JonBenet

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Summary: As a former prosecuting attorney.....
Review: As a former prosecuting attorney who specialized in crimes against children, I absolutely could not put this riveting book down. I literally finished it in one day. Mr. Thomas gives a true insider's account of the mess that was the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation, from the bungled preservation of evidence by the first officers on the scene to the incredible stonewalling by both the Ramseys and Boulder DA Alex Hunter and his plea-happy bunch of senior attorneys.

The Boulder Police Department took a lot of heat, some of it well-deserved, for the lack of progress in making an arrest in this case. This book makes it perfectly clear, however, that the handful of dedicated and experienced investigators who were assigned to the case by Boulder's "New-Age" police chief, Tom Koby, were stymied at every turn by the DA's incredible fear of actually having to try this case against the experienced trial attorneys who were hired by the Ramseys less than 36 hours after JonBenet's lifeless body was discovered in the basement of her own home.

It is no secret that Mr. Thomas believes that Patsy Ramsey murdered her child in the late evening hours of Christmas 1996. Based upon the mountain of evidence he discloses in this book, much of which was ignored or actually suppressed by the Boulder DA, I believe his conclusion is a fair one. Certainly the Ramseys themselves have done everything in their power to thwart the disclosure of the truth in this case, in the process naming as possible suspects just about every person who ever has been close to them. In fact, they just this week backed out of taking polygraph tests yet again. One can only wonder what they are hiding. As a parent, I would be the first one standing in line to do everything within my power to find the person who killed my child. After reading this book, however, you'll understand why the Ramseys have not cooperated with investigators.

Far from focusing exclusively on the parents from the outset, as the Ramseys have claimed, Mr. Thomas and the other investigators at Boulder PD, the FBI, and other police agencies in Colorado, Georgia and Michigan, have exhaustively cleared hundreds of suspects since JonBenet's death. Indeed, based upon the tremendous amount of scientific and circumstantial evidence which has been gathered in this case, the only people who can reasonably said to be prime suspects at this time are John and Patsy Ramsey. Mr. Thomas' very justifiable frustration with the Ramseys, the Boulder DA and many of the ranking officers of the Boulder PD is evident in this wonderful and extremely thorough book.

All Mr. Thomas wants is "justice for a child who was killed in her home on Christmas night." After eighteen months of of an investigation which the DA allowed to be dictated in large part by the Ramseys themselves (a practice absolutely unheard-of in accepted investigative methodology), Mr. Thomas finally resigned in protest when it became apparent to him that the Boulder DA would not even present the most compelling evidence in the case to the grand jury.

I haven't read a book this riveting since Daniel Petrocelli's inside tale of the OJ Simpson civil trial, Triumph of Justice. Although Alex Hunter and his inept staff have gone a long way toward assuring that JonBenet's killer may never be found guilty in a court of law, Mr. Thomas' gutsy account of the facts and evidence in this case leaves no reasonable doubt in the reader's mind as to who killed this beautiful little girl.

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Summary: Cheers For Thomas!
Review: Mr. Thomas deserves accolades for his expose of so-called 'justice' in Boulder, CO. I understand why Alex Hunter and others are angry with Steve, for he is the only one who has told the truth about the inner workings of law enforcement in Boulder. Mr. Thomas should derive great satisfaction knowing that he is one of a very few who tried to solve this case and followed the evidence to where it leads: The Ramseys! Folks, **stay out of Boulder! ** for if you are the victim of a crime, the D.A.'s office will only wine and dine the perp! On a more esoteric note, I think this case is a microcosm of a society gone insane in terms of lying, sexual perversion, corruption, lack of respect for human life, and obstruction of justice. Anyone concerned about the direction of the criminal justice system and our culture in general, should run out and get this book! I tip my hat to Steve Thomas for a magnificent story - Finally, The Truth about the so-called investigation into this hideous crime! God love Steve Thomas!

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Summary: Thomas knows what he's talking about!
Review: This book was excellent! The former detective knows exactly what he is talking about and is not afraid to say that Patsy Ramsey murdered her precious daughter, JonBenet. He knows what evidence is present and why it points to the Ramseys. He also points out with exceptional evidence, including the infamous ransom note, that no intruder snuck into the Boulder mansion to murder little JonBenet Ramsey.I have followed the Ramsey case very closely and have read all but three books on the case. This book is DEFINATELY the best!!!