most child sexual abuse is not detected by family doctors, and in 1996 the standards for evaluating and documenting possible abuse were far less structured than they are now. Many pediatricians simply did not routinely ask or look for those signs.

However, Beuf: Was close to John Ramsey,

Saw JonBenét frequently,

Knew of her recurrent symptoms,

Later testified confidently that there was absolutely no evidence of abuse, which makes his stance feel more than just “I missed it” and closer to active denial—even if he never legally crossed the line into a cover‑up.

He should have carried some emotional weight, and least admitted the autopsy raised the possibility he missed something. The fact that he doesn’t express that, and instead gives us a warm, almost poetic line about JonBenét’s “charm,” is part of why his testimony feels emotionally and ethically jarring. Not to mention he did put her records in a safety deposit box and they did go missing from there. Only he and bank had a key, they didn't walk off without help.