Burke Ramsey... the missing link

[sue]

edited to add:
The suture lines can't be seen in the picture because the periosteum hasn't deen stripped from the bone.

Sorry to have lectured you, but I don't know what people's backround is and you obviously have more backround in the head/brain than I do.

I know the autopsy picture isn't stripped down to the bone; it would have been much easier to follow/compare the text of the autopsy with the picture if it was.
I was going by general shape (or what it looked like to me, because I have to say it more looked like what you think). But it sounds more lateral to me in the text of the autopsy report and the list of II. Craniocerebral injuries on the first page of the report says:
B. Linear, comminuted fracture of right side of skull
Also the bolded areas in this part I copied from the exam of the brain and skull sound more lateral (but some parts sound more like it's the top):
Skull and Brain: Upon reflection of the scalp there is found
to be an extensive area of scalp hemorrhage along the right
temporoparietal area extending from the orbital ridge,
posteriorly all the way to the occipital area. This
encompasses an area measuring approximately 7x4 inches. This
grossly appears to be fresh hemorrhage with no evidence of
organization. At the superior extension of the is area of
hemorrhage is a linear to comminuted skull fracture which
extends from the right occipital to posteroparietal area
forward tot he right frontal area across the parietal skull.
In the posteroparietal area of this fracture is a roughly
rectangular shaped displaced fragment of skull measuring one
and three-quarters by one-half inch. The hemorrhage and the
fracture extend posteriorly just past the midline of the
occipital area of the skull. This fracture measures
approximately 8.5 inches in length. On removal of the skull
cap there is found to be a thin film of subdural hemorrhage
measuring approximately 7-8 cc over the surface of the right
cerebral hemisphere and extending to the base of the cerebral
hemisphere. The 1450 gm grain has a normal overall
architecture. Mild narrowing of the sulci and flattening of
the gyri are seen. No inflammation is identified. There is a
thin film of subarachnoid hemorrhage overlying the entire
right cerebral hemisphere. On the right cerebral hemisphere
underlying the previously mentioned linear skull fracture is
an extensive linear area of purple contusion extending from
the right frontal area, posteriorly along the lateral aspect
of the parietal region and into the occipital area.
I was reading it to mean that the fracture was closer to temporal part of the parietal bone.

[Texan]

From the description it does sound like the fracture is on the side rather than closer to the top of her head but the picture suggests something different. What we need is another view of the skull to get a better idea of the position of the fracture.
Initially I thought the fracture started at the orbital rim and commented here on that, but had to edit because that is actually refering to the hemmorhage.

[sue]

From the description it does sound like the fracture is on the side rather than closer to the top of her head but the picture suggests something different. What we need is another view of the skull to get a better idea of the position of the fracture.
Initially I thought the fracture started at the orbital rim and commented here on that, but had to edit because that is actually refering to the hemmorhage.

Besides a better picture, I think the autopsy report is very confusing as to location. That would probably have been cleared up if there ever was a trial because the pathologist would probably have some visuals with him to actually show where the fracture was. Even with a picture of a skull up while reading the report, it's sort of hard to follow what is written; it almost seems contradictory at times because it's hard to tell when he is talking about the hemorrhage or the fracture or the brain contusion. With better pictures, it probably makes sense.

[Tril]

Originally posted by Kangatruth:

What happened to Burke in the years that follwed.. has he displayed any outward manifestation of guilt..or harow..??

Here's an article written about Burke about two years after JonBenet died:

http://www.joshua-7.com/jonbenet/11_10_98.htm

Developments the week of November 10, 1998:

(Second article):

National Enquirer - Burke Today: A troubled schoolkid living with his anger
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transcription compliments of Watching you

Band practice at the exclusive Lovett School in Atlanta came to a sudden halt recently when an 11-year-old trombone player threw a fit.

The youngster was Burke Ramsey.

Sadly the murder of his sister, JonBenét seems to have turned him into an angry and sometimes strange boy.

"Burke tossed his instrument to the floor with a thud and screamed that he hated the trombone and didn't want to play it anymore," said a source.

"All the kids in the band got real quiet and some of them were frightened.

"Burke kept screaming an practice was canceled while teachers quieted him down. Burke is now playing saxophone."

On another occasion, Burke was on an amusement park outing when he got freaked out by a girl who looked like JonBenét, said the source.

"He went white and turned away from her. He kept yelling he didn't want to go on a ride with HER!"

One of Burke's homeroom classmates told the source: "He talks to himself in the corner a lot. Everybody thinks he's talking to his sister."

Don Gentile

[Barbara]

Originally posted by Kangatruth:



Here's an article written about Burke about two years after JonBenet died:

http://www.joshua-7.com/jonbenet/11_10_98.htm

Developments the week of November 10, 1998:

(Second article):

National Enquirer - Burke Today: A troubled schoolkid living with his anger
~~


transcription compliments of Watching you


....."He went white and turned away from her. He kept yelling he didn't want to go on a ride with HER!"

One of Burke's homeroom classmates told the source: "He talks to himself in the corner a lot. Everybody thinks he's talking to his sister."

Don Gentile

If any of this is true, I would love to know what he was saying

[Tril]

Same here, Barbara.

I was just reading some of the old "He did it" vs "He did not!" posts at Websleuths about Burke. We really had it going on, didn't we? (I was Ivy there.)