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Excellent, comprehensive documentary. There was no compelling DNA or other forensic evidence of an intruder on Jonbenet's body, clothing or anywhere in the house, for the simple reason that there was no intruder.
Today, confident he got away with it 27 years later, John Ramsey tours TV studios talking garbage about non-existent DNA he claims will unmask the killer - knowing full well it can't, and that he sees the killer every morning when he looks in his shaving mirror.
The two most compelling pieces of evidence in this case are the ridiculous, three-page ransom letter, and Jonbenet's autopsy report, revealing her, quote, 'chronic, long-term' sexual abuse. And those are the two subjects John Ramsey never wants to talk about in interviews. Go figure!
Jonbenet's autopsy confirmed beyond doubt she was subjected to a long-term campaign of heinous sexual abuse. Internally, she had multiple abrasions to her cervix and hymen at various ages/stages of healing, the most recent inflicted 24 hours before death (did the supposed 'intruder' pay her a visit on Christmas Eve too?) and the oldest abrasions going back many months, and likely years. Her hymen was also torn, injuries indicating systematic vaginal penetration with fingers and objects.
In addition Jonbenet's vaginal canal was inflamed and bleeding, and her vaginal entrance was TWICE the size of a normal, unmolested girl of the same age.
The Ramseys often wheeled out family doctor Francesco Beuf (also a family friend, and firmly in their pockets), to confirm his view Jonbenet was not sexually abused. In reality he could not judge one way or the other, as he had never investigated the possibility with an internal examination, despite her repeatedly presenting at his clinic with chronic bed-wetting, vaginitis, cystitis/UTIs and yeast infections - all highly suspicious symptoms in a young child.
Fact is, Dr Beuf had missed Jonbenet's sexual abuse, an appalling failure on his part as a paediatrician. As the late, legendary forensic pathologist Dr Cyril Wecht observed, if Dr Beuf had only done an internal examination on Jonbenet during one of her frequent visits to his clinic, he'd have found the internal injuries exposed at autopsy, been duty bound to report them, and John Ramsey would have been arrested and taken into police custody the same day.
Ultimately Dr Beuf stopped being a spokesman for the Ramseys and withdrew from them, painfully aware his medical colleagues had identified chronic, long-term sexual abuse post mortem, that he should have found when she was alive - and could potentially have been saved. No doubt that little girl haunted him to the end of his days.
The prime suspect in this sexually motivated crime was always the sole adult male living with her, with round the clock, 24-7, unsupervised access, her father John Ramsey. Sex offences and violent crimes generally are overwhelmingly committed by men, which makes her mother Patsy, and her sexually immature, pre-pubescent and young for his age brother Burke, highly unlikely suspects.
One reason people are so confused about this case is that it's (understandably) classed a murder. But in all likelihood Jonbenet died unintentionally, from sadistic sexual abuse involving asphyxiation torture by ligature. That night John Ramsey's sexual abuse featuring an elaborately-knotted, home-made 'garrote' went too far, and he found he could not revive her. He threw himself on wife Patsy's mercy and she agreed to collude with him in the cover-up.
Patsy stayed up all night with him, staging the crime scene, writing the ludicrous ransom letter and getting their 'intruder' story straight, before answering the door to police just after 5.30am in yesterday's clothes and make-up. Facing cancer, the tragic loss of her daughter and the imminent media storm surrounding the crime, Patsy could not handle life as a single parent without her powerful husband and protector by her side. Patsy chose to protect John to keep him out of prison, and preserve her privileged life as Mrs John Ramsey.
It's possible Patsy partly blamed herself for Jonbenet's death at her husband's hands. John began sexually abusing their daughter after Patsy's devastating diagnosis of stage 4 ovarian cancer in 1993, when she was 36 and Jonbenet was three. Her invasive medical treatments inevitably ended their sex life, and he began exploiting Jonbenet as a sex surrogate. The long list of ailments Jonbenet presented to Dr Beuf with go back some time, and are clearly linked to her father's ongoing sexual abuse.
Patsy may have known or suspected what was going on, and looked the other way. But it's possible she was entirely ignorant of it, while groggy on strong painkilling drugs and sick with chemo.
People struggle to believe a wealthy, white, respectable, churchgoing millionaire like John Ramsey could be a child abuser. But the dreadful truth is, paedophiles come from every social, economic and ethnic background, right across the board.
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@nbenefiel Jonbenet's autopsy confirmed she was subjected to, quote; 'chronic, long-term' sexual abuse. Internally, she had multiple abrasions to her cervix and hymen at various ages/stages of healing, the most recent inflicted 24 hours before death (did the supposed 'intruder' pay her a visit on Christmas Eve too?) and the oldest abrasions going back many months, and likely years. Her hymen was also torn, injuries indicating systematic vaginal penetration with fingers and objects.
Jonbenet's vaginal entrance was TWICE the size of a normal, unmolested girl of the same age. So quit repeating your lies that this tragic, strangled child was not the victim of a long campaign of sexual abuse. She absolutely was, and an independent panel of highly qualified and respected experts confirmed it. All of this information is in the public domain - I suggest you do some research.
The Ramseys often wheeled out family doctor Francesco Beuf (also a family friend, and firmly in their pockets), to confirm his view Jonbenet was not sexually abused. In reality he could not judge one way or the other, as he had never investigated the possibility with an internal examination, despite her repeatedly presenting at his clinic with chronic bed-wetting, vaginitis, cystitis/UTIs and yeast infections - all highly suspicious symptoms.
Fact is, Dr Beuf had missed Jonbenet's sexual abuse, an appalling failure on his part as a paediatrician. As the late, legendary forensic pathologist Dr Cyril Wecht observed, if Dr Beuf had only done an internal examination on Jonbenet during one of her frequent visits, he'd have found the internal injuries exposed at autopsy, been duty bound to report them, and John Ramsey would have been arrested and taken into police custody the same day.
Ultimately Dr Beuf stopped being a spokesman for the Ramseys and withdrew from them, painfully aware his medical colleagues had identified chronic, long-term sexual abuse post mortem, that he should have found when she was alive - and could potentially have been saved.
The prime suspect in this sexually motivated crime was always the sole adult male living with her, with round the clock, unsupervised access 24-7, her father John Ramsey. Sex offences and violent crimes generally are overwhelmingly committed by men, which makes her mother Patsy, and her sexually immature, pre-pubescent and young for his age brother Burke, highly unlikely suspects.
One reason people are so confused about this case is that it's (understandably) classed a murder. But in all likelihood Jonbenet died unintentionally, from sadistic sexual abuse involving asphyxiation torture by ligature. That night John Ramsey's sexual abuse featuring an elaborately-fashioned, home-made 'garrote' went too far, and he found he could not revive her. He threw himself on wife Patsy's mercy and she agreed to collude with him in the cover-up.
Patsy stayed up all night with him, staging the crime scene, writing the ludicrous ransom letter and getting their 'intruder' story straight, before answering the door to police just after 5.30am in yesterday's clothes and make-up. Facing cancer, the tragic loss of her daughter and the imminent media storm surrounding the crime, Patsy could not handle life as a single parent without her powerful husband and protector by her side. Patsy chose to protect John to keep him out of prison, and preserve her privileged life as Mrs John Ramsey.
It's possible Patsy partly blamed herself for Jonbenet's death at her husband's hands. John began sexually abusing their daughter after Patsy's devastating diagnosis of stage 4 ovarian cancer in 1993, when she was 36 and Jonbenet was three. The invasive medical treatments inevitably ended their sex life, and he began exploiting Jonbenet as a sex surrogate. The long list of ailments Jonbenet presented to Dr Beuf with go back some time, and are clearly linked to ongoing sexual abuse.
Patsy may have known or suspected the abuse, and looked the other way. But it's entirely possible she was entirely ignorant of it, while groggy on strong painkilling drugs and sick with chemo.
People struggle to believe a wealthy, white, respectable, churchgoing millionaire like John Ramsey could be a child abuser. But the truth is paedophiles come from every social, economic and ethnic background, right across the board.
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I met Bea Arthur in the early 'nineties when she guested on a BBC chat show, and I had to look after her as a young TV researcher. As I recall she was quite an impenetrable character, in a world of her own. Not rude exactly, just closed off, with cold body language (she barely looked at you when she spoke to you).
The fact she was stone deaf didn't help - she constantly hollered one word at me: "WHAAAAAT???" She was quite elderly then, but I imagine when younger she could be an intimidating presence, especially to people less powerful than herself.
In my view it doesn't reflect well on her that she didn't adore the universally loved Betty White. This is interesting, especially when you consider the two women had known each other for many years as members of that small, elite Hollywood world.
Betty said her natural positivity irritated Bea. The way she explained it, her very presence on the 'Golden Girls' set, put Bea's hackles up. The two women were such opposites in terms of their image, it's perhaps not surprising they weren't best buddies. But when you hear how warmly Betty speaks of Bea, in spite of her cool indifference, it suggests something else to me.
It's a cliche I know, but could there have been a touch of the green eyed monster in Bea's attitude to Betty? After all, she was extremely popular, and one of the very few people in Hollywood no one had a bad word to say about. I suspect her sweet nature and huge popularity were a source of resentment to Bea - despite being the star of 'The Golden Girls' with no reason to feel threatened by her co-star.
By all accounts Betty was a warm and likeable character on and off screen. She didn't have children, but all her life loved animals. She was involved in many animal charities and supported Los Angeles Zoo. She once told a newspaper that as well as for her acting: "I also want to be remembered as a lady who helped the animals". God bless her beautiful soul.
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