The JonBenet Kidnapping The Four Theories October 15 , 2010 by Edward Jay Epstein

Theories that have been advanced  in this case include: 1. The Domestic Violence Theory.  As is common in cases in which a suspicious death occurs in a household, the policy initially suspected that one of the Ramsey family members-- either her father John or brother Burke-- was responsible, and his mother Patsy may have written the ransom note in an effort to cover up the crime.  However, the police was unable to find any evidence to support this theory other than the possibility that Patsy Ramsey may have altered her handwriting to avoid it being matched to the note.  Eventually, the prosecution abandoned this theory. 2. The Bad Neighbor Theory. According to this theory, someone who knew the layout of the Ramsey house-- possibly a neighbor, business associate, or relative-- murdered JonBenet as an act of revenge or anger against her parents and wrote the ransom note to divert police attention. 3.The Sexual Predator Theory.   Because JonBenet appeared in beauty pageants, a sexual predator broke in the house, assaulted JonBenet, and left the note to divert attention. (The police investigated all the known sexual offenders in the area but could not find any matches with the clues.) 4. The Kidnapper Theory.  In this theory, someone broke into the house with the intention of holding JonBenet for ransom.  He then wrote the long note on the kitchen table(having failed to prepare it in advance).  He then carried JonBenet to the basement, assaulted her, accidentally killed her, left her body in the wine room, and escaped through basement window. The police, not thoroughly investigating the crime scene, missed clues to his identity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       if you have any comments please reply below: your email: