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. 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. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} I thought the DNA was unrelated to the murders tho? So you think McReynolds is the gatekeeper? ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} JonBenet's brother then says: "What did you find?" Those speculated to be involved range from Santa Claus to Katy Perry. 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. In December 2003, forensic investigators said they had found a DNA sample belonging to an unknown male on JonBenets underwear. Mrs McReynolds wrote a bizarre play in 1978 based on the real-life murder of an Indianapolis 16-year-old, who was molested and tortured before her body was left in a basement. MSNBC Nov. 4 Patsy Ramsey has been telling people that she. MYSTERY INTRUDERFROM the get-go, the Ramseys pointed the finger at a deranged child murderer. One voice believed to be Mr Ramsey's says: "We're not speaking to you. 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. 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. A couple of years later the Ramseys cancelled the Reward for catching JonBenet's killer! People that arent suspects wont be mentioned. I feel very close to my listeners this will be what I miss, McReynolds said in a 1997 article in Southern Livestock, written on his impending retirement. (BPD Report #1-1149. DA Lacy did not know what she was talking about when she exonerated the family, he said. 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. Gosage was met by an irate Jesse McReynolds, who said he was sick of you guys trying to frame my dad. Bill McReynolds, distraught, weeping, and saying, I didnt do anything, refused to come to the door. I don't really have other children that I have this special relationship with not even my own children or my own grandchildren". William "Bill" McReynolds, a retired University of Colorado journalism professor who gained unwanted notoriety as the man who played St. Nick for the family of JonBenet Ramsey, died early this week at his home in Mashpee, Mass. What a coincidence he couldn't give a handwriting sample. They thought his standing up to DeMuth proved that the elderly man was not weak and frail after all, just as John Ramsey had 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. On Dec. 26, 1974 22 years to the day before JonBenet was murdered the couples 9-year-old daughter had been abducted by a sex predator. Press J to jump to the feed. Instead, the grandfather of six filled his time helping the elderly at the local senior center. 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. 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. McReynolds planned the murder in advance and he told JonBenet that Santa would visit her after Christmas to get her to go downstairs that night and wait for him. McReynolds's own daughter had been kidnapped 22 years before. from the 1998 interview: JOHN RAMSEY: . We have some letters from him. 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. Bill McReynolds dressed as Father Christmas to attend a party just days before the little girl was found murdered on Boxing Day 1996. Instead, they were puzzled by two bizarre parallels between the McReynolds lives and the grisly death of Little Miss Colorado. Bill and Janet McReynolds The McReynolds Family (Download "s-mcreynolds85pg.pdf" (.PDF 301kb) File HERE) Individual Date Reference Key ? It was a very sad thing in his life because he genuinely loved children, and it was the happiest part of his life.". ._3oeM4kc-2-4z-A0RTQLg0I{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between} The date of the incident was Dec. 26, 1974 - 22 years to the day before JonBenet's murder was discovered. .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} .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{vertical-align:middle}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} "He has not been on our radar screen for a while," Beckner said. If I could recommend anything to anyone who still wants to think Bill McReynolds had anything to do with this, its the last episode of the Listen Carefully podcast where the hosts interview his daughter & discuss this whole crime. 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'. One-time person of interest Gary Oliva, 52, was held on child pornography charges this June. 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. In the three years since the 6-year-old beauty queen was found beaten, strangled and possibly sexually abused in the basement of her Colorado home, cops have investigated a parade of relatives and acquaintances. What is central to this confusing case is JonBenets visible profile as winner of titles including Little Miss Colorado, Americas Royale Miss, National Tiny Miss Beauty and Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} When the Ramseys went on TV and held up the small poster it was a bizarre performance. Neither could Joe Barnhill, next door neighbor of the Ramsey's. DeMuth confronted Santa Bill, convinced that the cord being used to lash down a tarpaulin was like the cord used in the murder garrote. Once police were happyhis story checked out, they acknowledged his frail health and ruled him out of the case. Patsy was loopy on drugs. The revelations prompted police to call husband and wife in for new interviews and handwriting and hair samples. Join Facebook to connect with Bill McReynolds and others you may know. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. 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. According to Ollie Gray, a private investigator hired by the Ramseys, "Helgothand his accomplices committed the crime. Cutting-edge technology has been used to record a conversation after Mrs Ramsey had called to report her daughter's disappearance. His DNA didnt match UM1. "Statements like that led me to have some sort of suspicion: What was going on between Santa Bill and JonBent? Excellent interview and all of the oddities associated with Bill McReynolds get explained/squashed by his daughter on the episode. Someone is out there!". The woman said that on Christmas Eve day in 1996, JonBent said Santa had told her he was going to make a secret visit to her after Christmas. Was it an intruder? In 2018-19, her daughter Kim and son-in-law Dennis Gonzalez, also moved to Longmont. September 5, 2002. 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. . And while living in Nederland, near Boulder, he had some other scrapes with the law. The Christmas note which investigators found in the bin of the family's Boulder, Colorado home is alleged to have been penned by McReynolds. They made no attempt to use their multi-million dollar fortune to "catch the real killer." Palm prints left on the ransom note and a basement door, and an imprint from a hiking shoe found near her body, could not be matched to the Ramseys or their pals. She made a profound change in me. The McReynolds supposedly refused a search of their house and the police never pursued a search warrant. A lot like OJ. It's not easy to unpack all of that garbage and approach the case with fresh eyes. JonBent Ramsey was 6 years old when she was murdered in her Boulder, CO home on Christmas night 1996. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. On the very same day in 1974 - Boxing Day - McReynolds's nine-year-old daughter had been abducted with a friend, and had witnessed the sexual molestation of her friend. 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. If he did do it, I don't believe they will be seeing each other -- if you know what I mean. Follow the evidence and youll see it doesnt lead to him. John Ramsey found his dead daughter in a rarely used . 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. Its less likely now than it was a couple of years ago, says Cohen. 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