BlueCrab said:
Brefie,
Yes, I am referring to JAR's semen on the comforter that had been on his bed upstairs but was found in the basement stuffed in his suitcase along with a Dr. Seuss book. Fibers from the comforter were found on the genital area of JonBenet. I find this suspicious.
It suggests that an undressed JonBenet had been on the comforter.
I agree. There has to be a reason for the fibers and the semen. JAR was a bit old for Dr. Suess.
The suitcase in the basement suggests the items were being "stashed."
Previous sexual abuse of JBR is suspected and I believe a family member is most likely to be the abuser. That leaves J, P, B and JAR. I believe J and P are covering up, protecting someone. When faced with the death of their own child, whom would they protect? Themselves or their immediate family members, imo.
I think Burke could have been in on some sex games, possibly even erotic asphyxia, but I have a hard time believing someone his age could have committed this crime -- positioning JBR and writing the ransom note, all by himself. J and P
could have helped B after discovering what he had done. But B was so young, it just doesn't gel for me. OTOH, if his older sib JAR had "trained" him previously...well now, that is a theory I could run with. So, here goes.
Let's say JAR and a friend were exploiting JBR and B sexually. They had done this on prior occasions, thus the suitcase, book and blanket stashed downstairs. Suppose this same friend planned a "Santa" visit to JBR and Burke that night while JAR was in Atlanta. JBR and Burke go downstairs after "bed," snack on pineapple and sip tea while waiting for their friend,
"Santa."
I tend to think it was a sex game gone awry. BlueCrab suggests the idea that JAR could have planned a "hit" on JBR . If she was going to spill the beans about them, her oldest bro and his accomplice/s could have planned the murder, with the friend executing it that night while JAR has a tight alibi. He could have involved Burke in the preliminary "games" to get her to participate.
I think this is less likely than an accidental death during sex games, though. If JBR were planning to reveal the abuse, I think she would have been afraid of the involved family members/friends, and there seems to be no indication of that, at least not that I've heard. If "Santa" came over, did she know the identity of "Santa?" I would think so, although she was probably told it was a secret and to "shhhh."
Whether by accident or design, JBR ends up dead. When J and P discover the tragedy and realize B and JAR's friend were in on it, they cannot bear to turn in their own son, B, or subject him to testimony that will incriminate John's son, JAR, by association. JBR was already gone, how could they allow the ruined lives of their other children too? They may have already been or quickly became aware of past incidents of sexual abuse by JAR and the guilt and humiliation was more than they could face. Being suspected of murder may have seemed preferable to the public shame of revealing this type of sexual abuse on the part of their own family and family friends, so they didn't pursue JAR's friend.
Thoughts?
Eve
