The JonBenét Conspiracies: The Ghost in the Evidence — Ep. 5 | MK Confidential
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What did Boulder DA Alex Hunter announce about Grand Jury findings on October 13, 1999?
It is October 13th, 1999, a lovely fall Wednesday in Boulder, Colorado. 13 months of testimony in the grand jury proceeding looking into the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. More than 30,000 pieces of evidence, dozens of witnesses, all of which culminates in one man walking up to a bank of microphones. District Attorney Alex Hunter steps up onto the outdoor platform. Reporters are huddled and the cameras are already rolling. Alex Hunter has a single page of paper in hand.
The grand jurors have done their work extraordinarily well, bringing to bear all of their legal powers, life experiences, and shrewdness. Yet I must report to you that I and my prosecution task force believe we do not have sufficient evidence to warrant the filing of charges against anyone who has been investigated at this time.
Thank you very much.
And that's it. No charges, no indictment, no arrest. The reporters filed their stories that night with a single headline. The grand jury found nothing. except the grand jury did not find nothing. What no one in that room knows is that those grand jurors voted to indict John and Patsy Ramsey. They signed true bills, the formal charges a grand jury returns when it believes there is enough evidence to proceed, not for murder, but for child abuse resulting in death and for accessory to first-degree murder for helping to hide whoever killed John Benet. Alex Hunter declined to sign and file those true bills. How it works is a grand jury indicts on probable cause, the lowest bar in the law. A prosecutor then has to decide whether this case can be proved at trial.
Beyond a reasonable doubt, the highest bar there is. Hunter decided he could not clear that distance. So he sealed the true bills away, walked to the microphone and told the world he had nothing. The district attorney will keep that secret for 14 years.
Why did Alex Hunter seal the grand jury's true bills instead of filing charges?
The case will outlast Alex Hunter. It will outlast the detectives who fought over it. It will even outlast one of the two parents living under its shadow. But this case was never really closed. It was only sealed. I'm Megyn Kelly and this is MK Confidential with our final episode in the investigation into the death of JonBenet Ramsey. We wouldn't be celebrating America 250 if it wasn't for a strong foundation set by the framers. Hamilton built America's financial foundation on the principle of sound, stable money, a principle later embodied by the gold standard. However, we abandoned that discipline in 1971 and have seen inflation erode the dollar's value ever since. What's the foundation of your savings?
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The accusation costs them more than their peace. John Ramsey once ran a billion dollar company, but as John himself told Barbara Walters, this case has ruined the family financially.
Before John Bonnet's death, you were reportedly worth millions of dollars, but that money seems to have gone.
I was told by a very experienced FBI person that most victims of violent crime end up broke. It's very expensive to deal with the justice system. You make bad decisions. You sell your home, you move, you quit your job, you change job.
In defending themselves, the Ramseys enlist a small army of lawyers, investigators, publicists, handwriting experts, and a former FBI profiler. A fortune once estimated north of $7 million shrinks toward one.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What did Boulder DA Alex Hunter announce about Grand Jury findings on October 13, 1999?
0:00–2:22
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Why did Alex Hunter seal the grand jury's true bills instead of filing charges?
2:22–19:09
3
How did living as uncharged suspects affect the Ramsey family's finances and life?
19:09–30:12
4
Which suspected 'intruders' emerged over the years and why were they ruled out?
30:12–37:34
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