LAST EDITED ON May-17-03 AT 02:45 PM (EST)
 
Q. In your entire law enforcement career, Mr. Thomas, how many cases have you been involved in
where the law enforcement authorities concluded that there was staging with respect to a murder?

A. How many cases am I aware of?

Q. Let me ask you and if you would please help us move along. Again, if we don't finish today --

MR. DIAMOND: Your questions are not easy. If he asks for you to repeat it that is his right.

MR. WOOD: Judge Carnes can -- if I'm not being clear let me read it back.

Q. (BY MR. WOOD) In your entire law enforcement career, Mr. Thomas, how many cases have
you been involved in where law enforcement authorities concluded that there was staging with respect
to a murder?

A. None that I can think of.

Q. And is it your term that the ransom note found in the Ramsey home, have you been one to
describe it as the War and Peace of all ransom notes?

A. I did not originate that term, but I've heard that and used it, yes.

Q. This would be the War and Peace of all staging with respect to JonBenet Ramsey, wouldn't it, sir,
if it's a staged crime scene?

A. Well, I'm relying on the FBI experts who analyze these cases every day for a living and it was
their conclusion that there was staging in this crime scene.