I don't see any proof that BDI. The case seems to be built on speculation and inference based on how the Ramsey's acted, but remember we've had (among police officials) Ardnt firmly believe JDI (with her statements about counting how many bullets were in her gun when she was face-to-face with him), Thomas writing an entire book saying PDI, and Lou Smit taking a look at the evidence and saying that the Ramseys weren't involved at all. Looking at the current poll, very few people believe PDI/JDI anymore. There's a natural inclination to look at family members. I don't remember hearing any serious BDI accusations when the crime first took place, it seems to only have taken hold because people have come to believe it wasn't the parents so it must be the other male known in the house, regardless of their age at the time or that the primary detectives certainly didn't suspect him at the time. And I don't believe the Ramsey household was a real-life "Murder on the Orient Express."
I'm with Douglas in that an intruder did it; the new Bill James book is also very good. I'd like to point out something else. With modern forensics, even forensics at the time but especially forensics now, it is difficult for someone who is responsible for a crime and a known suspect or POI to stay free. Not impossible but it is very difficult. You have DNA or fingerprints, it is worthless without someone to compare it to, but once the police have good reason for testing, you are done. A criminal has to get everything perfect, a cop only needs to find the one mistake. I think there is a good chance that the perp did make mistakes but the police never connected the dots because they got tunnel vision. Read about convicted people who were later found not guilty due to DNA evidence, it is all too common when there is pressure to arrest someone, anyone.
As Ressler and Douglas both pointed out in their books, the rise in stranger murders hurt the homicide clearance rate. IMHO the longer a case is cold, the more likely it is that it was a stranger, or at least someone not firmly on police radar.
I think the actual murderer may be involved in pushing the BDI theory (not necessarily here but on Reddit and other forums), both to keep suspicion off themselves and for continued revenge against the Ramsey's.
PaulR,
You wont see any proof for JDI or PDI either, so what gives?
A quick overview of the three main theories, e.g. BDI, JDI, and PDI, assuming all the others are statistical outliers, worthy of consideration but not main runners, suggests PDI and JDI or any combination thereof have large holes in them, whereas BDI is the most consistent of all the theories and explains most of the forensic evience, i.e. currently its the best theory out there.
I don't remember hearing any serious BDI accusations when the crime first took place, it seems to only have taken hold because people have come to believe it wasn't the parents so it must be the other male known in the house, regardless of their age at the time or that the primary detectives certainly didn't suspect him at the time.
This is because the media played it that way. Also if the case is BDI the authorities will minimize BR's role, and enlarge others particulary any intruder.
I'm with Douglas in that an intruder did it
DNA analysis shows six different signatures present in the wine-cellar underwear sample, so thats like 6 intruders !
I think the actual murderer may be involved in pushing the BDI theory (not necessarily here but on Reddit and other forums), both to keep suspicion off themselves and for continued revenge against the Ramsey's.
Prime suspect has to be James Kolar.
As Ressler and Douglas both pointed out in their books, the rise in stranger murders hurt the homicide clearance rate. IMHO the longer a case is cold, the more likely it is that it was a stranger, or at least someone not firmly on police radar.
You should not believe everything you read, even criminologists like the world to look the way they think it should, e.g. quants in financial services, counter example : 2008 crash. Douglas of all people should know cases can remain cold for political reasons, e.g. JonBenet case.
THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER
April 3, 2001
RAMSEYS CHANGE THEIR STORY ABOUT MURDER NIGHT
By David Wright & Don Gentile
"John and Patsy Ramsey have changed the story they told cops about their daughter JonBenet's murder -- they now admit their son Burke was awake during that Christmas 1996 nightmare!
In an exclusive ENQUIRER interview, the nation's most infamous murder suspects say Burke was jolted awake by screams in their Boulder, Colo. home.
"Burke knew something horrible had happened. He heard us screaming. He heard Patsy ...a woman in terror," John confessed. "We thought he was asleep but he wasn't. Burke was awake.
"Burke was frightened. He had tears in his eyes. He knew something very, very wrong was going on."
Until being questioned by The ENQUIRER, the Ramseys had always insisted that Burke was still sleeping when police arrived at their home after Patsy's 911 call.
But now John has admitted to The ENQUIRER that Burke woke up before the 911 call was placed at 5:52 a.m. to summon police.
Why would they change their story, what is the percentage in that? Also How did they know he had tears in his eyes, this must mean he was present at the 911 call as alleged per his voice on the call, noted by Kimberly Archuleta, the original 911 operator from the morning of December 26, 1996. In an emotional interview on NBC, Archuleta admitted,
That has been the hardest call I ever took. She continued,
I think thats because there was something inside me that said, 'Somethings not right.' She continued to reveal that, even though Patsy attempted to end the call, the line was still going and she could hear
another voice. The former 911 operator continued,
The third voice was a male voice.
I knew there was a third distinct voice.
In days gone by, without the internet etc, people would have got on with their life chalked JonBenet's death down to an intruder and been none the wiser.
This is where sites like websleuths have made a difference, i.e. more people realize the JonBenet case is likely to be BDI !
