Third, there was no sign that anything had either been introduced into the house or taken from it.
Attempts have been made to identify such signs, but in literally every case they can be, and have been, explained as innocent artifacts already in the home prior to the crime. Second, there was no sign of an intruder anywhere on the premises. Clearly no one had entered or left via that window. As reported by the police, and clearly evident from examining photos taken the morning after the murder (supplemented by the new video released in association with Kolar's book), there is no sign of disturbance anywhere on the window frame or in fact anywhere in the well or even the grate over the well. I have my own ideas about that window and what it might mean, but for now neither my theory nor anyone else's is relevant.
#The jonbenet case windows
All the windows were either locked or barred, with one exception, the notorious broken basement window we've read so much about. As reported by John and confirmed by the police, all the outside doors were locked. It should have been clear from day one that no intruder could have been present in that home on the night of the murder.įirst, there was no means for an intruder to enter or leave. Kolar's new book will, as I understand it, present new evidence debunking certain aspects of the so-called "intruder theory," and as much as I welcome the book and look forward to reading it, as I see it there was never any basis whatsoever for such a theory. Taking all the facts together, as presented in the previous post, we can safely conclude there was no intruder.
But I am asking you to open your minds and make a sincere attempt, at least for now, to see with fresh eyes. In fact I'd be surprised if many did, because admittedly my take on this case is very different from that of just about anyone else. As I see it, it's the case as a whole, as it developed over months and years, that's confusing, while the identity of the murderer was, or should have been, clear from the start.
#The jonbenet case series
The series will also feature an all-new exclusive interview with JonBenet’s father, John Ramsey, 75, in which he discusses how it felt having much of the public believing that he and his late wife, Patsy Ramsay, who died from cancer in 2006, and son Burke, were either somehow involved, or fully responsible for JonBenet’s death.Before proceeding it's important that I ask my readers to temporarily put everything they've ever read or even thought about this case out of their minds. In Hunting JonBenet’s Killer, Vargas investigates new DNA tests, new leads, and with FBI agent Robert Clark, digs deeper into the theory of an “intruder” murderer, who belonged to an apocalyptic cult that believed in alien life. Even after numerous grand jury hearings and federal investigations, the person who strangled the six-year-old to death in 1996 in Boulder, Colorado, remains a mystery. Hunting JonBenet’s Killer: The Untold Story premieres on A&E on Thursday night, a documentary series in which news journalist Elizabeth Vargas tracks down new clues and leads on the infamous cold case murder of the child pageant queen, JonBenet Ramsey.