No, the letter did not alarm me, considering handwriting analysis is not even close to an exact science and the writing could not be found to match anyone in the home. Simply saying someones handwriting may or may not be consistent with handwriting on a note says nothing to me. If people could be convicted on a may be maybe not bit of evidence, we are all in trouble.
In fact, during my studies in criminology we studied handwriting analysis and had our handwriting tested for similarities to others in the class. Amazingly, similarities were found in the class among the female students as well as the male students. In fact, when a few students were asked to write a sentence, copying to the best of their ability the writing of the given sample, more than a few were able to duplicate the writing style where our "forged" notes could not be ruled out.
I need much more than an inconclusive handwriting analysis report to even begin to consider guilt.
As for the DNA under her nails, we're talking skin and blood not casual contact with someone instead the DNA came from scratching as in a fight. None of the family had a single mark on them after the murder.
Then of course we have the numerous lie detector tests that both parents took and passed all of them. Evidence of a breakin into the basement of the house that was not dusted for prints, samples of the shoes/boots at the window were not casted and no swabs were taken on the window to see if any DNA was left. All the police CSI's unit did was photograph the window, the foot prints, and prints inside the basements that seemed to come from the window.
You also havd two perpetrators in the same neighbrhood doing similar crimes, hide-out inside the house and rape. The other assault, I believe, was a teenager within a few blocks of the Ramseys.
Thank you for posting facts instead of media hype and someone's "feelings" Also all the wild opinions about kids who love dressing up and being in pageants is just crazy.
Jon Benet spent far more time riding her bicycle than being in pageants. The media took a fun home video and made something bad out of it. My own grand daughter made college money being in pageants and was captain of the all-state volleyball team at the same time. She now has a husband , a child, and a great job. I hardly think she was corrupted by pageants that she loved.
Three months before Jon Benet was killed, her grandmother and I shared pictures of our grandchildren. She loved Jon Benet so much as did all of her family
" ... Then of course we have the numerous lie detector tests that both parents took and passed all of them. ..."
This is not a true statement.