The outlet reported that on Dec. 26, 1974,. For one, it was discovered that a daughter of McReynolds, plus another young girl, had once been abducted in Longmont by an unknown assailant. (BPD Report # 1-645. Some of these suspects include Bill McReynolds and John Mark Karr. Bill McReynolds was found dead in his Mashpee, Mass., home Monday by his wife, Janet, when she returned from a weekend trip. (BPD Report #1-568. Amateur sleuths have offered up answers ranging from bed-wetting to incest. The woman said that on Christmas Eve day in 1996, JonBent said Santa had told her he was going to make a secret visit to her after Christmas. The scenario took on added weight when it was revealed that Burke was at the center of a major discrepancy in the Ramseys account of what happened. I felt very close to that little girl. The Santa Claus figure in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case died over the weekend from a heart attack. Instead, the grandfather of six filled his time helping the elderly at the local senior center. Survived by: sons, Michael McReynolds and daughter-in-law Phyllis, Mark McReynolds and Don McReynolds and daughter-in-law Sharon; 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. I thought it was a very odd thing to say.". Another mother also stated to BPD investigators that JonBent had told a playmate about a Secret Santa. He's been vetted numerous times by police. This story has been shared 103,658 times. Investigators found 38 registered sex offenders living within a three-kilometre radius of the Ramseys home. Janet is a movie critic. William "Bill" McReynolds, a retired University of Colorado journalism professor who gained unwanted notoriety as the man who played St. Nick for the family of JonBenet Ramsey, died early this week at his home in Mashpee, Mass. They made no attempt to use their multi-million dollar fortune to "catch the real killer." Another eerie-sounding connection. Additionally, police learned that Janet McReynolds had written a play in 1977, Hey Rube, based on the 1965 torture-murder in Indiana of a teen-aged girl who - like JonBenet - was found dead in a basement. I've asked my wife to mix the star dust JonBent gave me with my ashes. She was exposed to more people in the world, said Mr Clemente. An astonishing six-second call snippet in which a voice can be heard to say 'What did you do?' McReynolds "had written a card to JonBenet that was found in her trash can after the murder. "Some of his students kept relationships with him their entire lives," Cosper said. Bill McReynolds A Santa Claus impersonator the now late Bill McReynolds was also a suspect in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. I don't recall ever seeing a poster or billboard about catching JonBenet's killer that was put up anywhere. But forensic experts dismissed the theory, saying there was no DNA on the object. OK. Bill is related to Mariah E McReynolds and William David McReynolds as well as 3 additional people. He was investigated by BPD. That meeting sparked a warm friendship that led to McReynolds playing Santa at private parties for the Ramseys the next three years. We really want this case to be solved. pointing a finger at Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, the. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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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. Bill McReynolds played Santa at several Ramsey holiday parties and knew the family well. We've received your submission. (Thomas). His wife had joined him there. In a March 2, 1997, story in the Rocky Mountain News, Bill and Janet McReynolds denied any responsibility for JonBenet's murder. The Christmas note which investigators found in the bin of the family's Boulder, Colorado home is alleged to have been penned by McReynolds. He was a senior, and she was new to campus. In December 2003, forensic investigators said they had found a DNA sample belonging to an unknown male on JonBenets underwear. . McReynolds was named by the Ramseys as one of five people worthy of further investigation. Joe Barnhill claimed he saw John Andrew Ramsey outside the home. After a stint in the Army, McReynolds returned to his alma mater and taught for five years before moving to Minneapolis to attend the University of Minnesota. Jones said McReynolds told him when he retired that he was finished with teaching - but a year later, McReynolds called one day "out of the blue" to see if he could come back to teach a few classes on a part-time basis. "I will never forget we were walking toward his house and he said, 'I wonder what it would be like to crack a human skull.' Jones gladly welcomed McReynolds back. The McReynolds girl, 9 at the time, was not. Hes been vetted numerous times by police. And he did they were married for 66 years, their son, Michael McReynolds, said. And elderly man of lower income was a pedophile who committed one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century and got away with it. It demanded $118,000 for JonBenets safe return, the same amount of money John Ramsey had received as his last bonus, and mentioned a Navy base in the Philippines where he was once stationed. Two days prior to JonBent's murder, former University of Colorado professor Bill McReynolds dressed up as Santa Claus at the Ramsey household for the third year in a row. According to The Daily Camera, the McReynolds' middle daughter, 9-years-old at the time, was abducted on December 26, 1974, and witnessed the sexual molestation of her friend. Santa as perp is a common theme in many murder mysteries. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. In the few years before heart surgery in August 1996 ended McReynolds's teaching career for good, Jones said, "He got the best course evaluations that he'd got in his whole career. Even more suspicious, McReynolds's middle daughter and her friend had been abducted 22 years prior to JonBent's death to the day. A little boy who was a special friend had been murdered several years previously (Thomas). An ex-con knows whats going on in an interrogation room with two detectives, and Jesse McReynolds knew he looked good to Gosage and me as a suspect in the Ramsey case. He was more than just an odd fellow, to me. )(Woodward), When his own daughter was ten years old, she and another girl were kidnapped, and the friend was molested before both girls were released. Much was made of the fact the 29-year-old, who once gave evidence to a grand jury, smiled as he talked about his sisters murder. Former Boulder detective Steve Thomas wrote in his book about the case, "Analysis proved that Santa Bill didn't write the ransom note, (which Patsy Ramsey said she found the morning her child was discovered to be missing), and he was much too frail to have made a midnight run from (the McReynolds' mountain retreat in) Rollinsville, done a Spiderman entry of the Ramsey home," and carried out the crime. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Instead of working together, they were at loggerheads. Both say they were home sleeping when JonBenet drew her last breaths. "They felt they couldn't live here anymore.". He was a friend of Bill . The McReynolds supposedly refused a search of their house and the police never pursued a search warrant. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. 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But the most hard-hitting theory to emerge happened days ago whenThe Case of: JonBenet Ramseyaired in the US and Australia this week. People that arent suspects wont be mentioned. You feel like its just you and me talking. According to Ollie Gray, a private investigator hired by the Ramseys, "Helgothand his accomplices committed the crime. Also going for insensitivity of the year award? It just seems really unlikely to me that he could have managed all that activity, going up and downstairs, and not making enough noise to disturb anyone. DNA material found in JonBenets underwear, believed to be a trace of semen, reportedly did not match samples provided by any family members or friends. "He loved being Santa, he loved little children, and then the Ramsey case destroyed that career and just devastated him. JonBenet's official cause of death was given as strangulation by a coroner following the tragic episode 20 years ago. For a few, the glare of the spotlight has been especially harsh. Neither could Joe Barnhill, next door neighbor of the Ramsey's. 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. acting incredibly suspiciously around the time of the murder, I wonder what it would be like to crack a human skull, You will receive a special gift after Christmas, a fictionalized account of the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens in Indiana, it's also not the first time that a murder has been blamed on an owl, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. ._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa{margin-top:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._3EpRuHW1VpLFcj-lugsvP_{color:inherit}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa svg._31U86fGhtxsxdGmOUf3KOM{color:inherit;fill:inherit;padding-right:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._2mk9m3mkUAeEGtGQLNCVsJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;color:inherit} the experts claim. Their daughter's ordeal "makes you sensitive to the horror" of JonBenet's murder, Janet McReynolds said. There's been people who have said that's not even physically possible for a nine-year-old to do that. Bill McReynolds was found dead in his Mashpee, Mass., home Monday by his wife, Janet, when she returned from a weekend trip. And another creepy coincidence that raised investigators'. Excellent interview and all of the oddities associated with Bill McReynolds get explained/squashed by his daughter on the episode. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} McReynolds joined the University of Colorado journalism department in 1968, where he taught reporting and mass communications history until retiring in 1992. Gosage was met by an irate Jesse McReynolds, who said he was sick of you guys trying to frame my dad. Bill McReynolds, distraught, weeping, and saying, I didnt do anything, refused to come to the door. On Dec. 26, 1974 22 years to the day before JonBenet was murdered the couples 9-year-old daughter had been abducted by a sex predator. He said: "My hypothesis was that I think the Ramseys came home at around 9.30, 10 o'clock. Mrs McReynolds wrote a bizarre play in 1978 based on the real-life murder of an Indianapolis 16-year-old, who was molested and tortured before her body was left in a basement. Not only was Helgoth seen wearing shoes similar to those ina footprint found in the Ramseys'basement, but one of Helgoth's former coworkers also claimed that he'd been acting incredibly suspiciously around the time of the murder. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Ramseys' former neighbor who played Santa to the . Cutting-edge technology has been used to record a conversation after Mrs Ramsey had called to report her daughter's disappearance. 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. ._1aTW4bdYQHgSZJe7BF2-XV{display:-ms-grid;display:grid;-ms-grid-columns:auto auto 42px;grid-template-columns:auto auto 42px;column-gap:12px}._3b9utyKN3e_kzVZ5ngPqAu,._21RLQh5PvUhC6vOKoFeHUP{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:20px}._21RLQh5PvUhC6vOKoFeHUP:before{content:"";margin-right:4px;color:#46d160}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK,._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{display:inline-block;word-break:break-word}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK{font-weight:500}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK,._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{font-size:12px;line-height:16px}._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{font-weight:400;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-top:13px;margin-bottom:2px}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO ._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:4px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y{border-radius:4px;box-sizing:border-box;height:21px;width:21px}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y:nth-child(2),._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y:nth-child(3){margin-left:-9px} Helgoth was found dead shortly after JonBent's murder, and his death was ruled a suicide. McReynolds, a former University of Colorado journalism professor, portrayed Santa. I don't really have other children that I have this special relationship with not even my own children or my own grandchildren". And it's sad that he and his family to this day get smeared by sensationalist media and internet posters. Chat Forum We all came to one complete theory that explains everything that happened, Mr Clemente told news.com.au. It will only get solved if some new piece of evidence emerges.. I believed IDI theory, but most people I knew did not. 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. The Ramseys retained criminal lawyers within 48 hours and swiftly hired a slick spokesman. He wrote me a letter saying that he carved JonBenet's name in a harp, it had the name of three other little girls that died early. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The only play the public has been made aware of was Hey Rube which was based on the true story ofSylvia Likens, a young girl who was held captive in an Indiana basement in 1965. Additionally, the McReynolds' 9-year-old daughter was reportedly abducted on Dec. 26, the same day JonBent was found dead, only years prior in the 1970s. ._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ{border-top:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-lineColor);margin-top:16px;padding-top:16px}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN{margin:0;padding:0}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:21px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;margin:8px 0}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ.QgBK4ECuqpeR2umRjYcP2{opacity:.4}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ label{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ label svg{fill:currentColor;height:20px;margin-right:4px;width:20px;-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_{-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_ svg{display:inline-block;height:12px;width:12px}._2b2iJtPCDQ6eKanYDf3Jho{-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto}._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_{padding:0 12px}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:unset;line-height:16px;text-transform:unset;--textColor:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor);--textColorHover:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColorShaded80);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--textColor);fill:var(--textColor);opacity:1}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F._2UlgIO1LIFVpT30ItAtPfb{--textColor:var(--newRedditTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor);--textColorHover:var(--newRedditTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColorShaded80)}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:active,._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:hover{color:var(--textColorHover);fill:var(--textColorHover)}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:disabled,._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F[data-disabled],._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F[disabled]{opacity:.5;cursor:not-allowed}._3a4fkgD25f5G-b0Y8wVIBe{margin-right:8px} 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. @keyframes _1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT{0%{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc{--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left:0px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;padding:3px 9px;position:absolute;border-radius:4px;margin-top:-6px;background:#000;color:#fff;animation:_1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT .5s step-end;z-index:100;white-space:pre-wrap}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc:after{content:"";position:absolute;top:100%;left:calc(50% - 4px - var(--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left));width:0;height:0;border-top:3px solid #000;border-left:4px solid transparent;border-right:4px solid transparent}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd{margin-top:6px}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after{border-bottom:3px solid #000;border-top:none;bottom:100%;top:auto} "Of course, he would never get over what happened to him. Uploaded by She looked at it for about three seconds and agreed that it was not the same cord. Other suspects included neighbor Bill McReynolds, a local Santa Claus who visited the Ramseys a few days before the girl's death. Bill McReynolds dressed as Father Christmas to attend a party just days before the little girl was found murdered on Boxing Day 1996. There's no doubt about it.". He carried it to the hospital as a lucky charm during the surgery. He was recovering from heart surgery. Being there tells a million words.. jameson's John Ramsey said he brought his daughter upstairs and laid her on the floor, hoping she was alive. TV show sleuths have already suggested that a flashlight could have been used to cause a skull fracture on the six-year-old pageant queen. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. When did that happen? His DNA didnt match UM1. The new Discovery Channel programme'JonBenet: An American Murder Mystery' examines the evidence that suggests bearded Bill may have been behind her death. But in 2008, the family were cleared by Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy on the basis of DNA taken from the little girls clothes. As far as Bill goes, RIP. "The children loved him. Thats who interests me a little more than his father. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Former Kidnapping charge was a botched $113 gas station robbery in Arizona, where he forced clerk to move from Point A to Point B, thus the kidnapping charge (ST Pg 114, DOI pg167), He had come home from the Christmas party at his parents home, had a drink of scotch, swallowed some powerful prescription drugs he took for depression, and gone to bed alone, not awakening until late the next morning. It's actually tiresome to hear about him. Was this an attempt to FRAME John Andrew in the murder? JonBent Patricia Ramsey was a six-year-old beauty pageant contestant who was brutally murdered (and possibly raped) in her home, on the night of 25 to 26 December 1996. We are here to discuss all aspects of the case and remember JonBent Patricia Ramsey. The murder of JonBent Ramsey remains one of the most peculiar and heartbreaking unsolved mysteries of modern times and the flurry of TV projects and documentaries coming out this month speaks to the world's enduring fascination with what happened the night of Dec. 26, 2006. McReynolds was discovered Monday by his wife, Janet. * Bill McReynolds daughter Jill, was kidnapped on December 26, 1974 with a friend. 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JonBenet's death, in some respects, paralleled the plot of a play McReynolds' wife had written before the killing. He was 72. We have a tape from him . . it was a tribute to JonBenet or something like that. English Longmont Police Department records on the December 26, 1974 kidnapping of Jill McReynolds (daughter of JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect "Santa" Bill McReynolds) and her friend by an unidentified pedophile Addeddate 2020-07-08 01:31:47 Identifier JillMcReynolds_LongmontPD Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t25b91m9k Ocr McReynolds gave an alibi to police forthe night of the murder, saying he was having dinner with his family several miles away. He earned his doctorate in American Studies and was hired by CU's journalism department in 1968. In the documentary, they examine the claim JonBenet was silenced with a stun gun, analyse footage of evidence given over the years, hold extensive interviews and introduce new theories. In his retirement, he had this enthusiasm that the students really picked up on.". He was 72. LEGAL pundits say the JonBenet Ramsey case is dead in the water but for those who have fallen under the infamous umbrella of suspicion, the saga wont be over until the killer is brought to justice. Parents do horrible things to their children, but to understand this case you have to take the notion out of your head that they set out to kill this 6-year-old girl, Wecht said last year. While at UT, McReynolds met Lezette Lewis in the student union center. His wife, Janet McReynolds, eventually gave Gosage the cord, and Ron knew instantly that it wasnt the same type used by the killer of JonBent. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. (Thomas), McReynolds said what was truly terrible was that this wasnt the first child to die during his Santa years. When I die, I'm going to be cremated. I was amazed. McReynolds explained to theDaily Camera that it was "a fictionalized account of the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens in Indiana" and had nothing to do with JonBent. "He really took the role as his life goal," Janet McReynolds said. Animosity between the Boulder DA and the local police force over the high-profile case also muddied the waters. Because they were bombarded by a RDI media circus and it made them biased against the parents innocence before they even knew the basic facts of the case. 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. In 2018-19, her daughter Kim and son-in-law Dennis Gonzalez, also moved to Longmont. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} BARB COOPER Boulder. 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. He also said the family conspired to cover it up by fabricating a ransom letter and a kidnap story. If he is innocent, maybe JonBenet can help him rest in peace. McReynolds got angry, and that only fed the paranoia of the DAs people. Bill McReynolds: Retired CU Journalism Professor 1968-1992. . Maybe reporters and podcasters avoid the topic because its so unlikely and it harms the memory of an innocent man and upsets his family. Burke dismissed the claims in an interview on the Dr Phil Show. Both children were then released. We are a true crime community dedicated to exploring case facts, evidence and theories surrounding the death of JonBent Ramsey. He played Santa at the Ramsey's in 94, 95 and 96. She made a profound change in me. Be the first one to, Jill McReynolds abduction documents from Longmont PD, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). He didnt remember, it was so long ago, about twenty-five years. (Steve Thomas in reference to Bill), Jessie McReynolds (the son): He had done two and a half years in an Arizona prison for conspiracy, aggravated robbery and kidnapping and had no corroborated alibi for Christmas night 1996. Over the years, we gained knowledge of how the case was mishandled and the false stories that were leaked to the public etc so we changed our minds. The DAs office called in a specialist from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and a convoy of police cars headed up the mountain to Santa Bills house. 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