Gee, no IDIs trying to think outside the box. What a surprise!
The surprise would be "IDIs" posting in this thread....
Everyone's been suffocated in the Ramseys did it propaganda. No such thing as thinking "outside the box" regarding such a thing.
The "overkill factor" is what immediately leads the crime away from the parents. She was basically killed twice--the blows to the head and the strangulation. Then we have the sexual aspect of the crime which is extremely degrading to Jonbenet, which also leads us away from the parents. Then factor in the fact the killer(s) knows nothing about childrens clothes sizes.
That is not typical of parents who murder their children. If it winds up being John or Patsy, new chapters will immediately be written in psychology books worldwide.
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only RDI scenario I thought possible was Patsy losing her mind temporarily over Jonbenet soiling her pants. They had a really long day, and as everyone knows, stress is always higher during the holidays. So she snaps and hits Jonbenet over the head with something.However, the events that followed(the "second death", sexualization of crime scene,etc.) leads away from Patsy.
Another theory that although controversial but indeed possible is some sort of *advertiser censored* film being made(by John and friends) and it goes too far. Basement has always been an odd place for whatever happened, and it makes a bit more sense when throwing a scenario such as this into the mix. Would help explain the bizarre crime scene and how its littered in puzzles, but this theory does seem a bit far fetched. Still possible though, and in my opinion more likely than Patsy being involved.
I do agree with RDIs that the ransom note defies explanation, but I believe it defies explanation even more when considering the possibility the Ramseys did it. Yes I realize there are a few personal remarks in it, but that points more to someone else intentionally putting them there than it does the Ramseys actually writing it. There's NO reason why the Ramseys would put such a specific monetary amount in that note. If they did, the note's basically an admission of guilt, which I don't believe. The use of movie references means nothing as they are etched permanently in pop culture and have no bearing on the Ramseys.
The pineapple is a bizarre clue as well, but doesn't really lead us in a specific direction.