I don't think there was ever any intent or any attempt to take JonBenet out of the home.

Whether this was because he had no vehicle or place nearby to which he could take her I do not know.

Certainly a suitcase is less alarming than a young girl being carried along in the dead of night, but each would be memorable if he had been seen by a neighbor and each would have attracted the interest of a passing police cruiser.

If the fiber evidence is interpreted as supporting a failed attempt to put her into the suitcase, I think the reason is more likely to have been that of concealment than that of ease of removal.

Perhaps there was a contemplation of the effect on the parents when they eventually opened that suitcase, perhaps not. Certainly it would be consistent with the tone of the note and the senseless waiting by the telephone.

Certainly the suitcase does seem to have been positioned so as to be able to function as a step and I also think that it was actually used as a step. So it is likely that both entry and exit was through the window. The scuff mark being made on the way in, and the suitcase-step being used on the way out.

Does anyone know if there was ever any inquiry into why this particular suitcase? From any other suitcases that might have been stored in the area? Size, weight, sturdiness?