LAST EDITED ON May-17-03 AT 04:24 PM (EST)
 
>Jameson, you said:
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>Just curious why you give him a pass while you don't seem to do so for others who also haven't been cleared.
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>Also, jameson, do you you have any idea why, throughout the
>years since the murder, we've been privy to all kinds of
>details on why McReynolds and Wolf were considered suspects,
>but nothing at all about Fleet White? I mean, outside of
>vague innuendoes, I've never heard that White was ever
>seriously considered as an intruder suspect, much less one
>of the top three. Now that I hear he was, I'm wondering
>why. Maybe you know the answer.

I am going to address your second paragraph first...

We have heard plenty of details on why Fleet (and/or Priscilla) may be a reasonable "suspect".

(I am going to talk Fleet because the unmatched DNA is male.)

He knew the family, had spent time in the house, had been with the child that day - - so any evidence of him in the house or on JBR could be innocent - or not.

It seems the Whites were not as wealthy as the Ramseys - may have been some jealousy there. While in the house he could have seen a paystub with that bonus amount. Could have been an issue that no one saw.

His daughter had disappeared for a time, was in the house, maybe "hiding". His son had been approached by someone at an earlier time, an incident not public but interesting.

Nancy Krebs was pointing to him. Big time. As a sadistic pedophile.

There reported to be missing time in his history - - where was he? In jail? In a locked ward? No one seems to know. Could be innocent but when you are working on a mystery, secrets look bad.

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I don't know that those were the "top three" suspects - - just that they were three. There have been many more reasonable suspects out there over the past 6 years - - most have never had their names in print but they exist.

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Why do I give Fleet a pass?

I have met people who really like him as a suspect and I have listened to them, to their theories and evidence - - and all I can say is that it is a giant leap to put Fleet in the basement with a garrote based on what they tell me. The "evidence" isn't there - - they just have theory.

I also have heard from the Ramseys themselves about Fleet and Priscilla - personal conversations and watching them talk on tape about the people who used to be their friends. I will not repeat what I remember of the conversations, but I came away wishing I could sit with Fleet White to just talk.

I think Steve Thomas and others played head games and people got hurt who should have been treated far differently.

I constantly reach out to learn all I can. And I form opinions.

Would I swear Fleet is innocent? No - - I couldn't do that.

I would (perhaps) be MORE supportive of him if I had met him, spoke to him. But maybe not.

Still, based on the facts I have, I think he is probably another innocent victim here. A jerk, perhaps, maybe not (I don't know why he did what he did, would love to knowthat story.)

So I don't stop others from suspecting him or discussing him as a suspect - - - I certainly repeatedly discount the press release "clearing him" - - but I won't write a FDI theory as I think the evidence points elsewhere.

JMO - to be sure.