Thank you for your common sense. 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. He was beloved by many people here," said Janet McReynolds. The week before the murder, McReynolds had dressed up as the local Santa and entertained children at a Christmas gathering. 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). Plus,he is too fat to fit thru the basement window. There are an unusual amount of coincidences surrounding the McReynolds family that I find difficult to turn a blind eye to. "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.' BARB COOPER Boulder. BILL MCREYNOLDS DNA COULD NOT BE EXCLUDED. Thanks for contacting us. Though they have never been publicly cleared, they do have an alibi. 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. "They felt they couldn't live here anymore.". Her husband adored. "And because I'd been told by cyber-crime specialists that JonBent was precisely the kind of child, because of her beauty pageant experience, who could be sucked into the world of child porn. JonBent Patricia Ramsey was a six-year-old girl found dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. He was elderly and was far away from Bolder that day. In 2018-19, her daughter Kim and son-in-law Dennis Gonzalez, also moved to Longmont. Cutting-edge technology has been used to record a conversation after Mrs Ramsey had called to report her daughter's disappearance. http://www2.dailycamera.com/bdc/city_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2422_1378181,00.html, Retired professor 'heartbroken' after JonBenet ordeal, By Charlie Brennan And Owen S. Good, Rocky Mountain News September 6, 2002. He played Santa at the Ramseys in 94, 95 and 96. He was 72. That doesnt mean they are guilty, but the world was misled.. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. (Bill McReynolds), He visited adult book stores and admitted to having a long-withstanding admiration for porn. McReynolds, a former University of Colorado journalism professor, portrayed Santa. Why wouldnt he hand it over at the storage unit versus going back to the house? No suspects were. In the three years since the 6-year-old beauty queen was found beaten, strangled and possibly sexually abused in the basement of her Colorado home, cops have investigated a parade of relatives and acquaintances. Nearly $20K LESS than John's Christmas bonus. John Ramsey found his dead daughter in a rarely used . He reminds me of Will Rogers, very gregarious and easy to be around, Michael McReynolds said. Arndt confirmed to him that the child had died. "The children loved him. 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. McReynolds had heart surgery in August 1996. Perhaps the oddest conspiracy theory out there is thatnot only is JonBent still alive, but she's also secretly pop superstar Katy Perry. 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. Experts reckon she believed she had hung up when the words were uttered. A football scholarship allowed McReynolds to go to college, and earned his bachelors degree in broadcasting from the University of Texas at Austin in 1944. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Police compared the letter to handwriting samples from dozens of people and they were unable to rule out Patsy as the author after examining at least five examples of her penmanship. Bill and Janet McReynolds left Colorado in 1998 and settled on Cape Cod. A killer is on the loose, they warned in their first statement after the slaying. He said, and some Ramsey investigators believed, it left him too weakened to have committed the murder that occurred four months later. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. ), Janets daughter and a friend were taken to an unknown location, where Janets daughter was forced to watch her friend being sexually molested. His final stint there came Dec. 23, 1996, two nights before JonBenet was murdered in her home. The wealthy family were at first named as suspects. I dont know what youre watching/reading/listening to, but Ive heard him mentioned all over the place. "Statements like that led me to have some sort of suspicion: What was going on between Santa Bill and JonBent? Bill and Janet McReynolds say the only significance of their daughter's abduction to the Ramsey case, regardless of the dates, is that it underscores the compassion they feel for John and Patsy Ramsey. 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The Santa Claus figure in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case died over the weekend from a heart attack. When you do though, the intruder theory makes the most sense and has the better scientific evidence. One voice believed to be Mr Ramsey's says: "We're not speaking to you. Give the man and his family some dignity! 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. . After his retirement from CU in 1992, the couple moved to Rollinsville. ", 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). The tension was exacerbated because there was so much outside media scrutiny, said Mr Clemente. He was 72. I know the BPD claims the family gave them blood samples but, were they tested? The Santa Claus figure in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case died over the weekend from a heart attack. Select this result to view Bill D McReynolds Jr's phone number, address, and more. 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It's a relief to know the Ramsey's were not found to be their daughter's killer, but there were still many other suspects on the list. 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. Both of these men were on the suspect list for the murder of JonBenet Ramsey due to strange connections police investigators found. She is alleged to have asked to borrow $2,000 shortly before Christmas. "In the meantime, Patsy continued packing for the Michigan trip. I don't recall even seeing a photo of one that was actually put up in public in Colorado. Steve Thomas covers him at length in his book. He was totally broken-hearted. The couple's 40th wedding anniversary was Sunday. Bill McReynolds: Retired CU Journalism Professor 1968-1992. 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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. But in 2008, the family were cleared by Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy on the basis of DNA taken from the little girls clothes. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday in Massachusetts. Bill McReynolds never played Santa Claus again after the death of JonBenet. I find this hard to believe since they paid 500,000 in the 90s for the entire house. Investigators have proposed a theory that JonBenet Ramsey was killed after being struck with a torch. ._2cHgYGbfV9EZMSThqLt2tx{margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{width:75%;height:24px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-,._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{background:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);background-size:200%;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-{width:100%;height:46px} One of the suspects investigated and cleared early on by authorities in JonBenet's death was family friend and neighbor Bill McReynolds, a man who had evidently been hired by Patsy to play Santa . Trip DeMuth stood at the gas station with his arms crossed, watching them drive away. (Thomas). pointing a finger at Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, the. Those speculated to be involved range from Santa Claus to Katy Perry. I actually tend to believe its the other way around. "Some of his students kept relationships with him their entire lives," Cosper said. Then there is the statement from the mother of a friend of JonBents. Was their DNA tested? That meeting sparked a warm friendship that led to McReynolds playing Santa at private parties for the Ramseys the next three years. Lezette McReynolds died in 2010. Its less likely now than it was a couple of years ago, says Cohen. Janet is a movie critic. How much of a coincidence is it, though, that Janet wrote that story? Instead, the grandfather of six filled his time helping the elderly at the local senior center. Even if they weren't paying it full attention it was always in the background influencing what they thought. We are here to discuss all aspects of the case and remember JonBent Patricia Ramsey. The world has heard so many false rumours. I don't recall ever seeing a poster or billboard about catching JonBenet's killer that was put up anywhere. 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. However, amongother things, the book largely relies on the belief that JonBent's cause of death was head trauma, but in reality, the autopsy revealed that it was asphyxiation. 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 a March 2, 1997, story in the Rocky Mountain News, Bill and Janet McReynolds denied any responsibility for JonBenet's murder. He was a very personable kind of guy. Bill McReynolds dressed as Father Christmas to attend a party just days before the little girl was found murdered on Boxing Day 1996. When did that happen? ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} Is there a reason this isn't even mentioned in a lot of other content about her? Production crews rebuilt the relevant parts of the house in a warehouse and used state-of-the-art technology so the team of experts could test out the theories about JonBenets violent death. Joe Barnhill claimed he saw John Andrew Ramsey outside the home. They then staged the kidnapping and murder scene together to cover the whole thing up. McReynolds "had written a card to JonBenet that was found in her trash can after the murder. 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. 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. 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. In December 2003, forensic investigators said they had found a DNA sample belonging to an unknown male on JonBenets underwear. We really want this case to be solved. ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} One thing that has struck me as odd is that I've only ever heard the theory about Bill McReynolds' involvement (potentially as Santa Claus) on one podcast. believes she knows who killed her daughter, JonBenet. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! "He loved being Santa, he loved little children, and then the Ramsey case destroyed that career and just devastated him. He loved his job. And he did they were married for 66 years, their son, Michael McReynolds, said. Santa as perp is a common theme in many murder mysteries. The ransom note Patsy says she found on a back stairwell early on the morning of Dec. 26, 1996, has raised the most serious questions about the Ramseys innocence. Was Jesse ever looked at as a serious suspect? ), Janet McReynolds- wife, mother: Known to be a film critic and movie reviewer for many years and wrote plays as well. The case is officially unsolved, and has become one of the most mysterious and controversial in America's history. "I know I had absolutely nothing to do with it.". Ollie Gray, a private investigator hired by the family, claimed in April that the killer was Michael Helgoth, a then 26-year-old whose family owned a junkyard in the city. "He has not been on our radar screen for a while," Beckner said. If he did do it, I don't believe they will be seeing each other -- if you know what I mean. ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}.icon._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} I lived through the he saga as an adult and I know several people that believe the Intruder theory. "He could never be at peace," Janet McReynolds said. 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. He said: "I don't know what to say to that, because I know that's not what happened. He would never fully recover from that kind of suspicion.". "When the Ramsey story happened, he was hurt very badly, and that's why they had to leave Colorado," he said. According to PMPT "McReynolds and Barnhill's DNA could not be excluded" p182. Even more suspicious, McReynolds's middle daughter and her friend had been abducted 22 years prior to JonBent's death to the day. After graduating, McReynolds enlisted in the Navy, where he served as an ensign and patrolled the California coast for Japanese submarines. She caught his attention and he just had to have her. 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New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. A service in Boulder will take place later this month, and his ashes will be scattered in one of his favorite Colorado mountain getaways, his wife said. What is central to this confusing case is JonBenets visible profile as winner of titles including Little Miss Colorado, Americas Royale Miss, National Tiny Miss Beauty and Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl. The Dynamic Duo of DeMuth and his new investigator, Dan Schuller, pulled the trigger when they saw McReynolds loading his pickup truck at a storage locker. View our online Press Pack. But Mr Clemente said it was irresponsible to try to do a personality assessment from a TV interview. Can this be proven? Others, like 12-year-old Burke Ramsey and family friends Bill and Janet McReynolds, have been the targets of fevered public speculation. John Ramsey said he brought his daughter upstairs and laid her on the floor, hoping she was alive. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. When a six-year-old innocent girl is killed and never got justice, that case is going to bother you. John Ramsey found his dead daughter in a rarely used basement room that police had overlooked. McReynolds was named by the Ramseys as one of five people worthy of further investigation. 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". He enjoyed connecting with his audience, whether it was through replying to fan mail or interacting with people as an emcee, guest speaker or beauty pageant judge at county fairs and agricultural associations. In a book by Mrs Pugh about the case shepointed the finger at JonBenet's mother Patsy. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. 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