Learn more about the latest eNASCAR event schedule, Go to BetCenter for the latest NASCAR odds, news and analysis, Kevin Harvick to appear on Stacking Pennies, 23XI Racing taps Travis Pastrana for Daytona 500 bid, Sellout grandstand, camping crowd heightens Daytona 500 anticipation. Here are just a few of the stranger ones. Jon Benet had bits of the Ramsey's own sparkly stairway Christmas garland in her hair. Karr had reached out to University of Colorado Boulder professor, Michael Tracey through email. She was abused, tortured, and finally killed. However, it was revealed two weeks later that his DNA did not match the evidence found on JonBents clothing and he was released. Think he was old and not a well man .Dont think he did it. I am not accusing anyone in particular, just pointing out the multiple bizarre similarities and things that give me pause. (BPD Report #1-1149. She did as she was told. Also, using the words of one of the handwriting experts, it's extremely unlikely for a random killer to have a handwriting so uniquely similar to Patsy's. Since it was Christmas, the department was short-staffed and was not prepared for the scene they were faced with at the Ramsey House. This seems really strange and coincidental. Helgoth was found dead shortly after JonBent's murder, and his death was ruled a suicide. However, physical evidence suggested that those details were part of a set-up. What about chronic sexual abuse of JonBenet? They thought his standing up to DeMuth proved that the elderly man was not weak and frail after all, just as John Ramsey had said. You could arguably do this whole thing again if JBR doesn't say anything. on the Internet. It's certainly a mysterious, and heart-breaking case that has long raised many questions about the young girl's death. JBR doesn't know the guy so it's not like there is some risk. Santa was apparently coming to visit JB. 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. Trip DeMuth stood at the gas station with his arms crossed, watching them drive away. (Thomas). 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. JonBent Ramsey was 6 years old when she was murdered in her Boulder, CO home on Christmas night 1996. In 1977, Janet gave a local paper an interview and said "I've always been interested in the way victims frequently seem to seek their own death, or to deliberately choose their own murderer. (Bill McReynolds), Good idea, I may take my ashes somewhere when I die too. McReynolds played Santa Claus at a Christmas party at the Ramsey house a few nights before JonBent was killed. The Boulder Police Department was hit with a lot of criticism due to their handling of the investigation. A little boy who was a special friend had been murdered several years previously (Thomas). There are an unusual amount of coincidences surrounding the McReynolds family that I find difficult to turn a blind eye to. 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. | Courtesy of Previously.TV Bill McReynolds was one of the prime suspects due to the connection he had with the Ramsey family. on July 8, 2020, Longmont Police Department records on the December 26, 1974 kidnapping of Jill McReynolds (daughter of JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect "Santa" Bill McReynolds) and her friend by an unidentified pedophile, There are no reviews yet. And Burke. They filmed him on the 21st and 22nd of December and left before the party on the night of the 23rd. He takes pictures of her dying and possibly records it. ", The daughter: On December 26, 1974, twenty-two years before JonBent was reported kidnapped on December 26, 1996, the nine-year-old daughter of Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, was kidnapped. The killer resembled JonBenet's brother John Andrew. To this day, questions around the note still arise. 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. The 2 1/2-page letter demanded that John withdraw $118,000 and wait for further instructions. -Why, when the money was just sitting in the bank anyway?? I did. The Ramsey familys private investigator, Ollie Gray blasted the Boulder Police Department for not considering Oliva a credible suspect. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. Gosage took the good news back to the house, but Janet McReynolds told him, Stay out of our lives. The embarrassed cops got into their cars, and the official convoy slunk back down the mountain. Now, twenty-five years after the shocking discovering, there are still many unanswered questions about the case as experts and amateurs alike try to uncover what happened that night. But to this day, the case still remains cold. How do they know that wasnt the same cord he was using? ), Janet McReynolds- wife, mother: Known to be a film critic and movie reviewer for many years and wrote plays as well. About a month out from the start of the 2021 NASCAR season, Camping World Truck Series driver Jordan Anderson has some big news. In his book Presumed Guilty: An Investigation Into the JonBent Ramsey Case, the Media, and the Culture of Pornography, journalist Stephen Singular argues that the police were so focused on pinning the murder to the Ramseysthat they neglected to consider the possibility that JonBent was abducted for child pornography. Yet, when the case was reopened in 2009, the intruder theory was brought once again as a possible option. 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. Interview with Jill McReynolds: The Man Behind the Beard In a very special episode of Listen Carefully, Sam and Lindsey welcome their first guest, Jill McReynolds, daughter of suspect Bill McReynolds. A window in the basement was broken and an unidentified footprint was found at the scene. The Ramsey familys private investigator, Ollie Gray blasted the Boulder Police Department for not considering Oliva a credible suspect. A minuscule amount of mixed DNA (from different locations and multiple foreign sources) doesn't prove much - unless someone cleaned up afterward, there should have been much more evidence from a single profile left. Many sleuths believe that Helgoth had heard he was a suspect in the case, with a popular theory believing that it was his footprint at the crime scene. (BPD Report # 1-645. One of America's most famous unsolved cases is undoubtedly the murder of JonBent Ramsey in Boulder, Colorado and CBS has opened its own investigation with the two-part special The Case Of: JonBent Ramsey. John and Patricia Ramsey discussing information of their daughters death during a press conference Bill McReynolds suspect in JonBenet murder case. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. However, Olivas DNA was cleared for the murder but was later arrested for possessing child pornography. 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. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! 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. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! Burke tells his parents he went downstairs with JonBenet and they realize he is the last one to see her. "Alibi- home in bed, On December 26, 1974, twenty-two years before JonBent was reported kidnapped on December 26, 1996, the nine-year-old daughter of Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, was kidnapped. Gosage took it back down the hill to the gas station and handed it to the technician from the CBI. Many sleuths believe that Helgoth had heard he was a suspect in the case, with a popular theory believing that it was his footprint at the crime scene. She was abused, tortured, andfinally killed. An Associated Press report from March 1997 stated that McReynolds and his wife, Janet, were initially questioned less than six weeks after the murder. And they didn't just lie that morning. Other suspects included neighbor Bill McReynolds, a local Santa Claus who visited the Ramseys a few days before the girls death. The Craziest Theories in the JonBent Ramsey Case, Know a Pisces? 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. This would explain why a neighbor thought they saw John Andrew approach the house the evening of the murder. According to The Daily Camera, the McReynolds' middle daughter, 9-years-old at the time, was abducted on December 26, 1974, and witnessed the sexual molestation of her friend. No suspects were ever found in the case, but both children were found. According to the Daily Camera, the woman provided authorities with a list of "specific names of individuals who [were] witnesses in the killing of JonBent as well as ongoing sexual and physical [abusers] of other children.". .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? Family and friends were of the Ramseys were also allowed in and out of the house before the initial investigation was completed. He gets away with the perfect murder. I've asked my wife to mix the star dust JonBent gave me with my ashes. (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. I felt very close to that little girl. JonBent's mother, Patsy, called police initially believing that her daughter was missing after a ransom note was found on the staircase. (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? Heres How to Shop for Them. Apart from it, how come the killer left no traces behind? Karrs confession made international headlines but he was later dismissed as a pedophile who was after fame. * Bill McReynolds daughter Jill, was kidnapped on December 26, 1974 with a friend. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, JonBent Ramsey was strangled to death twenty-five years ago and her killer has never been brought to justice, John and Patsy Ramsey were prime suspects for years but were later exonerated when DNA testing had cleared them of any involvement, Investigators could not prove whether or not Patsy wrote the ransom note but she was later cleared by a federal court, Gary Oliva, a sex offender, was found with magazine photos of JonBent in his backpack when police arrested him on drug charges, John Mark Karr falsely confessed to killing JonBent in a 'love game' gone wrong but DNA had cleared him, Many people believe that an intruder killed JonBent but it has never been proven by police. 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. Many of the similarities between the Ramsey case and McReynolds' play come from these allegations of sexual molestation. CBS will air a six-hour, three-part documentary series called The Case of: JonBent Ramsey in September, The New York Times reported. The 26-year-old committed suicide two days after a 1997 press conference where the Boulder DA announced that they were looking at a new suspect. (Thomas), Spent two and a half years in an Arizona prison for conspiracy, aggravated robbery and kidnapping and had no corroborated alibi for Christmas night 1996. They then staged the kidnapping and murder scene together to cover the whole thing up. Too convoluted. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. She made a profound change in me. Santa Claus, A.K.A Bill McReynolds recruited a younger male to kill JonBenet and film it or take pictures for him. "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. Similarities between the Moscow student murders and the Press J to jump to the feed. What parents would engage in this sick game out of irrational desire to protect their innocent child? Was Jesse ever looked at as a serious suspect? A window in the basement was broken and an unidentified footprint was found at the scene. The day is December 26, 1996, in Boulder Colorado where the Ramsey family lives. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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? Following the success of shows recounting murder cases and trials like, The People v. O.J Simpson, and Making A Murderer, both CBS and Lifetime are bringing JonBent's story to TV this year. OK. Whatever we wanted, he gave, and Jesses handwriting eliminated him as the author of the ransom note. When did that happen? Blood sample? McReynolds planned the murder in advance and he told JonBenet that Santa would visit her after Christmas to get her to go downstairs that night and wait for him. Why not? 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. He played Santa at the Ramseys in 94, 95 and 96. 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. Thus the kidnapping charge. And another creepy coincidence that Charles Kuralt's program or segment that Bill promised would be filming his Santa romps was with CBS TV. Helgoth was tied to In a very special episode of Listen Carefully, Sam and Lindsey welcome their first guest, Jill McReynolds, daughter of suspect Bill McReynolds. Why? According to The Daily Camera, the McReynolds' middle daughter, 9-years-old at the time, was abducted on December 26, 1974, and witnessed the sexual molestation of her friend. Do you know, u/samarkandy? 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. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. On the other hand, I know several people who seem like they have an axe to grind. She made a profound change in me. I'm wondering if those fragments could be the same glitter that Crying Santa Bill wanted mixed with his ashes upon his death. 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. When you do though, the intruder theory makes the most sense and has the better scientific evidence. He didnt remember, it was so long ago, about twenty-five years. Here's an interesting exercise, one that might help bring Is it possible a parent would cover for their spouse Something Else About the Ransom Note Points to Ramsey Guilt, Press J to jump to the feed. Both children were then released. (Thomas), McReynolds said what was truly terrible was that this wasnt the first child to die during his Santa years. That's where the $118,000 demand comes from. How about Jesse though? His wife, Janet McReynolds, was also reportedly present at the party. 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. 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