JonBenét Investigation 2015 Team JBI

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It was a red heart rather than a smiley face, according to the autopsy report, page 5.

Good point, lets look at one of the photos. Our lab pictures to us looks more like a smiley face.
A picture is worth a 1,000 words.

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I see a smiling cat with two pointy ears, possibly drawn onto the carpet with a felt-tipped pen or something similar... but not necessarily by the killer of JonBenet Ramsey.

We do not know who drew the images. It was not there before the Christmas party.

Profile of the killer

He uses a water base Sharpie marker to print the ransom note, this type of marker that was out of production for many that years was in a like new condition and this is a safe ink for art work.

He used a note pad or what many use to draw on called a sketchbook.

The cat drawing on the carpet. This drawing was at the place that Jonbenet was killed.

The red ink drawing on Jonbenet hand.

The killer took some green paint and painted a stripe on JonBenet chin.

The uses of a 12 inch long paint brush and use it with a cord as a handle type tool to kill Jonbenet. The cord was tide to dead center on the stick, the Artie's skill level and detail.

The killer took a trophy from the crime scene, the broken tip end of the paint stick.

Crime scene files show us he may have drawn JonBenet that night in the basement.

The uses of a chair and a desk in the basement to draw on, Boulder police took these items.

The killer carefully put back the brush end back into the paint tote as a artist would do.

Wood fibers from the broken paint stick was found inside jonBenet body.

This is a list of some of the crime scene items used in this crime that have a art connection to  them.

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I can see what looks like a tiger head in the pattern in the carpet - but that is just random. I see such figures in a lot of things and don´t put any significance into it.
You are an artist, I am too, so maybe it is just natural to see such things - without it meaning a thing!

Very good point.

It has been said that it is better for a person to have "imagenation too than only knowage".

Note
Jonbenet loved her cat, White blankets, draw and paint, play dress up and wear her pink Barbie gown and her best doll was place on a drawing paper next to her in the wine cellar, Did the killer know these things about her. She also like fresh cut pineapple. From 10:00 PM to 5:52 AM is a long time to entertain a child in the basement with things to do that she loved.

The two white blankets and her pink Barbie gown was found next to her in the wine cellar. The pink gown had a drop of her blood on it.

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Artie's  and a crime scene draftman:

This is a drawing of the property layout in 1996, to monitor the family, the killer will need a Place of Interest.

Profile place on interest.

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Winter Solstice  The winter solstice is the solstice that occurs in winter. It is the time at which the Sun is appearing  at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. In the Northern Hemisphere this is the Southern solstice,  the time at which the Sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on December 21 to 22 each year.  Christmas or Christ's Mass is one of the most popular Christian celebrations as well as one of the most globally recognized  mid-winter celebrations in the Northern Hemisphere. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, called the  "Son of God," the second person of the Holy Trinity, as well as "Savior of the World." The birth is observed on December 25,  which was the Roman winter solstice upon establishment of the Julian Calendar. Activities include feasting, Midnight  Masses and singing Christmas carols about the Nativity. Good deeds and gift giving in the tradition of St. Nicholas or Santa  Claus is also observed. Many observe the holiday for twelve days leading up to Epiphany.  The Winter Solstice has been celebrated in some way or another for thousands of years. In the Northern Hemisphere, the  winter solstice is often connected with various religious holy days. Pagan religions associated the winter solstice with  significant life changes, intricately linked with the universe and fates that determined the future and effected those lives. This  significance can also be found in the Southern Hemisphere, where the Winter Solstice takes place in June. 

Boulder CO  Dec 24, 1996 - Moon rise 5:03 PM    Moon set 6:51 AM -  Full Moon  - 25th Moon had 99.6% of its Light.

Our profile predict that the killer has a rock climbing and hiking background. would he know about this information.

Note: 25th the Sunset 4:42 PM, it was very dark for 1 hour 14 min. in till full Moon rise at 5:56 PM - Full Darkness.

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Touch - DNA  Touch DNA refers to the DNA that is left behind from skin cells when a person touches or comes into contact with an item.  Humans shed tens of thousands of skin cells each day, and these cells are transferred to every surface our skin contacts.  When a crime is committed, if the perpetrator deposits a sufficient number of skin cells on an item at the scene, and that  item is collected as possible evidence, touch DNA analysis may be able to link the perpetrator to the crime scene.  However, since Touch DNA is usually deposited in smaller amounts than the DNA found in bloodstains or other body fluids, it  is more difficult to obtain DNA profiles from touch DNA samples.  Touch DNA is not Low Copy Number DNA:  LCN DNA profiling allows a very small amount of DNA to be analyzed, from as little as 5 to 20 cells.  Because of the small amount of starting DNA in LCN samples, many more cycles of amplification are necessary.  LCN is not currently readily accepted in courts in the USA.  Touch DNA samples are processed exactly the same way as blood, semen, saliva etc - i.e. you need ~300 skin cells to  obtain a DNA profile using conventional profiling techniques. - Touch DNA samples are admissible in court and have been  testified to 1000s times worldwide.  The key to obtaining successful Touch DNA results depends on recognizing items/areas on items which may be suitable for  Touch DNA analysis, and using the sampling technique that will recover the highest number of skin cells: » Swabbing: non-porous surfaces - » Cutting - » Scraping - » Tape-Lifts - » Post-It Notes  Touch DNA: sampling for Touch DNA can help identify suspect(s) in cases where body fluids are not present.  Prosecutors cleared the family of JonBenet Ramsey of all suspicion relating to her 1996 death  using  "touch DNA" technology.

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Flag Stones
 From the driveway to the butler service door, was a stone walk way. These stones would not have any frost on them the morning of the crime. This mean that the killer could exit the butler service door from the basement and exit to the side yard on the stone walkway to the driveway then down the dark alleyway. No foot prints left at the crime scene as frost prints or snow prints. Dust prints would be left and Boulder police would have to check for dust prints.
 The JonBenet Investigation Facebook site has pictures of how the dust lifter works.
 There would have been many of the killers dust shoe prints left at the crime scene.

At Around 5:00 pm Christmas day, a trace amount of snow fell in some parts of Boulder CO. The winds was from the South East and with the 30 foot high house wall, this area would not collect any trace amount of snow on the stone side walks.  No foot prints in the snow they say, Because there was no snow on most of the property that week. Winds was at 10 mph.

 The lab

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Picture taken in 100% darkness.

It is fun to work in a CSI Lab.

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There was a lot of dust on the wine cellar concrete floor. The killer had on Hi-Tec hiking shoes on. As he left the basement, he would leave dust track on the carpet floor.
Today's CSI teams can use a tool to collect this un seen impressions.

Here is how we do it.


ELECTROSTATIC LIFTING FORMULA:

 PROCEDURE OF APPLICATION

 1. Place the lifting film over the surface
 bearing the dust impression.
 2. Place the grounding device adjacent
 to the lifting film.
 3. Charge the lifting film with the charger
 unit.
 4. The dust impression is transferred to
 the lifting film by the electrostatic
 charges.
 5. Carefully remove the lifting film
 from the surface.
 6. View the lifted result using
 white oblique light.
 7. Photograph opaque lifting films using
 white oblique light.
 8. Photograph transparent lifting films
 using transmitted light or darkfield
 lighting methods.

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We can used UV light to see things that you can not see with your eyes at the crime scene.

KRIMESITE IMAGER DIGITAL CAMERA KIT W/CANON POWERSHOT

This kit is used to take photos for our lab's files.

We can use it on dust prints, blood stains and fingerprints. It works very well with superglue treated fingerprints.

We can find fingerprints that others can not find with this lab tool. The light is 254 NM

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Added to the lab:

 The high-resolution digital camera in this kit offers the capability to photograph the crime scene and record latent evidence directly through the KRIMESITE™ IMAGER. The included adapter allows for quick and easy attachment to the Imager within a matter of seconds and the printer connects directly to the camera for quick full color 4" x 6" (10.2cm x 15.2cm) printouts at the scene. Also included in this kit is the 30-watt shortwave UV Puissant Light.



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Collecting items from the crime scene must be kept in tack.

We tape each item for travel to the lab.

Are hard-to-peel tapes driving you bananas? Then try Sirchmark™ E-Z Peel Evidence Tape. It features a special pre-scored backing so it’s easier to remove — the first time. Sirchmark™ tape is manufactured on a matte acetate base that is coated with a permanent, quick-setting acrylic adhesive that defies removal from most surfaces. Any attempts to tamper with the tape will cause the substrate to break and peel off in irregular strips. The tape will dissolve and smear when solvents like acetone are applied — positive proof of tampering. Pair this tape with our new E-Z Tape Dispenser and you’ve got a winning combination. Our new tape dispenser is made of tough, molded ABS plastic and features a handy built-in belt clip for your convenience. Simply tear off the amount of tape you need, remove half of the paper backing and apply. When the tape is in place, pull off the other half of the backing to permanently seal. It’s that easy — just like the name. Plus, our new tape dispenser is reusable — after all you wouldn’t throw away your paper towel dispenser every time you need more towels, would you? Just insert a coin, turn 90° and pull apart to refill.
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To help find and photo fingerprint at the crime scene we use this product.

Developed from the U.S. military's heat and eat ration concept, now you can have super-glue fuming in one convenient, disposable container without the sticky mess with HotShot Fingerprint Developer! Developed prints are whiter and appear much faster due to the activator and the concentrated print developer. One HotShot adequately fumes a tank in four minutes or less.
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If the three page ransom note was printed with a pen and not a marker, this tool could be used to check the page below the printed ones.

ESDA Electrostatic Vacuum Box



 Indented writing, a very special type of evidence, is often overlooked. An Investigator may not even be aware of it.

 Along with indented writing, this equipment also can be used to recover dusty footwear impressions.

 In a drug case or a kidnapping case, a note pad with no writing visible on it is the only piece of evidence. Is there no writing at all? Oblique lighting may reveal some indented writing on the top sheet of paper, but it can be really hard to see.

 Attempts at photography may be less than successful. What can you do?

 In another case, some papers and file folders from a burglarized business are submitted as evidence. The suspects entered through the roof and jumped down onto a desk. You can just barely see the faint impressions of footwear in dust on some of the papers and nothing at all on the others. It would be impossible to photograph these extremely low contrast images of dust on patterned or light colored papers.

 What can you do?

 A solution to both of these problems involves using an Electrostatic Vacuum Box , a Criminalist with the Swedish Police Force.

 The Electrostatic Vacuum Box holds the paper down while film is placed on it and charged with electricity.

 To Visualize Indented Writing on Documents If indented writing is being sought, the document is placed on the Electrostatic Vacuum Box and covered with Type IW plastic film. Switch the vacuum pump on. Electricity is passed over the surface with the use of a corona unit.

 Special developing powder is applied with a fingerprint brush to the plastic film over the document. The powder collects in the indentations with the excess powder being brushed away.

 The indented writing is now visible and can easily be photographed due to the high contrast between the black powder and the film. This film can be covered with an adhesive-backed film to preserve the powder-developed image.

 The original document is not damaged or altered.

 To Recover Footwear Impressions in Dust To recover the footwear impressions in dust from paper items, place the paper with the suspected dusty footwear impression on the Electrostatic Vacuum Box. Cover it with Type SP film and switch on the vacuum pump. Charge it with electricity using the corona unit. The dust, in the shape of the footwear image, will now be on the clear plastic film. Because of the vacuum, there is no air gap between the plastic film and the evidence paper. Since the particles of dust do not have to jump over this air gap between the film and the paper, the resulting image is sharper.

 This procedure is suggested for use on papers from a crime scene, even if no footwear impressions can be detected with the unaided eye.

 Excellent, high-contrast photographs of the footwear impressions can result with the use of a black background and directed lighting.

 Specifications:

• Vacuum plate (35 x 39 cm)
• Vacuum pump
• 100-meter roll of Type IW film
• Transformer.
• 100-meter roll of Type SP film
• Developing brush
• 75 grams of developing powder
• Corona unit
• 25 sheets of adhesive film (25 x 35 cm)

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The Ransom Note
The first thing the CSI lab can do is to check for fingerprints.
We will start with this product.

Finger Prints:
 15 Grams Pure ACS/USP Grade Elemental Iodine Prilled Prills Crystals
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The iodine fuming technique has historically been recognized as one of the earliest techniques available to the investigator for developing latent prints. Prior to the introduction of chemical methods, such as ninhydrin, iodine fuming was a preferred and recommended method to be used on paper products. While frequently placed in the 'chemical techniques', the development of latent prints with iodine fumes is not a chemical action, but a physical one. Chemical reactions are those in which the application of a chemical will bring about a change in the physical properties of the latent residue, e.g., ninhydrin interacts with the physical qualities of amino acids in the latent residue. However, in iodine fuming, natural body fats and oils in sebaceous material of a latent print temporarily absorb the iodine vapors. This results in a change in color, from clear to a dark brown, until the effect fades with time. The color change can be made permanent by the application of certain materials, but the developed latent can usually be photographed at the greatest intensity of color change and then allowed to fade. The fixing of the iodine print with other applications can preclude additional processing by other chemical and physical means. The temporary nature of iodine developed latents, requiring fixing agents that preclude further processing techniques, probably results in the low use of this process.