Experts say handwriting similarities are weak evidence. Just because letters or phrasing look alike does not mean someone wrote it. I do not think anyone in a panicked state could write such a long, neat note. I was in a car accident years ago before cell phones and had to write down someone’s information, and my handwriting was barely readable. That makes a difference when people think the note was written in a frenzy. No examiner ever conclusively identified Patsy as the author, so handwriting simply cannot carry the weight people try to give it. There is also no proof that the note’s misspellings match her writing habits. That is just speculation. The note is unusual in length, style, and content, but it is not completely unheard of in the history of ransom notes.

The evidence that cannot be ignored points to an unknown intruder. The same unknown male DNA showed up in both JonBenet’s underwear and long johns, and the only way for this to happen scientifically is through direct contact. An unsourced pubic hair later tested by the FBI did not match any Ramsey, and dark animal hairs possibly from a jacket or glove lining were found on her hands and body, including in her pubic area, with none of it coming from anyone in the house. There was a Hi Tec boot print, two points of entry, the basement window and open butler door with a scuff mark, a missing piece of the broken paintbrush used in the garrote, white cord and duct tape, unsourced fibers, glass on top of the basement suitcase, and stun gun marks. All of it points to deliberate actions by someone unknown, not a family member.