Following are quotes of a number of points made by posters before on various threads referring to Barnhill as an eyewitness to someone approaching the house. I never explored this and it seems strange to have a few things intersecting (Barnhill see's stranger and recants, Barnhill's alibi recants, boarder introduces himself night of 23)
(credit to BlueCrab, Camper, RSTJ, others, not in any order - sorry too many to refer each):
"Perp was a fanatical Christian murdered her at midnight - Barnhill's Bible study groupPsalm 118.
"He, Jehovah, is our Lord:
He, our God, on us hath shined:
Bind the sacrifice with cord,
To the horned altar bind."
It was during that party that someone called 911 and hung up. When the police called back they got a voice message, so they sent a cop to the Ramseys house. Susan Stine reportedly refused to open the door and got rid of the cop by telling him through the door that everything was okay.
Barnhill boarder Glen Myers was called back more than once for a handwriting sample
young Barnhill was in Boulder yet didn't let this be known to his parents
Schiller stated the dna "could match Barnhill Sr. if it was from two donors
Betty Barnhill had a key.
Jacques started staying over there, and when JonBenet wanted to see her dog, she went over and played with him.
So we've got some guy in Barnhill's basement with a heavy debt load, a murdered son in Boston, no alibi, a sighting of someone who was not JAR near the Ramsey house the evening of Dec 25th, and handwriting, hair samples, and polys, the results of the latter apparently not conclusive enough to stop ST from going *back* to the guy for more handwriting samples and hair.
somebody came looking for the Barnhills later in the evening, knocked on the door. I let him in, he said he was looking for Joe and Betty, he was worried about them.
JonBenet's bike was kept secret at the Barnhills. "Santa" had promised her a special secret visit, *after* Christmas.
Don't you think Barnhill would know if it was the "Boarder" or not? So, I don't believe it was the "Boarder" -
unless Barnhill was wrong or not telling the truth
It was the Ramseys' Detectives who told Barnhill he was wrong - it was not JAR because JAR was in GA.
You're looking for a perp, you look at this guy living in Barnhill's basement.. Or you could spend the next ten years "analyzing" that ransom note trying to "prove" Patsy Ramsey wrote it.
And as Camper pointed out, it certainly wasn't Barnhill's tenant, because he would have recognized him.
The missing traditional Christmas morning movie of the happy time of Christmas. Did it record someone who was not to be known to be in the home on Christmas?
Forgiveness for the killer, that would be ODD, so soon after the murder. This was attributed to JAR, someone needs to post a source for that, my olde thinking is that it was from a magazine interview with JAR. This scenario would fit the 'forgiveness' comment by JAR, so SOON after the murder.
No flap from the Ramseys wondering or using the 'detectives' to determine WHO it was.
WHY would the boarder/roomer have done such a crime? His own son had been murdered. wonder who his 'circle' of friends were? Did he work, I don't remember any information about where he worked or IF he worked.
I am quite certain that the Ramseys were VERY well known in their neighborhood, and peeked at through the curtains, by any numbers of neighbors.
dictionary was open to "incest"
What has already been established was JAR's semen was found at the crime scene - it was his suitcase, his flashlight, Barnhill states he saw JAR..
That does look like JAR in the photo of the dec 23d Christmas party but it turned out to be a boyfriend of one of Priscilla's sisters. So, maybe Barnhill saw the "boyfriend" (or someone else who looked like JR) and thought it was JAR going into the Ramsay home early in the evening of Dec 25."
Yes indeed, why was Barnhill's statement withdrawn or discounted. Or who looked like JR? Why did Barnhill Jr. change his alibi?
(credit to BlueCrab, Camper, RSTJ, others, not in any order - sorry too many to refer each):
"Perp was a fanatical Christian murdered her at midnight - Barnhill's Bible study groupPsalm 118.
"He, Jehovah, is our Lord:
He, our God, on us hath shined:
Bind the sacrifice with cord,
To the horned altar bind."
It was during that party that someone called 911 and hung up. When the police called back they got a voice message, so they sent a cop to the Ramseys house. Susan Stine reportedly refused to open the door and got rid of the cop by telling him through the door that everything was okay.
Barnhill boarder Glen Myers was called back more than once for a handwriting sample
young Barnhill was in Boulder yet didn't let this be known to his parents
Schiller stated the dna "could match Barnhill Sr. if it was from two donors
Betty Barnhill had a key.
Jacques started staying over there, and when JonBenet wanted to see her dog, she went over and played with him.
So we've got some guy in Barnhill's basement with a heavy debt load, a murdered son in Boston, no alibi, a sighting of someone who was not JAR near the Ramsey house the evening of Dec 25th, and handwriting, hair samples, and polys, the results of the latter apparently not conclusive enough to stop ST from going *back* to the guy for more handwriting samples and hair.
somebody came looking for the Barnhills later in the evening, knocked on the door. I let him in, he said he was looking for Joe and Betty, he was worried about them.
JonBenet's bike was kept secret at the Barnhills. "Santa" had promised her a special secret visit, *after* Christmas.
Don't you think Barnhill would know if it was the "Boarder" or not? So, I don't believe it was the "Boarder" -
unless Barnhill was wrong or not telling the truth
It was the Ramseys' Detectives who told Barnhill he was wrong - it was not JAR because JAR was in GA.
You're looking for a perp, you look at this guy living in Barnhill's basement.. Or you could spend the next ten years "analyzing" that ransom note trying to "prove" Patsy Ramsey wrote it.
And as Camper pointed out, it certainly wasn't Barnhill's tenant, because he would have recognized him.
The missing traditional Christmas morning movie of the happy time of Christmas. Did it record someone who was not to be known to be in the home on Christmas?
Forgiveness for the killer, that would be ODD, so soon after the murder. This was attributed to JAR, someone needs to post a source for that, my olde thinking is that it was from a magazine interview with JAR. This scenario would fit the 'forgiveness' comment by JAR, so SOON after the murder.
No flap from the Ramseys wondering or using the 'detectives' to determine WHO it was.
WHY would the boarder/roomer have done such a crime? His own son had been murdered. wonder who his 'circle' of friends were? Did he work, I don't remember any information about where he worked or IF he worked.
I am quite certain that the Ramseys were VERY well known in their neighborhood, and peeked at through the curtains, by any numbers of neighbors.
dictionary was open to "incest"
What has already been established was JAR's semen was found at the crime scene - it was his suitcase, his flashlight, Barnhill states he saw JAR..
That does look like JAR in the photo of the dec 23d Christmas party but it turned out to be a boyfriend of one of Priscilla's sisters. So, maybe Barnhill saw the "boyfriend" (or someone else who looked like JR) and thought it was JAR going into the Ramsay home early in the evening of Dec 25."
Yes indeed, why was Barnhill's statement withdrawn or discounted. Or who looked like JR? Why did Barnhill Jr. change his alibi?