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JonBenet

By: Steve Thomas,Donald A. Davis
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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Summary

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?

©2000 Steve Thomas and Don Davis (P)2016 Tantor

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"From my investigation of the Ramsey murder, Steve Thomas was the lead detective on the case from the beginning and may know what happened better than anyone." (Lawrence Schiller, New York Times best-selling author)

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Interesting but flawed

I have read widely about this tragic and yet - for those with an interest in the dynamics of true crime investigations - fascinating mystery. I was aware of the Steve Thomas angle and fully expecting this to be his own personal account. I can't deny someone right at the heart of the story their right to tell it how they saw it. I do t even fundamentally differ from him in terms of what I think could be a plausible scenario. This is an account worth listening to. However, I was disappointed with quite the extent to which this was partial. It descended into self worth, ranting and character assassination in places that can't do justice to Thomas' unique knowledge and perspective. I just lost a little respect for him in places to the extent that I did wonder if he honestly was capable of seeing beyond his initial conclusion. This is worth a listen but I would urge reading more widely also. Good, unobtrusive narration in the whole, though with a tendency to petulance/snideness in tone: one could almost feel the spirit of Thomas standing in the recording booth telling him to put more aggression into his tone!!

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Genuine and heartfelt

Frustrating - gripping - informative - uncompromising ... oh, and did I mention frustrating? Expert material, expertly delivered by the narrator, who did the author proud. More recent developments in the JonBenet case have done nothing to 'date' this material, rather add to it's fascination.

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fascinating

A fascinating book that details the indepth police work that went on in trying to solve the murder of Jonbenet. I found it unbelievable the stunts pulled by parties that should have been working together to solve this heinous crime.
overall a great book. The fact that it's narrated by the author makes it more humane.

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A MUST READ!!!

Anyone who has heard about this case will be familiar with “we done everything we could to co-operate; but they didn’t do their job”. What a crock of s**t!!! I applaud Steve for writing this and giving the inside on how they were made to look like such victims. I have always said I thought that Patsy killed the poor child. But to know that all the evidence pointed to her and how the police were stopped & how high up the cover up went is even worse. To think that woman died a victim in many peoples eyes and has such a sympathy vote makes me sick. I do now believe that John was involved and some abuse had definitely taken place. He speaks about it so calmly during interviews. It makes me upset and it’s not even my child how can he remain calm!! So many questions. This book is a must read to reveal the full picture! Thank you Steve

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truly amazing

wow the police couldent interview the ramseys for so long amazing great listen clearly the parents did it

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Very interesting

I found this book answered questions about a very flawed system. It was long but I am pleased I stayed with it.

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Fascinating but galling

This is a fascinating account of the JonBenet Ramsey case. I found the narrator to put wrong emphasis on some of the words which was annoying but all in all it was a really unputdownable audiobook. It’s galling however because despite the various theories regarding what happened to that poor little girl, there really is no concrete evidence that points to who did it. Everything is circumstantial and a lot of the book goes into detail about the frustrations experienced by the Boulder police Department in Colorado and how obstructive the DA’s office was. All in all if you’re really interested in the JonBenet case this is a really interesting read and remains effective in signposting where the blame may lie.

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This policeman is never wrong

What could be an educational and interesting story of a shocking crime has been turned into a list of petty gripes by an angry little man who is always right, and everybody else is wrong.

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Great biography

Very enlightening and entertainingly narrated. Hopefully one day this case will be solved, although now Patsy has passed away I doubt it.

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Bit short

Was okay nothing I hadn't heard from the documentarys it's kind of boring in that way

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