From what little I've read and at first thinking that the parents were involved, either individually or together covering up for JonBenet's older brother, my current feeling is that maybe it was an intruder, but someone possibly known to the family and with knowledge of John Ramsey's $118,000 Christmas bonus too - not a rounded figure as one would expect.
What is hard to understand is why the killer would have spent so much time writing down a three page ransom note using a notepad and sharpie from the house with the risk of getting caught.
Thank for the question.
Our profile predicts the killer travels on foot, bike and bus with a backpack. This means there is no place of oppperation. like a place to take JonBenet to or call on a phone.
The Ramsey's house is big, and it has four levels to hide in.
The Ramsey's family left the house on Christmas night at around 5:00 pm for a Christmas dinner they have done before, they fit a pattern.
An neighbor seen a six foot tall white male walk up to the butler door just after 5:00 pm and the family just left. The side of the house he walk up to was the butler service door and this door was found open and unlock by police. This door is just steps from the warm and finish basement.
If you travel on foot, bike and bus, a warm place to stay would be nice.
The basement had every thing he would need as well as a phone to monitor any calls in or out. The basement set up was layout to monitor the rest of the house from the remodel windows that led to the upstairs for sound travel.
From 5:00 pm to the time the family came home he had 4 and 1/2 hours to look around and eat. set on a chair and take his time to plan and write the three page ransom note. It was very cold out in Boulder that night 7d.
The house had every thing he needs for this crime.
Our lab test show us that the killer took 30 minutes to print the ransom note from the middle of the note pad. He dog ear page one and place the note pad back on the counter next to the back steps. In the dark at night at the time of placement, he just fill for the dog ear page one and tears the pages out and places them on step three on the back step just before he goes to Jonbenet bedroom. The pages are kept flat and no finger prints for handleing them, they are stored next to the back step just into he need to place them. Simple setup.
Now by taking JonBenet down to the basement, he could monitor the family, keep her and him self hidden to the next step, the money drop.
The note said JonBenet was taken, who would look in a large basement for her. The writer said many time that the family must follow the direction to the letter or SHE DIES. Why he prints SHE DIES so many time is because he is hidden in the basement. If the police are called, he will be found.
The family had the note in their hands and he was monitoring them from the basement. He could place the call to them by using the phone company number added to their and the phone would ring back in till they pick it up for instructions. But they call 911 and he was mad and the crime was over. He did as he printed many time in the ransom note, he killed Jonbenet.
He had seven minutes to leave the property, up the basement steps to the out of the view butler door down the dark alleyway into history.
At 10:00 as printed in the ransom note, a call came into the home and John said no one said a word for 30 second and hung up. Was this the killer letting John know as a pay back. the killer could hear other in the background at that time.
JonBenet was never to leave the home in this crime, a simple crime went wrong as plan when the family did not follow the direction to the letter.
Remember, he travel on foot, bike and bust. Hi-Tec walk shoe imprint was found next to Jonbenet body.
Team JBI
