Foreign Faction: Who Really Kidnapped JonBenet?

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This work is dedicated to the men and women of the Boulder Police Department, past and present, who never wavered in their pursuit of the truth….

In Remembrance of:

Deborah Lee, Kelly Lynn and Denny Converse Jr.

Forever a place in my heart…

T
he fifteenth anniversary of JonBenét Ramsey’s death has recently passed, and authorities appear no closer to charging anyone in this murder than they were a year into the investigation. It is one of the reasons that I have decided to write in a candid and uncensored fashion about my experiences as a lead investigator in her death.

The destination in a journey is said to begin with the first step. What follows is the story of my journey and how I unexpectedly found myself involved in the middle of JonBenét’s murder investigation. This book is a journal of my discoveries, some of which had been unearthed by the men and women who preceded my participation in this case and others that I stumbled upon on my own. In the final analysis, it comprises the cornerstone of my beliefs regarding a new investigative theory of the crime.

I have heard it expressed that the presumption of innocence does not attach until a defendant sits before the court at trial. Everything that goes before that event is an element of the investigative process, and I believe there are still active steps to be taken to achieve resolution and closure in this case. One has to be committed, however, to pursuing the truth, examining every lead of merit that presents itself, and be willing to explore the darker side of human behavior.

What follows is presented in four parts. Part One addresses the shape of the case as it developed before I became involved. Parts Two and Three provide a chronicle of what I learned and thought about the facts of the case and the development of my beliefs about the direction the investigation should take.

Part Four recounts some more recent developments and some of my further thoughts and beliefs about the case as it came to its likely final resting place. I should emphasize that my theories are nothing more than informed speculation, based only upon the matters stated as fact in Parts One, Two, and Three. In forming my beliefs, I relied on no information that has not been provided to you, the reader, in those parts of this work.

Thus, you, the reader, can take what is contained in Parts One, Two and Three and accept or reject my theories of the crime, or form your own.

I have undertaken this work not because I believe a prosecution of any perpetrator of this crime will likely result from it, but because I believe it will move public perceptions of this case closer to the truth. I believe that in turn it should provide valuable lessons for agencies involved in the criminal justice process, for families, and for anyone concerned about society’s responses to unspeakable crimes such as the murder of JonBenét Ramsey.