Both children were then released. Red flags everywhere, as far as the eye can see. When I die, I'm going to be cremated. I thought it was a very odd thing to say.". They went to a war: they kept lying, twisting facts, throwing friends into the fire, and obstructing justice for decades now. Santa Claus, A.K.A Bill McReynolds recruited a younger male to kill JonBenet and film it or take pictures for him. Burke is woken up and questioned. This "theory" Is fucking stupid. Police investigated a wide variety of individuals in relation to JonBenet Ramsey's murder, including Bill McReynolds, though McReynolds (who died in 2002) also maintained his innocence and was cleared of any involvement in her death. The Ramsey familys private investigator, Ollie Gray blasted the Boulder Police Department for not considering Oliva a credible suspect. Supposedly Bill was but Im a little more curious if Jesse ever was. However, John and Patsy Ramsey referred to him as a suspect in their book The Death of Innocence, and Janet stated that her husband was deeply affected by the suspicion: "He was scarred. Charles Kuralt's program or segment that Bill promised would be filming his Santa romps was with CBS TV. I wish McReynolds had been made to explain why he lied to Patsy. Access Graphics had passed $1 Billion Sales mark. He kept saying it was only a matter of time before they are arrested. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Tracey reported Karr to the police who arrested him in Bangkok. The Dynamic Duo of DeMuth and his new investigator, Dan Schuller, pulled the trigger when they saw McReynolds loading his pickup truck at a storage locker. There have been over 140 suspects since the police began their investigation. ), Janets daughter and a friend were taken to an unknown location, where Janets daughter was forced to watch her friend being sexually molested. Police chief Mark Beckner has also said that the crime scene wasnt properly sealed off after police arrived. 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. She calls the police and a missing child investigation begins. "Statements like that led me to have some sort of suspicion: What was going on between Santa Bill and JonBent? 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Santa Claus, A.K.A Bill McReynolds recruited a younger male to kill JonBenet and film it or take pictures for him. (Thomas), McReynolds said what was truly terrible was that this wasnt the first child to die during his Santa years. 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. We are here to discuss all aspects of the case and remember JonBent Patricia Ramsey. On the very same day in 1974 - Boxing Day - McReynolds's nine-year-old daughter had been abducted with a friend, and had witnessed the sexual molestation of her friend. Marionumber1 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. )(Woodward), When his own daughter was ten years old, she and another girl were kidnapped, and the friend was molested before both girls were released. I thought there was no dna found under her fingertips? Family and friends were of the Ramseys were also allowed in and out of the house before the initial investigation was completed. Barry Williams/Getty Images News/Getty Images, will air a six-hour, three-part documentary. They wouldnt have any reason to think the situation looked particularly bad for them. 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. She was abused, tortured, and finally killed. Santa was apparently coming to visit JB. There's a reason people who don't really know the details of this case will 90% of the time say they think the parents are guilty of 'something'. Since it was Christmas, the department was short-staffed and was not prepared for the scene they were faced with at the Ramsey House. McReynolds got angry, and that only fed the paranoia of the DAs people. The family friend, who died in 2002, was considered in JonBent's murder. In March 1997, Bill McReynolds told The Chicago Tribune, "In my heart, I know there's no connection. She was abused, tortured, andfinally killed. Someone is out there!". No The murder of JonBent Ramsey remains one of the most peculiar and heartbreaking unsolved mysteries of modern times and the flurry of TV projects and documentaries coming out this month speaks to the world's enduring fascination with what happened the night of Dec. 26, 2006. On the other hand, I know several people who seem like they have an axe to grind. Do you know, u/samarkandy? Helgoth was tied to a supposed property dispute with the Ramsey family, which many theorize could have been a motive for possibly kidnapping JonBent. (BPD Report # 1-645. All because they thought Burke might be arrested for eating pineapple with JonBenet? I'm Gina, the night editor here at Cosmopolitan.com! He got it wrong. JonBent had led McReynolds by the hand on a tour of the house during the 1995 Christmas party, including her bedroom and the basement to see where the Christmas trees were kept, and had given him a vial of glittery stardust to sprinkle in his beard. | Courtesy of Previously.TV Bill McReynolds was one of the prime suspects due to the connection he had with the Ramsey family. According to a 1999 New York Post article, McReynolds was a retired journalism professor and a close friend of the Ramseys. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Why not bring it with him? Heres How to Shop for Them, an interview with the Computer Crime Research Center, Gary Howard Oliva, was arrested last June, he was allegedly carrying a photograph of the child beauty queen. He grew his long natural white beard when cast as a tavern owner in the play, "Les Miserables" for Unity of Boulder Church. (BPD Report #1-1149. I don't really have other children that I have this special relationship with not even my own children or my own grandchildren". She was a member of First Baptist Bluegrass. 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. Since it was Christmas, the department was short-staffed and was not prepared for the scene they were faced with at the Ramsey House. And another creepy coincidence that raised investigators' suspicions was a play written by McReynolds's wife Janet about a girl who was sexually assaulted, then murdered in her basement. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. By itself, it's not a crime. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! He burned it because he was so sad. 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. Why murder her? The only play the public has been made aware of was Hey Rube which was based on the true story of Sylvia Likens, a young girl who was held captive in an Indiana basement in 1965. "I didn't make the connection as much as I felt that this area should be investigated by the authorities because of the similarities between what I'd seen online [of child pornography] and the child's murder," he explained in .css-tjvzc4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;border-bottom:thin solid #6F6F6F;}.css-tjvzc4:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}an interview with the Computer Crime Research Center. I lived through the he saga as an adult and I know several people that believe the Intruder theory. (Thomas), McReynolds said what was truly terrible was that this wasnt the first child to die during his Santa years. When did that happen? (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. By Christine Reid, Camera Staff Writer. I was thinking Bill may have wanted to have a party at JBs house in order to unlock her balcony door. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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. Linda Mac and I are so proud of the man that our @mkmcreynolds1 will be spending the rest of her life with! 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. 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. For years, JonBent's parents, John and Patsy Ramsey were blamed for possibly having some involvement in their daughters murder. Both children were then released. He was arrested on drug charges but was soon released. Can everyone else read it or am I the only one with eyes painted on. He takes pictures of her dying and possibly records it. 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. I am trying to find another source for this. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. This one is definitely one of the more outlandish theories of the bunch, so you should take it with a grain of salt: At least one source reports that it's possible JonBent was attacked by some sort of wild animal, like an owl or a bear. Copyright 2023 NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. McReynoldss own daughter had been kidnapped 22 years before. 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. It was nearly 20 years ago when the mysterious JonBent Ramsey murder case shocked, and mortified people around the world. They search the house and find JonBenet murdered. Burke doesn't really believe in Santa and thinks this whole thing is dumb, so he goes back to bed. Trip DeMuth stood at the gas station with his arms crossed, watching them drive away. (Thomas). She discusses her father's Yet, when the case was reopened in 2009, the intruder theory was brought once again as a possible option. Why not just take some photos of her and be gone. NASCAR and its marks are trademarks of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. I wish we would have done a better job of securing and controlling the crime scene on day one, said Beckner. My thoughts on The Amy Attack, The "Trinity" assault, the Ramsey experts and insane overconfidence, Pop Mystic - Search TV Show and Movie Scripts. 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. However, the connections turned out to be purely coincidental, as both Bill and Janet submitted hair, handwriting, and blood samples and were cleared of any involvement in the crime. 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. As far as I can find (so far), nobody knows where that footage is, Also, the police reports regarding this attack can be found here. The Craziest Theories in the JonBent Ramsey Case, Know a Pisces? 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. 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. Burke tells his parents he went downstairs with JonBenet and they realize he is the last one to see her. Helgoth was found dead shortly after JonBent's murder, and his death was ruled a suicide. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. OK. Anderson is entering his eighth season in the Truck Series. JOHN RAMSEY: . We have some letters from him. And while living in Nederland, near Boulder, he had some other scrapes with the law. Need Bday Wish Inspo for Your Brother? (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? Another mother also stated to BPD investigators that JonBent had told a playmate about a Secret Santa. The Ramsey familys private investigator, Ollie Gray blasted the Boulder Police Department for not considering Oliva a credible suspect. Your theory is a very specific and detailed scenario - most of it isn't supported by evidence. Here are just a few of the stranger ones. Doesnt hold up to Occams Razor. Bill McReynolds dressed as Father Christmas to attend a party just days before the little girl was found murdered on Boxing Day 1996. 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