The knot was not a complicated knot. This piece of misinformation really boils my potatoes. It was a standard double knot, and anyone who can tie a shoelace can make one.
The "garotte", which should never be called that imo, was not a garotte. It was a cord tied around her neck with 17 inches of length going to a handle that never would have served its purpose as a functioning garotte due to the incredible amount of length.
I believe the head wound preceded the strangulation, and I think so because the head wound was developed, and her brain was swollen and pressed against her skull. That takes time to develop, at least ten minutes.
Also indicating this in my opinion is the complete lack of a struggle we see from JonBenet. She did not fight the person who put the cord around her neck, her hair is entwined in the knot (along with fibers from Patsy's jacket), and she did not claw at it in attempt to relieve the pressure. The interior of her neck was not as badly damaged as you would see if she was conscious and struggling with her assailant to get away and catch a breath. Usually choking victims end up biting the insides of their cheeks and tongue when being choked, and there's none of that in JB's mouth. Her wrists show no marks as if she was restrained and struggled against the restraints to try to free herself.
As for the 911 call, we aren't listening to the first generation tape, and we don't have near the level of sophisticated equipment that experts have. No offense, but if one of us listens and hears nothing, that doesn't mean anything.
I have a hard time believing Burke could have been the perp, because there is no evidence of him ever acting jealous or violent towards his sister before the murder (the golf club accident is, by all accounts, an accident), and there is no evidence of him acting jealous or violent like that towards anyone else. If he was the type of person who could do something so sinister as a nine year old boy, there would have been previous indications (cruelty towards pets comes to mind) and he certainly would not have stopped and never exhibited the ability to do such after he successfully got away with such a crime. I also do not believe he would have held up under questioning had he known what happened or been a party to it.
And pineapple - Steve Thomas says in his book that the material in JonBenet's intestine was examined and was pineapple consistent down to the rind with what was found in the bowl on the breakfast table. There's no question that JonBenet ate some of that pineapple, and she ate it after she ate the cracked crab at the White's, which was farther digested into her large intestine. The rate of digestion indicates that JonBenet ate it one to two hours before she died. Patsy tried to claim she didn't recognize the bowl and spoon and "set up", but both John and Burke said that they recognized that bowl as belonging to them. Patsy's and Burke's prints were on it, indicating Patsy did recognize it and n felt the need to lie.
Why? Why all the lies? Why all the conflicting stories and staged evidence? The Ramseys know who did this, and are covering for that person - and in my opinion, the only person they would cover for this hard and this long is one of their own.