I am not accusing anybody of anything, and I'm not a buff of this case, but as a news junkie, I will say this -- regardless of the misdeeds of the Boulder PD, DA, etc., the Ramseys didn't act as if they were totally innocent. They were evasive in news interviews about their legal strategy of dictating the terms of their questioning, which made many people suspect they were hiding something. The crime itself was bizarre, with the strange, unused ransom note and the circuitous path of the killer both inside and outside the home. Remember, there have been many crimes in which the parent(s) are the culprits, and would have escaped justice if not for tough, uncomfortable questions in face of tears (Susan Smith, for one).
My first impression when I was told an arrest was made was, "Why, after all these years of nothing, Patsy dies and BAM! Suddenly we finally have a suspect half a world away?" But like before, I'm not jumping to conclusions either way. And like it or not, we're all going to be talking about it.
What is the proper way to act if your daughter is murdered and the police think you did it?
I cannot fault them for their actions, I might have done the same in such a situation.
It didn't happen that way. Boulder got a new DA, who decided to look at the case again. She did a REAL investigation, and they're saying that around a month before Patsy died, they told her they were zeroing in on someone--and right now it looks like it's the right someone this time. So it's not "bam, she dies, and they get a new suspect." It's been in the works for quite awhile.