MEDIA ADVISORY<BR>~~Our clients, John and Patsy Ramsey, offered specifically to meet with the and Boulder police in a <BR>formal interview on December 27, 1996 and again on January 18, 1997.~~<P>(When I first read this statement I thought it was saying that they tried to set up interviews for THAT day December 27. After having done the following research, I see that the statement COULD be saying they tried to set up interviews on the 27th for a later date, but you'll see how that turned out. Either way, the statement is very misleading and, IMO, designed to do so.)<P>DOI hardback pg. 28<P>Dec. 26<P>Mike (Bynum) marched out of the room and confronted the two detectives, telling them there would be no interviews at the police station. Under medical advice, John and Patsy were in no condition to do anything more than they were doing right now.<P>DOI hardback Pg. 28 <P>Dec 27<P>Later in the afternoon of the twenty-seventh, I got a call at the Fernies' from Gerry Merriman, our human resources director at Access Graphics. He said he had received a call from someone inside the system who told him that I should get the best criminal defense attorney I could, as soon as possible.<P>DOI hardback Pg. 29<P>During much of this time I was overwhelmed with grief, but it was still containted within me. The pain I was feeling was so great, I found it nearly impossible to think about anyone else. Patsy was in the house, but I couldn't seem to bring myself to talk to her or anyone for very long. The weight of JonBenet's death bore down like a gigantic rock, crushing the life out of me. Most of the afternoon and evening of December 27 I did little more than struggle to keep from losing my mind. My body seemed to be running on automatic, even though barely.<P>Steve's Book hardcover pg. 48-49<P>On the night of December 27, the day after the debacle on Fifteenth Stree, Det. Arndt and Sgt. Mason arrived at Tin Cup Circle at 9:30 PM to schedule the formal interviews. But instead of stepping forward to cooperate, the Ramseys seemed to be fast fading from view.<P>John Ramsey was there but would not talk to them alone. Also present were his brother Jeff Ramsey; Dr. Beuf, the pediatriian; Rod WEstmoreland, Ramsey's financial adviser from ATlanta, who introduced himself as an attorney; and the influential local lawyer Mike Bynum, who had once worked in the DA's office. Bynum made his role official when he said he would be providing John Ramsey with legal advice.<P>It was the first time police had had a chance to speak with Ramsey since he left his house the previous afternoon, yet he sat there with two lawyers.<P>The session lasted only forty minutes, during which time the detectives learned litt. Ramsey asked no questions about the murder, the autopsy, or how JonBenet was killed. I later considered this to be very peculiar behavior. Parents usually want to provide information as soon as possible to help police find who harmed their child before the trail goes cold.<P>He confirmed that he had been locked out of the house about four months ealier and had removed the metal grate over the window well and kicked in the pane to gain entrance. That explained the broken window. But he made a point of mentioning that the grate was not secured by a lock and that the window had never been fixed.<P>(Ramsey then gave a little bit of immediate family history and named Jeff Merrick as a possible suspect and another ex-employee whose name he could not remember.)<P>When the detectives asked to speak to Patsy, Dr. Beuf said she was too medicated to talk to anyone tonight. The two officers insisted that early interviews were imperative. Perhaps tomorrow morning? The pediatrician hedged, saying Patsy's emotional state was very fragile. John Ramsey was noncommittal about when he would talk with police again.<P>MONTHS would pass before he did, and when it happened I would be asking the questions.<P><BR>DOI pg. 29<BR>December 28<P>When Mike Bynum returned the next day, I had a private conversation with him. He told me that it would be prudent for me to retain an attorney. <P><BR>PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS AND OFFERS<BR>~~We can document that <BR>both John and Patsy Ramsey were extensively interviewed by Boulder police, including detectives, on <BR>December 26, 1996, the day JonBenét's body was discovered. John Ramsey answered more police <BR>questions the next day. On doctors' directions, Patsy Ramsey was not interrogated on December 27.~~ <P>The Ramseys were interviewed about who may have KIDNAPPED JonBenet on the 26th. Once it became a murder scene the Ramseys were asked to go to a hotel, but John refused. John also asked for a day to grieve and they were granted that reprieve. <P>The REASON the interviews were canceled is because the Ramseys refused to go TO the PD which was recommended by the Ramseys' own hired hand, John Douglas. <P>Did the BPD bungle this entire case? You betcha, but not so bad that it can't be solved. Did the Ramseys contribute to this bunch of bungling? You better believe it, they tried their best!<P>