JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation

Steve Thomas · Donald A. Davis

Apr 2011 · Sold by St. Martin's Press

About this ebook

Finally, the information you've been waiting for: who really killed JonBenet?

Perhaps the most compelling murder case of our day, the death of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey galvanized the nation-and years after it occurred, the mystery still endures. Who killed the young beauty queen and why? Who is covering up for whom and who is simply lying? In JonBenet, the most authoritative and comprehensive study of the Ramsey murder, a former lead Boulder Police detective, Steve Thomas, explores the case in vivid and fascinating detail-pointing the way toward an analysis of the evidence some deem too shocking to consider. Here, Thomas raises these and many other provocative questions:

-How was the investigation botched from the beginning-and why did police so carelessly allow the crime scene to be tampered with?

-Why were John and Patsy Ramsey protected from early questioning and any lie-detector tests, even though their stories and behavior were erratic, suspicious and inconsistent?

-Why was crucial evidence ignored, why were certain key witnesses unquestioned by detectives, and why were the Ramseys privy to sensitive information about the case and even police reports?

Ratings and reviews

The book was mostly about a crime detective's miscommunications and disagreements with the Boulder District Attorney. The Jonbenet murder was a smaller portion of the book. The book should be required reading in law school to demonstrate how smart lawyers can manipulate the DA and the associated police force. It appears that everyone had an accuse and pointed fingers elsewhere. The contaminated crime scene set the course for other mistakes that were discussed in the book. The only group that successfully did their job was the lawyers.

I have never thought believed the whole intruder theory and now after 20 years, it seems that finally the truth is coming out, with the recent TV specials. I thought this was a great book and I feel very sorry for the men and women who truly wanted this case solved for this poor, beautiful little girl. I hope that someday the truth will fully be exposed, not that anyone will actually face any earthly punishment...

This book shed light on some very important information that was not previously known to me. The mishandling of this case from the beginning is maddening. So glad that he wrote this book...so sad for that little girl...

About the author

Steve Thomas received more than a hundred commendations and awards during his thirteen-year police career, including the Award of Excellence and the Medal for Lifesaving, for assignments ranging from recruit training and SWAT to special investigations and undercover narcotics. Prior to the JonBenet case, Thomas worked on a multi-state task force investigating racketeering and organized crime that resulted in numerous grand-jury indictments. Thomas has been a guest lecturer on criminal justice topics and instructed extensively on law-enforcement issues.

Don Davis, an award-winning news correspondent for thirty years, with assignments from Vietnam to the White House, has written a dozen books. His most recent is Last Man on the Moon, published by St. Martin's Press.