John Mello
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There was enormous pressure on District Attorney Alex Hunter to call for a grand jury and it took him almost two years to actually call one. I think it was the media pressure and pressure from the police that forced him to make that call.
There was enormous pressure on District Attorney Alex Hunter to call for a grand jury and it took him almost two years to actually call one. I think it was the media pressure and pressure from the police that forced him to make that call.
What did you think of your parents at that point?
What did you think of your parents at that point?
Webb told us that the grand jury spent most of their time focused on two main issues. First, who wrote that ransom note?
Webb told us that the grand jury spent most of their time focused on two main issues. First, who wrote that ransom note?
A grand jury doesn't decide guilt or innocence the way a regular jury does. The grand jury is only there to decide whether or not there's probable cause to charge the suspects with a crime.
A grand jury doesn't decide guilt or innocence the way a regular jury does. The grand jury is only there to decide whether or not there's probable cause to charge the suspects with a crime.
In 2008, the then district attorney for Boulder, Mary Lacey, decided to do a new round of DNA testing on JonBenet's pajama leggings.
In 2008, the then district attorney for Boulder, Mary Lacey, decided to do a new round of DNA testing on JonBenet's pajama leggings.
That's a pretty big development. You've got DNA now in three places that doesn't match anybody in the Ramsey family. That's a pretty clear indication that somebody else was there, and nobody knows whose DNA it is.
That's a pretty big development. You've got DNA now in three places that doesn't match anybody in the Ramsey family. That's a pretty clear indication that somebody else was there, and nobody knows whose DNA it is.
We're certainly grateful for an acknowledgement that we are innocent, that this was an intruder, which of course we've always maintained.
We're certainly grateful for an acknowledgement that we are innocent, that this was an intruder, which of course we've always maintained.
Somebody told me in the police world, they said the most dangerous thing is a police department that's made up their mind. And that's really what happened in our case.
Somebody told me in the police world, they said the most dangerous thing is a police department that's made up their mind. And that's really what happened in our case.
I'm John Ramsey. I had the opportunity to visit Lou a week before he died. Remarkably, during that time together, Lou talked a lot about the case. He hadn't given up. He never, never, never gave up.
I'm John Ramsey. I had the opportunity to visit Lou a week before he died. Remarkably, during that time together, Lou talked a lot about the case. He hadn't given up. He never, never, never gave up.
Boulder police said that while the two cases had some similarities, they found no definitive connection.
Boulder police said that while the two cases had some similarities, they found no definitive connection.