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jsr

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:56 AM Oct 2013

'99 grand jury indicted Ramseys in JonBenet's death

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/25/jonbenet-investigation-evidence/3186361/

'99 grand jury indicted Ramseys in JonBenet's death
Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY

A Colorado grand jury in 1999 voted to indict John and Patsy Ramsey on two counts each of child abuse resulting in the death of their 6-year-old daughter, JonBenet, according to grand jury documents released Friday, but did not directly accuse the couple of killing her.

The grand jury also voted to charge that the couple helped whoever killed their daughter, but did not name any suspect for the slaying.

The prosecutor in the case refused to sign the grand jury indictment or prosecute the couple, saying that prosecutors did not have sufficient evidence to file charges in the cases.

The four pages of documents were released Friday by a Colorado judge in response to a lawsuit by Daily Camera reporter Charlie Brennan and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
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'99 grand jury indicted Ramseys in JonBenet's death (Original Post) jsr Oct 2013 OP
Huh??? atreides1 Oct 2013 #1

atreides1

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1. Huh???
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:10 PM
Oct 2013

The prosecutor in the case presented the evidence to a grand jury...that same grand jury then indicted the Ramsey's!

And then the very same prosecutor says there wasn't enough evidence to file charges?

I guess they must have either enpaneled a stupid grand jury...or the grand jury didn't come back with the "correct" response!

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