Tall_Texan, your posts on this subject have been some of the most thoughful and cogent that I've seen. You're neither on the "Ramseys are exonerated" nor "Ramseys are scum" bandwagons, which is refreshing. But you are exposing large holes and interesting conundrums from the facts we have so far.
I thought he might be in some kind of database due to his record and/or teaching (if he is certified). I know that many of us in various occupations, including law enforcement, judicial, education, etc...have to be fingerprinted. DNA is a little different, but do you know if they had any prints from the murder scene?
I also agree about the "they must have something" fallacy. cf. the Duke Lacrosse case if you think prosecutors always have "something" just because they have issued an arrest warrant!!!
I am an attorney and former prosecutor, so I know of which I speak!!!!
Well, shut me up! ;-)
I'm just some amatuer that doesn't want to see a railroading (media or otherwise) if he didn't do it. If he did, well, let's string him up by his nuts and move onto the next case.
The screwy thing here is that he *wants* to be guilty for this and the authorities *want* to have this fiasco put behind them. That just makes me suspicious. Who's left to piece together whether he really is the killer or just somebody to clear the conscience of everyone who has f-ed up this case to date?
Until it's explained to me a) how he was in Boulder at the time of the murder, b) how he gained access to the Ramsey home and c) how he went about committing the crime in a manner that matches the evidence, I'm still asking questions as to whether this guy is the real killer or just a creepy nutbag wannabe. I don't want to take anyone's word for it, including the accused. I want some cold hard facts that add up.
I do hope this guy is put away somewhere but not for the JBR case unless he actually did it.
DNA is a little different, but do you know if they had any prints from the murder scene?
Given the sort of crime scene, there is an amazing lack of available prints other than those matching the family which can easily be explained away. So either a) the perp wore gloves (plausible for an intruder because it was freezing outside), b) the perp wiped down all the prints (he seems to have had plenty of time to do it but how many perps - particularly one with no known home invasion history - are skilled enough to cover all their tracks?) or c) it was entirely an inside job.