Just curious because I haven't followed the case that closely: Did mom or dad ever provide this guy's name as a lead during the initial investigation?
I believe JonBenet's parents did provide his name, but their connection to him was unclear.
"Just curious because I haven't followed the case that closely: Did mom or dad ever provide this guy's name as a lead during the initial investigation?"
From what I remember reading in another article on here, John Ramsey said the suspect was someone he did not know.
I have long theorized to friends who live(d) in Colorado that (IMO) one of the Ramseys knew the killer, had allowed the killer in their house the night of her death, had possibly allowed the killer to have (sexual) access to JonBonet in some fashion (providing access to suggestive/explicit pictures of her, at a minimum), and thus shared guilt/complicity in her death. There was no way they could point to the real killer without implicating one or both of them (especially if only one of them was involved), hence the Ramsey's need to call in their lawyers so early on.
Time will tell how close my theory was, but so far it looks like I may be right.