The ransom note implies that the author thought John was from the South.
There are at least 3 possibilities that i can think of:
1. The author deliberately tried to confuse investigators, by writing something that would imply that the murderer was unfamiliar with the Rams
2. The author was being sarcastic; it is said that more than once, relatives teased John about "southern common sense", knowing that he WASN'T Southern and therefore, jokingly, had no common sense (i.e. a light-hearted bit of fun)
3. The author actually THOUGHT that John must be from the South.
I'm interested in possibility number 3. Why would the author think John was from the South? One strong possibility, is that the author KNEW that Patsy was Southern (i.e. had heard her speak, obviously with a bit of an accent) and then ASSUMED that John must be form the South too.
This possibility, though i think it's unlikely, actually narrows the suspect lists dramatically. If true, it means that we are looking for someone who was familiar enough with Patsy to know her name and origin; but not familiar enough to know that her hubby was not from Georgia.
Anyway, just a thought
There are at least 3 possibilities that i can think of:
1. The author deliberately tried to confuse investigators, by writing something that would imply that the murderer was unfamiliar with the Rams
2. The author was being sarcastic; it is said that more than once, relatives teased John about "southern common sense", knowing that he WASN'T Southern and therefore, jokingly, had no common sense (i.e. a light-hearted bit of fun)
3. The author actually THOUGHT that John must be from the South.
I'm interested in possibility number 3. Why would the author think John was from the South? One strong possibility, is that the author KNEW that Patsy was Southern (i.e. had heard her speak, obviously with a bit of an accent) and then ASSUMED that John must be form the South too.
This possibility, though i think it's unlikely, actually narrows the suspect lists dramatically. If true, it means that we are looking for someone who was familiar enough with Patsy to know her name and origin; but not familiar enough to know that her hubby was not from Georgia.
Anyway, just a thought