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Ramsey Interviews

And Cooperation With Police

Presented By

Bonnie M. Wells

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John & Patsy

December 26th: Boulder police, including detectives, questioned John & Patsy Ramsey throughout the day:

December 27th: Police interviewed and questioned John & Patsy.

December 28th: Police questioned John:

BPD detectives were with John and Patsy numerous times during the period December 26-29 (when the Ramsey's left to go to Atlanta for the funeral.)

Police were with the Ramsey's twenty-four hours a day from 6:00 A.M. December 26th through about 2:00 P.M. Sunday, December 29. Victims Assistance workers from the Boulder Police Department and the County Sheriff's office were also there off and on:

After JonBenet's funeral their attorney's offered to make them available for a joint interview on January 18, 1997, at 10:00 A.M.

The police declined this offer and stated in writing that such an interview would not "be helpful" because "the time for interviewing John and Patsy as witnesses who could provide critical information that would be helpful in the initial stages of our investigation has passed."

The police countered with an offer that the Ramsey's come to the police station at 6:00 P.M. on a Friday night and subject themselves to an open-ended interrogation. That suggestion was rejected, in part because of the written statement above.

John and Patsy gave hair and blood samples, as well as fingerprints, immediately when the police requested them: So did all other members of the family.

February 1997: John and Patsy voluntarily gave pubic hair samples.

April 11, 1997: John and Patsy, with their attorneys, met with Peter Hofstrom of the DA's office and Tom Wickman of the Boulder Police Department. This meeting was held at Mr. Hofstrom's and Detective Wickman's request. An apology was given for the way the family had been treated. The Ramsey's were asked to give additional interviews and continue their previous cooperation.

John accepted their apology and agreed to move forward. No conditions were placed on the manner in which the interviews would be conducted.

April 12, 1997: The Ramsey's agreed to make themselves available for separate interviews on April 23, 1997, beginning at 9:30 A.M. The Ramsey's agreed to answer any questions put to them.

April 22, 1997: The Boulder police canceled the scheduled interviews.

April 30, 1997: John Ramsey was interviewed/interrogated by the Boulder police and the district attorney's office for 2 hours:

April 30, 1997: Patsy Ramsey was interviewed/interrogated by the Boulder police and the district attorney's office for 6 hours:

June 1998: The Ramsey's were interrogated by the district attorney's office for 3 full days: No additional interviews were requested.

During the course of the investigation, the Ramsey's signed over 100 releases for information requested by the police, ranging from medical records to credit card records and even videotape rental records. The Ramsey's provided all evidence and information requested by the police.

Handwriting Samples

John: December 26, 28 and January 5:

Patsy: December 28; January 4; February 28; April 12; and May 20:

April 12, 1997: The Ramsey's agreed to identify Patsy Ramsey's prior writings;

December 28th, 1996: Burke gave a handwriting sample to the police.

Burke Interviewed

December 26th, 1996: Police interrogated Burke (tape recorded, without either parent present and without parental consent.)

January 8th, 1997: Police questioned Burke again with a police-approved psychologist present (videotaped.)

May 1998: Burke was again interviewed by police for three days.

Searches

Very early in the investigation, the Ramsey's offered to let the police search both of their houses, John's office, their cars, and his airplane hanger without a search warrant.

April 12, 1997: The Ramsey's agreed to let authorities search their house again without a search warrant; agreed to destructive testing of walls located at their home.

Grand Jury Testimony

Burke Ramsey, John Andrew Ramsey, and Melinda Ramsey Long all were subpoenaed and testified before the grand jury:

John and Patsy Ramsey offered to testify before the grand jury, but they were never subpoenaed.

The Ramsey's asked to meet with the governor and his advisory council:

The request went unanswered:

The above information was gathered from the appendix section of ...The Death Of Innocence

And is posted here today in the interest of truth and justice .....If such things exist in this nation anymore.

Honor

There is no honor in picking a suspect,

for in any given case there are many.

Honor comes as suspects are cleared,

and when evidence, without omission of facts,