", Janet McReynolds said Wednesday that her husband's involvement in the infamous case was "the greatest trial of his life.". ._9ZuQyDXhFth1qKJF4KNm8{padding:12px 12px 40px}._2iNJX36LR2tMHx_unzEkVM,._1JmnMJclrTwTPpAip5U_Hm{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:20px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyText);margin-bottom:40px;padding-top:4px;text-align:left;margin-right:28px}._2iNJX36LR2tMHx_unzEkVM{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2iNJX36LR2tMHx_unzEkVM ._24r4TaTKqNLBGA3VgswFrN{margin-left:6px}._306gA2lxjCHX44ssikUp3O{margin-bottom:32px}._1Omf6afKRpv3RKNCWjIyJ4{font-size:18px;font-weight:500;line-height:22px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line);color:var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyText);margin-bottom:8px;padding-bottom:8px}._2Ss7VGMX-UPKt9NhFRtgTz{margin-bottom:24px}._3vWu4F9B4X4Yc-Gm86-FMP{border-bottom:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line);margin-bottom:8px;padding-bottom:2px}._3vWu4F9B4X4Yc-Gm86-FMP:last-of-type{border-bottom-width:0}._2qAEe8HGjtHsuKsHqNCa9u{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyText);padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px}.c5RWd-O3CYE-XSLdTyjtI{padding:8px 0}._3whORKuQps-WQpSceAyHuF{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon);margin-bottom:8px}._1Qk-ka6_CJz1fU3OUfeznu{margin-bottom:8px}._3ds8Wk2l32hr3hLddQshhG{font-weight:500}._1h0r6vtgOzgWtu-GNBO6Yb,._3ds8Wk2l32hr3hLddQshhG{font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._1h0r6vtgOzgWtu-GNBO6Yb{font-weight:400}.horIoLCod23xkzt7MmTpC{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:#ea0027}._33Iw1wpNZ-uhC05tWsB9xi{margin-top:24px}._2M7LQbQxH40ingJ9h9RslL{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon);margin-bottom:8px} What are you going for, National Enquirer headline of the year? Jones said McReynolds told him when he retired that he was finished with teaching - but a year later, McReynolds called one day "out of the blue" to see if he could come back to teach a few classes on a part-time basis. It's like everyone cooperated with LE except the Ramseys. She made a profound change in me. 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. "I will never forget we were walking toward his house and he said, 'I wonder what it would be like to crack a human skull.' JonBent Ramsey was 6 years old when she was murdered in her Boulder, CO home on Christmas night 1996. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Two years later, Janet McReynolds wrote a book that became a play in which a girl is sexually assaulted and tortured in a basement. His final stint there came Dec. 23, 1996, two nights before JonBenet was murdered in her home. Other suspects included neighbor Bill McReynolds, a local Santa Claus who visited the Ramseys a few days before the girl's death. If he did do it, I don't believe they will be seeing each other -- if you know what I mean. 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. Was their DNA tested? 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". 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. spoke with the mother of the murdered child beauty queen, Patsy has been. He was a friend of Bill . He was totally innocent.". There are an unusual amount of coincidences surrounding the McReynolds family that I find difficult to turn a blind eye to. (It's also speculated that Patsy lashed out after finding that JonBenet had wet the bed.) 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. 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. MSNBC Nov. 4 Patsy Ramsey has been telling people that she. The parents had always maintained Burke had been asleep at the time. 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. In December 2003, forensic investigators said they had found a DNA sample belonging to an unknown male on JonBenets underwear. He was extremely cooperative, gave handwriting, hair fingerprints writing samples and ruled out very early on. A torch was found on the kitchen side at the family home during the initial investigation. JonBent had led McReynolds by the hand on a tour of the house during the 1995 Christmas party, including her bedroom and the basement to see where the Christmas trees were kept, and had given him a vial of glittery stardust to sprinkle in his beard. One who is interested in Janet's work? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} He said: "My hypothesis was that I think the Ramseys came home at around 9.30, 10 o'clock. JonBent Patricia Ramsey was a six-year-old girl found dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. This story has been shared 103,658 times. JonBent was born on August 6, 1990, in Atlanta, Georgia. 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. He kept saying it was only a matter of time before they are arrested. The Christmas note which investigators found in the bin of the family's Boulder, Colorado home is alleged to have been penned by McReynolds. ._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)} 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. This story has been shared 137,743 times. DeMuth confronted Santa Bill, convinced that the cord being used to lash down a tarpaulin was like the cord used in the murder garrote. The wealthy family were at first named as suspects. Uploaded by He's been vetted numerous times by police. Former Boulder detective Steve Thomas wrote in his book about the case, "Analysis proved that Santa Bill didn't write the ransom note, (which Patsy Ramsey said she found the morning her child was discovered to be missing), and he was much too frail to have made a midnight run from (the McReynolds' mountain retreat in) Rollinsville, done a Spiderman entry of the Ramsey home," and carried out the crime. One of the suspects investigated and cleared early on by authorities in JonBenet's death was family friend and neighbor Bill McReynolds, a man who had evidently been hired by Patsy to play Santa . I envision them in their cars going to work, or on their tractors, and I just talk. ), Janet McReynolds- wife, mother: Known to be a film critic and movie reviewer for many years and wrote plays as well. I felt very close to that little girl. However, police later concluded that there was "simply no evidence" to support her claims. He was 72. Those speculated to be involved range from Santa Claus to Katy Perry. No suspects were ever found in the case, but both children were found. We have a tape from him . . it was a tribute to JonBenet or something like that. He grew his long natural white beard when cast as a tavern owner in the play, "Les Miserables" for Unity of Boulder Church. * Bill's wife later wrote a play about a young girl who was murdered in her basement. A book by Kate Millett, The Basement, details the murder. (SMF P 283; PSMF P 283.)" You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. When you do though, the intruder theory makes the most sense and has the better scientific evidence. 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