._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} 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. 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. He said, and some Ramsey investigators believed, it left him too weakened to have committed the murder that occurred four months later. "The children loved him. 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. In a March 2, 1997, story in the Rocky Mountain News, Bill and Janet McReynolds denied any responsibility for JonBenet's murder. But another documentary, HLN network's'Who Killed JonBenet Ramsay?' Not only was Helgoth seen wearing shoes similar to those ina footprint found in the Ramseys'basement, but one of Helgoth's former coworkers also claimed that he'd been acting incredibly suspiciously around the time of the murder. I am not accusing anyone in particular, just pointing out the multiple bizarre similarities and things that give me pause. A student that had kept in contact with Santa Billand knew some details of his life. Why wouldnt he hand it over at the storage unit versus going back to the house? The world has heard so many false rumours. "I know I had absolutely nothing to do with it.". She was named after her parents, John Bennett . "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. Others, like 12-year-old Burke Ramsey and family friends Bill and Janet McReynolds, have been the targets of fevered public speculation. (It's also speculated that Patsy lashed out after finding that JonBenet had wet the bed.) Because they were bombarded by a RDI media circus and it made them biased against the parents innocence before they even knew the basic facts of the case. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Heres how the case stacks up against some of the would-be suspects: JOHN AND PATSY RAMSEYMUCH of the mountain of evidence collected in the JonBenet Ramsey case leads nowhere but several key pieces point toward the millionaire entrepreneur and the former Miss West Virginia. His wife had joined him there. Both children were then released. spoke with the mother of the murdered child beauty queen, Patsy has been. She was exposed to more people in the world, said Mr Clemente. In 1976, Janet McReynolds had written an award-winning play about the sexual assault, torture and murder of a girl whose body was found in a basement. She was abused, tortured, andfinally killed. Three people are heard to have a conversation. She looked at it for about three seconds and agreed that it was not the same cord. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. ", Janet McReynolds said Wednesday that her husband's involvement in the infamous case was "the greatest trial of his life.". I've asked my wife to mix the star dust JonBent gave me with my ashes. As far as Bill goes, RIP. After his retirement from CU in 1992, the couple moved to Rollinsville. Bill and Janet McReynolds left Colorado in 1998 and settled on Cape Cod. Why? It was a very sad thing in his life because he genuinely loved children, and it was the happiest part of his life.". Almost 20 years after the 6-year-old child beauty queen was found brutally murdered in the basement of her family's home, it seems like almost everyone has a theory as to who did it or what happened. Lezette McReynolds died in 2010. So you think McReynolds is the gatekeeper? I was in my final semester in college at the time and my professor the head of the criminal justice department was absolutely sure the Ramsey did it. Jones gladly welcomed McReynolds back. @keyframes ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq{--sizePx:0;font-size:4px;position:relative;text-indent:-9999em;border-radius:50%;border:4px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyTextAlpha20);border-left-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);transform:translateZ(0);animation:ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5 1.1s linear infinite}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq,._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{width:var(--sizePx);height:var(--sizePx)}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{border-radius:50%}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq._2qr28EeyPvBWAsPKl-KuWN{margin:0 auto} jameson's Though they have never been publicly cleared, they do have an alibi. The McReynolds girl, 9 at the time, was not. Police initially investigated the case as a kidnapping, after pageant mum Patsy called 911 on Boxing Day morning 1996 to say she had found a ransom note demanding $157,000 and that her daughter was missing from their home in Boulder, Colorado. I did. We're going to go up behind the cabin here and have it blow away in the wind." McReynolds got angry, and that only fed the paranoia of the DAs people. 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Additionally, the McReynolds' 9-year-old daughter was reportedly abducted on Dec. 26, the same day JonBent was found dead, only years prior in the 1970s. (Thomas), McReynolds said what was truly terrible was that this wasnt the first child to die during his Santa years. 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. Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner said Thursday that McReynolds is no longer the focus of any suspicion in the Ramsey case. Trip DeMuth stood at the gas station with his arms crossed, watching them drive away. (Thomas). He loved his job. Bill McReynolds was found dead in his Mashpee, Mass., home Monday by his wife, Janet, when she returned from a weekend trip. 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. He was beloved by many people here," said Janet McReynolds. This story has been shared 137,743 times. McReynolds explained to theDaily Camera that it was "a fictionalized account of the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens in Indiana" and had nothing to do with JonBent. That meeting sparked a warm friendship that led to McReynolds playing Santa at private parties for the Ramseys the next three years. JonBent Ramsey was 6 years old when she was murdered in her Boulder, CO home on Christmas night 1996. Once police were happyhis story checked out, they acknowledged his frail health and ruled him out of the case. "Barnhill's hands were crippled bad with palsy that he couldn't give police handwriting sample." While there, CNN reports that he allegedly gave JonBent a card that read, "You will receive a special gift after Christmas.". To date, John and Patsy Ramsey, the enigmatic parents of the slain youngster, have repeatedly been publicly named as suspects by authorities. How do they know that wasnt the same cord he was using? John Ramsey said he brought his daughter upstairs and laid her on the floor, hoping she was alive. What a coincidence he couldn't give a handwriting sample. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. It demanded $118,000 for JonBenets safe return, the same amount of money John Ramsey had received as his last bonus, and mentioned a Navy base in the Philippines where he was once stationed. When the couple moved to the small town on Cape Cod in 1998, McReynolds left his role of Santa Claus, his wife said. I don't recall even seeing a photo of one that was actually put up in public in Colorado. Thus the kidnapping charge. He would never fully recover from that kind of suspicion.". I lived through the he saga as an adult and I know several people that believe the Intruder theory. Neither could Joe Barnhill, next door neighbor of the Ramsey's. Steve Thomas covers him at length in his book. * Bill's wife later wrote a play about a young girl who was murdered in her basement. 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. Instead, the analysts looked at interviews and behaviour over a far longer time period, which told them a tremendous amount more, to be revealed in the program. JonBenet's brother then says: "What did you find?" Survived by: sons, Michael McReynolds and daughter-in-law Phyllis, Mark McReynolds and Don McReynolds and daughter-in-law Sharon; 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Bill McReynolds, a retired journalism professor, had been at the Ramsey home two nights before the murder, playing Santa Claus at a Christmas party. )(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 actually tend to believe its the other way around. He enjoyed connecting with his audience, whether it was through replying to fan mail or interacting with people as an emcee, guest speaker or beauty pageant judge at county fairs and agricultural associations. But Mr Clemente said it was irresponsible to try to do a personality assessment from a TV interview. Burke dismissed the claims in an interview on the Dr Phil Show. 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. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. Claus at the Ramseys' home for the third consecutive year in 1996 two nights. Ithink if Burke was upset about circumstances or Christmas presents, he probably would have been upset about her trying to snag a piece of pineapple - out of anger he may have struck her with that flashlight.". BILL MCREYNOLDS DNA COULD NOT BE EXCLUDED. The ransom note is made up primarily of movie quotes. And another creepy coincidence that raised investigators'. What are you going for, National Enquirer headline of the year? Perhaps the oddest conspiracy theory out there is thatnot only is JonBent still alive, but she's also secretly pop superstar Katy Perry. Another eerie-sounding connection. A native of Donna, Texas, McReynolds received a journalism degree in 1953 from the University of Texas and, after serving in the Army from 1953 to 1956, taught at his alma mater for five years and earned a master's degree in journalism there in 1962. He would greet his loyal listeners with a Howdy, friends! before delivering the latest agricultural news. He was investigated by BPD. Investigators found 38 registered sex offenders living within a three-kilometre radius of the Ramseys home. And he did they were married for 66 years, their son, Michael McReynolds, said. According to PMPT "McReynolds and Barnhill's DNA could not be excluded" p182. He earned his doctorate in American Studies and was hired by CU's journalism department in 1968. Some of these suspects include Bill McReynolds and John Mark Karr. We know of one person that would tie a lot of the loose ends and coincidences together. DA Lacy did not know what she was talking about when she exonerated the family, he said. His best chance was to work with us, so he became a picture of cooperation. "Then she got JonBenet up to make sure she used the toilet, so she didn't wet the bed that night.". Why would the other parent help cover up the crime? MYSTERY INTRUDERFROM the get-go, the Ramseys pointed the finger at a deranged child murderer. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} . Beyond the physical evidence, the couples behavior in the early hours and days of the investigation was disturbing to some observers. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Much was made of the fact the 29-year-old, who once gave evidence to a grand jury, smiled as he talked about his sisters murder. 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. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! Ollie Gray, a private investigator hired by the family, claimed in April that the killer was Michael Helgoth, a then 26-year-old whose family owned a junkyard in the city. "He has not been on our radar screen for a while," Beckner said. Why would a doting parent kill the little girl? Marionumber1 He was a friend of Bill . They then staged the kidnapping and murder scene together to cover the whole thing up. How can it be used to clear suspects if you don't think the killer left the DNA to begin with? ", 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. He's mentioned absolutely everywhere, nearly every documentary and podcast brings him up. "I think that accounts for the physical evidence as well as the latent print. In a chilling twist, they also discovered that the couple's daughter had been abducted on Dec. 26, 1974 along with a young friend . Each morning Bill McReynolds awoke at 4 a.m. to make it to the radio station in time to start his show at 5 a.m. View our online Press Pack. It's like everyone cooperated with LE except the Ramseys. Join Facebook to connect with Bill McReynolds and others you may know. "Her murder was harder on me than my operation. 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. Other evidence also has links to Patsy: the paintbrush handle used in the garrote that killed JonBenet came from her art kit, and fibers found on the duct tape over the little girls mouth could be from her clothing. This story has been shared 107,268 times. 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? The students really enjoyed him," said Steve Jones, assistant dean of CU's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. It will only get solved if some new piece of evidence emerges.. When the Ramseys went on TV and held up the small poster it was a bizarre performance. Can I ask you Ivy, did you live through the whole JonBenet murder saga as an adult while it was unfolding? Detectives probing the intruder theory have investigated sex offenders as far away as California and looked into the surreal world of kiddie pageants but a credible suspect has yet to emerge. Her murder was harder on me than my operation. There's no doubt about it. "Statements like that led me to have some sort of suspicion: What was going on between Santa Bill and JonBent? Instead of working together, they were at loggerheads. 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. Former Kidnapping charge was a botched $113 gas station robbery in Arizona, where he forced clerk to move from Point A to Point B, thus the kidnapping charge (ST Pg 114, DOI pg167), He had come home from the Christmas party at his parents home, had a drink of scotch, swallowed some powerful prescription drugs he took for depression, and gone to bed alone, not awakening until late the next morning. DNA material found in JonBenets underwear, believed to be a trace of semen, reportedly did not match samples provided by any family members or friends. The same former coworker also claimed that someone close to Helgoth had a tape recording of him confessing to the murder, but policenever investigated it. has been uncovered, experts have revealed. ._2ik4YxCeEmPotQkDrf9tT5{width:100%}._1DR1r7cWVoK2RVj_pKKyPF,._2ik4YxCeEmPotQkDrf9tT5{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}._1DR1r7cWVoK2RVj_pKKyPF{-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;max-width:100%}._1CVe5UNoFFPNZQdcj1E7qb{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:4px}._2UOVKq8AASb4UjcU1wrCil{height:28px;width:28px;margin-top:6px}.FB0XngPKpgt3Ui354TbYQ{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:start;align-items:flex-start;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;margin-left:8px;min-width:0}._3tIyrJzJQoNhuwDSYG5PGy{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%}.TIveY2GD5UQpMI7hBO69I{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;color:var(--newRedditTheme-titleText);white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}.e9ybGKB-qvCqbOOAHfFpF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin-top:2px}.y3jF8D--GYQUXbjpSOL5.y3jF8D--GYQUXbjpSOL5{font-weight:400;box-sizing:border-box}._28u73JpPTG4y_Vu5Qute7n{margin-left:4px} According to Ollie Gray, a private investigator hired by the Ramseys, "Helgothand his accomplices committed the crime. 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. A little boy who was a special friend had been murdered several years previously (Thomas). The Ramsey family has also been cleared of all suspicion on multiple occasions due to DNA evidence. I thought the DNA was unrelated to the murders tho? I'm Gina, the night editor here at Cosmopolitan.com! .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} Also going for insensitivity of the year award? 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. A football scholarship allowed McReynolds to go to college, and earned his bachelors degree in broadcasting from the University of Texas at Austin in 1944. "I think JonBenet was asleep. Her friend was sexually assaulted and Jill escaped unharmed. -Why, when the money was just sitting in the bank anyway?? That doesnt mean they are guilty, but the world was misled.. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. To me it feels as though there's at least a lot of information about his relationship with Jonbenet that would be worthwhile including in documentaries etc. 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.". .Rd5g7JmL4Fdk-aZi1-U_V{transition:all .1s linear 0s}._2TMXtA984ePtHXMkOpHNQm{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:20px;margin-bottom:4px}.CneW1mCG4WJXxJbZl5tzH{border-top:1px solid var(--newRedditTheme-line);margin-top:16px;padding-top:16px}._11ARF4IQO4h3HeKPpPg0xb{transition:all .1s linear 0s;display:none;fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:middle;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4px;cursor:pointer}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:hover ._11ARF4IQO4h3HeKPpPg0xb{display:inline-block}._2IvhQwkgv_7K0Q3R0695Cs{border-radius:4px;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line)}._2IvhQwkgv_7K0Q3R0695Cs:focus{outline:none}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B{transition:all .1s linear 0s;border-radius:4px;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line)}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:focus{outline:none}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B.IeceazVNz_gGZfKXub0ak,._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:hover{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk{margin-top:25px;left:-9px}._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP,._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP:focus-within,._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP:hover{transition:all .1s linear 0s;border:none;padding:8px 8px 0}._25yWxLGH4C6j26OKFx8kD5{display:inline}._2YsVWIEj0doZMxreeY6iDG{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;padding:4px 6px}._1hFCAcL4_gkyWN0KM96zgg{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);margin-right:8px;margin-left:auto;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-errorText)}._1hFCAcL4_gkyWN0KM96zgg,._1dF0IdghIrnqkJiUxfswxd{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:16px;cursor:pointer;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;-webkit-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none}._1dF0IdghIrnqkJiUxfswxd{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._3VGrhUu842I3acqBMCoSAq{font-weight:700;color:#ff4500;text-transform:uppercase;margin-right:4px}._3VGrhUu842I3acqBMCoSAq,.edyFgPHILhf5OLH2vk-tk{font-size:12px;line-height:16px}.edyFgPHILhf5OLH2vk-tk{font-weight:400;-ms-flex-preferred-size:100%;flex-basis:100%;margin-bottom:4px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX{margin-top:6px}._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._3MAHaXXXXi9Xrmc_oMPTdP{margin-top:4px} Two years later, Janet McReynolds wrote a book that became a play in which a girl is sexually assaulted and tortured in a basement. 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