pic.twitter.com/rspR8gVAdg, Jordan Anderson (@j66anderson) January 18, 2021, Linda Mac and I are so proud of the man that our @mkmcreynolds1 will be spending the rest of her life with! I was thinking Bill may have wanted to have a party at JBs house in order to unlock her balcony door. Why would the killer care if Patsy found the note before the body. The note read that if the Ramseys had contacted the police, or told anyone of JonBents disappearance, she would be murdered. JonBent Patricia Ramsey was a six-year-old beauty pageant contestant who was brutally murdered (and possibly raped) in her home, on the night of 25 to 26 December 1996. It's not easy to unpack all of that garbage and approach the case with fresh eyes. However, it was revealed two weeks later that his DNA did not match the evidence found on JonBents clothing and he was released. Ramsey Home Walkthrough - 3D Computer Model. The Killer entered the home through an unlocked door or window (there are several possibilities) while the Ramsey's were at the Christmas party. JonBent's mother, Patsy, called police initially believing that her daughter was missing after a ransom note was found on the staircase. However, police later concluded that there was "simply no evidence" to support her claims. Helgoth was tied to a supposed property dispute with the Ramsey family, which many theorize could have been a motive for possibly kidnapping JonBent. Wait, I meant, this is complete bullshit. Similarities between the Moscow student murders and the Press J to jump to the feed. Barry Williams/Getty Images News/Getty Images, Janet McReynolds wrote a play about a young girl, sexual assault was a factor in the murder. I was in my final semester in college at the time and my professor the head of the criminal justice department was absolutely sure the Ramsey did it. It was nearly 20 years ago when the mysterious JonBent Ramsey murder case shocked, and mortified people around the world. In a June 1997 Denver Post article, a number of people who knew JonBent spoke to the outlet about what she was like as a person because the 6-year-old murder victim was far more than the pageant star whose glamour shots had been splashed across nearly every print and media outlet in the country. Unless Burke had a behavior disorder, why would they even think that anyone would consider him a suspect? Those speculated to be involved range from Santa Claus to Katy Perry. Barry Williams/Getty Images News/Getty Images, will air a six-hour, three-part documentary. Even more suspicious, McReynolds's middle daughter and her friend had been abducted 22 years prior to JonBent's death to the day. (Thomas). They realize that someone is playing a sick game with them. (Thomas), DeMuth was on the trail of Bill McReynolds, even using undercover cops to tail him. Was it her parents? He died unexpectedly in 2002, after being cleared of all suspicion. Many sleuths believe that Helgoth had heard he was a suspect in the case, with a popular theory believing that it was his footprint at the crime scene. Blood sample? (BPD Report #1-1149. A federal court ruled that it was unlikely that Patsy wrote the note and cited six certified handwriting experts. What were they planning to do with the body? "Her murder was harder on me than my operation. It was later revealed that the note was written on stationery found in the familys home. McReynoldss own daughter had been kidnapped 22 years before. The story of the girls brutal murder is a hot topic of discussion as her killer was never brought to justice. However, Olivas DNA was cleared for the murder but was later arrested for possessing child pornography. When I die, I'm going to be cremated. They then staged the kidnapping and murder scene together to cover the whole thing up. Why not just take some photos of her and be gone. We are a true crime community dedicated to exploring case facts, evidence and theories surrounding the death of JonBent Ramsey. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. You are putting a lot of stock in what may be a throw away line by a 6 year old. She made a profound change in me. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. And apparently it starts out nice and then it gets up into this you left Santa Claus and, you know, went to all those fancy things and you came back to Santa Claus. They filmed him on the 21st and 22nd of December and left before the party on the night of the 23rd. Steve Thomas and Ron Gosage interviewed Bill McReynolds early in February of 1997 - - on the same day he was called back for a second interview - - at that time he did give non-testimonial evidence. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. She did as she was told. According to CNN, an original prosecutor on the Ramsey case claimed that Bill had given JonBent a card with the message: "You will receive a special gift after Christmas." Because of their proximity to the family, the couple was questioned in February of 1997 after returning from a vacation in Spain. I am not accusing anyone in particular, just pointing out the multiple bizarre similarities and things that give me pause. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Burke is woken up and questioned. The victim in the story later dies in a hospital. Thus the kidnapping charge. Thats who interests me a little more than his father. But it wasn't just Santa that investigators were interested in. There's no evidence for it whatsoever, Burke Ramsey "has been cleared so many time and youre still dragging his name through the mud. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, JonBent Ramsey was strangled to death twenty-five years ago and her killer has never been brought to justice, John and Patsy Ramsey were prime suspects for years but were later exonerated when DNA testing had cleared them of any involvement, Investigators could not prove whether or not Patsy wrote the ransom note but she was later cleared by a federal court, Gary Oliva, a sex offender, was found with magazine photos of JonBent in his backpack when police arrested him on drug charges, John Mark Karr falsely confessed to killing JonBent in a 'love game' gone wrong but DNA had cleared him, Many people believe that an intruder killed JonBent but it has never been proven by police. A federal court ruled that it was unlikely that Patsy wrote the note and cited six certified handwriting experts. He gets away with the perfect murder. You could arguably do this whole thing again if JBR doesn't say anything. Since they didn't, any DNA was mixed and contaminated. His best finish came in the 2020 season opener at Daytona a runner-up finish, which was also his first top five in the series. Almost 20 years after the 6-year-old child beauty queen was found brutally murdered in the basement of her family's home, it seems like almost everyone has a theory as to who did it or what happened. There are an unusual amount of coincidences surrounding the McReynolds family that I find difficult to turn a blind eye to. To this day, questions around the note still arise. His wife once wrote a play about a child being molested and murdered in a basement. They didn't follow procedure with the nail clippers. I don't know anyone who did who believes the "Intruder" theory. According to The Guardian, Bill McReynolds had written a note to JonBent, as Santa, days before her body was discovered. We needed to look back at the family, the people who were in the home that night to determine what motive, what opportunity, what could have caused this situation to occur and eventually be reported to police on the morning of December 26, he said. Kolar scoured through lab and police reports, witness statements and other information when he took over the case. ), Janets daughter and a friend were taken to an unknown location, where Janets daughter was forced to watch her friend being sexually molested. Why? Theres a lot of odd coincidences and overall weirdness involving that family. OK. Whatever we wanted, he gave, and Jesses handwriting eliminated him as the author of the ransom note. Heres How to Shop for Them, an interview with the Computer Crime Research Center, Gary Howard Oliva, was arrested last June, he was allegedly carrying a photograph of the child beauty queen. Two years later, Janet McReynolds wrote a book that became a play in which a girl is sexually assaulted and tortured in a basement. The family friend, who died in 2002, was considered in JonBent's murder. Bill McReynolds was found dead in his Mashpee, Mass., home Monday by his wife, Janet, when she returned from a weekend trip. Patsy was loopy on drugs. Letting them go was a big mistake, as they soon layered up and did not get to formally interview them again until May of 1997, five months after their daughter was murdered., The case was then passed to the DAs office in 2002 after the Ramseys said they had no confidence in the police.. "I didn't make the connection as much as I felt that this area should be investigated by the authorities because of the similarities between what I'd seen online [of child pornography] and the child's murder," he explained in .css-tjvzc4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;border-bottom:thin solid #6F6F6F;}.css-tjvzc4:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}an interview with the Computer Crime Research Center. So he was a white male with dark hair around 20-25 years old. McReynolds planned the murder in advance and he told JonBenet that Santa would visit her after Christmas to get her to go downstairs that night and wait for him. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. Since it was Christmas, the department was short-staffed and was not prepared for the scene they were faced with at the Ramsey House. . very weird. CNN writes: Investigators were intrigued by the fact the McReynolds' daughter had been abducted 22 years before JonBenet's death to the day. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! McReynoldss own daughter had been kidnapped 22 years before. Helgothand his accomplices committed the crime. Part of Karrs twisted confession involved diary entries written about crime in which Karr describes strangling JonBent as a love game gone wrong. Romper attempted to reach out to original representatives for the McReynolds, but was unsuccessful. The Dynamic Duo of DeMuth and his new investigator, Dan Schuller, pulled the trigger when they saw McReynolds loading his pickup truck at a storage locker. When did that happen? 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