If the letter contains another clue pointing towards Jeff that would cement it. Were there other people aware of this claim by Jeff Merrick besides the Ramseys? Sure, but that would get really convoluted. And imo the only conceivable purpose for putting it in the letter is an attempted frame job. There are no other credible explanations for this precise amount. Unless you're a coincidence theorist this smacks like a frame, or attempted frame. Disgruntled ex-employee Jeff Merrick once said he was owed 118,000. Is there a person connected to $118,000? Well what do you know. the killer thought it was a clever red herring, 3.
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The ransom amount of $118,000 has like a huge red neon sign pointing at it, "Look at this!" Why the risk if the girl was already dead and anyone would assume she would be found rather quick.Įven more stupid would be actually put clues in the letter. In the letter itself one can leave clues subconsciously. Any person would know a letter is a risk. Why on earth leave a ransom letter at a murder scene? Makes no sense. If the police had done their jobs right they would have found her body within what, half an hour at most? The killer couldn't have foreseen such a delay. was some damming implications for the Ramseys.įirst. I do not believe the Ramseys were involved and that if they were, more evidence would have surfaced to place her death in their hands.ĭespite the bevvy of suspects, my take-away from this eps.
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The suspect may have assaulted other young girls in the Colorado area in the following years or, nervous about the JonBenet case, moved on to adult women or teens.Īll the other theories, while certainly possible, are too complex and specific. The ransom note was just a red herring the suspect cooked up. This would explain the use of the garrotte (sexual gratification), and also that the suspect may have waited inside the house while the Ramseys were at the evening parties, then attacked JonBenet in the night, just like the other little girl. Given that another upper-class little girl in the community, who also probably paraded around stages and dance floors in precocious makeup and dresses, was nearly sexually assaulted and possibly abducted/murdered, it seems plausible that the suspect tried again on a different little girl. The simplest answer, to me, is the Unknown Intruder theory. Personally, I believe Ockham's Razor should be used in many of these cases.