Ivy, during the year 2000 interviews (which can be read online since they were made public by Lin Wood), BPD interviewers told Patsy that they had been told that Burke had said that Patsy had bought him boots with compasses on them (or on the shoelaces of the boots) before 1996. When questioned about Burke's telling that, when, where, and to whom, the interviewers hinted that Burke may have said to the grand jury, but would not reveal more than that.
It was never made clear if Burke was asked about Hi-Tech brand boots or about high tech-type boots, or if any distinction between the two terms was made to him.
Burke was 11 1/2 when he appeared before the grand jury. If he was asked about shoes he had at age 9 1/2 or younger, how much would he even remember?
Was he even asked? How or what did he reply? We don't know because grand jury testimony has not been revealed.
We can't depend on BPD interrogators/investigators to represent the truth when questioning witnesses because they are not limited to making only truthful statements.
There are no Hi-Tech brand boots that belonged to Burke or any Ramsey in police possession, and no proof that any of the Ramseys, including Burke, ever owned any shoe made by Hi-Tech.