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JonBenet's parents lose patience
31/08/2000 21:41 - (SA)
Atlanta - Patsy Ramsey says that if prosecutors in Colorado think she
murdered her daughter JonBenet, they should charge her and "get it
over with".
After nearly four years of being under suspicion in the death of
their 6-year-old daughter, Ramsey told USA Today she and her
husband, John, are weary and frustrated.
"I'm beyond being hurt or embarrassed," she told the newspaper
on Wednesday. "If you think I did it, let's have a trial and get it
over with." The Ramseys added that they do not want a trial but are
not afraid to go to court.
The Ramseys have been under suspicion in the 1996 death of the
child beauty queen, who was found beaten and strangled in the
family's home in Boulder, Colorado. No one has been charged, and
the Ramseys have maintained their innocence.
A grand jury was convened in 1998 but disbanded last year without
an indictment.
Police planned no comment on Ramsey's challenge, spokesperson
Jennifer Bray said on Thursday.
Earlier, Ramsey attorney Lin Wood and prosecutor Michael Kane
agreed to release the full tape of this week's two-day, 10-hour
police interview with the Ramseys in Atlanta, where they now live,
in their first talk with police in more than two years.
Wood's office said on Thursday the tape could be released as early as
next week. Wood released a tape of 22 minutes of the 10-hour
session on Wednesday.
The agreement happened during an interview Wednesday night on CNN's
Larry King Live. After Wood challenged Kane to explain why a
grand jury did not indict his clients, Kane and Wood also agreed to
seek release of grand jury transcripts.
"I'll tell you what: If you will go to court with me, and ask the
president judge to authorise a release of that information, I will
release it," Kane said.
Wood said, "Let the truth come out."
The two lawyers sparred on the King show over this week's
interrogations, in which Kane and other investigators wanted to
raise questions about what they described as new forensic evidence.
Kane complained that he had been misled into thinking the Ramseys
would answer any question. Wood insisted the couple had answered
"fair" questions but acknowledged he had objected to questions
based on the prosecutors' explanation of the forensic results.
On the Net:
Ramseys' site:
www.ramseyfamily.com.
Boulder police:
www.ci.boulder.co.us/police.
- Sapa-AP
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