The Boulder PD screwed this investigation up from the git-go. Plus back then as a rule, perverts were not as brazen as to steal a child out of her own bed and so the finger of accusation was pointed at the family. Now we know there is no end as to what a pervert will do to get a child. This is probably one case that will never be resolved.
I agree with your reply, but a book came out a few years ago that gave a compelling case against a known child molester who committed suicide in the weeks following the Ramsey murder. This man had committed a similar attack in the area a few weeks earlier, and the victim had screamed...her mom came running and that little girl was okay. The cops bungled the investigation big time. Of course, the Ramsey's messed up the crime scene, too, but you don't tend to act sensibly when something like this happens. The media were terrible, ravenous. It's a wonder the entire family didn't go nuts.