They have also lived in La Crescenta, CA and Grants Pass, OR. I've asked my wife to mix the star dust JonBent gave me with my ashes. The outlet reported that on Dec. 26, 1974,. I love you. Bill McReynolds dressed as Father Christmas to attend a party just days before the little girl was found murdered on Boxing Day 1996. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. I felt very close to that little girl. A former student of Bill McReynolds is still a logical suspect..it would explain the "raw" coicidences.part of the "brilliance" of the crime on the part of the perp. BURKE RAMSEYFOR some of the armchair detectives convinced the murder was an inside job, the united front presented by John and Patsy Ramsey meant only one thing they were covering up for their son. Thus the kidnapping charge. Bill and Janet McReynolds The McReynolds Family (Download "s-mcreynolds85pg.pdf" (.PDF 301kb) File HERE) Individual Date Reference Key ? 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. There's no doubt about 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.' There are an unusual amount of coincidences surrounding the McReynolds family that I find difficult to turn a blind eye to. ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} Investigators have proposed a theory that JonBenet Ramsey was killed after being struck with a torch. Cutting-edge technology has been used to record a conversation after Mrs Ramsey had called to report her daughter's disappearance. Search the history of over 797 billion How about Jesse though? MYSTERY INTRUDERFROM the get-go, the Ramseys pointed the finger at a deranged child murderer. "Some of his students kept relationships with him their entire lives," Cosper said. OK. Whatever we wanted, he gave, and Jesses handwriting eliminated him as the author of the ransom note. Then there is the statement from the mother of a friend of JonBents. He joined the staff of News Radio 1200 WOAI in 1947 and, by the time he retired in 1997 after 50 years of broadcasting, generations of farmers came to depend on McReynolds Farm and Ranch program and an hour-long agricultural program at noon. When a six-year-old innocent girl is killed and never got justice, that case is going to bother you. Was Jesse ever looked at as a serious suspect? /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.ea0ac1df4e6491a16d39_.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} ), Janet McReynolds- wife, mother: Known to be a film critic and movie reviewer for many years and wrote plays as well. People that arent suspects wont be mentioned. 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. Regardless, the dude is creepy! Lengthy interview? Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "I think JonBenet was asleep. The FBI agent worked on the case free of charge after his retirement, before finally hitting upon a radical solution to get to the bottom of the mystery creating a documentary in the style of Making a Murderer, Serial and The Jinx, in which a team of experts dig deep into the facts. In addition to Janet McReynolds, he is survived by three children, four grandsons, two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter. He was elderly and was far away from Bolder that day. 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. A police report also claimed Mrs Ramsey had changed her story about whether she discovered the note or JonBenets absence first. . He played Santa at the Ramsey's in 94, 95 and 96. "This was her speculation based on what she claimed she went through as a child. She was abused, tortured, andfinally killed. His final stint there came Dec. 23, 1996, two nights before JonBenet was murdered in her home. "He could never be at peace," Janet McReynolds said. DeMuth confronted Santa Bill, convinced that the cord being used to lash down a tarpaulin was like the cord used in the murder garrote. Why? He was totally innocent.". He wrote me a letter saying that he carved JonBenet's name in a harp, it had the name of three other little girls that died early. And he did they were married for 66 years, their son, Michael McReynolds, said. News He then moved on to the University of Minnesota, where he earned a doctorate in American Studies. I'm sure there are some exceptions, but from what I've seen most IDI people actually started out RDI. I thought it was a very odd thing to say.". . very weird. Excellent interview and all of the oddities associated with Bill McReynolds get explained/squashed by his daughter on the episode. This content is imported from youTube. http://www2.dailycamera.com/bdc/city_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2422_1378181,00.html, Retired professor 'heartbroken' after JonBenet ordeal, By Charlie Brennan And Owen S. Good, Rocky Mountain News September 6, 2002. Can I ask you Ivy, did you live through the whole JonBenet murder saga as an adult while it was unfolding? The brutalmurder of littleJonBenet has gripped the world for 20 years. Larry McReynolds began his NASCAR career way back in 1975 and mustered his first crew chief job a decade later, in 1985. "When the Ramsey story happened, he was hurt very badly, and that's why they had to leave Colorado," he said. McReynolds' death was sudden, his wife said, although he had undergone a bypass operation and replacement of aorta valve in 1996. The Dynamic Duo of DeMuth and his new investigator, Dan Schuller, pulled the trigger when they saw McReynolds loading his pickup truck at a storage locker. The McReynolds girl, 9 at the time, was not. That meeting sparked a warm friendship that led to McReynolds playing Santa at private parties for the Ramseys the next three years. Animosity between the Boulder DA and the local police force over the high-profile case also muddied the waters. I've had my suspicions, but all-in-all didn't think he did it. Kolar claimedBurke lashed out at his sister with a torch when he realised she had stolen some of his pineapple chunks. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Bill McReynolds, 67, said he had nothing to do with the killing and said his wife "could never be a suspect." He said his daughter's abduction and his wife's play are just coincidences. @keyframes ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq{--sizePx:0;font-size:4px;position:relative;text-indent:-9999em;border-radius:50%;border:4px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyTextAlpha20);border-left-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);transform:translateZ(0);animation:ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5 1.1s linear infinite}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq,._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{width:var(--sizePx);height:var(--sizePx)}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{border-radius:50%}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq._2qr28EeyPvBWAsPKl-KuWN{margin:0 auto} A native of Donna, Texas, McReynolds received a journalism degree in 1953 from the University of Texas and, after serving in the Army from 1953 to 1956, taught at his alma mater for five years and earned a master's degree in journalism there in 1962. He was 72. Here are just a few of the stranger ones. "Barnhill's hands were crippled bad with palsy that he couldn't give police handwriting sample." In a March 2, 1997, story in the Rocky Mountain News, Bill and Janet McReynolds denied any responsibility for JonBenet's murder. Police compared the letter to handwriting samples from dozens of people and they were unable to rule out Patsy as the author after examining at least five examples of her penmanship. .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} The DAs office called in a specialist from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and a convoy of police cars headed up the mountain to Santa Bills house. Why would a doting parent kill the little girl? The Ramseys retained criminal lawyers within 48 hours and swiftly hired a slick spokesman. Heres how the case stacks up against some of the would-be suspects: JOHN AND PATSY RAMSEYMUCH of the mountain of evidence collected in the JonBenet Ramsey case leads nowhere but several key pieces point toward the millionaire entrepreneur and the former Miss West Virginia. looks at housekeeper Linda Hoffman Pugh. A killer is on the loose, they warned in their first statement after the slaying. If he did do it, I don't believe they will be seeing each other -- if you know what I mean. Give the man and his family some dignity! We know of one person that would tie a lot of the loose ends and coincidences together. It just seems too much of a coincidence. John Ramsey said he brought his daughter upstairs and laid her on the floor, hoping she was alive. He loved his job. pointing a finger at Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, the. "He has not been on our radar screen for a while," Beckner said. Was their DNA tested? 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. She is alleged to have asked to borrow $2,000 shortly before Christmas. 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. Lacy was very suspicious of him and as far as I know he was eliminated to her satisfaction by DNA testing. JonBenet's brother then says: "What did you find?" * Bill's wife later wrote a play about a young girl who was murdered in her basement. John Ramsey found his dead daughter in a rarely used . He was totally broken-hearted. Almost 20 years after the 6-year-old child beauty queen was found brutally murdered in the basement of her family's home, it seems like almost everyone has a theory as to who did it or what happened. Even more harrowing, Inside Edition reports that when Oliva was previously arrested in 2000, he was allegedly carrying a photograph of the child beauty queen with him, along with a copy of a poem he'd written called, "Ode to JonBent. Over the years, we gained knowledge of how the case was mishandled and the false stories that were leaked to the public etc so we changed our minds. When I'm not writing, reading, or lost in the vortex that is the Internet, I can usually be found stuffing my face with food and obsessing over the nearest dog. But another documentary, HLN network's'Who Killed JonBenet Ramsay?' His full snow-white beard and genuine love of the holiday made him a perennial holiday favorite with young and old alike. And it's sad that he and his family to this day get smeared by sensationalist media and internet posters. MSNBC Nov. 4 Patsy Ramsey has been telling people that she. There's no doubt about it.". English Longmont Police Department records on the December 26, 1974 kidnapping of Jill McReynolds (daughter of JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect "Santa" Bill McReynolds) and her friend by an unidentified pedophile Addeddate 2020-07-08 01:31:47 Identifier JillMcReynolds_LongmontPD Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t25b91m9k Ocr A torch was found on the kitchen side at the family home during the initial investigation. web pages It shows clips of JonBenet's father John Ramsay telling police that he suspected McReynolds might have been involved. 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. . Being there tells a million words.. (Bill McReynolds), He visited adult book stores and admitted to having a long-withstanding admiration for porn. "I didn't make the connection as much as I felt that this area should be investigated by the authorities because of the similarities between what I'd seen online [of child pornography] and the child's murder," he explained in .css-tjvzc4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;border-bottom:thin solid #6F6F6F;}.css-tjvzc4:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}an interview with the Computer Crime Research Center. Not only was Helgoth seen wearing shoes similar to those ina footprint found in the Ramseys'basement, but one of Helgoth's former coworkers also claimed that he'd been acting incredibly suspiciously around the time of the murder. 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