John and other family members were cleared of suspicion through a handwriting test, but police couldnt conclusively determine if Patsy wrote the letter. I actually tend to believe its the other way around. McReynolds won a Western States Art Foundation regional prize and a $7,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, but it was never published and no copy has been released to the media since. https://t.co/mbz7yh9Ug3, Larry McReynolds (@LarryMac28) January 18, 2021. were officially cleared of any involvement in the murder, JonBenet Ramsey's murder, including Bill McReynolds, the man hired by Patsy to play Santa Claus at the Ramsey family's Christmas parties, McReynolds and his wife, Janet, were initially questioned, police sources never considered he or Janet "serious" suspects. Nonetheless, BillMcReynolds was still one of the favored suspects for the Ramsey family, and they even specifically called him out in their book, Death of Innocence: The Untold Story of JonBent's Murder and How its Exploitation Compromised the Pursuit of Truth. Burke tells his parents he went downstairs with JonBenet and they realize he is the last one to see her. An Associated Press report from March 1997 stated that McReynolds and his wife, Janet, were initially questioned less than six weeks after the murder. Of course, that wouldn't explain how she ended up bound and strangled in her family's basement, and it certainly wouldn't explain the 2 1/2-page ransom note, but it's also not the first time that a murder has been blamed on an owl so who knows? Patsy Ramsey (JonBenets mom) finds a ransom note for her 6-year-old daughter on the stairs inside of her house. Because for years that's been what most people have heard. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! This would explain why a neighbor thought they saw John Andrew approach the house the evening of the murder. But it wasn't just Santa that investigators were interested in. Doesnt hold up to Occams Razor. McReynolds explained to theDaily Camera that it was "a fictionalized account of the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens in Indiana" and had nothing to do with JonBent. Both children were then released. McReynolds also stated that JonBent had given him a vial of gold glitter at both the 1995 and 1996 Christmas parties. JonBent Ramsey's 1996 murder case remains unsolved. The day after Christmas in 1996, the body of 6-year-old beauty pageant queen JonBent Ramsey was found in the basement of her parents Boulder, Colorado home. It was unusually long and there were no fingerprints found on it except for Patsys and the authorities who handled it. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. He was recovering from heart surgery and needed his wife to help so he could even do the Santa gig. A window in the basement was broken and an unidentified footprint was found at the scene. A couple of years later the Ramseys cancelled the Reward for catching JonBenet's killer! McReynoldss own daughter had been kidnapped 22 years before. She discusses her father's legacy of goodness while talking about how the JonBenet case affected her family and her father's well being. For years, JonBent's parents, John and Patsy Ramsey were blamed for possibly having some involvement in their daughters murder. Tracey reported Karr to the police who arrested him in Bangkok. Other suspects included neighbor Bill McReynolds, a local Santa Claus who visited the Ramseys a few days before the girls death. McReynoldss own daughter had been kidnapped 22 years before. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Police chief Mark Beckner has also said that the crime scene wasnt properly sealed off after police arrived. McReynoldss own daughter had been kidnapped 22 years before. There's no doubt about it. The victim in the story later dies in a hospital. Too convoluted. He told the Denver Post that when he first met JonBent in 1995 he was struck by her smile, her "pensive, almost retiring" demeanor, and her angelic glow. He was just so devastated by the mere idea anyone would suspect him of a crime," she said, according to Bill's obituary in The Daily Camera. When I'm not writing, reading, or lost in the vortex that is the Internet, I can usually be found stuffing my face with food and obsessing over the nearest dog. Another eerie-sounding connection theory, is that Janet McReynolds had allegedly written a play about a young girl who had molested, tortured and killed in a basement in 1976. What about chronic sexual abuse of JonBenet? He wrote me a letter saying that he carved JonBenet's name in a harp, it had the name of three other little girls that died early. On the other hand, I know several people who seem like they have an axe to grind. Was it an intruder? (Thomas), When I die, I'm going to be cremated. They didn't follow procedure with the nail clippers. Helgoth was tied to a supposed property dispute with the Ramsey family, which many theorize could have been a motive for possibly kidnapping JonBent. She was abused, tortured, andfinally killed. I believe the killer was someone McReynolds knew and was possibly a September 5, 2002. He gets away with the perfect murder. His best finish came in the 2020 season opener at Daytona a runner-up finish, which was also his first top five in the series. The correspondence took a disturbing turn, with Karr talking about his sexual fascination with JonBent. "In late November, Helgoth had told me that he and a partner were going to make a great deal and they each will bring in around $50,000 or $60,000," he told theDaily Mail. She was abused, tortured, and finally killed. In A Mother Gone Bad: The Hidden Confession of JonBent's Killer, psychologist Andrew G. Hodgesargues that one possibility in the murder is that Patsy Ramsey caught her husband molesting JonBenet, and hit her in a fit of rage. "Statements like that led me to have some sort of suspicion: What was going on between Santa Bill and JonBent? Was it her parents? In 1977, Janet gave a local paper an interview and said "I've always been interested in the way victims frequentlyseem to seek their own death, or to deliberately choose their own murderer. Ramsey Home Walkthrough - 3D Computer Model. I think a lot of us that lived through it were once upon a time RDI. And apparently it starts out nice and then it gets up into this you left Santa Claus and, you know, went to all those fancy things and you came back to Santa Claus. Olivas high school friend, Michael Vail claimed that Oliva had call him on the phone to confess that he had hurt a little girl. The case She discusses her father's "Her murder was harder on me than my operation. I thought it was a very odd thing to say.". "And because I'd been told by cyber-crime specialists that JonBent was precisely the kind of child, because of her beauty pageant experience, who could be sucked into the world of child porn. McReynolds daughter was kidnapped 22 years before which caused more suspicions towards him. When Bill died in 2002, The Daily Camera emphasized that police sources never considered he or Janet "serious" suspects. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Similarities between the Moscow student murders and the Press J to jump to the feed. Helgoth was tied to a supposed property dispute with the Ramsey family, which many theorize could have been a motive for possibly kidnapping JonBent. Even more suspicious, McReynolds's middle daughter and her friend had been abducted 22 years prior to JonBent's death to the day. We're going to go up behind the cabin here and have it blow away in the wind." Blood sample? I could see them talking her into helping them fake a kidnapping and promising that they wouldn't actually hurt Jonbenet, maybe getting their key, borrowing the pen and paper. I was amazed. This seems really strange and coincidental. Former Kidnapping charge was a botched $113 gas station robbery in Arizona, where he forced clerk to move from Point A to Point B, thus the kidnapping charge (ST Pg 114, DOI pg167), He had come home from the Christmas party at his parents home, had a drink of scotch, swallowed some powerful prescription drugs he took for depression, and gone to bed alone, not awakening until late the next morning. Janet McReynolds said in the same interview that her 1970s play sounded "quaint" in light of the Ramsey murder and only made her family more empathetic to the Ramseys' loss. The DAs office called in a specialist from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and a convoy of police cars headed up the mountain to Santa Bills house. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS, BBC1's live FA Cup coverage hit by porn noises from mobile hidden by prankster, Three major energy suppliers paying you to turn off appliances tonight, Major bar chain to close on Mondays and Tuesdays due to rocketing energy bills, Gran's tribute to girl, 4, & mum killed after being hit by racing Audi', News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Hair and handwriting samples were collected by police from both of them at that time, according to an Associated Press report. See Page 1. JonBent Patricia Ramsey was a six-year-old girl found dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. JonBent Ramsey was 6 years old when she was murdered in her Boulder, CO home on Christmas night 1996. I did. Janets daughter and a friend were taken to an unknown location, where Janets daughter was forced to watch her friend being sexually molested. ), Janet McReynolds- wife, mother: Known to be a film critic and movie reviewer for many years and wrote plays as well. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. She did as she was told. A little boy who was a special friend had been murdered several years previously (Thomas). Police collect DNA samples from Bill McReynolds Bill McReynolds dressed up as Santa Claus at the Ramseys' Christmas party on December 23. I am not accusing anyone in particular, just pointing out the multiple bizarre similarities and things that give me pause. His wife, Janet McReynolds, eventually gave Gosage the cord, and Ron knew instantly that it wasnt the same type used by the killer of JonBent. The play, Hey Rube, was about the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens in Indiana. Uploaded by Barry Williams/Getty Images News/Getty Images, will air a six-hour, three-part documentary. ), Janets daughter and a friend were taken to an unknown location, where Janets daughter was forced to watch her friend being sexually molested. Tracey reported Karr to the police who arrested him in Bangkok. She won 5 major contests before her tragic murder at the age of 6. I'm wondering if those fragments could be the same glitter that Crying Santa Bill wanted mixed with his ashes upon his death. The Ramsey family has also been cleared of all suspicion on multiple occasions due to DNA evidence. "She [the California woman] had no direct knowledge of anything that may have occurred the night JonBent died," Police Chief Mark Beckner told the Denver Post. Why wouldnt he hand it over at the storage unit versus going back to the house? By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. However, Olivas DNA was cleared for the murder but was later arrested for possessing child pornography. However, amongother things, the book largely relies on the belief that JonBent's cause of death was head trauma, but in reality, the autopsy revealed that it was asphyxiation. Promise. It wasnt until 2008 when the Boulder County District Attorneys office ruled that the Ramseys were no longer considered suspects thanks to newly developed DNA sampling and testing techniques. However, it was revealed two weeks later that his DNA did not match the evidence found on JonBents clothing and he was released. from the 1998 interview: JOHN RAMSEY: . We have some letters from him. The McReynolds said at the time that the coincidences between their daughter's abduction, the play, and JonBent's death were all just coincidence. We also should have separated John and Patsy and gotten full statements from them that day. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Supposedly Bill was but Im a little more curious if Jesse ever was. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. JOHN RAMSEY: . We have some letters from him. Santa was apparently coming to visit JB. He has been cleared and my humble opinion is that he was a fall guy. He carried it to the hospital as a lucky charm during the surgery. He grew his long natural white beard when cast as a tavern owner in the play, "Les Miserables" for Unity of Boulder Church. Theres a lot of odd coincidences and overall weirdness involving that family. CBS did not work on the filming of Bill McReynolds. In August 2006, a 41 year old elementary school teacher falsely confessed to the murder of JonBenet but investigations proved him to have no connection with the case. According to CNN, an original prosecutor on the Ramsey case claimed that Bill had given JonBent a card with the message: "You will receive a special gift after Christmas." I've asked my wife to mix the star dust JonBent gave me with my ashes. This was in Kolar's book. (Bill McReynolds), He visited adult book stores and admitted to having a long-withstanding admiration for porn. He grew his long natural white beard when cast as a tavern owner in the play, "Les Miserables" for Unity of Boulder Church. Be the first one to, Jill McReynolds abduction documents from Longmont PD, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Then there is the statement from the mother of a friend of JonBents. .. John reveals stranger stayed in daughters room Do you think JonBenet was in the wine cellar when Fleet JDI folks - where do we land on the ransom note? Patsy was loopy on drugs. The Ramseys finally went on CNN or some news show with a small poster offering a $100,000 Reward if JonBenet's killer was caught. (BPD Report #1-568. There have been over 140 suspects since the police began their investigation. In a very special episode of Listen Carefully, Sam and Lindsey welcome their first guest, Jill McReynolds, daughter of suspect Bill McReynolds. Why did he want in the Ramsey house? Two days prior to JonBent's murder, former University of Colorado professor Bill McReynolds dressed up as Santa Claus at the Ramsey household for the third year in a row. Anderson is entering his eighth season in the Truck Series. It was his wife. When I die, I'm going to be cremated. However, Olivas DNA was cleared for the murder but was later arrested for possessing child pornography. Lacy was very suspicious of him and as far as I know he was eliminated to her satisfaction by DNA testing. Even more harrowing, Inside Edition reports that when Oliva was previously arrested in 2000, he was allegedly carrying a photograph of the child beauty queen with him, along with a copy of a poem he'd written called, "Ode to JonBent. OK. Whatever we wanted, he gave, and Jesses handwriting eliminated him as the author of the ransom note. OK. Its also believed that because of the initial belief that the Ramseys had something to do with JonBents murder, other leads were neglected by authorities. Her friend was sexually assaulted and Jill escaped unharmed. His best chance was to work with us, so he became a picture of cooperation. Gary Oliva was a known sex offender in Colorado when JonBent was murdered. They know someone outside the family has murdered their daughter, but they know no one will believe they're all innocent, so in order to protect Burke and themselves they call the police and report the kidnapping in the hopes that if they play along, the real killer will be caught eventually. You are putting a lot of stock in what may be a throw away line by a 6 year old. For many years, JonBents parents and brother, Burke, who was 9-years-old at the time of her death, were considered the main suspects until they were cleared of suspicion. Patsy Ramsey places a 911 call to the Boulder Police Department explaining that her daughter, JonBenet, is not in her room and that a ransom note was left behind. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. Where is this info coming from? John and Patricia Ramsey discussing information of their daughters death during a press conference Bill McReynolds suspect in JonBenet murder case. Her murder was harder on me than my operation. 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