Where did you spend Christmas 1996?
I spent mine in Montgomery, AL with my wife and 3 children. Not sure if any other family was there for Christmas, would have to check photo albums to be sure. LOL. and yes that is said seriously. I do know my sister was there but don't remember right off hand if she was there Christmas, or if she came down for New Years.
Couldn't the same be said for his family? Their stories didn't match. That makes them unreliable. Watch their stories to come together now.
I've seen a million times how families will either lie or convince themselves that a certain fact is true, because for some reason their minds just can't handle the fact that the person they've loved fo rall those years isn't quite the person they thought he was .
And yes, if I knew anyone in my family who was a criminal on the level this guy is (even without the Ramsey issue), I wouldn't be supporting him or her. There are things one can do to break that family bond and committing evil acts is one of them.
Again, I'm not saying the guy is guilty, only that in this cse, the family stories aren't that reliable.