www.RamseyFamily.com

Discussion in 'Justice for JonBenet Discussion - Public Forum' started by AMES, Jan 17, 2008.

  1. AMES

    AMES Member

    Forgive me if you guys have already seen this, but I had never seen this now non-existent site before. I thought that some newbies or some posters that had never seen it before either, may be interested. It is a site that the Ramsey's put up in order to find out information about JonBenét's killer. And to keep the public up to date about what was happening with the investigation. Some of the links on the page do not work, but most of them do...so just start cliicking away after you click on the links below. I found these to be very interesting.

    http://web.archive.org/web/199904270...e/archives.htm

    http://web.archive.org/web/200203301...seyfamily.com/

    The above site has a poster with JB's pictures on it...as a baby, etc. (It made me cry!!)...on the side are more links, such as EVIDENCE, PROFILE, etc. When you scroll over these, a red X will appear, but click on them anyway, because they will open.

    (I have edited this to add..that I have been informed that the links do not work. I went back and checked them to see if they would open for me again, and they would not. These same links worked last week, and I posted this same thread over at WBS, this is where I got the below posts, I just copied and pasted from my thread over at WBS. All of the web links that I have provided NOW say that they are experiencing "technical difficulties"....hmmm...sounds fishy to ME. But, anyway...since the links do not work...(for whatever reason)...I have copied and pasted the info that I gathered a week ago, for you guys.)
     
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  2. AMES

    AMES Member

    Statement June/July

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    CONTACT: RACHELLE ZIMMER
    DATE: July 24, 1997

    RAMSEY ATTORNEYS PLACE AD FOR TIPS ON KILLER'S BEHAVIOR
    (Boulder, Colo.)--A full page ad to run in the Sunday edition of the Boulder Camera has been prepared and submitted to the paper by attorneys of the Ramsey family. The ad describes the possible mental state and pre-crime and post crime behaviors which might by characteristic of the killer of JonBenet Ramsey.
    The ad will be accompanied by a flier to be distributed door-to-door this weekend in neighborhoods where investigators employed by the Ramsey family believe people might know someone whose behavior immediately before and since the murder coincides with one or more of these characteristics.
    The description of mental state and possible behaviors was developed by former FBI profiler John Douglas, one of the technical experts assembled by the Ramsey family to assist in the investigation of JonBenet's murder. The descriptors are being released to the public in an effort to generate investigative leads.
    The six-year old daughter of John and Patsy Ramsey was murdered in the family's Boulder, Colo. home the night of December 25-26, 1996.
    The Ramseys request that anyone who may have relevant information should call the investigative tipline, 303-443-3535.
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    MEDIA ADVISORY
    Contact: Rachelle Zimmer (303) 375-6000
    Date: July 23, 1997
    STATEMENT OF JOHN RAMSEY
    On December 25th, my daughter, JonBen�t, was brutally murdered by an intruder who came into our home while we slept.
    As a parent, there is no greater hurt in life than the loss of a child. I can tell you that to lose our youngest child in such a vile and brutal manner is a hurt beyond what any human being could be expected to endure.
    The person who did this crime is an evil person beyond imagination. He must be brought to justice and prevented from stopping the life of another young child who offers so much to the future of our world.
    Over the past seven months, I have grown increasingly frustrated with some of the investigating authorities who have limited their investigation into the murder of my daughter, JonBen�t Ramsey, to me and members of my family.
    We all became aware that we would be investigated as a matter of routine procedure and have refrained from commenting on their work as we had also expected that they would work past us and get on with the investigation into who killed JonBen�t.
    I am not confident this has happened. Therefore, today I am announcing an escalation in my own efforts to find the murderer of JonBen�t. Prominent experts in the fields of criminology, handwriting and language forensics have developed a profile of the probable behavior of JonBen�t's killer before and after the crime. Highly qualified handwriting analysis experts have developed a template for our investigators to use in comparing key features of handwriting samples against the note.
    Based on tips received from our previous advertisements and other fieldwork, our investigators are looking into solid leads. While we are limited in our work because we do not have access to the forensic information and do not have police powers to search and test, we do have the advantage of knowing that no one in our family is responsible for JonBen�t's death and we can evaluate information without prejudice.
    We will begin a series of newspaper ads and fliers to alert people to the elements of the behavioral profile and ask them to contact our investigators at (303) 443-3535 with information about persons who might fit the profile. If someone has a handwriting sample of a person they believe might fit the profile, our investigators would also like to see that as well.
    The profile provided to me suggests the following:
    JonBen�t's killer may have been suffering from some stress in the weeks and months preceding the crime;
    A triggering event, such as a job crisis or crisis in a personal relationship may have caused this individual to vent anger, perhaps at a female close to him, or perhaps at me personally;
    Since the murder, this individual may rabidly read news reports of the investigation, listen to talk radio shows oriented to coverage of the murder;
    He possibly has increased his consumption of alcohol or drugs;
    He may have even turned to religion;
    He may be rigid, nervous and preoccupied in casual conversation;
    He may have tried to appear very cooperative with the authorities if he was contacted during the course of the police investigation;
    He may have quickly constructed an alibi for his whereabouts the night JonBen�t was killed and may have repeated it several times to key individuals around him as if rehearsing them in the answer;
    The killer is someone who may have previously been in my home.
    We appreciate the help and support we have received from the people of Boulder. Beginning this Sunday, we will begin running ads in the Boulder newspaper and will distribute fliers in appropriate neighborhoods, reminding people of the behavioral profiles and asking for their help in developing more detail about these individuals.
    We hope that with the help of one key phone call, this killer can be brought to justice.


    DATE: July 14, 1997
    TO: All media covering the Ramsey case
    We have not had the opportunity to review the autopsy report, but credible experts who have, confirm what we have been saying all along -- that there is no evidence of abuse or molestation prior to the night of her murder.
    Statement from Rachelle Zimmer


    DATE: July 10, 1997
    TO: All media covering the Ramsey case
    John and Patsy Ramsey and their son moved to Atlanta this week.


    DATE: June 19, 1997
    TO: All media covering the Ramsey case
    John and Patsy Ramsey today gave permission to Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter and the Boulder Police Department to conduct another search of the family residence where six-year-old JonBen�t Ramsey was found murdered on December 26, 1996. A consent statement for the search of the house was delivered to the District Attorney.
    Statement of Bryan Morgan and Patrick J. Burke


    DATE: June 6, 1997
    TO: All media covering the Ramsey case
    John and Patsy Ramsey and their son are presently traveling. The family has made no final decision about where they will reside in the fall. Please continue to respect their privacy. # # #
     
  3. Cherokee

    Cherokee FFJ Senior Member

    Ames, the links aren't working for some reason.
     
  4. AMES

    AMES Member

    I will try and fix it, meanwhile I will just copy and paste the info that I found from that site. I put this thread up over at WBS and thought that I would just bring it over here too. I just tried to click on them again, and they are not opening for me either, (it said something about technical difficulties) but they did last week, when I clicked on them...that is how I got the info. (so if its okay, I will just continue to copy and paste from what I have already posted over at WBS). I wonder if SOMEBODY is ONTO ME??? Now THAT is a spooky thought.
     
  5. AMES

    AMES Member

    Statement for May

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    DATE: May, 6 1997
    TO: All media covering the Ramsey case

    Total Petroleum has no connection with recent Ramsey press conference, the Ramsey family or their legal representatives. In making arrangements for the press conference, Total Petroleum's name was used in error. Reports linking Total Petroleum with any aspect of this case are erroneous.

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    DATE: May, 6 1997
    TO: All media covering the Ramsey case
    The ad offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the murderer of JonBenet Ramsey will run again in this Sunday's Daily Camera. In keeping with the terms and conditions required by Crime Stoppers, the word "conviction" will be replaced with the word "indictment." In addition, the voice mail capacity of the 303-443-3535 hotline has been increased to accommodate all calls.
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  6. AMES

    AMES Member

    Statement for April

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    April 30, 1997 John and Patsy Ramsey were formally interrogated by Boulder police today. By agreement with the police and the District Attorney, the Ramseys were made available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the District Attorney's office. Discretion was left to the police to use that time in any way they saw fit. John and Patsy Ramsey fully complied with the agreement and answered all questions posed to them.
    - Statement by Hal Haddon
    April 24, 1997 PRESS RELEASE
    Statement by Patrick Burke and Hal Haddon:
    It is of paramount importance that the energy of the Boulder Police Department and the Office of the District Attorney be devoted to finding the person or persons who killed JonBenet Ramsey. John and Patsy Ramsey do not wish to distract from this objective, but feel compelled to respond to some of the more significant inaccuracies in the press release issued yesterday by the Boulder Police Department. The following points should be clarified:
    It is inaccurate to state that the initial police refusal to release JonBenet's body for burial was based on their belief that additional forensic work was required. By December 27, the Coroner's post mortem had been completed, and on December 28, 1996, Coroner John Meyer had confirmed that there was no reason to hold the body further. Though they knew these facts, the leadership in the Boulder Police Department continued to demand, without authority, that John and Patsy Ramsey submit to a hostile interrogation, at a time of extraordinary pain and anguish, before their daughter's body would be released for burial.
    It is inaccurate to state that John and Patsy Ramsey have not previously answered questions asked by the police. On December 26, 1996, the Ramseys spent several hours with wazzu members of the Boulder Police Department and answered every question posed to them. Subsequently, the Ramseys answered written questions posed to them by the police department.
    It is inaccurate to state that the conditions for further interviews had not been agreed to by the police prior to their cancellation of the interviews set for April 23, 1997. It must be clearly understood that these interviews were solicited by the Boulder Police Department and the Office of the District Attorney and the Ramseys agreed in good faith to those interviews. The Ramseys were astonished and frustrated when the Boulder Police Department reneged on its agreement and canceled the interviews.
    John and Patsy Ramsey will continue to attempt to provide information that will help to find the killer or killers of their daughter. They believe that most members of the Boulder Police Department and the Office of the District Attorney sincerely share this objective. The bizarre cancellation of the scheduled interviews, and the attempt to "spin" recent events in an inaccurate and self-serving way, continues to be a source of concern.

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    April 23, 1997 MEDIA ADVISORY
    Our clientsJanuary , John and Patsy Ramsey, offered specifically to meet with the and Boulder police in a formal interview on December 27, 1996 and again on 18, 1997. Since then, we have made numerous attempts to schedule interviews the Boulder Police Department. Yesterday at 4:00 p.m. the Boulder Police Department canceled the separate interviews scheduled for today at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
    We have forwarded the following letter today to the Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter.


    Hal Haddon

    Patrick Burke




    April 23, 1997

    VIA HAND DELIVERY
    Alexander M. Hunter
    Boulder County District Attorney
    Boulder County Justice Center
    1777 Sixth Street
    Boulder, CO 80306
    Re: John and Patsy Ramsey
    Dear Mr. Hunter:
    By this letter, we express our profound dismay at yesterday's actions by the leadership of the Boulder Police Department. After representatives of the Boulder Police with Department and your office requested and agreed to a format for separate interviews of John Patsy Ramsey beginning at 9:30 a.m. today, we were advised at approximately 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon that the interviews were canceled because Boulder Police Department leadership no longer agreed to the format of the interviews -- despite previous statements to the contrary.
    When we received this information from your office yesterday, we offered to discuss any additional matters which might facilitate the interviews but no one from the police department was willing to even have that discussion. In view of the bizarre position of the police department, we then offered to make Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey available this morning for separate interviews by Detective Lou Smit and any member of the District Attorney's office who wished to attend. This offer was also declined.
    This action is incomprehensible in light of the previous history of this issue. The Police Department, directly and through a campaign of leaks and smears, has portrayed the Ramseys as unwilling to grant police interviews or assist the investigation. Although we know this innuendo to be false, we have avoided criticizing the police because we believed that it would only fuel a media war which would be counterproductive to the overarching goal -- finding and prosecuting the killer of JonBenet Ramsey. Yesterday's actions make further silence untenable.
    HISTORY OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE RAMSEYS REGARDING TODAY'S INTERVIEWS
    On Friday, April 11, 1997, John and Patsy Ramsey, with their attorneys, met with Peter Hofstrom of your office and Tom Wickman of the Boulder Police Department. This meeting was held at Mr. Hofstrom's request. The Ramseys were told at that meeting that they had been treated unfairly in the past and that authorities wanted to put the investigation on a new track. They were told that "we need your help to solve this crime." The Ramseys were asked to give interviews and continue their previous cooperation. No conditions were placed on the manner in which the interviews would be conducted and, in fact, we were invited to propose any conditions we considered reasonable. At that meeting, John Ramsey immediately said that he would gladly meet with your representatives if it would help the effort to find his daughter's killer.
    The day after that meeting, Patsy Ramsey voluntarily provided a fourth handwriting sample. The Ramseys also agreed to let authorities search their house again without a warrant; agreed to destructive testing of materials located at their home; agreed to identify Patsy Ramsey's prior writings; and agreed to make themselves available for separate interviews on Wednesday, April 23, 1997, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Ramseys agreed to answer any questions put to them by any investigator chosen by your office or the Police Department. We requested that these interviews be of two hour durations, respectively, but we were certainly flexible on time and your agencies voiced no objection to that time frame.
    All the arrangements for these interviews had been made and agreed upon. John and Patsy were anxious to participate, based on Mr. Hofstrom's representations that such interviews would assist in apprehending the killer of their daughter. We cannot describe their anguish and disappointment when we were forced to advise them that the police had reneged on the very interviews you earnestly requested on April 11.
    PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS AND OFFERS
    This episode is the latest in an inexplicable series of events which appear to be senseless efforts to intimidate and smear the Ramseys without any valid investigative purpose. We can document that both John and Patsy Ramsey were extensively interviewed by Boulder police, including detectives, on December 26, 1996, the day JonBenet's body was discovered. John Ramsey answered more police questions the next day. On doctors' directions, Patsy Ramsey was not interrogated on December 27.
    What occurred next was the most insensitive and outrageous action in this case, at least to date: Boulder police refused to release JonBenet's body for burial unless the Ramseys agreed to come to the police station and submit to a hostile interrogation. We had to threaten legal action to obtain her release for burial. This was the first in a series of insensitive and incomprehensible actions by the Boulder Police Department leadership to destroy every sincere attempt to have an open and honest relationship of trust with the Boulder Police Department.
    After John and Patsy returned from the funeral, we offered to make them available for a joint interview on January 18, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. We told the police that Patsy Ramsey was too ill to attend the entire session but that John Ramsey would answer all questions put to him. The police declined this offer and stated in writing that such an interview would not "be helpful" because "the time for interviewing John and Patsy as witnesses who could provide critical information that would be helpful in the initial stages of our investigation has passed." The police countered with an offer that the Ramseys come to the police station at 6 p.m. on a Friday night and subject themselves to inquisition for as long as "the nature and quality of the information" warranted. That absurd suggestion was rejected, especially since the police did not believe that the Ramseys possessed any "critical information."
    Since that time, law enforcement authorities from several agencies have launched a cowardly smear campaign against John and Patsy, fueled by leaks and smears attributable only to "sources." We will no longer endure these tactics in silence. It is beyond comprehension that law enforcement authorities prefer to leak information rather than interrogate the persons who they characterize as "suspects" in this investigation.
    It is apparent that the leadership of the Boulder Police Department lacks the objectivity and judgment necessary to find the killer of JonBenet Ramsey. Mr. Hofstrom told John and Patsy that he wanted their help to solve this crime. They remain willing to meet with Mr. Smit, Mr. Ainsworth or any other members of your office to that end.
    Sincerely,
    Harold A. Haddon
    Patrick Burke

    April 17, 1997 Fleet and Priscilla White have been good friends to us. We are gratified to know that the Boulder Police Department has officially cleared them as suspects in the murder of our daughter. We hope that this announcement will give them some relief from the terrible stress of this situation.
    It is also our hope that the Boulder Police Department will continue to clear the names of all those who have been unfairly tainted by suspicion.
    - Statement by Hal Haddon
    April 15, 1997 The District Attorney and the Boulder Police Department have made a request for a fifth handwriting sample from Patsy Ramsey and have set forth reasons for that request. Lawyers for the Ramsey family are considering the appropriateness of the request.
    - Joint statement from Hal Haddon and Alex Hunter
    April 10, 1997 We did receive a request for a fourth handwriting sample, which is limited in scope, and which Patsy Ramsey immediately agreed to provide.
    April 8, 1997 In response to the request for comment on public perception of the fact that no formal interrogation has occurred, the following statement was released:
    "They are aware that some people have drawn incorrect inferences. The fact that a formal interrogation has not occurred does not mean the family is not cooperating. John and Patsy have, and will continue to cooperate with the authorities."
    - Statement by Hal Haddon
    April 3, 1997 In response to the question why a representative of the Ramsey family will not be present at the Cellmark testing, the following statement was released:
    "We determined that it was unnecessary."
    - Statement by Hal Haddon
    April 3, 1997 In response to the request for an update on the status of a formal interrogation of John and Patsy, the following statement was released:
    "We have made several offers that the Boulder Police Department is considering."
    - Statement by Hal Haddon
    April 3, 1997 In response to the request for comments by the family regarding the fact that one hundred days have passed since the murder of their daughter and no arrest has been made, the following statement was released:
    "John and Patsy are enormously frustrated."
    - Statement by Hal Haddon
     
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  7. AMES

    AMES Member

    Statement for March

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    March 28, 1997 Attorneys for the Ramsey family have decided not to send a representative to Maryland to observe the Cellmark DNA tests. The attorneys have determined that the presence of an observer was unnecessary.
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    March 27, 1997 Boulder city spokesman Kelvin McNeill made remarks during this morning's news conference concerning DNA testing at Cellmark Diagnostics that are simply incorrect. Neither the Ramseys nor their attorneys are responsible for any delay in DNA testing.
    The facts are as follows:
    Attorneys for the Ramsey family were advised that Cellmark would begin DNA testing of physical evidence from the murder scene in April, according to a schedule Cellmark set on its own. It was understood that any decision on our part to accept the invitation to observe those tests could be made at any time prior to the scheduled commencement of the tests. Neither the Ramseys nor their attorneys are critical of Cellmark for scheduling these tests in accordance with its other important priorities. But the Ramseys and their attorneys have had nothing to do with setting that schedule, and it is wrong to state or imply that any delay in conducting DNA testing at Cellmark is attributable to the Ramsey family. We are weighing the factors involved in deciding whether to observe, and will notify law enforcement authorities and officials at Cellmark well before their scheduled testing.
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    March 19, 1997 wazzu News leaks appearing to come from law enforcement over the past few days have suggested that there are some similarities between Patsy Ramsey's handwriting and that found on the ransom note left in the Ramsey's house on December 26.
    Handwriting experts retained by the Ramseys, among the most highly regarded in the field, have concluded that neither John nor Patsy Ramsey wrote the note. While they noted some similarity between a few of Patsy Ramsey's letters and those found on the note, there were dramatic differences between her handwriting and the note in many other areas. The results of their analyses have been shared with Boulder Police and with the District Attorney's office. In addition, we offered to have these experts meet with police handwriting analysts, but that offer was declined. Neither John nor Patsy Ramsey wrote the ransom note nor had any role in creating it. Headlines and stories that suggest otherwise do them a serious injustice.
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    March 13, 1997 The following responds to media requests for our comment on the announcement in Boulder today that retired El Paso County Sheriff's Department Captain Lou Smit will assume responsibility as lead investigator of the JonBenet murder investigation for the District Attorney's office.
    Captain Smit is highly regarded in the law enforcement community, and we hope that the experience and fresh perspective he brings will expedite the process of finding and bringing to justice the murderer of JonBenet Ramsey.
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    March 12, 1997 While it merits little or no comment, many reporters have called asking for a reaction to an incident today at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
    Trying to sully the good name of a wonderful six year old child who lost her life in a horrible way is not merely tasteless: it is disgusting and vulgar.
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    March 10, 1997 An article in today's Rocky Mountain News incorrectly reports that "up to a dozen people" have been "identified by John and Patsy Ramsey as possible suspects in their daughter's slaying." Although the article later admits that there was never "an actual list," and that names "were compiled by investigators based on conversations with the Ramseys," the article as a whole leaves an incorrect impression.
    The Ramseys have never provided police with a "list" of names, nor have they identified anyone as a "suspect." They have provided information to police investigators that could be of use in their investigation, both on their own initiative and in response to police department inquiries.
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    March 6, 1997 The following statement is being issued by the Ramsey family in response to today's announcement by the Boulder police department:
    "The Ramsey family is grateful that police have announced that John Andrew and Melinda are not suspects in this case.
    "Additionally, in response to questions that have been asked, we wish to make it clear that no one has been employed or authorized by the family to investigate members of the Boulder police department."
    March 4, 1997 An article in today's Colorado Daily quoted a "knowledgeable source" as saying that "private investigators hired by the Ramsey family" are looking into the "professional and private lives" of Boulder Police detectives. The story is flatly untrue. No such inquiry is taking place, or has ever taken place. The work of the private investigators is related exclusively to the task they were given by John Ramsey in December: to obtain information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person who murdered JonBenet Ramsey. That is their one and only responsibility in this case.
    March 3, 1997 Patsy Ramsey voluntarily provided a third handwriting sample to Boulder Police on Friday, February 28. Both John and Patsy Ramsey had voluntarily provided handwriting samples on two earlier occasions each, and have provided hair, blood and fingerprints voluntarily as well. They have willingly cooperated with such police requests throughout the investigation of the murder of their daughter.
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    March 2, 1997 There appears to be renewed confusion on the part of many of you with regard to the whereabouts of John Ramsey's oldest son, John Andrew, during Christmas week 1996. The following statement is being issued by his family today:
    "It should be made perfectly clear by the Boulder Police Department that John Andrew is not a suspect in this horrible crime. To continue to refuse to do so is cruel to a fine young man and to the rest of our family.
    "John Andrew was not in Boulder, Colorado on the night of JonBenet's murder. John Andrew and his sister Melinda were at their mother's home in Atlanta, Georgia on December 24 and 25, 1996 for the Christmas holiday. They left for the airport at approximately 6:45 a.m. EST On December 26, 1996, and departed Atlanta at approximately 8:36 a.m. on Delta flight 954, headed for Minneapolis, not knowing anything of the events of that day in Boulder. They intended to meet their father, Patsy, JonBenet and Burke in Minneapolis, and continue by private plane to the Ramsey home in Michigan. Upon arrival in Minneapolis, they received word that JonBenet had been kidnaped. After considerable effort, they were able to obtain seats on United flight 1031 to Denver.
    "Within the first four weeks of the investigation, the Boulder Police were provided the following documentation and information by the Ramsey family and others:
    1. Copies of the flight tickets for John and Melinda from Atlanta to Minneapolis and from Minneapolis to Denver.
    2. The names of witnesses who were with John and Melinda in Atlanta on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and the schedule of their activities on those days.
    3. The name of the pilot of the private plane who was to fly to Minneapolis to pick up John Andrew and Melinda.
    4. A sworn statement from Cindy Johnson that John Andrew and Melinda were awakened early on the morning of December 26, 1996 and that she drove John Andrew and Melinda to the Atlanta airport.
    5. John Andrew, Melinda, Cindy and other witnesses have been interrogated by the Boulder Police Department about these facts, some on more than one occasion.
    "We would also like to send personal messages to several people who helped our children during this time. There is a United ticket agent in Minneapolis who should remember the frantic pleas from John Andrew and Melinda to get to Denver. We are grateful for your help. To the wonderful people who may have given up their seats on the United flight so that our children could get to Denver, we thank you as well. We also want to thank the compassionate woman for the angel pin and kind words you gave to Melinda. Your angel was given to JonBenet by Melinda and is with her now. God bless you."
    (Signed)
    Lucinda Ramsey Johnson
    John B. Ramsey
    Patricia Ramsey
     
  8. AMES

    AMES Member

    Statement for February..Dr. Beuf

    February 27, 1997
    We've had numerous requests for a response to Alex Hunter's news conference this morning. Questions regarding the significance of the various states visited by police detectives are best directed to them or to the DA.
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    February 14, 1997
    Over the past few weeks, some media, principally tabloid press, have run stories alleging that there was a past history of sexual or other abuse of JonBenet Ramsey prior to her tragic death in December. Today's release of portions of the autopsy report has fueled more such speculation. The stories suggesting or alleging abuse are utterly false. Following is a statement issued by Dr. Francesco Beuf, the Boulder pediatrician whose practice cared for JonBenet for most of her life, right up to the time of her death: "My office treated JonBenet Ramsey from March, 1993 through December, 1996. Throughout this period, there has beenabsolutely no evidence of abuse of any kind."
    (Signed) Francesco Beuf, M.D.
    Times New Roman','serif']On Friday evening, February 14, 1997, KUSA-TV aired an interview with Dr. Beuf. A transcript of the interview appears below. It is copyrighted material, reproduced here by permission. Any reference to it in other news stories must credit KUSA.
    Anchor JonBenet Ramsey's pediatrician says he is convinced she was not sexually abused. And, he says, he told Boulder Police investigators that when they asked him. He said he would only talk with one media person and that person was Paula Woodward.
    Woodward: He said he wants the information he has as JonBenet's pediatrician out in the public, but he's appalled by media coverage and so will only talk once. Dr. Francesco Beuf says he saw JonBenet 30 times in 3 years. He said the last time he saw her was five weeks before she died.
    When you talked with the police, did they ask you about sexual abuse of JonBenet?
    Beuf: Yes, of course they did.
    Woodward: What did you tell them?
    Beuf: I told them absolutely, categorically no. There was absolutely no evidence - either physical or historical.
    Woodward :And that's from seeing her 30 times in 3 years?
    Beuf: About that.
    Woodward: What else did they ask you?
    Beuf: Oh, they asked many of the same questions you've been asking: relationship with her parents, what sort of child she was, if there was any indication of depression and sadness.
    Woodward: And your answers?
    Beuf :Only as appropriate. If she was sick, she wasn't feeling too well. If her mother was off being treated for cancer, she was sad at that.
    Woodward He talked with us in the treatment room where he saw her five weeks before she was killed.
    Was she an ordinary kid?
    Beuf : No. I think she was extraordinary in the amount of charm that she had. And sweetness was the quality I appreciated most.
    Woodward: Where you aware of how much she was in beauty pageants or whether she was?
    Beuf: I don't know how much she was in beauty pageants. When she was here, I think I heard it mentioned a couple of times. In the last year that she was doing it, it just wasn't a big deal. The big deal was how she was doing things with her friends here. How she was going to Michigan with her parents. Just the fun things in life. The beauty pageants just didn't seem to be at the top of the heap by any means.
    Woodward: Tell me what she said to you.
    Beuf: To be honest with you, I can't remember. I just remember it made me feel good to see that much happiness and niceness in one spot.
    Woodward: ]Thirty visits in 3 years. He said her parents were good about getting her in and it wasn't an abnormal amount of visits. Do you think JonBenet was sexually abused?
    Beuf : I do not think she was sexually abused. I am convinced she wasn't sexually abused.
    Woodward: Dr. Beuf also treats JonBenet's 10 year old brother Burke Ramsey. He describes him as a neat kid. Likes to play video games. That he's very bright and trying hard to deal with something he can't fully understand yet. Dr. Beuf says Burke Ramsey is just another nice kid whom he likes.
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    ]February 13, 1997
    The following statement was issued today by Patrick Korten on behalf of the Ramsey family:
    "We are encouraged by the decision of Boulder law enforcement officials to put significant additional resources into their investigation. We strongly support their intensified effort to find and bring to justice the person who brutally murdered JonBenet. In fact, we offered to pay for the more expensive DNA testing early in the investigation. We also strongly endorse the views of Mr. Hunter and Chief Koby on speculative news reporting and the willingness of some in the media to report false and malicious rumors. Such reports cause almost indescribable pain to our family and to our community."
     
  9. AMES

    AMES Member

    Statement for January

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    January 30, 1997 The following is a transcript of the opening of segment of "Dateline NBC" aired Tuesday night, January 28, 1997. It is presented here by permission and is copyrighted by NBC. Any use of this material must credit NBC. It is offered here simply as a convenience to members of the news media who've expressed interest in it, and we will have no comment on the substance of the interview.
    SHOW: Dateline NBC
    DATE: January 28, 1997
    PROFILER
    Announcer: From Studio 3B in Rockefeller Center, here is Jane Pauley.
    JANE PAULEY: Good evening. In just a few minutes we'll have the latest on today's developments at the O.J. Simpson trial, and we'll hear, for the first time, what O.J. Simpson said during the Bronco chase. But first, an exclusive inside look into the investigation into the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. It comes from the man who helped invent the technique of criminal profiling. He's been brought into the case to create a profile of the person who murdered JonBenet. Now, more than a month since her murder, police have little new to say about the case, but this former FBI agent does. Here's Chris Hansen with tonight's DATELINE Exclusive.
    Mr. JOHN DOUGLAS: I sat down across the table from some of the country's greatest liars--in the world, really--and I can sense it and if things just did not fit. The crime scene data just doesn't--doesn't fit.
    CHRIS HANSEN reporting: (Voiceover) John Douglas, the pioneer of criminal personality profiling, is offering the first insiders view into the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation. Douglas was called into the case, not by police, but by lawyers retained by the little girl's parents.
    (Hansen and Douglas; JonBenet; JonBenet's parents)
    HANSEN: Why did they hire you?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: They hired me to, basically, do an independent analysis in hopes of determining who was responsible for the death of the daughter. And I said, `I will give you an independent analysis, but you may not like what I have to say.'
    HANSEN: And that's because when he arrived here in Boulder he immediately suspected the Ramseys. Although Douglas was limited by authorities on what evidence he could see, he was allowed in the house. He was briefed on the autopsy report, and he saw a photocopy of the so-called ransom note. And most importantly he was given access to the Ramseys and experience told him, `Look very closely at the parents.'
    (Voiceover) Mr. Douglas' 25 years of groundbreaking criminal profiling research with the FBI led to important breaks in dozens of major cases. He studied and interviewed scores of serial killers. He accurately profiled the Unabomber suspect years ago, and he was the inspiration for the character of agent Jack Crawford in the film "The Silence of the Lambs." Douglas' new book, "Journey Into Darkness," was written before JonBenet Ramsey was murdered, but for him, the Ramsey case was like so many others. He first focused on the victim.
    (FBI Academy; Douglas driving; scene from "Silence of the Lambs"; book; photo of JonBenet)
    DOUGLAS: When you look at the victim you ask yourself the question, `Why was this victim the victim of a violent crime?' This is a low-risk victim--I mean, killed in her home, taken from her bed, and disposed of--placed in the--in the cellar.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) The basic facts of the case are well known. Six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was put to bed around 9:00 Christmas night. The next morning her mother, Patsy, says she finds a ransom note and discovers that JonBenet is missing. Hours later the father, John Ramsey, finds his daughter strangled in the basement of efforts the house.
    (JonBenet singing; Ramsey house)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Generally speaking, when--when you do have homicides perpetrated in a residents the primary suspects will always and should be family.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) Although the Boulder Police Department is releasing no information about the investigation, Douglas says it was clear to him that the Ramseys were the chief suspects when he arrived. So, for Douglas, it was critically important to interview the parents.
    (Police department; Ramseys talking to bishop)
    HANSEN: How much time did you spend talking to Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: About four or five hours.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) For Douglas, that interview, two weeks after JonBenet was found murdered would prove to be crucial in forming his opinions, because he knew that whoever committed the crime had to have intimate knowledge of the Ramseys' million dollar home.
    (Douglas; Ramsey house)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: I was really surprised when I--when I went in the house, because it is and so compartmentalized. There's 15 rooms.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) The parents' bedroom is on the third floor. From there, two staircases lead down to the four bedrooms on the second floor where JonBenet and her nine-year-old brother were sleeping.
    (Inside Ramsey home)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: What s--struck me as really unusual is that--is that the--the bedrooms--the family's, mother and father's bedrooms were so far away on that third floor that even if you weren't a sound sleeper, to have difficulty hearing any noise on the second floor, because it is so far removed.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) The Ramseys told Douglas that they all went to bed very early Christmas night, because they were planning to fly to their other home in Michigan the next morning.
    (Ramsey home)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Mr. Ramsey gets up, takes a. The mother gets up to go downstairs to make some coffee. Goes down the st--spiral staircase. The last step, there's three pages of the letter, starts reading it, doesn't know what it is, then--and then she starts screaming. And Mr. Ramsey comes down, and--and, you know, the instructions are, don't contact the FBI, don't contact the police.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) But the police are called. They search the house, but don't check a small basement room. Hours later a distraught John Ramsey goes to the basement and discovers his daughter's body.
    (Ramsey home)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: And everyone hears him screaming upstairs, `My God, my baby!' And--and grabs the child, removes the duct tape, and then carries the child up stairs where they're trying to resuscitate the--the child.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) The Ramseys described to Douglas the horrific details of what they said happened in those next few frantic moments.
    (Ramsey home)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: It was a real emotional scene as for the family putting a child down in front of the Christmas tree as they're trying to, you know, rub the shower skin, the body is--the body is cold. And ever--the mother is hysterical, the father's hysterical, the minister's there, and the neighbors are running in and out. And so there really isn't a crime scene.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) The crime scene and JonBenet's body were now contaminated by the family's desperate to help the little girl. But Douglas says the parents' story contains important clues.
    (Police carrying body away)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Generally, if a parent kills the child they don't want to be the one to find the child. If they do search, say, in a--in a residence, they'll get someone else to say, `OK, Frank, you check this room, I'll be over here checking the other room.' The other thing you look at is how the child is left. When--when parents kill, they usually place the child in a very, very peaceful type of look to it. They--they stage the crime scene.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) Douglas says JonBenet was brutalized, that she had duct tape on her mouth. She suffered severe head wounds. And she was strangled and sexually assaulted.
    (Police taking body away)
    HANSEN: Let me read you a passage from your book. As horrible unnatural as it is to contemplate, parents do kill their children for a variety of reasons, and normally when they do so they report them missing or abducted, leaving a staged scene.
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Right.
    HANSEN: Isn't it possible that that very passage could apply to this case?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: I didn't see staging there by--by parents. II've never seen where they put a ligature around a child's neck or have duct tape over the face and--and left in that--in that condition. I just--I just haven't--haven't seen that at all.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) And Douglas says the interview with the parents, which lasted more than four hours, was what ultimately turned him around.
    (Ramseys)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: While I'm looking at this--this--this man, Mr. Ramsey, `. Ramsey, if you did it you are one hell of a liar. You--you are one hell of a liar if you did it. And you're putting on a great production here.' But I just don't believe, in my heart, he did this--and not just in my heart, from what--from the analysis of the--of the scene.
    HANSEN: But you're being paid by the Ramsey family?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Right. You can pay me for my time, but you're not going to pay for my opinion or pay for my--or jeopardize my reputation.
    HANSEN: Are you convinced, based upon your experience, that the parents were not involved in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: What I've seen and experienced, I--I say they were not involved.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) But if that's the case, it raises more questions. So far, the parents have yet to give a formal interview to investigators.
    (Crime scene)
    HANSEN: Your child is killed and you're not going to talk to police?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: They did talk to the police the day the child was--was murdered, or located and--and discovered to be murdered. They did do the interview. They did give the--the hair evidence and blood evidence.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) Douglas says the Ramseys told him they felt they were the chief suspects, especially after Boulder officials assured the public that there was no killer on the loose.
    (Press conference)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: What they were saying was, `We got the people, they're the Ramseys. We got them.' So I would have gotten an--wazzu attorneys to represent me, and they did the right thing.
    HANSEN: Did you advise the Ramseys not to take a polygraph?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Right. I--I advised the--the attorneys that they should not be polygraphed; maybe later on, but not at this point in time. It's too close. They're still going through a lot of mourning.
    HANSEN: If Douglas feels that the Ramseys are not suspects, though, then who is? Douglas told DATELINE that the three-page note left on a staircase inside the Ramseys' home is the key piece of evidence. Douglas feels the note was written as an afterthought, and that the ransom figure mentioned is an extremely important clue.
    The so-called ransom note that was left at the Ramseys' home, demands $118,000. And we now know that $118,000 is the amount of the bonus John Ramsey was expecting this year. What does that say to you?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Well, who has this knowledge? The wife didn't have the knowledge. She doesn't know anything about that. This is money that's electronically placed in his 401(k) at the end of the--at the end of the year. So, to me, it's kind of like the manifesto and the Unabomber. It begins to tell me more about the person who's responsible. This person has very unique, intimate knowledge about his--his financial workings. Therefore, the person would have to be somehow related to his--his employment.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) Mr. Ramsey knew about the bonus, it had been deposited into his account months before. But Douglas thinks the ransom note and the murder could be the work of an angry ex-employee. The note has raised many questions, but Douglas doesn't see much importance in reports that there was evidence of a practice note in the home, possibly in a woman's handwriting. But Douglas does think that from all he's been told by the Ramseys and others, it's important there was no sign of forced entry and that the killer had to be bold enough to take JonBenet from her bedroom, and then go down two flights of stairs, and risk getting cornered in the basement.
    (Outside of Ramseys' home; people entering home; outside)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: This tells me this is again a certain breed of cat, a high-risk type of an offender. But to Mr. Ramsey, it--it--it is somebody who he knows, he knows very, very well, and the anger and aggression is directed at him more so than--than--than the wife.
    HANSEN: But if somebody is so mad at John Ramsey, why not kill John Ramsey? Why go after and strangle and apparently sexually assault a six-year-old girl?
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Because if they're following the press and what's going on in Boulder, there's been a lot of publicity that the child is a precious possession of the Ramseys, and what better way to get back at the Ramseys is--is to kill that child.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) Douglas says he has provided a much more detailed profile of possible suspects to Boulder police who have been working with the FBI. Today, Boulder police spokesman Kelvin McNeal confirmed the department received Douglas' information, but said detectives are not ready to say if it has influenced their investigation.
    (Douglas; Boulder police station: McNeal talking with Hansen)
    Mr. KELVIN McNEAL: This is a murder investigation, and it is important that our investigating remain extremely focused, and that focus is on finding out who's responsible and securing a successful prosecution.
    HANSEN: (Voiceover) But Douglas remains focused on a piece of evidence that continues to haunt him--the three-page note apparently left by the killer.
    (Hansen and Douglas walking at night)
    Mr. DOUGLAS: Again, I am very prejudiced because of the amount of money, the 118,000. Is that just a--a fluke, is that--is that just luck that they picked that money--that--that amount of money? I don't think so.
    PAULEY: John Douglas believes that going public with as much information as possible is the best way to solve this kind of case. When Douglas was still with the FBI, he once had investigators put up a billboard with a copy of a ransom note. He says, within hours, someone recognized the handwriting, and police arrested a suspect.
    Announcer: This is DATELINE Tuesday for January 28th, with reports tonight from Sara James and Chris Hansen. Still ahead: the O.J. Simpson civil trial goes to the jurors, and their job won't be easy.
    January 18, 1997 The following statement was issued on January 18, 1997 by Patrick Korten on behalf of the Ramsey family:
    Following is the text of a letter that was sent by Attorney William R. Gray, a partner in the firm of Purvis, Gray, Schuetze & Gordon, on behalf of John and Patsy Ramsey, to Michael Kahane, General Counsel for Globe Communications Corporation. The letter was transmitted to the Globe by fax on Wednesday, January 15, 1997. It represents the only statement we will be issuing on this matter.
     
  10. AMES

    AMES Member

    Statement for January----Continued

    Dear Mr. Kahane:
    It has come to my attention that Globe Communications Corp. may intend to publish one or more stories and photographs of JonBenet Ramsey in beauty pageants with the utterly unsubstantiated conclusion that the photographs provide proof that JonBenet Ramsey was the victim of child abuse.
    Your publication is already aware that a review of medical records of JonBenet Ramsey completely refute this suggestion, that pediatric consultations show no history of child abuse, and nothing in your possession provides any basis whatsoever for a conclusion that JonBenet Ramsey was the victim of child abuse at any time prior to December 26, 1996. Spokespersons for the District Attorneys office in Boulder, Colorado have publicly stated they are unaware of any evidence whatsoever of a history of child abuse, which conclusion was reached following comprehensive review of medical records and photographs of this child.
    Publication of such clearly erroneous statements in the face of overwhelming proof to the contrary is clearly libelous and in reckless disregard of the truth, for which punitive damages are appropriate.
    Please heed the overwhelming information demonstrating conclusively the falseness of the assertions you appear poised to make, and spare the remaining family members the utterly undeserved turmoil, pain, and humiliation which such baseless accusations will produce.
    Very truly yours,

    William R. Gray
    January 11, 1997 "The ghoulish publication of these photographs by the Globe is beneath contempt. It is a callous act that poses a grave threat to the integrity of the criminal investigation of JonBenet's murder, and it has caused unimaginable pain to the family. In publishing these photos, the editors of the Globe have shown themselves to be jackals, not journalists. We call upon all other media to decline to republish or televise these photos out of consideration for the Ramsey family. Our attorneys have been directed to pursue all available avenues of legal recourse."
    - Statement made by Pat Korten
    January 9, 1997 "We appreciate Chief Koby's acknowledgement that the family has cooperated with this investigation, and deeply appreciate his sensitivity to their loss. We share his views on the threat to the integrity of this investigation that results from the intense media coverage of the case. We also share his views concerning the need to protect sensitive details that could adversely affect the successful prosecution of the case. Most of all, he is absolutely correct to state that careless speculation is harmful to the investigation and devastating to the family." - Statement made by Pat Korten
     
  11. AMES

    AMES Member

    Flier for Aug. 24, 1997

    Advertisement/Flier (August 24, 1997)




    YOUR CALL MAY HELP US


    The Ramsey family investigators believe that the phraseology used in the ransom note suggests the murderer of JonBen�t Ramsey is fascinated with techno-crime movies. The murderer may have obsessively watched movies such as these and then used terminology from them. The story lines from the following movies parallel some of the circumstances of JonBen�t's murder.

    DIRTY HARRY
    Story Lines
    Specified denomination of bills
    Specified type of container for delivery of the ransom
    The delivery of the ransom requires extreme physical exertion
    The kidnapper employs counter-surveillance
    Phrases
    "If I even think you're being followed, the girl dies."
    "If you talk to anyone, I don't care if it's a Pekinese :(:(:(:(ing against a lamppost, the girl dies."
    "... that's the end of the game. The girl dies."
    "Now listen to me carefully."
    "Now listen. Listen very carefully."
    "It sounds like you had a good rest. You'll need it."

    RANSOM

    Story Lines
    Specified denomination of bills
    Specified type of container for delivery of the ransom
    The delivery of the ransom requires extreme physical exertion
    The child is bound with his hands placed above his head
    Duct tape is used on the child
    The child's parent is a wealthy businessman
    The kidnapper employs counter-surveillance
    Phrases
    "Do not involve the police or the FBI. If you do, I will kill him."
    "Do not inform the media or I will kill him."
    "No tracking devices in the money or the cases or I will kill him."

    SPEED

    Story Lines
    Specified denomination of bills
    Specified type of container for delivery of the ransom
    The kidnapper employs counter-surveillance
    Phrases
    "You know that I'm on top of you. Do not attempt to grow a brain."

    If you know someone who obsessively watches movies such as these, frequently quotes phrases from action movies or exhibits any of the pre- and post-crime behaviors such as:
    Made a point to establish an alibi
    Experienced an increase in alcohol or drug consumption
    Experienced depression
    Experienced conflict with a female or family member
    Closely followed media accounts of the crime
    PLEASE CALL
    (303) 443-3535
    Paid for by The JonBen�t Ramsey Children's Foundation. Boulder, Colorado.
     
  12. AMES

    AMES Member

    Flier for Aug. 17, 1997

    Advertisement/Flier (August 17, 1997)




    WILL YOU HELP US?


    We continue to honor our agreement with law enforcement authorities and, therefore, we are not publishing any actual verbiage of the ransom note. We can tell you that phrasing used in the ransom note suggests that the murder of JonBen�t was planned in advance. JonBen�t's killer appears to be obsessed with techno-crime movies and phrases from them. For example:
    DIRTY HARRY
    "If I even think you're being followed, the girl dies."
    "If you talk to anyone, I don't care if it's a Pekinese :(:(:(:(ing against a lamppost, the girl dies."
    "... that's the end of the game. The girl dies."
    "Now listen to me carefully."
    "Now listen. Listen very carefully."
    "It sounds like you had a good rest. You'll need it."
    RANSOM

    "Do not involve the police or the FBI. If you do, I will kill him."
    "Do not inform the media or I will kill him."
    "No tracking devices in the money or the cases or I will kill him."
    SPEED

    "You know that I'm on top of you. Do not attempt to grow a brain."
    The killer appears to have compulsively watched, studied and quoted from movies such as these. If you know someone who obsessively watches these movies, uses these phrases or exhibits any of the pre- or post-crime behaviors such as:

    Made a point to establish an alibi
    Experienced an increase in alcohol or drug consumption
    Experienced depression
    Experienced conflict with a female or family member
    Closely followed media accounts of the crime
    <B>PLEASE CALL <B>
    <B>(303) 443-3535
     
  13. AMES

    AMES Member

    Flier for Aug. 10, 1997

    Advertisement (August 10, 1997)




    THIS AD IS FOR ONE PERSON



    You may be close to the killer of JonBenet Ramsey without realizing it. Many others have already called our tip-line. We appreciate those calls and are following up on a number of viable leads. You may have missed our earlier ads, describing possible behaviors of the killer and a few distinctive letters taken from the ransom note.

    Your call may be the one we need.
    This week, we had hoped to release handwritten words and phrases from the ransom note. Law enforcement authorities have asked us not to release any words or phrases from the note at this time because they believe it might reveal information known only to the killer. We are honoring their request.
    Here are the post-crime behaviors possibly exhibited by the killer which others have recognized and reported:

    Established an obvious alibi
    Increased alcohol or drug consumption
    Experienced depression
    Appeared very cooperative with authorities
    Closely monitored media accounts of the crime
    Appeared extremely rigid, nervous and preoccupied during general conversation

    Does anyone you know write the following letters this way?

    http://web.archive.org/web/199902030...letters810.gif Larger version of letters

    You may have knowledge of a seemingly small fact that is important in solving this crime. The Department of Justice reports that in 40% of these sorts of cases, people witnessed some aspect of the crime without even realizing it.



    PLEASE CALL
    (303) 443-3535
    Paid for by the JonBenet Ramsey Children's Foundation.
    Boulder, Colorado.
     
  14. AMES

    AMES Member

    Flier for Aug. 3, 1997

    Advertisement/Flier (August 3, 1997)




    DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS HANDWRITING?



    These letters are from the note left behind by the killer of JonBen�t Ramsey. We understand that a positive identification of handwriting cannot be made from these limited samples, but we are hopeful that the writing samples you provide might assist us.

    http://web.archive.org/web/199902030...on/letters.jpg Larger version of letters

    Does this handwriting look familiar? Did the person whose handwriting this resembles display any of the pre- or post-crime characteristics? Prior to the murder, did he perhaps experience:

    Conflict with a female
    Conflict with family
    Financial stress
    Marital problems
    Legal problems
    Employment problems
    Did the person whose writing this resembles suffer a traumatic event, such as the break-up of a relationship, loss of a job, or some other disruption in his life that could have triggered violent behavior?
    After the crime, did the person whose writing may resemble these samples:

    Establish an obvious alibi
    Increase his alcohol or drug consumption
    Experience depression
    Appear very cooperative with the authorities
    Find a legitimate reason to leave the area days or weeks after the crime
    Suddenly become religious
    Suffer insomnia
    Closely monitor media accounts of the crime
    Appear extremely rigid, nervous and preoccupied during general conversation
    If you know someone who forms their letters like the ones from the above samples and you remember that person experiencing some of the pre- post-crime characters,
    PLEASE CALL

    (303) 443-3535
    Paid for by the JonBenet Ramsey Children's Foundation.
    Boulder, Colorado.
     
  15. AMES

    AMES Member

    Open Letter From John and Patsy Ramsey

    Advertisement (July 27, 1997)





    An Open Letter From John and Patsy Ramsey
    We want to thank everyone who has shown concern for our family during this terribly difficult time. We also want to thank in advance everyone who reads this letter, and especially anyone who may be able to assist in identifying the killer of our daughter, JonBen�t.
    It has been over six months since JonBen�t was murdered. We are devastated by our loss and by the fact that JonBen�t's killer has not yet been apprehended. Sensing our frustration, our attorneys have assembled a team of investigators and experts whose sole mission is to find JonBen�t's killer. Our investigators are taking a new approach to their search.
    Please read the following carefully. You may be able to help us.
    First, the experts tell us the killer is no stranger to our family or to our home.
    Second, the killer displayed certain characteristics both before and after the murder. Our experts say that no one characteristic points to the killer, but that we must look to the totality of his behavior.
    Prior to the crime, the killer was likely to have exhibited certain behaviors. Perhaps you know someone who was experiencing one of the following shortly before JonBen�t was murdered:
    Conflict with a female
    Conflict with family
    Financial stress
    Marital problems
    Legal problems
    Employment problems
    Did that person then suffer a traumatic event, such as the break-up of an important relationship, loss of a job, or some other disruption in his life that could have triggered violent behavior? Did that person express hostility and anger at either of us or our family? Was he depressed, perhaps using drugs or alcohol?

    After JonBen�t's murder, the killer would have, once again, been likely to have behaved in certain ways. Keeping in mind the pre-crime behaviors, did that person perhaps also:

    Establish an obvious alibi
    Appear very cooperative with the authorities
    Closely monitor media accounts of the crime
    Appear extremely rigid, nervous and preoccupied during general conversation
    Find a legitimate reason to leave the area days or weeks after the crime, perhaps saying it was work-related or personal travel
    Suddenly become religious
    Increase his alcohol or drug consumption
    Experience depression
    Suffer insomnia
    Do you know anyone who has exhibited these behaviors? Can you recall any unusual occurrences around the time of our daughter's murder? Any help you can give us will be greatly appreciated. Please call us even if you are not sure your information will be useful. Information which may seem insignificant to you, may be the clue we need to solve this crime. Please call our tipline at (303) 443-3535.

    We are grateful for any help you can provide.
    John and Patsy Ramsey
     
  16. AMES

    AMES Member

    Flier...Do you know this man? July 27, 1997

    Flier (July 27, 1997)






    DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?


    JonBenet's Killer??

    THE RAMSEY FAMILY'S PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ARE SEARCHING FOR THE KILLER OF JONBENET RAMSEY.

    YOU MAY KNOW HIM

    HE IS SOMEONE WHO MAY HAVE PREVIOUSLY VISITED THE RAMSEY HOME PERHAPS AS A GUEST, AND MAY EVEN HAVE CONSIDERED HIMSELF TO BE A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.
    HE MAY HAVE HAD A CRISIS SUCH AS A JOB LOSS OR BROKEN RELATIONSHIP LATE LAST YEAR. HE COULD HAVE BECOME HOSTILE TOWARDS WOMEN. HE ALSO MAY HAVE EXPRESSED PERSONAL ANGER AT JOHN RAMSEY.
    AFTER JONBENET'S MURDER HE HAS POSSIBLY INCREASED HIS CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO HAVE A CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH HIM BECAUSE HE IS RIGID, PRE-OCCUPIED AND NERVOUS. HE HAS LIKELY TAKEN SEVERAL TRIPS OUT OF TOWN TO RELIEVE THE STRESS OF LIVING NEAR THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
     
  17. Paradox

    Paradox Banned for Stupidity by RiverRat

    Not to mention books and phrases from them.

    or repeatedly used passages from books in the talent portion of their pageants.
     
  18. Paradox

    Paradox Banned for Stupidity by RiverRat

    Establish an obvious alibi - Like the rn?
    Appear very cooperative with the authorities - Like the Ramseys did?
    Closely monitor media accounts of the crime - Through lawyers?
    Appear extremely rigid, nervous and preoccupied during general conversation - Or just sit there comatoselike while your husband talks like Patsy did?
    Find a legitimate reason to leave the area days or weeks after the crime, perhaps saying it was work-related or personal travel - Like flying to Atlanta same day?
    Suddenly become religious - And go on tv?
    Increase his alcohol or drug consumption - Like Patsy did?
    Experience depression - Like Patsy exhibited?
    Suffer insomnia
    Do you know anyone who has exhibited these behaviors? - Yes, Patsy Ramsey!
     
  19. rashomon

    rashomon Member

    Oh yes. It's Patsy Ramsey's. :D
     
  20. heymom

    heymom Member

    If they had a photo image of the RN posted there, I wonder if any of Patsy's friends had to sit on their hands so they didn't call up the "Hot Line" and tell John that it's Patsy's handwriting!
     
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