Phil that it was "probably some pedophile" from a beauty pageant who killed his sister, reports People. Phil ," Burke said he stayed in his room because he likes to avoid conflict and is "not the worried type." He also said the handwriting on the ransom note was "too sloppy" to be his mother's, who pushed him to take pride in his penmanship.īurke tells Dr. "I think in the end this was about two parents (who) deeply cared for the daughter they lost," Clemente said, "and wanted to protect the child they had remaining." Some members of the team did not think he had an intent to kill, but believed John and Patsy had an intent to mislead and cover up.
(A bowl on the kitchen table and the contents of JonBenet's stomach helped lead to that theory.) Then, in retaliation, Burke hit her on the head with a flashlight. The investigators surmise that JonBenét made her brother mad - perhaps by stealing a piece of pineapple he was snacking on. Also, the team believed a piece of a toy train track, like the ones found in Burke's room, could have caused an injury on JonBenét's back. Burke admitted in a subsequent interview that even though he heard his mom going "psycho" he didn't feel the need to get out bed to see what was wrong. He had no concern about his security and told the specialist, "I'm basically just going on with my life."īut does that mean he's a murderer? A family photographer said that Burke had a temper and once hit JonBenét in the face with a golf club. 8, approximately two weeks after his sister was killed. In a videotaped interview administered by a child interview specialist, Burke was playful and lighthearted though the time stamp indicates it is Jan. I don't think they wanted to solve this crime, and if they had to go down a different path that might not have been the truth, I think they were willing to do that."Ĭlemente and Richards also chatted with Steve Thomas, a former Boulder police co-lead investigator, who stated in his resignation letter that, "Attempts to gather evidence were met with refusals and instead it was suggested that we ask for permission from the Ramseys before proceeding." "The parents of the child, they have money," Smith said. "The district attorney's office and some of administration did not want to hear that an affluent member of the community was guilty of a crime like this. They also concluded that the foreign DNA found on JonBenét's clothing, which led people to believe the Ramseys were innocent, could have been transferred in the manufacturing process.Ĭlemente and Richards also talked to a former member of the Boulder Police Department, Gretchen Smith, who believes that Boulder's former district attorney, Alex Hunter, didn't want to prosecute the Ramseys because of their clout.
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