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Glen and Susan Stine—Friends of John and Patsy Ramsey.
Dave Thomas—Jefferson County District Attorney.
Steve Thomas—Boulder Police Detective.
Tom Trujillo—Boulder Police Detective.
Chet Ubowski—Colorado Bureau of Investigation documents examiner.
Laurie Wagner—Longtime business associate of John Ramsey.
Roxanne Walker—Friend of Patsy Ramsey.
Carey Weinheimer—Boulder Police Detective.
Rod Westmoreland—Atlanta attorney and vice president of Merrill Lynch.
Fleet and Priscilla White—Ramsey friends.
Carl Whiteside—Director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Sgt. Tom Wickman—Boulder Police Detective.
Linda Wilcox—A former Ramsey housekeeper.
Bill Wise—First Assistant District Attorney for Boulder County.
Chris Wolf—Boulder journalist.
Paula Woodward—Reporter for KUSA TV—Channel 9, Denver’s NBC affiliate.
Rachelle Zimmer—Denver attorney and press spokeswoman for the Ramseys.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
During the one and a half years I spent in Boulder researching and writing this book, over 194 people were interviewed—more than 100 face-to-face—in 571 conversations, which resulted in more than twenty-five thousand pages of transcripts.
Members of the law enforcement community helped me understand not only the Ramsey case but also the county in which they serve. Many of the interviews and conversations took place during the investigation into JonBenét’s death. To protect those who supported this book, I have occasionally credited them as “a detective” or “the DA’s “staff” and in other instances I have combined several law enforcement sources into one, with their permission. There are seven members of law enforcement who asked not to be credited for their assistance; their names, however, do appear in the text. “A reporter,” “a journalist” or “a writer,” often refers to members of the press who wished not to be named. At the request of one reporter I have used Cordwainer Bird as his pseudonym.
Patsy and John Ramsey did not grant any interviews for this book. Three of their attorneys spoke off the record a few times. Chief Tom Koby and Commander John Eller gave no formal interviews but did meet with me to discuss some aspects of the case and their lives. John Eller told me he would some day write his own book. Pete Hofstrom, in keeping with his long-standing policy on the media, granted no interviews but did chat with me on an unrelated subject. Those who wished to be credited as contributors to this work are mentioned by name.
I wish to thank Charlie Brennan, the legal affairs writer for the Rocky Mountain News. His knowledge of the first six months of the case was invaluable in helping me understand what had taken place before I arrived in Boulder in June 1997. I have a heartfelt debt of gratitude to Charlie.
My reporting of the Ramsey case began as an assignment from Tina Brown, former editor of The New Yorker. The effect of that article, published in January 1998, has been noted in this work. Without Tina’s support, there might not have been a book.
As noted earlier, I did not interview Patsy or John Ramsey and did not personally speak to John Andrew, Melinda, or Burke Ramsey. Other members of the family did grant interviews to me or Charlie Brennan on several occasions.
I wish to thank the following for their invaluable contributions: Paul Danish, Charles Elbot, George Epp, Bob Grant, Pam Griffin, Linda Hoffmann-Pugh, Alex Hunter, Barbara Kostanick, Paul McCormick, Gregg McCrary, Carol McKinley, Nedra Paugh, Judith Phillips, Murray Richtel, Tom and Enid Schantz, Brian Scott, Jeff Shapiro, Marianne “Mimi” Wesson, and Bill Wise.
I would like to further thank Kit Andre, Susan Bennett, Caroline Brady, Brian Cabell, Dan Caplis, Virginia Chavez, Frank Coffman, Chuck Davis, Michael Dobersen, John Eller, Jay Elowsky, Clay Evans, John Fernie, Donald Foster, Lee Frank, David Grimm, Ken Harrell, Yvonne Haun, Julie Hayden, Niki Hayden, Bud Henderson, Jeff Hendry, Tim Honey, Jim Jenkins, Pat Korten, Suzanne Laurion, Brad Leach, Craig Lewis, Sandy Long, Pete Mang,