Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Its less likely now than it was a couple of years ago, says Cohen. There are an unusual amount of coincidences surrounding the McReynolds family that I find difficult to turn a blind eye to. Bill McReynolds dressed as Father Christmas to attend a party just days before the little girl was found murdered on Boxing Day 1996. I lived through the he saga as an adult and I know several people that believe the Intruder theory. When did that happen? They made no attempt to use their multi-million dollar fortune to "catch the real killer." I thought the DNA was unrelated to the murders tho? Additionally, police learned that Janet McReynolds had written a play in 1977, Hey Rube, based on the 1965 torture-murder in Indiana of a teen-aged girl who - like JonBenet - was found dead in a basement. Animosity between the Boulder DA and the local police force over the high-profile case also muddied the waters. 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. Be the first one to, Jill McReynolds abduction documents from Longmont PD, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). (Thomas), DeMuth was on the trail of Bill McReynolds, even using undercover cops to tail him. She looked at it for about three seconds and agreed that it was not the same cord. I don't know anyone who did who believes the "Intruder" theory. I don't know anyone who did who believes the "Intruder" theory. It was a very sad thing in his life because he genuinely loved children, and it was the happiest part of his life.". McReynolds was named by the Ramseys as one of five people worthy of further investigation. Select this result to view Bill D McReynolds Jr's phone number, address, and more. I did. 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. Ithink if Burke was upset about circumstances or Christmas presents, he probably would have been upset about her trying to snag a piece of pineapple - out of anger he may have struck her with that flashlight.". It just seems too much of a coincidence. 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. Again, he is an individual who was involved with her, had an interest in her, was seen with her, shortly before the murder," original prosecutor Trip DeMuth told CNN. 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Maybe reporters and podcasters avoid the topic because its so unlikely and it harms the memory of an innocent man and upsets his family. Other suspects included neighbor Bill McReynolds, a local Santa Claus who visited the Ramseys a few days before the girl's death. But in 2008, the family were cleared by Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy on the basis of DNA taken from the little girls clothes. Help me, Jesus.". ", The daughter: On December 26, 1974, twenty-two years before JonBent was reported kidnapped on December 26, 1996, the nine-year-old daughter of Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, was kidnapped. The same former coworker also claimed that someone close to Helgoth had a tape recording of him confessing to the murder, but policenever investigated it. She made a profound change in me. News AndJudith Phillips, aneighbour and family friend at the time, tells of how much he got on with JonBenet and her brother Burke, aged nine at the time of the murder. (BPD Report # 1-645. The IDI ppl constantly say those who think any Ramsey family member are persecuting the Ramseys, yet they routinely persecute anybody else the Ramseys threw under the bus. He would greet his loyal listeners with a Howdy, friends! before delivering the latest agricultural news. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Can this be proven? ._2a172ppKObqWfRHr8eWBKV{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:8px}._39-woRduNuowN7G4JTW4I8{margin-top:12px}._136QdRzXkGKNtSQ-h1fUru{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:8px 0;width:100%}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_,._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{margin-left:auto}._1-25VxiIsZFVU88qFh-T8p{padding:0}._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor)} Supposedly Bill was but Im a little more curious if Jesse ever was. Was their DNA tested? Bill McReynolds, a retired journalism professor, had been at the Ramsey home two nights before the murder, playing Santa Claus at a Christmas party. Follow the evidence and youll see it doesnt lead to him. Most six-year-olds live sheltered lives, she was out there in public, in parades she could have been noticed by a sexual offender., Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? IIRC, It was tinsel or part of a garland that was found in her hair, not glitter. The Ramseys, however, called McReynolds a suspect in their book "Death of Innocence: The Untold Story of JonBenet's Murder and How its Exploitation Compromised the Pursuit of Truth. * On the back of the duct tape on JonBenet's mouth, black and red microscopic fibres were found. How much of a coincidence is it, though, that Janet wrote that story? He was born on a farm near Seymour, in North Texas, and spent his days working alongside his family picking cotton and tending to the land. Neither could Joe Barnhill, next door neighbor of the Ramsey's. So he gathered a crack team of world-leading experts to analyse the evidence, and they have agreed upon the identity of the person they believe is the murderer. Healso revealed that Burkehad scarred his sibling just one year earlier after whacking her with a golf club. Marionumber1 His team included former New Scotland Yard criminal behavioural analyst Laura Richards, forensic scientist Henry Lee, Boulder DAs former chief investigator Kolar, forensic pathologist Werner Spitz and former FBI agent and forensic linguistic profiler James Fitzgerald. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} He was 72. Chat Forum He was 72. At least some of the forensic evidence collected by cops appears to back them up because none of it has been linked to anyone questioned in the case. pointing a finger at Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, the. That meeting sparked a warm friendship that led to McReynolds playing Santa at private parties for the Ramseys the next three years. "How could you be, if you're a murder suspect? Santa as perp is a common theme in many murder mysteries. But the most hard-hitting theory to emerge happened days ago whenThe Case of: JonBenet Ramseyaired in the US and Australia this week. The students really enjoyed him," said Steve Jones, assistant dean of CU's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Blood sample? "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Gosage took it back down the hill to the gas station and handed it to the technician from the CBI. Preceeded by: parents, Arthur and Eva McReynolds, and wife, Lezette McReynolds. Excellent interview and all of the oddities associated with Bill McReynolds get explained/squashed by his daughter on the episode. I'm sure there are some exceptions, but from what I've seen most IDI people actually started out RDI. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The case is officially unsolved, and has become one of the most mysterious and controversial in America's history. In the documentary, they examine the claim JonBenet was silenced with a stun gun, analyse footage of evidence given over the years, hold extensive interviews and introduce new theories. "I know I had absolutely nothing to do with it.". Agree. Why would a doting parent kill the little girl? "Of course, he would never get over what happened to him. on July 8, 2020, 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, There are no reviews yet. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Documentary claims experts have identified the person they believe is most likely to have killed the young pageant queen, Bearded Bill McReynolds has been linked to the murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsay, JonBenets parents Patsy and John pointed fingers at potential suspects, but have also been the cause of suspicion, The documentary sheds light on McReynolds and the the six-year-old's close friendship, JonBenet was found dead in her home on Boxing Day 1996, days after McReynolds visited, One sleuth claims the JonBenet's brother Burke killed her in a row over some pineapple, A torch is seen on the side of the family home. I was amazed. His wife, Janet McReynolds, eventually gave Gosage the cord, and Ron knew instantly that it wasnt the same type used by the killer of JonBent. "They felt they couldn't live here anymore.". I'm Gina, the night editor here at Cosmopolitan.com! He also said the family conspired to cover it up by fabricating a ransom letter and a kidnap story. He played Santa at the Ramseys in 94, 95 and 96. He grew his long natural white beard when cast as a tavern owner in the play, "Les Miserables" for Unity of Boulder Church. But less than a month later, Star retracted its explosive report after prosecutors said Burke, who has his own lawyer, was not considered a suspect. 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But Mr Clemente said it was irresponsible to try to do a personality assessment from a TV interview. 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. The McReynolds supposedly refused a search of their house and the police never pursued a search warrant. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. If he did do it, I don't believe they will be seeing each other -- if you know what I mean. In fact, McReynolds' wife of 40 years (who herself was, I believe, a respected member of your staff for several years) even comments that this portion of his life was devastating to him, so why would you perpetuate it in an article about his death? 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. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! 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. McReynolds was discovered Monday by his wife, Janet. (It's also speculated that Patsy lashed out after finding that JonBenet had wet the bed.) He's mentioned absolutely everywhere, nearly every documentary and podcast brings him up. In the few years before heart surgery in August 1996 ended McReynolds's teaching career for good, Jones said, "He got the best course evaluations that he'd got in his whole career. 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. Why wouldnt he hand it over at the storage unit versus going back to the house? Even if they weren't paying it full attention it was always in the background influencing what they thought. ", In 2000, a California woman told police that she believed the same child sex ring that she'd been a victim of as a child was responsible for JonBent's death due to similarities in how they'd been tied up. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. 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Some speculated that Patsy, demanding perfection from the pint-sized pageant winner, flew into a rage when JonBenet wet her bed one time too many. That doesnt mean they are guilty, but the world was misled.. DeMuth confronted Santa Bill, convinced that the cord being used to lash down a tarpaulin was like the cord used in the murder garrote. He was recovering from heart surgery. 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 . looks at housekeeper Linda Hoffman Pugh. It was an odd coincidence, one that cops might not have given a second thought if not for another strange twist. Like you won't find any evidence, because I didn't do it.. * Bill McReynolds daughter Jill, was kidnapped on December 26, 1974 with a friend. To perhaps no one's surprise, this has been debunked multiple times, and prior to Katy Perry, the theory was that JonBent was actually Lady Gaga. 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. Because for years that's been what most people have heard. BILL MCREYNOLDS DNA COULD NOT BE EXCLUDED. DA Lacy did not know what she was talking about when she exonerated the family, he said. JonBenet's official cause of death was given as strangulation by a coroner following the tragic episode 20 years ago. Another eerie-sounding connection. The parents had always maintained Burke had been asleep at the time. I've asked my wife to mix the star dust JonBent gave me with my ashes. "He was scarred. 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. . Those speculated to be involved range from Santa Claus to Katy Perry. Search the history of over 797 billion Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. on the Internet. He loved that little girl. Experts reckon she believed she had hung up when the words were uttered. He would never fully recover from that kind of suspicion.". JonBent Ramsey was 6 years old when she was murdered in her Boulder, CO home on Christmas night 1996. "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.' Plus,he is too fat to fit thru the basement window. BARB COOPER Boulder. The second best result is Bill McReynolds age 60s in Fall Creek, OR. Maybe an ex-student? Helgothand his accomplices committed the crime. Her murder was harder on me than my operation. And another creepy coincidence that raised investigators'. The three-page letter purporting to be from a small foreign faction was written on a legal pad found in the house with a pen that Patsy favored. Jones gladly welcomed McReynolds back. MSNBC Nov. 4 Patsy Ramsey has been telling people that she. Bill McReynolds never played Santa Claus again after the death of JonBenet. McReynolds joined the University of Colorado journalism department in 1968, where he taught reporting and mass communications history until retiring in 1992. "This was her speculation based on what she claimed she went through as a child. John Ramsey found his dead daughter in a rarely used basement room that police had overlooked. Bill is related to Mariah E McReynolds and William David McReynolds as well as 3 additional people. Though they have never been publicly cleared, they do have an alibi. Thats who interests me a little more than his father. 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. He was investigated by BPD. Bill McReynolds had been enjoying life as a retired journalism professor in Boulder, Colo. 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Lacy was very suspicious of him and as far as I know he was eliminated to her satisfaction by DNA testing. It was 1993 when, during a stop at the New York Deli, McReynolds met Patsy Ramsey, and her two young children, Burke and JonBenet, who was then just 3 years old. Amateur sleuths have offered up answers ranging from bed-wetting to incest. However, amongother things, the book largely relies on the belief that JonBent's cause of death was head trauma, but in reality, the autopsy revealed that it was asphyxiation. The tab claimed that authorities were so convinced Burkes pent-up jealousy had boiled over into deadly rage they launched secret plea negotiations with his parents. It's like everyone cooperated with LE except the Ramseys. To date, John and Patsy Ramsey, the enigmatic parents of the slain youngster, have repeatedly been publicly named as suspects by authorities. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A student that had kept in contact with Santa Billand knew some details of his life. I've been quite interested in the Jonbenet case for a few years, and have watched a lot of more mainstream content about what could have happened to her. People that arent suspects wont be mentioned. 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. There's been people who have said that's not even physically possible for a nine-year-old to do that. Was it an intruder? McReynolds gave an alibi to police forthe night of the murder, saying he was having dinner with his family several miles away. The experts also examine the character of her brother Burke, who was nine at the time of her death, and gave an awkward interview with Dr Phil last week. Thanks for contacting us. 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