A service for McReynolds is scheduled in Massachusetts today, to be followed by one in Boulder later this month. How much of a coincidence is it, though, that Janet wrote that story? Nonetheless, BillMcReynolds was still one of the favored suspects for the Ramsey family, and they even specifically called him out in their book, Death of Innocence: The Untold Story of JonBent's Murder and How its Exploitation Compromised the Pursuit of Truth. McReynolds' big heart made him a popular instructor, said Doug Cosper, who taught with him at CU. JonBenet's death, in some respects, paralleled the plot of a play McReynolds' wife had written before the killing. News According to Ollie Gray, a private investigator hired by the Ramseys, "Helgothand his accomplices committed the crime. Both of these men were on the suspect list for the murder of JonBenet Ramsey due to strange connections police investigators found. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.3b33fc17a17cec1345d4_.css.map*/Let me know when you have your answer. The tension was exacerbated because there was so much outside media scrutiny, said Mr Clemente. "She [the California woman] had no direct knowledge of anything that may have occurred the night JonBent died," Police Chief Mark Beckner told the Denver Post. His wife had joined him there. Further, McReynold's amateur playwright wife is said to have penned a piece of work in 1974 about the murder of a teen whose body is discovered in a basement -- just as JonBenet's was. John Ramsey found his dead daughter in a rarely used basement room that police had overlooked. I dont have a vision of lots of people listening to me. Detectives probing the intruder theory have investigated sex offenders as far away as California and looked into the surreal world of kiddie pageants but a credible suspect has yet to emerge. One-time person of interest Gary Oliva, 52, was held on child pornography charges this June. So he was a white male with dark hair around 20-25 years old. 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Former CU professor Bill McReynolds died of a heart attack. Bill McReynolds had been enjoying life as a retired journalism professor in Boulder, Colo. Then his life suddenly changed after volunteering to play Santa at an annual Christmas party attended by JonBenet. He was a senior, and she was new to campus. ._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4{width:100%}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA{display:none}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA,._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:block}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:none} Santa as perp is a common theme in many murder mysteries. A student that had kept in contact with Santa Billand knew some details of his life. But what about motive? I was in my final semester in college at the time and my professor the head of the criminal justice department was absolutely sure the Ramsey did it. What are you going for, National Enquirer headline of the year? His final stint there came Dec. 23, 1996, two nights before JonBenet was murdered in her home. 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. As far as Bill goes, RIP. ", Another popular suspect in the case was Michael Helgoth, whose family owned a junkyard on the outskirts of Boulder (the Ramsey family's then-hometown). For one, it was discovered that a daughter of McReynolds, plus another young girl, had once been abducted in Longmont by an unknown assailant. He then moved on to the University of Minnesota, where he earned a doctorate in American Studies. And apparently it starts out nice and then it gets up into this you left Santa Claus and, you know, went to all those fancy things and you came back to Santa Claus. Because for years that's been what most people have heard. "They felt they couldn't live here anymore.". Press J to jump to the feed. * Bill's wife later wrote a play about a young girl who was murdered in her basement. Police initially investigated the case as a kidnapping, after pageant mum Patsy called 911 on Boxing Day morning 1996 to say she had found a ransom note demanding $157,000 and that her daughter was missing from their home in Boulder, Colorado. In his book Presumed Guilty: An Investigation Into the JonBent Ramsey Case, the Media, and the Culture of Pornography, journalist Stephen Singular argues that the police were so focused on pinning the murder to the Ramseysthat they neglected to consider the possibility that JonBent was abducted for child pornography. With the evidence inconclusive or compromised, legal experts hold out little hope police will ever close the case. He played Santa at the Ramsey's in 94, 95 and 96. JonBenet's brother then says: "What did you find?" 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. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} I envision them in their cars going to work, or on their tractors, and I just talk. 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. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} Elementary teacher John Karr, 41, falsely confessed to the murder in August 2006 while being held on child porn charge. When did that happen? JonBent Patricia Ramsey was a six-year-old girl found dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. Her case remains unsolved. The people of the community need to know the truth so they can put pressure on the district attorney. Also going for insensitivity of the year award? By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. We really want this case to be solved. 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. Instead, the grandfather of six filled his time helping the elderly at the local senior center. from the 1998 interview: JOHN RAMSEY: . We have some letters from him. But currently, he's not a suspect.". "I remember him as a great colleague, a very polite and very fun-loving kind of individual. The whispers about Burke erupted into screaming headlines last May when the supermarket tabloid Star reported that he was the prime suspect in the slaying. Janet is a movie critic. When you do though, the intruder theory makes the most sense and has the better scientific evidence. Of course, that wouldn't explain how she ended up bound and strangled in her family's basement, and it certainly wouldn't explain the 2 1/2-page ransom note, but it's also not the first time that a murder has been blamed on an owl so who knows? (It's also speculated that Patsy lashed out after finding that JonBenet had wet the bed.) Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. 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. Janet McReynolds, wife of "Santa" Bill, had a daughter who "had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted twenty-two years to the day before JonBenet's death". This story has been shared 103,658 times. The McReynolds supposedly refused a search of their house and the police never pursued a search warrant. believes she knows who killed her daughter, JonBenet. The couple initially told police the boy was sleeping when the ransom note was discovered, but his voice later was heard on an enhanced tape of Patsys 911 call to police. He considered the Ramseys as friends, he loved children and didnt 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. The Ramsey family has also been cleared of all suspicion on multiple occasions due to DNA evidence. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. -Why, when the money was just sitting in the bank anyway?? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. He was 72. According to PMPT "McReynolds and Barnhill's DNA could not be excluded" p182. I don't really have other children that I have this special relationship with not even my own children or my own grandchildren". In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! Its important for her to be able to rest in peace., Mr Clemente, a co-producer on Criminal Minds, says this was a major error. 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