"I know I had absolutely nothing to do with it.". Blood sample? She caught his attention and he just had to have her. ._2a172ppKObqWfRHr8eWBKV{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:8px}._39-woRduNuowN7G4JTW4I8{margin-top:12px}._136QdRzXkGKNtSQ-h1fUru{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:8px 0;width:100%}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_,._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{margin-left:auto}._1-25VxiIsZFVU88qFh-T8p{padding:0}._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor)} Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Hired by Marilyn Haus to play Santa at the mall. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The Ramsey family has also been cleared of all suspicion on multiple occasions due to DNA evidence. The ransom note Patsy says she found on a back stairwell early on the morning of Dec. 26, 1996, has raised the most serious questions about the Ramseys innocence. "Of course, he would never get over what happened to him. It was by chance that McReynolds found his home at WOAI. Any additional thoughts or insight would be appreciated. It demanded $118,000 for JonBenets safe return, the same amount of money John Ramsey had received as his last bonus, and mentioned a Navy base in the Philippines where he was once stationed. Following his 1992 retirement from full-time faculty status at CU, McReynolds was hired by a downtown Boulder business association to play the part of a strolling Santa Claus on the Pearl Street Mall. An ex-con knows whats going on in an interrogation room with two detectives, and Jesse McReynolds knew he looked good to Gosage and me as a suspect in the Ramsey case. If I could recommend anything to anyone who still wants to think Bill McReynolds had anything to do with this, its the last episode of the Listen Carefully podcast where the hosts interview his daughter & discuss this whole crime. Opponents of the intruder theory point to the fact that there was no obvious sign of forced entry at the Ramsey house, but others say there was plenty of opportunity for a killer to sneak in. ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} On what grounds did Steve Thomas and the BPD dismiss them? Help me, Jesus.". Please, for everyone studying this case for the first time, LET THIS MAN AND HIS FAMILY REST. In 1977, Janet gave a local paper an interview and said "I've always been interested in the way victims frequentlyseem to seek their own death, or to deliberately choose their own murderer. )(Woodward), When his own daughter was ten years old, she and another girl were kidnapped, and the friend was molested before both girls were released. In his book Presumed Guilty: An Investigation Into the JonBent Ramsey Case, the Media, and the Culture of Pornography, journalist Stephen Singular argues that the police were so focused on pinning the murder to the Ramseysthat they neglected to consider the possibility that JonBent was abducted for child pornography. He considered the Ramsey's as friends, he loved children and didn't mean any harm to them, he may have been a little weird but he was already old in 1996 by the time JonBenet was killed, and in poor health. In early 1990s the Ramseys spent $700,000 just to build the third story master suite onto their mansion! He loved his job. pointing a finger at Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, the. McReynolds, a former University of Colorado journalism professor, portrayed Santa. I felt very close to that little girl. The Christmas note which investigators found in the bin of the family's Boulder, Colorado home is alleged to have been penned by McReynolds. Another was Michael Helgoth, an electrician who worked at a nearby auto salvage yard. Bill is related to Mariah E McReynolds and William David McReynolds as well as 3 additional people. Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Karen Ann McReynolds and Kimberly McReynolds (Dennis Gonzalez), and her grandchildren Benito Gonzalez (Anne- Michael Gonzalez) and . ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} He secured a place on staff when someone resigned the day he came into the office to inquire about a job. "They felt they couldn't live here anymore.". What are you going for, National Enquirer headline of the year? One who is interested in Janet's work? Thats who interests me a little more than his father. Others, like 12-year-old Burke Ramsey and family friends Bill and Janet McReynolds, have been the targets of fevered public speculation. There's a reason people who don't really know the details of this case will 90% of the time say they think the parents are guilty of 'something'. To date, John and Patsy Ramsey, the enigmatic parents of the slain youngster, have repeatedly been publicly named as suspects by authorities. Mrs McReynolds wrote a bizarre play in 1978 based on the real-life murder of an Indianapolis 16-year-old, who was molested and tortured before her body was left in a basement. "He could never be at peace," Janet McReynolds said. It was an odd coincidence, one that cops might not have given a second thought if not for another strange twist. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Documentary claims experts have identified the person they believe is most likely to have killed the young pageant queen, Bearded Bill McReynolds has been linked to the murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsay, JonBenets parents Patsy and John pointed fingers at potential suspects, but have also been the cause of suspicion, The documentary sheds light on McReynolds and the the six-year-old's close friendship, JonBenet was found dead in her home on Boxing Day 1996, days after McReynolds visited, One sleuth claims the JonBenet's brother Burke killed her in a row over some pineapple, A torch is seen on the side of the family home. According to Ollie Gray, a private investigator hired by the Ramseys, "Helgothand his accomplices committed the crime. The Ramseys, however, called McReynolds a suspect in their book "Death of Innocence: The Untold Story of JonBenet's Murder and How its Exploitation Compromised the Pursuit of Truth. ", In 2000, a California woman told police that she believed the same child sex ring that she'd been a victim of as a child was responsible for JonBent's death due to similarities in how they'd been tied up. No suspects were. Hes been vetted numerous times by police. Why would a doting parent kill the little girl? Even more suspicious, McReynolds's middle daughter and her friend had been abducted 22 years prior to JonBent's death to the day. In addition to Janet McReynolds, he is survived by three children, four grandsons, two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter. It's like everyone cooperated with LE except the Ramseys. That afternoon, JonBenets father John found his childs small, strangled body bound and gagged in the family basement, by which time friends and family had trampled through the house, destroying forensic evidence forever. The same former coworker also claimed that someone close to Helgoth had a tape recording of him confessing to the murder, but policenever investigated it. BARB COOPER Boulder. Give the man and his family some dignity! We are here to discuss all aspects of the case and remember JonBent Patricia Ramsey. He got it wrong. ._3oeM4kc-2-4z-A0RTQLg0I{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between} I actually tend to believe its the other way around. There were a lot of politics.. A sleuth namedJames Kolar -- the former DA of Boulder County -- said JonBenet's brother Burke was behind her death. * On the back of the duct tape on JonBenet's mouth, black and red microscopic fibres were found. ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} The IDI ppl constantly say those who think any Ramsey family member are persecuting the Ramseys, yet they routinely persecute anybody else the Ramseys threw under the bus. Plus,he is too fat to fit thru the basement window. acting incredibly suspiciously around the time of the murder, I wonder what it would be like to crack a human skull, You will receive a special gift after Christmas, a fictionalized account of the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens in Indiana, it's also not the first time that a murder has been blamed on an owl, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. How do they know that wasnt the same cord he was using? According to the Daily Camera, the woman provided authorities with a list of "specific names of individuals who [were] witnesses in the killing of JonBent as well as ongoing sexual and physical [abusers] of other children.". on July 8, 2020, Longmont Police Department records on the December 26, 1974 kidnapping of Jill McReynolds (daughter of JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect "Santa" Bill McReynolds) and her friend by an unidentified pedophile, There are no reviews yet. He was found with a photo of JonBenet in his backpack in December 2000 along with a stun gun, which he said had been given to him by a friend. He's mentioned absolutely everywhere, nearly every documentary and podcast brings him up. 2. "How could you be, if you're a murder suspect? ahh yes, fat santa with a heart condition recovering from surgery is Lou Smits elusive basement window squeeze thru. He was a friend of Bill . Those speculated to be involved range from Santa Claus to Katy Perry. In December 2003, forensic investigators said they had found a DNA sample belonging to an unknown male on JonBenets underwear. "He was scarred. For a few, the glare of the spotlight has been especially harsh. Production crews rebuilt the relevant parts of the house in a warehouse and used state-of-the-art technology so the team of experts could test out the theories about JonBenets violent death. believes she knows who killed her daughter, JonBenet. "I think JonBenet was asleep. Can this be proven? Its less likely now than it was a couple of years ago, says Cohen. Ramseys' former neighbor who played Santa to the . A memorial service is scheduled for Friday in Massachusetts. Her husband adored. His full snow-white beard and genuine love of the holiday made him a perennial holiday favorite with young and old alike. It will only get solved if some new piece of evidence emerges.. He was beloved by many people here," said Janet McReynolds. But less than a month later, Star retracted its explosive report after prosecutors said Burke, who has his own lawyer, was not considered a suspect. Email, Former CU professor Bill McReynolds died of a heart attack, By Christine Reid, Camera Staff Writer September 5, 2002. Each morning Bill McReynolds awoke at 4 a.m. to make it to the radio station in time to start his show at 5 a.m. . Is there a reason this isn't even mentioned in a lot of other content about her? A wealthy, politically connected family that hid behind a team of lawyers, public relation manager and private investigators were able to evade justice, despite being indicted by a grand jury. I think a lot of us that lived through it were once upon a time RDI. A torch was found on the kitchen side at the family home during the initial investigation. Two days prior to JonBent's murder, former University of Colorado professor Bill McReynolds dressed up as Santa Claus at the Ramsey household for the third year in a row. Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368, Baby's body found after huge search, as cops quiz Constance Marten & lover, I took pic of son, 18, before his first night out then the worst thing happened, Meg & Harry 'stunned' by King's 'cruel' Frogmore eviction 'punishment', Harry and Meghan evicted from Frogmore Cottage by King Charles after Spare memoir, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. "Some of his students kept relationships with him their entire lives," Cosper said. He was a very personable kind of guy. By Christine Reid, Camera Staff Writer. In a book by Mrs Pugh about the case shepointed the finger at JonBenet's mother Patsy. News I lived through the he saga as an adult and I know several people that believe the Intruder theory. Investigators suggested this could have been used as a weapon, Burke was interviewed for the first time since his sister was found dead inthe basement of the familys home in 1996, Jim Clemente, former FBI agent and producer of the program, slammed previous investigations, John found his childs strangled body bound and gagged in the family basement, JonBenet Ramsay was just six when she was murdered twenty years ago, JonBenet's brother Burke had an awkward interview with US TV personality Dr Phil, John Mark Karr falsely confessed to murdering JonBenet, A tribute to JonBenet outside the Ramsey home the year after her death, and gave an awkward interview with Dr Phil last week, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} Search the history of over 797 billion Staying close to his broadcast subject, McReynolds served as general manager of the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo from 1970 to 1974, and was president of the South Texas Fairs & Stock Shows Association. Police initially investigated the case as a kidnapping, after pageant mum Patsy called 911 on Boxing Day morning 1996 to say she had found a ransom note demanding $157,000 and that her daughter was missing from their home in Boulder, Colorado. BURKE RAMSEYFOR some of the armchair detectives convinced the murder was an inside job, the united front presented by John and Patsy Ramsey meant only one thing they were covering up for their son. Healso revealed that Burkehad scarred his sibling just one year earlier after whacking her with a golf club. ._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4{width:100%}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA{display:none}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA,._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:block}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:none} He said: "I don't know what to say to that, because I know that's not what happened. How about Jesse though? They then staged the kidnapping and murder scene together to cover the whole thing up. He was born on a farm near Seymour, in North Texas, and spent his days working alongside his family picking cotton and tending to the land. Bill McReynolds was found dead in his Mashpee, Mass., home Monday by his wife, Janet, when she returned from a weekend trip. I envision them in their cars going to work, or on their tractors, and I just talk. In the few years before heart surgery in August 1996 ended McReynolds's teaching career for good, Jones said, "He got the best course evaluations that he'd got in his whole career. The couple initially told police the boy was sleeping when the ransom note was discovered, but his voice later was heard on an enhanced tape of Patsys 911 call to police. Additionally, the McReynolds' 9-year-old daughter was reportedly abducted on Dec. 26, the same day JonBent was found dead, only years prior in the 1970s. No suspects were ever found in the case, but both children were found. http://www.utexas.edu/courses/wilson/ant304/projects/projects97/dentep/boglindow.htm. Radio is a personal medium. Supporters of this theory pointed out that Burke, then 9, was the only person other than his parents in the home the night his sister was killed, and his prized Swiss Army knife was found in the basement. This story has been shared 103,658 times. It was obvious that JonBenet and Burke loved him a lot", she said. Most six-year-olds live sheltered lives, she was out there in public, in parades she could have been noticed by a sexual offender., Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? "In the meantime, Patsy continued packing for the Michigan trip. He's also said gave her a note that said the. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} Survived by: sons, Michael McReynolds and daughter-in-law Phyllis, Mark . His best chance was to work with us, so he became a picture of cooperation. Lezette McReynolds died in 2010. When I die, I'm going to be cremated. If the BPD had evidence that the Ramseys killed their daughter, why have they looked at other people as serious suspects?? "This was her speculation based on what she claimed she went through as a child. And he did they were married for 66 years, their son, Michael McReynolds, said. Bill McReynolds never played Santa Claus again after the death of JonBenet. McReynolds' big heart made him a popular instructor, said Doug Cosper, who taught with him at CU. But currently, he's not a suspect.". It's actually tiresome to hear about him. An Associated Press report from March 1997 stated that McReynolds and his wife, Janet, were initially questioned less than six weeks after the murder. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} spoke with the mother of the murdered child beauty queen, Patsy has been. According to The Daily Camera, the McReynolds' middle daughter, 9-years-old at the time, was abducted on December 26, 1974, and witnessed the sexual molestation of her friend. I was in my early twenties when this all unfolded. Arndt confirmed to him that the child had died. The week before the murder, McReynolds had dressed up as the local Santa and entertained children at a Christmas gathering. (Bill McReynolds), He visited adult book stores and admitted to having a long-withstanding admiration for porn. Gave Prints Gave Blood Gave Hair Handwriting Got DNA Investigated by Alibi CLICK HERE: Flight 755 15th Street Main Directory 1998 to 2007 ACandyRose Last updated: 12/02/2008 04:19:38 Authorities collected hair and handwriting samples from the couple in the first few months following the killing, but police sources said they did not consider the McReynolds serious suspects. Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner said Thursday that McReynolds is no longer the focus of any suspicion in the Ramsey case. The scenario took on added weight when it was revealed that Burke was at the center of a major discrepancy in the Ramseys account of what happened. It's a relief to know the Ramsey's were not found to be their daughter's killer, but there were still many other suspects on the list. The tab claimed that authorities were so convinced Burkes pent-up jealousy had boiled over into deadly rage they launched secret plea negotiations with his parents. Another eerie-sounding connection. He was 72. This story has been shared 137,743 times. One of the suspects investigated and cleared early on by authorities in JonBenet's death was family friend and neighbor Bill McReynolds, a man who had evidently been hired by Patsy to play Santa . LEGAL pundits say the JonBenet Ramsey case is dead in the water but for those who have fallen under the infamous umbrella of suspicion, the saga wont be over until the killer is brought to justice. John had a very cold, often contemptuous gleam in his eyes when he occasionally glanced at his drugged-up wife slurring her words. OK. That meeting sparked a warm friendship that led to McReynolds playing Santa at private parties for the Ramseys the next three years. * Bill's wife later wrote a play about a young girl who was murdered in her basement. With the evidence inconclusive or compromised, legal experts hold out little hope police will ever close the case. W&P Porter bowl review: A container that makes office You can still overpack the smaller Monos check-in suitcase, If travel planning gives you a headache, try these apps, HOKA dropped a brand new version of their most popular shoe. He was born in Donna, Texas, in 1930, and received his degree in journalism from the University of Texas. It shows clips of JonBenet's father John Ramsay telling police that he suspected McReynolds might have been involved. The new Discovery Channel programme'JonBenet: An American Murder Mystery' examines the evidence that suggests bearded Bill may have been behind her death. Bill McReynolds AKA "Santa Bill". He would greet his loyal listeners with a Howdy, friends! before delivering the latest agricultural news. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.ea0ac1df4e6491a16d39_.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} Bill McReynolds A Santa Claus impersonator the now late Bill McReynolds was also a suspect in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Thus the kidnapping charge. Its ridiculous. The experts also examine the character of her brother Burke, who was nine at the time of her death, and gave an awkward interview with Dr Phil last week. Then in 2004, Phyllis and Bill moved to Longmont, Colorado to be near their daughter, Karen. On the other hand, I know several people who seem like they have an axe to grind. There's no doubt about it.". We're going to go up behind the cabin here and have it blow away in the wind." Why? The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. That is when McReynolds' fascination with Santa Claus began, said his wife. Bill and Janet McReynolds left Colorado in 1998 and settled on Cape Cod. McReynolds planned the murder in advance and he told JonBenet that Santa would visit her after Christmas to get her to go downstairs that night and wait for him. Follow the evidence and youll see it doesnt lead to him. * Bill McReynolds daughter Jill, was kidnapped on December 26, 1974 with a friend. McReynolds, a former University of Colorado journalism. "Barnhill's hands were crippled bad with palsy that he couldn't give police handwriting sample." The McReynolds girl, 9 at the time, was not. Lacy was very suspicious of him and as far as I know he was eliminated to her satisfaction by DNA testing. It was a very sad thing in his life because he genuinely loved children, and it was the happiest part of his life.". It's not easy to unpack all of that garbage and approach the case with fresh eyes. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.3b33fc17a17cec1345d4_.css.map*/Let me know when you have your answer. Bill and Janet McReynolds The McReynolds Family (Download "s-mcreynolds85pg.pdf" (.PDF 301kb) File HERE) Individual Date Reference Key ? Again, he is an individual who was involved with her, had an interest in her, was seen with her, shortly before the murder," original prosecutor Trip DeMuth told CNN. Nonetheless, BillMcReynolds was still one of the favored suspects for the Ramsey family, and they even specifically called him out in their book, Death of Innocence: The Untold Story of JonBent's Murder and How its Exploitation Compromised the Pursuit of Truth. ", The daughter: On December 26, 1974, twenty-two years before JonBent was reported kidnapped on December 26, 1996, the nine-year-old daughter of Janet McReynolds, the wife of Bill McReynolds, was kidnapped. The revelations prompted police to call husband and wife in for new interviews and handwriting and hair samples. He was recovering from heart surgery. View our online Press Pack. So he gathered a crack team of world-leading experts to analyse the evidence, and they have agreed upon the identity of the person they believe is the murderer. 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