.

    That said, I will say I have no respect for Mary Keenan. She has sat on her duff for the past two years doing nothing with the Ramsey case. She is doing this to keep Wood from filing a lawsuit against the city, and that is very obvious. What Wood may have done, however, is pi$$ the woman off because of his threats, and a pist off woman can find all kinds of ways to hurt you. It may be that she is smiling while cooperating but she may be holding a knife (figuratively, not literally) behind her back all the time.

    As for Smit, I am not happy the fox is back in the hen house, but he is on Jameson's level as far as I am concerned - not even an issue in the long run, although there are a lot of pinheads out there just like them, and that is where he becomes dangerous. Throw them and the grass-roots reporters of the world in a bag, shake them up, and what you have is a meatball sandwich without the meat. IOW - nothing.

    I loved Tricia's description of Wood. That has been my general assessment of him right along - needy, greedy, and arrogant. He needs to get over himself - he will never be a Petrocelli.
     
  12. Tez

    Tez Member

    Woody's clients

    Tricia:

    "A victory would have been to get Steve Thomas to apologize for calling the Patsy Ramsey a murderer. A victory would have been halting any more printings of Thomas' book. A victory would have been proving Steve wrong and Patsy innocent. This would be called a victory to any person good enough to be a great, respected, lawyer."

    I couldn't agree more with that statement.

    How about Limp's new client? He sure didn't waste anytime filing a lawsuit against Dom Dunne did he? It sure is about the money for Limp.
     
  13. Mandarin

    Mandarin Member

    Tricia,

    Tricia, you're absolute right about Wood - he's definitely small potatoes (or rotten eggs, whatever.

    Ya just know that if he or the Rams had ever won any substantial monetary award, it would be plastered on the front page of every newspaper and CNN would be the first out of the turnstile to yell Victory - The Rams have won $$$ a million or millions from whomever! Yet, we never, ever hear a $ figure mentioned and we never hear what went down on both sides to drop whatever suit he routinely files.

    Just like all the other lawyers who have left the Rams, he will join the ranks one day, when he gets a little too greedy and doesn't produce the monetary gain he probably boasts to them about. Right now, he's like Jamieson and the Rams, settling for a pittance here and a pittance there - that's why we never hear of any figures or facts surrounding his b.s. lawsuits.

    He will fade, of this I am certain, but first he has to make a bloody fool out of himself. BTW, I too, think that Keenan is just playing political games with him. Women are smart like that! Let's face it, she didn't just wake up one morning and say, "Hey, I gotta go and get some justice for those poor Rams".

    The Rams are no longer Boulderites and I should think that a healthy dose of Boulder's population is getting pretty tired taking the heat from the Rams and thir lackeys. I have no feelings about Keenan, one way or the other, but I'd bet a bundle that she really hasn't caved in - it just looks that way now.

    Regards,
    Mandarin
     
  14. BobC

    BobC Poster of the EON - Fabulous Inimitable Transcript

    I don't think most of Boulder even knows it's happening.
     
  15. Mandarin

    Mandarin Member

    Well

    Okay BobC, I agree you do have a point there. Especially seeing as to how aunty mame is one of their most infamous residents.

    Question .... keep meaning to ask this. What is the current lawsuit about Burke with the Rams and NY Post, is it? I know absolutely nothing about this and I guess it came out when I was, as usual, asleep at the wheel.

    Anyone?

    Regards,
    Mandarin
     
  16. BobC

    BobC Poster of the EON - Fabulous Inimitable Transcript

    I thought that got settled a long time ago. Could be wrong. It's hard to keep up.
     
  17. Thor

    Thor Active Member

    BobC, that was the Court TV suit, the NY post thingie is still alive & well.
     
  18. Mandarin

    Mandarin Member

    Well Thor,

    Thanks Thor, but do you know what the gist of it is? I realize that most of their civil suits are done on behalf of Burke, but I just couldn't figure out what the NYPost has to do with the Ramseys and Burke.

    Would you mind summing it up for me - I'm a little too tired to go hunting for it on the net - okay, I'll admit it, I'm a bit lazy.

    You know, I can't even remember if the Rams successfully sued any of the networks - the only lawsuits I knew about were the ST one, the LHP one, the Globe or NE, and of course, the latest threat of one against the BPD or the DA's office.

    Regards,
    Mandarin
     
  19. BobC

    BobC Poster of the EON - Fabulous Inimitable Transcript

    yeah--what's the shake down on the Post? Are they going to fight the Nazi unlike everybody else? I'm praying for a meteorite strike, personally.
     
  20. AK

    AK Member

    Speaking of the Post and lawsuits...

    New York Post, Jan. 7, 2003
    PAGE SIX
    No retraction
    JOHN and Patsy Ramsey's litigious lawyer, L. Lin Wood, is threatening to sue conservative gadfly Lucianne Goldberg for saying she believes the Ramseys killed their daughter JonBenet. Appearing on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," Goldberg told host Brian Lamb that the Ramseys "probably" killed JonBenet. Wood is threatening to sue Goldberg unless she retracts her statement. But Goldberg - who noted that Wood is also suing Vanity Fair's Dominick Dunne for asserting that Gary Condit had Chandra Levy killed and dropped in the ocean - says she won't back down. "The only thing I'd have left out is the word ‘probably,' " she quipped.
     
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