[Miztiki]

"The more I search, the more I think it's him. I questioned "Why leave the ransom note? over and over and after reading it enough times, figured it out.

Everyone was waiting for the 8 AM-10 AM call.He was long gone before they thoroughly searched the house and found the body. He had maybe a 10 hour lead on them. If he traveled by car, he'd be 600 miles away. If he traveled by plane, he'd be home."

I've been trying to come up with a motive that ties in with the ransom note, is plausible, and makes sense (at least from the killer's perspective).

Say it's Karr (or any intruder really). When did the kidnap/ransom idea occur to him? Was it prior to entry of the Ramsey's home or after?

If prior then why didn't he write the ransom note out beforehand?

Did he write the ransom note before or after JonBenet's death? Give your reasons.

Does anyone know what the draft note said?

Your idea is worth considering and would fit in with my tentative theory. I'm anxious to hear your thoughts on my questions.

[hoosiermama]

IMO opinion. The ransom note was a dare to LE to find him..."I'm smarter than you are!" "I've given you this BIG clue now see if you can find me!" "Grow a brain" was directed at authority as much as at John.

[stlnative]

If prior then why didn't he write the ransom note out beforehand?

Last night I suggested that he did write out a rough draft ransom note before he even entered the house. Kinda like a "cheat sheet", all he needed to do was find the paper and pen in the house, pull out his cheat sheet ransom note, and jot it down on the paper in the home with the felt tip marker found in the home, fold up his cheat sheet ransom note and put it back in his pocket.

This would explain why it was so long and it would not have taken him very long to copy down what he had already thought out and written down on his "cheat sheet" ransom note. To me the ransom note is a ruse and was left only to leave a cryptic message to John Ramsey. The ransom note was left so he could get personal with John Ramsey in his own cryptic way, killing his daughter was not enough for this perp.

I believe the first note he started in the house started with. Mr & Mrs. Ramsey, - maybe that is the way he originally had it on his cheat sheet, but he changed his mind and just went with Mr. Ramsey, which is odd and shows he wanted his cryptic message ransom note to only be addressed to John Ramsey.

[Sacajaweau]

Motive: Revenge

John Ramsey might just be a symbol. The "Fat cat" reference gives me that idea.

How do you "humble" the rich and powerful to bow to your wishes? Go after their kid!!! It's the only way to reverse that POWER!! That's a Victory!!

Limbergh, Rockefeller....who else??

I do think Karr is a serial killer "at this point".

It was written before her death. There is no "love" of Jonbenet in that letter. It's a John Ramsey "hate letter".

The stationary was a pad, yes?? How many were there? Just one?? My guess is that Karr was in the house a couple of days before.

We think of great planning. But there is great "sporadic" planning, too. Especially, if you've done this before.