Her friend was sexually assaulted and Jill escaped unharmed. .FIYolDqalszTnjjNfThfT{max-width:256px;white-space:normal;text-align:center} . Blood sample? "She [the California woman] had no direct knowledge of anything that may have occurred the night JonBent died," Police Chief Mark Beckner told the Denver Post. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday in Massachusetts. He was a very personable kind of guy. Bill McReynolds dressed as Father Christmas to attend a party just days before the little girl was found murdered on Boxing Day 1996. "And because I'd been told by cyber-crime specialists that JonBent was precisely the kind of child, because of her beauty pageant experience, who could be sucked into the world of child porn. Bill McReynolds played Santa at several Ramsey holiday parties and knew the family well. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. "They felt they couldn't live here anymore.". ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Her case remains unsolved. The case is officially unsolved, and has become one of the most mysterious and controversial in America's history. Amateur sleuths have offered up answers ranging from bed-wetting to incest. (BPD Report # 1-645. He's been vetted numerous times by police. The couple initially told police the boy was sleeping when the ransom note was discovered, but his voice later was heard on an enhanced tape of Patsys 911 call to police. When I die, I'm going to be cremated. Lacy was very suspicious of him and as far as I know he was eliminated to her satisfaction by DNA testing. Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Karen Ann McReynolds and Kimberly McReynolds (Dennis Gonzalez), and her grandchildren Benito Gonzalez (Anne- Michael Gonzalez) and . And elderly man of lower income was a pedophile who committed one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century and got away with it. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} "How could you be, if you're a murder suspect? It just seems too much of a coincidence. It was a very sad thing in his life because he genuinely loved children, and it was the happiest part of his life.". Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368, Baby's body found after huge search, as cops quiz Constance Marten & lover, I took pic of son, 18, before his first night out then the worst thing happened, Meg & Harry 'stunned' by King's 'cruel' Frogmore eviction 'punishment', Harry and Meghan evicted from Frogmore Cottage by King Charles after Spare memoir, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Steve Thomas covers him at length in his book. He was totally broken-hearted. He joined the staff of News Radio 1200 WOAI in 1947 and, by the time he retired in 1997 after 50 years of broadcasting, generations of farmers came to depend on McReynolds Farm and Ranch program and an hour-long agricultural program at noon. That is when McReynolds' fascination with Santa Claus began, said his wife. Survived by: sons, Michael McReynolds and daughter-in-law Phyllis, Mark . His ashes will be scattered at one of McReynolds' favorite Colorado hiking trails. When I'm not writing, reading, or lost in the vortex that is the Internet, I can usually be found stuffing my face with food and obsessing over the nearest dog. I was in my 20s when she was murdered and am strongly IDI. Parents do horrible things to their children, but to understand this case you have to take the notion out of your head that they set out to kill this 6-year-old girl, Wecht said last year. The Santa Claus figure in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case died over the weekend from a heart attack. (Thomas), DeMuth was on the trail of Bill McReynolds, even using undercover cops to tail him. The world has heard so many false rumours. The brutalmurder of littleJonBenet has gripped the world for 20 years. Burke dismissed the claims in an interview on the Dr Phil Show. ._2cHgYGbfV9EZMSThqLt2tx{margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{width:75%;height:24px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-,._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{background:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);background-size:200%;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-{width:100%;height:46px} The day after they buried their daughter, they went on CNN to proclaim their innocence, but it was four months before they sat down for a formal interview with police. 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. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. BARB COOPER Boulder. It's sad for his family. Ramseys' former neighbor who played Santa to the . BILL MCREYNOLDS DNA COULD NOT BE EXCLUDED. Production crews rebuilt the relevant parts of the house in a warehouse and used state-of-the-art technology so the team of experts could test out the theories about JonBenets violent death. http://www2.dailycamera.com/bdc/city_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2422_1378181,00.html, Retired professor 'heartbroken' after JonBenet ordeal, By Charlie Brennan And Owen S. Good, Rocky Mountain News September 6, 2002. He was recovering from heart surgery. (BPD Report #1-568. (Carnes 2003:37). His best chance was to work with us, so he became a picture of cooperation. The killer resembled JonBenet's brother John Andrew. While there, CNN reports that he allegedly gave JonBent a card that read, "You will receive a special gift after Christmas.". ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} He said: "I don't know what to say to that, because I know that's not what happened. He didnt remember, it was so long ago, about twenty-five years. (Steve Thomas in reference to Bill), Jessie McReynolds (the son): He had done two and a half years in an Arizona prison for conspiracy, aggravated robbery and kidnapping and had no corroborated alibi for Christmas night 1996. But currently, he's not a suspect.". @keyframes _1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT{0%{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc{--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left:0px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;padding:3px 9px;position:absolute;border-radius:4px;margin-top:-6px;background:#000;color:#fff;animation:_1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT .5s step-end;z-index:100;white-space:pre-wrap}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc:after{content:"";position:absolute;top:100%;left:calc(50% - 4px - var(--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left));width:0;height:0;border-top:3px solid #000;border-left:4px solid transparent;border-right:4px solid transparent}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd{margin-top:6px}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after{border-bottom:3px solid #000;border-top:none;bottom:100%;top:auto} Joe Barnhill had easy access to the home and says he watched TV and went to bed. I'm wondering if those fragments could be the same glitter that Crying Santa Bill wanted mixed with his ashes upon his death. What are you going for, National Enquirer headline of the year? JonBenet's official cause of death was given as strangulation by a coroner following the tragic episode 20 years ago. "Of course, he would never get over what happened to him. Lezette McReynolds died in 2010. "Statements like that led me to have some sort of suspicion: What was going on between Santa Bill and JonBent? Three people are heard to have a conversation. Staying close to his broadcast subject, McReynolds served as general manager of the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo from 1970 to 1974, and was president of the South Texas Fairs & Stock Shows Association. The second best result is Bill McReynolds age 60s in Fall Creek, OR. According to Ollie Gray, a private investigator hired by the Ramseys, "Helgothand his accomplices committed the crime. To perhaps no one's surprise, this has been debunked multiple times, and prior to Katy Perry, the theory was that JonBent was actually Lady Gaga. Her murder was harder on me than my operation. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Gave Prints Gave Blood Gave Hair Handwriting Got DNA Investigated by Alibi CLICK HERE: Flight 755 15th Street Main Directory 1998 to 2007 ACandyRose Last updated: 12/02/2008 04:19:38 Some of these suspects include Bill McReynolds and John Mark Karr. .c_dVyWK3BXRxSN3ULLJ_t{border-radius:4px 4px 0 0;height:34px;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:flex-start;margin-top:32px}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3 ._33jgwegeMTJ-FJaaHMeOjV{border-radius:9001px;height:32px;width:32px}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3 ._1wQQNkVR4qNpQCzA19X4B6{height:16px;margin-left:8px;width:200px}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:12px 0}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx ._29TSdL_ZMpyzfQ_bfdcBSc{-ms-flex:1;flex:1}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx .JEV9fXVlt_7DgH-zLepBH{height:18px;width:50px}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx ._3YCOmnWpGeRBW_Psd5WMPR{height:12px;margin-top:4px;width:60px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN{height:18px;margin-bottom:4px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._2E9u5XvlGwlpnzki78vasG{width:230px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN.fDElwzn43eJToKzSCkejE{width:100%}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._2kNB7LAYYqYdyS85f8pqfi{width:250px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._1XmngqAPKZO_1lDBwcQrR7{width:120px}._3XbVvl-zJDbcDeEdSgxV4_{border-radius:4px;height:32px;margin-top:16px;width:100%}._2hgXdc8jVQaXYAXvnqEyED{animation:_3XkHjK4wMgxtjzC1TvoXrb 1.5s ease infinite;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--newCommunityTheme-field),var(--newCommunityTheme-inactive),var(--newCommunityTheme-field));background-size:200%}._1KWSZXqSM_BLhBzkPyJFGR{background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetBackgroundColor);border-radius:4px;padding:12px;position:relative;width:auto} 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. He was 72. Instead of working together, they were at loggerheads. An astonishing six-second call snippet in which a voice can be heard to say 'What did you do?' ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} Forensic expert Cyril Wecht, who wrote a book on the case, believes John probably killed his daughter by accident during a sex game and Patsy helped him make it look like an intruder was the culprit. Select this result to view Bill D McReynolds Jr's phone number, address, and more. But less than a month later, Star retracted its explosive report after prosecutors said Burke, who has his own lawyer, was not considered a suspect. He reminds me of Will Rogers, very gregarious and easy to be around, Michael McReynolds said. Please, for everyone studying this case for the first time, LET THIS MAN AND HIS FAMILY REST. We could walk through the rooms, see the spatial relationships, test egress and ingress who came in and who went out, and what could be seen and heard, said Mr Clemente. Would love to hear others thoughts.. Bill McReynolds: Retired CU Journalism Professor 1968-1992. 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. Helgoth was tied to a supposed property. His wife had joined him there. (Thomas), McReynolds said what was truly terrible was that this wasnt the first child to die during his Santa years. Why? "I think JonBenet was asleep. Because for years that's been what most people have heard. Give the man and his family some dignity! The only play the public has been made aware of was Hey Rube which was based on the true story ofSylvia Likens, a young girl who was held captive in an Indiana basement in 1965. A killer is on the loose, they warned in their first statement after the slaying. I dont know what youre watching/reading/listening to, but Ive heard him mentioned all over the place. A service in Boulder will take place later this month, and his ashes will be scattered in one of his favorite Colorado mountain getaways, his wife said. He considered the Ramseys as friends, he loved children and didnt mean any harm to them, he may have been a little weird but he was already old in 1996 by the time JonBenet was killed, and in poor health. One voice believed to be Mr Ramsey's says: "We're not speaking to you. For one, it was discovered that a daughter of McReynolds, plus another young girl, had once been abducted in Longmont by an unknown assailant. (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. The Ramseys retained criminal lawyers within 48 hours and swiftly hired a slick spokesman. Over the years, we gained knowledge of how the case was mishandled and the false stories that were leaked to the public etc so we changed our minds. We're going to go up behind the cabin here and have it blow away in the wind." Bill and Janet McReynolds say the only significance of their daughter's abduction to the Ramsey case, regardless of the dates, is that it underscores the compassion they feel for John and Patsy Ramsey. John Ramsey found his dead daughter in a rarely used . It's not easy to unpack all of that garbage and approach the case with fresh eyes. He was born on a farm near Seymour, in North Texas, and spent his days working alongside his family picking cotton and tending to the land. There's no doubt about it. He also said the family conspired to cover it up by fabricating a ransom letter and a kidnap story. He played Santa at the Ramsey's in 94, 95 and 96. This seems really strange and coincidental. ._2Gt13AX94UlLxkluAMsZqP{background-position:50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;position:relative;display:inline-block} OK. Others, like 12-year-old Burke Ramsey and family friends Bill and Janet McReynolds, have been the targets of fevered public speculation. Patsy was loopy on drugs. I've been quite interested in the Jonbenet case for a few years, and have watched a lot of more mainstream content about what could have happened to her. When you do though, the intruder theory makes the most sense and has the better scientific evidence. "He made a new start. 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.". McReynolds was named by the Ramseys as one of five people worthy of further investigation. It shows clips of JonBenet's father John Ramsay telling police that he suspected McReynolds might have been involved. English 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 Addeddate 2020-07-08 01:31:47 Identifier JillMcReynolds_LongmontPD Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t25b91m9k Ocr So he gathered a crack team of world-leading experts to analyse the evidence, and they have agreed upon the identity of the person they believe is the murderer. Police compared the letter to handwriting samples from dozens of people and they were unable to rule out Patsy as the author after examining at least five examples of her penmanship. Kolar claimedBurke lashed out at his sister with a torch when he realised she had stolen some of his pineapple chunks. The Ramseys refused to cooperate with police. The Ramseys, however, called McReynolds a suspect in their book "Death of Innocence: The Untold Story of JonBenet's Murder and How its Exploitation Compromised the Pursuit of Truth. Janet McReynolds, wife of "Santa" Bill, had a daughter who "had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted twenty-two years to the day before JonBenet's death". Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. I recall reading that sparkly Christmas fragments were found in JBR's hair at the time of her death. She is alleged to have asked to borrow $2,000 shortly before Christmas. 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. 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'. Supporters of this theory pointed out that Burke, then 9, was the only person other than his parents in the home the night his sister was killed, and his prized Swiss Army knife was found in the basement. 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. "I remember him as a great colleague, a very polite and very fun-loving kind of individual. . The Christmas note which investigators found in the bin of the family's Boulder, Colorado home is alleged to have been penned by McReynolds. ", 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. Bill McReynolds AKA "Santa Bill". Man dressed as Santa to party at the Ramsay house just days before JonBenet was found dead 'said he had a special gift for her'. Maybe reporters and podcasters avoid the topic because its so unlikely and it harms the memory of an innocent man and upsets his family. The date of the incident was Dec. 26, 1974 - 22 years to the day before JonBenet's murder was discovered. I know the BPD claims the family gave them blood samples but, were they tested? She caught his attention and he just had to have her. He's also said gave her a note that said the. Also going for insensitivity of the year award? In 1977, Janet gave a local paper an interview and said "I've always been interested in the way victims frequentlyseem to seek their own death, or to deliberately choose their own murderer. McReynolds and his wife, Janet, both came under some scrutiny as potential suspects in the still-unsolved murder, not only because he'd been in the house shortly before JonBenet's slaying, but also because police discovered two eerie parallels between the McReynolds' lives and details in the Ramsey case. http://www.utexas.edu/courses/wilson/ant304/projects/projects97/dentep/boglindow.htm. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. She was exposed to more people in the world, said Mr Clemente. There are an unusual amount of coincidences surrounding the McReynolds family that I find difficult to turn a blind eye to. Some speculated that Patsy, demanding perfection from the pint-sized pageant winner, flew into a rage when JonBenet wet her bed one time too many. Trip DeMuth stood at the gas station with his arms crossed, watching them drive away. (Thomas). Two years later, Janet McReynolds wrote a book that became a play in which a girl is sexually assaulted and tortured in a basement. He played Santa at the Ramseys in 94, 95 and 96. Larry McReynolds began his NASCAR career way back in 1975 and mustered his first crew chief job a decade later, in 1985. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. "He has not been on our radar screen for a while," Beckner said. 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. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! Most six-year-olds live sheltered lives, she was out there in public, in parades she could have been noticed by a sexual offender., Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Authorities collected hair and handwriting samples from the couple in the first few months following the killing, but police sources said they did not consider the McReynolds serious suspects. Plus,he is too fat to fit thru the basement window. Thats who interests me a little more than his father. I love you. A service for McReynolds is scheduled in Massachusetts today, to be followed by one in Boulder later this month. A book by Kate Millett, The Basement, details the murder. The scenario took on added weight when it was revealed that Burke was at the center of a major discrepancy in the Ramseys account of what happened. The Ramseys finally went on CNN or some news show with a small poster offering a $100,000 Reward if JonBenet's killer was caught. This content is imported from youTube. He kept saying it was only a matter of time before they are arrested. He considered the Ramsey's as friends, he loved children and didn't mean any harm to them, he may have been a little weird but he was already old in 1996 by the time JonBenet was killed, and in poor health. Jon Benet had bits of the Ramsey's own sparkly stairway Christmas garland in her hair. 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. I find this hard to believe since they paid 500,000 in the 90s for the entire house. He was found with a photo of JonBenet in his backpack in December 2000 along with a stun gun, which he said had been given to him by a friend. Joe Barnhill claimed he saw John Andrew Ramsey outside the home. One-time person of interest Gary Oliva, 52, was held on child pornography charges this June. John Ramsey said he brought his daughter upstairs and laid her on the floor, hoping she was alive. Is there a reason this isn't even mentioned in a lot of other content about her? (Thomas). If he did do it, I don't believe they will be seeing each other -- if you know what I mean. No suspects were ever found in the case, but both children were found. The week before the murder, McReynolds had dressed up as the local Santa and entertained children at a Christmas gathering. Bill and Janet McReynolds left Colorado in 1998 and settled on Cape Cod. Santa as perp is a common theme in many murder mysteries. A lot like OJ. Thank you for your common sense. Among his many accolades, McReynolds was inducted into the National Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame. McReynolds got angry, and that only fed the paranoia of the DAs people. However, police later concluded that there was "simply no evidence" to support her claims. Former FBI special agent Jim Clemente says the killing preyed on his mind more than all the other violent crimes and sex attacks he came across in his career. Bill McReynolds never played Santa Claus again after the death of JonBenet. Marionumber1 To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Bill McReynolds was found dead in his Mashpee, Mass., home Monday by his wife, Janet, when she returned from a weekend trip. In A Mother Gone Bad: The Hidden Confession of JonBent's Killer, psychologist Andrew G. Hodgesargues that one possibility in the murder is that Patsy Ramsey caught her husband molesting JonBenet, and hit her in a fit of rage. I dont have a vision of lots of people listening to me. He was a friend of Bill . As far as Bill goes, RIP. ", In 2000, a California woman told police that she believed the same child sex ring that she'd been a victim of as a child was responsible for JonBent's death due to similarities in how they'd been tied up. Further, McReynold's amateur playwright wife is said to have penned a piece of work in 1974 about the murder of a teen whose body is discovered in a basement -- just as JonBenet's was. Helgoth was found dead shortly after JonBent's murder, and his death was ruled a suicide. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.3b33fc17a17cec1345d4_.css.map*/Let me know when you have your answer. The wealthy family were at first named as suspects. But the most hard-hitting theory to emerge happened days ago whenThe Case of: JonBenet Ramseyaired in the US and Australia this week. Though they have never been publicly cleared, they do have an alibi. He would never fully recover from that kind of suspicion.". In December 2003, forensic investigators said they had found a DNA sample belonging to an unknown male on JonBenets underwear. On what grounds did Steve Thomas and the BPD dismiss them? 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