>Since Bill McReynolds is dead, it would be kind of hard to
>build a case against him. That still leves Janet though.
>But I think they are long past Bill McReynolds as a suspect,
>imo.--Ashley"

Hi Ashley,

I've heard of people being convicted in absentia, but have no idea if that applies to the dead. A couple interesting case characters have died (or been murdered) leaving a lot of unanswered questions.

Several case players have shaky alibis and Bill's handwriting was deemed "questionable" by more experienced experts than rookie homicide investigator Steve Thomas.

Have you read Pete Peterson's press interview? He passed out samples of Bill's handwriting to reporters.

>Santa Bill lived 20 miles form the Ramsey home. He would
>have taken a real risk driving there and back on Christmas
>night.

It was risky for anyone to write a note, enter the home and remove an alive or dead child. That's one reason I think it's possible they intended to leave her in the basement. Then, there is the sadistic possibility of running John all over town in an "exhausting delivery"
and advising him to be well rested, only to learn later he could"pick up" his daughter in his own basement, whether the ransom was paid or not.

JMO