It's certainly a mysterious, and heart-breaking case that has long raised many questions about the young girl's death. I was thinking Bill may have wanted to have a party at JBs house in order to unlock her balcony door. And they didn't just lie that morning. To this day, questions around the note still arise. Lifetime will present a TV movie called Who Killed JonBent? 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. I believe the killer was someone McReynolds knew and was possibly a Maybe that family member enlists a friend to do it instead so that police wouldn't quickly make the connection and unbeknonst to them, that friend is a creep, so things go horribly wrong and turn from kidnapping to murder. (Thomas), McReynolds "had written a card to JonBenet that was found in her trash can after the murder. 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. We are here to discuss all aspects of the case and remember JonBent Patricia Ramsey. Even more suspicious, McReynolds's middle daughter and her friend had been abducted 22 years prior to JonBent's death to the day. Burke denies any wrongdoing and they believe him, but they also realize the situation makes Burke look really guilty and he will be blamed and taken from them. ", While at first, Singular's theory might seem a little far-fetched, it's not completely out of the realm of possibility: One of the former suspects in the case, Gary Howard Oliva, was arrested last June after he uploaded several sexually explicit photographs of children to his email account. He grew his long natural white beard when cast as a tavern owner in the play, "Les Miserables" for Unity of Boulder Church. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. (Thomas), Jesse McReynolds, now thirty-eight, had botched a $113 gas station robbery in Arizona during which he forced the clerk to move from Point A to Point B. Part of Karrs twisted confession involved diary entries written about crime in which Karr describes strangling JonBent as a love game gone wrong. 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. (BPD Reports #1-1874, #26-144, #1-41, #1-162, #1-204, #1-304, #1-2622, #5-297, #5-371, #5-2202) Could that Secret Santa have been the killer and someone JonBent knew? The South Carolina native got engaged over the weekend to Kendall McReynolds, daughter of two-time Daytona 500 winning-crew chief and NASCAR on FOX analyst Larry McReynolds. So in this theory, did John lie about the chairs in the basement, or did the killer magically slip out among all the family and LE there? Promise. JBR could just have been bragging. Additionally, the McReynolds' 9-year-old daughter was reportedly abducted on Dec. 26, the same day JonBent was found dead, only years prior in the 1970s. Think he was old and not a well man .Dont think he did it. Similarities between the Moscow student murders and the Press J to jump to the feed. When did that happen? . very weird. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Their desperation to protect Burke leads them to lie about certain little things which only makes them look guiltier. But they also know that he couldn't have written the note and they know that neither one of them wrote it or did anything wrong because they were together the entire time. The amount demanded was identical to Johns Christmas bonus the year before, which suggested that whoever had that information might have been involved in the crime. There were other similarities about McReynolds' play and the Ramsey murder that spiked investigators' interest. on the Internet. Larry McReynolds, who is a NASCAR on FOX analyst and a two-time Daytona 500 winning- crew chief, congratulated his daughter and to-be son-in-law on this occasion. It is ridiculous! See Page 1. Why not bring it with him? I have read it was either an independent producer working on "spec" or McReynolds himself that hired the film crew. Similarities between the Moscow student murders and the Press J to jump to the feed. McReynolds daughter was kidnapped 22 years before which caused more suspicions towards him. An Associated Press report from March 1997 stated that McReynolds and his wife, Janet, were initially questioned less than six weeks after the murder. The outlet reported that on Dec. 26, 1974, the couple's 9-year-old daughter had been kidnapped along with her friend and she witnessed the sexual abuse of her friend during the trauma. Jon Benet had bits of the Ramsey's own sparkly stairway Christmas garland in her hair. Police chief Mark Beckner has also said that the crime scene wasnt properly sealed off after police arrived. Copyright 2023 NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. This seems really strange and coincidental. When you do though, the intruder theory makes the most sense and has the better scientific evidence. (Bill McReynolds), Good idea, I may take my ashes somewhere when I die too. I believed IDI theory, but most people I knew did not. I've asked my wife to mix the star dust JonBent gave me with my ashes. The Ramseys protested their innocence for years, appearing on national television to tell their story. He didnt remember, it was so long ago, about twenty-five years. (Steve Thomas in reference to Bill), Jessie McReynolds (the son): He had done two and a half years in an Arizona prison for conspiracy, aggravated robbery and kidnapping and had no corroborated alibi for Christmas night 1996. This would explain why a neighbor thought they saw John Andrew approach the house the evening of the murder. I'm sure there are some exceptions, but from what I've seen most IDI people actually started out RDI. 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. And Burke. In a June 1997 Denver Post article, a number of people who knew JonBent spoke to the outlet about what she was like as a person because the 6-year-old murder victim was far more than the pageant star whose glamour shots had been splashed across nearly every print and media outlet in the country. They parked at a gas station down the road and sent my old partner, Detective Ron Gosage, up to talk because he was the only one with whom McReynolds would speak. Anything I'd say would sound suspicious." Other connections between McReynolds and the Ramsey family have apparently been a cause for concern for investigators. Why? A. James Kolar, who led the case investigation for the Boulder DAs office for nine months, believes its unlikely the girl was killed by an intruder. She calls the police and a missing child investigation begins. Have you read The Greenland Theory? It said that she would receive a "special present" after Christmas, and the note was found in the trash at the Ramsey home during the initial investigation. 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. She discusses her father's legacy of goodness while talking about how the JonBenet On what grounds did Steve Thomas and the BPD dismiss them? An ex-con knows whats going on in an interrogation room with two detectives, and Jesse McReynolds knew he looked good to Gosage and me as a suspect in the Ramsey case. She discusses her father's 9 yo kids kill, but it doesn't happen often enough for the Ramseys to think that Burke would be blamed. He was very strange, in the way that when he went into heart surgery he brought a vile of glitter JonBenet had given to him when he played Santa Clause. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. OK. Whatever we wanted, he gave, and Jesses handwriting eliminated him as the author of the ransom note. Burke tells his parents he went downstairs with JonBenet and they realize he is the last one to see her. Kolar scoured through lab and police reports, witness statements and other information when he took over the case. She looked at it for about three seconds and agreed that it was not the same cord. ), Janets daughter and a friend were taken to an unknown location, where Janets daughter was forced to watch her friend being sexually molested. Helgoth was tied to Other suspects included neighbor Bill McReynolds, a local Santa Claus who visited the Ramseys a few days before the girls death. It was unusually long and there were no fingerprints found on it except for Patsys and the authorities who handled it. To this day, questions around the note still arise. She made a profound change in me. "Statements like that led me to have some sort of suspicion: What was going on between Santa Bill and JonBent? ), Janet McReynolds- wife, mother: Known to be a film critic and movie reviewer for many years and wrote plays as well. The Ramseys protested their innocence for years, appearing on national television to tell their story. CBS will air a six-hour, three-part documentary series called The Case of: JonBent Ramsey in September, The New York Times reported. OK. I think a lot of us that lived through it were once upon a time RDI. McReynolds is described as the man hired by Patsy to play Santa Claus at the Ramsey family's Christmas parties in 1995 and 1996. One of the major twists in the investigation of the murder of JonBent Ramsey is that detectives interviewed Bill McReynolds, a friend of the family, because he had played Santa Claus at a Ramsey Christmas celebration two days before the 6-year-old's body was found. JonBent was a 6-year-old beauty queen who was found dead in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado in December of 1996. One of the most heated debates surrounding the case is the theory that JonBent might have been murdered by an intruder. .css-4xjy6g{display:block;font-family:RundDisplay,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.01em;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-4xjy6g:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-4xjy6g{font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0.9375rem;margin-top:1.25rem;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-4xjy6g{font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:1.25rem;margin-top:0.9375rem;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-4xjy6g{font-size:1.625rem;line-height:1.2;}}Know a Pisces? (Carnes 2003:37). He kept saying it was only a matter of time before they are arrested. How about Jesse though? The McReynolds vehemently denied any involvement in JonBent's murder and Janet stated that the couple felt "sensitive to the horror" due to what had happened to their own child. A lot like OJ. He burned it because he was so sad. Supposedly Bill was but Im a little more curious if Jesse ever was. Thus the kidnapping charge. So who is Bill McReynolds? He has been cleared and my humble opinion is that he was a fall guy. (Thomas), Jesse McReynolds, now thirty-eight, had botched a $ 113 gas station robbery in Arizona during which he forced the clerk to move from Point A to Point B. Patsy finds the ransom note hours later. NASCAR and its marks are trademarks of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. All because they thought Burke might be arrested for eating pineapple with JonBenet? Trip DeMuth stood at the gas station with his arms crossed, watching them drive away. (Thomas). And while living in Nederland, near Boulder, he had some other scrapes with the law. But to this day, the case still remains cold. 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