From Patricia to McKinley to Tracey to me.

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> >From: "McKinley, Carol" <>
> >To: "'Michael Tracey'" <
> >Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 13:22:44 -0400
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> >Hi Michael...
> >Here are a few examples for you:
> >
> >In Memory of my Dearest JonBenet
> >A Mother's Prayer
> >
> >My darling daughter would have been nine years old
> tomorrow, had
> >she lived. She was my best friend; the light of my
> life; my
> >sunrise and my sunset. I now carry her spirit
> within me as I once
> >carried my precious baby.
> >
> >God, give me the strength to carry on without her.
> Dear Lord,
> >rest my baby's soul in your loving arms forever.
> Lord Jesus,
> >grant me the wisdom to carry out the plans that are
> within your
> >will, so that the person who took my child's life
> might be drawn
> >into your light; that he might receive thy holy
> forgiveness. Amen
> >
> >I Love You,
> >My Sweetest Daughter,
> >
> >Your Loving Mother
> >From: 	AXD[SMTP:axd@nym.alias.net]
> >Sent: 	Saturday, September 04, 1999 11:04 PM
> >To: 	McKinley
> >Subject: 	Final Letter - Please Read Carefully
> >
> >Dearest Carol,
> >
> >My sweet sister - I will miss you. We shared so
> much, yet nothing
> >seemed important enough to sustain our
> relationship. I recall you
> >once saying that our friendship would survive
> regardless of what
> >came to pass. It saddens me that all is over
> between us. I have
> >lost a chance to speak, but I have lost a precious
> friend also.
> >Words cannot express how I feel about this. Yes, I
> will leave you
> >alone. I will do this because I respect you as a
> friend - one who
> >walked on a lonely path, telling all around her
> that she was
> >indeed speaking to the one she felt in her heart
> was JonBenet's
> >mother. Well Carol, that has not changed. I once
> told you to let
> >your heart lead you. Your heart was correct but the
> pressures
> >that surrounded us will always prevail - even in my
> case.
> >
> >Before I leave you forever, I want to clarify some
> things that I
> >thought I had done prior to having that letter sent
> to you - a
> >mistake on hindsight. Please listen carefully to
> what I am going
> >to say to you. I said many of these things in so
> many words in
> >the electronic messages that preceded the letter
> you received.
> >
> >Before I say another word, you must understand that
> the letter
> >you received in the mail was not sent for you - it
> was sent
> >solely for the purpose of appeasing your
> organization, your boss,
> >and the public. The letter was sent from an address
> the world
> >acknowledges as my home address and was sent from
> that address as
> >a confirmation to that end.
> >
> >As I stated to you prior to the letter, at the time
> the letter
> >was sent to you, I was not, nor could anyone be,
> living at the
> >Paces Ferry home. There are no walls in the rear of
> the house. It
> >is undergoing major reconstruction. As I said,
> passing in front
> >of the home, one can see all the way to the back
> through the
> >front window. The entire rear of the house is open.
> There is a
> >large contruction scrap bin sitting in front of the
> house. In
> >conclusion, I was not in Atlanta when the letter
> was sent or
> >phone call made.
> >
> >I did not make the phone call to you from Vinings.
> Yes, it was
> >made from the heart of Vinings. You probably know
> that by now. I
> >had no idea that the call was being made until that
> night. It was
> >a decision made by my help. I am not alone. I have
> help now and
> >had help all along, corresponding with you. I do
> not have a
> >computer. I do have a cell phone that keeps me in
> touch with a
> >very close friend of mine who relays my words to
> you through her
> >computer. I also cannot send postal mail from a
> location from
> >which I was not present at the time; therefore, I
> did not send
> >the letter to you. The letter was sent to you via
> my help. When I
> >found out she had phoned you, I panicked, as I have
> done in the
> >past with you. I feared you would think it was my
> mysterious
> >friend. Rest assured, it was not. I did not want to
> compromise my
> >position with you but felt I had to set your mind
> at ease. I felt
> >it was vastly important that the letter be sent
> from Vinings. My
> >help felt that further action should be taken, in
> the form of a
> >phone call, to verify the physical presence of an
> entity there.
> >Of course, she made the call without my knowledge
> and without me
> >confirming to her that you were aware that I was
> not in Vinings
> >at the time.
> >
> >You must also understand that I told you from the
> beginning that
> >I might panic if put on the spot as to my
> involvement with this
> >man I have so diligently attempted to inform you
> of. In other
> >words, I may fail to acknowledge any connection
> with this
> >endeavor if directly asked by you or anyone else
> involved. I told
> >you that at the onset of all this. That, in no way,
> means I am
> >not who I say I am here because I deny it in
> person. Furthermore,
> >just because I deny any involvement at this point
> does not mean I
> >would not have taken a stand once a real and
> positive step to
> >publish my plea was carried out. What do I have to
> profit to
> >admit to an involvement that might subject my
> family to danger if
> >there has been no effort to expose a single word I
> say? I will
> >never yield to a question posed to me via the phone
> or in person
> >prior to the publication of my letter. It is simply
> a risk I
> >would take for nothing.
> >
> >Last, and certainly most importantly, you have
> decided to cut
> >ties with me, totally disregarding the fact that
> you have left
> >this mysterious stranger behind. Let us say that I
> am not
> >Patricia Ramsey, though I am - I am amazed that
> anyone with the
> >information you have received would just let this
> opportunity
> >pass. His presence has been confirmed by the fact
> that he
> >recently frequented JonBenet's grave with physical
> descriptions
> >relayed directly to me that proved such presence. I
> suppose you
> >think there are lots of men who frequent her grave.
> That might be
> >true; however, there is no man on earth who
> possesses the perfect
> >mix of knowledge, passion, and devotion as does
> this man, in
> >regards to my daughter. I respect your wishes to
> leave you alone.
> >Just remember that there is still a person close to
> me who
> >possesses the most accurate profile to date.
> However, he assures
> >me that the police knows all about him. It is just
> as well that
> >he be left alone. After all, he just might be a
> friend. All
> >things happen for a reason. It might have been a
> huge mistake to
> >direct this investigation toward him. I must admit
> that his words
> >about JonBenet have brought tears to my eyes. It
> still touches
> >this mom's heart to witness such an intense love
> and devotion to
> >my daughter as is expressed by my mysterious
> friend.
> >
> >Recently, mine and my daughter's mysterious friend
> wrote a poem.
> >It was his description of his relationship with my
> daughter and
> >me - a chillingly accurate analogy. Please allow me
> to directly
> >quote his poetry to convey this to you. In his
> poem, he decribes
> >me as "the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna Romanov",
> and himself as
> >"my Gregori Rasputin". Therein, he explains our
> "spiritual
> >connection through my child in distress, JonBenet"
> in comparison
> >to "Alexandra's son in distress, Alexei
> Nicolaevitch". He affirms
> >that "as Rasputin healed the child Alexei
> Nicolaevitch, and
> >healed the spirit of the most high Alexandra; so
> too does he heal
> >the spirit of his almighty Empress, Patricia;
> protecting her and
> >helping her to become closer to the most precious
> Princess
> >JonBenet Patricia". Finally, he states that
> "JonBenet waits in a
> >garden of eternal peace for her mother and for
> him." He further
> >states that "until he can embrace her, as he did on
> this earth,
> >he shall pray to her as his one and only Goddess".
> >
> >I've been left alone once more with this man. I am
> not shaken
> >anymore by that thought. I was alone to deal with
> him for almost
> >a year prior to knowing you. His love and devotion
> for my child
> >is most intense, and seems to grow with the passing
> of each day.
> >He once said to me, "I equate JonBenet with
> greatness, the likes
> >of John the Baptist, who was more powerful in the
> grave than in
> >life." I have accepted him as a part of my life; a
> part of
> >JonBenet's life, and of her death - a relationship
> that will
> >always endure.
> >
> >I will always remember you as my loving,
> supportive, yet
> >doubting, sister. I understand your doubt. After
> all, I
> >contributed to your doubt more than anyone else.
> I'm not so good
> >under pressure. I have been known to recoil, and
> have even become
> >physically sick when placed under undue stress.
> This has been
> >very stressful for me. I just thought it important
> that I say
> >goodbye to you. I will miss you, though you will be
> very relieved
> >to see me go. I have done all I can do until the
> day I can openly
> >talk to the public about my thoughts and feelings.
> Though my
> >voice here has been successfully silenced, my
> mysterious friend
> >is still a very real person. In life, he is a
> Prince. He speaks
> >with the eloquence of "Kings past". I wish you and
> your children
> >the very best. I will continue to pray for your
> relationship with
> >your daughter. God answers most prayers. I have
> experienced
> >miracles. I will continue to place my trust in Him.
> God's love is
> >unfailing.
> >
> >Patricia RamseyFrom: 	AXD[SMTP:axd@nym.alias.net]
> >Sent: 	Sunday, August 01, 1999 11:50 PM
> >To: 	McKinley
> >Subject: 	Carol, I Need You...Please
> >
> >Carol,
> >
> >I have not received a letter from you since
> Thursday of last
> >week. It is critical that we communicate now. Today
> was August
> >1st. The days before my daughter's birthday are
> numbered. We
> >cannot afford to lose anymore time. I know also
> that you are
> >likely in a place where you are not near a
> computer.
> >
> >Carol, listen to me sweetheart: I hope that
> everything is the
> >same between us; no matter what has been said this
> weekend.
> >Please continue to understand my position. I would
> not do
> >anything in real life to confuse you on the issue
> at hand here,
> >in this arena. I might be forced to do so but it in
> no way has a
> >bearing on what we can accomplish here. Only you
> would understand
> >what I am speaking of. That alone should establish
> your trust in
> >me.
> >
> >Below is the last mail I sent to; unanswered:
> >
> >Dearest Carol,
> >
> >As time goes by, my theory will unfold before you.
> You will have
> >had it all along. This cannot be. We do not have
> that kind of
> >time to waste. Collins argued with me about the
> sequence of those
> >very events you mentioned tonight. Don't you see,
> Carol? My
> >theory is not a theory; it is what happened. My
> contact is not
> >wrong. He has not failed me yet. He told me this a
> year ago.
> >
> >I am sorry about the delay. It is difficult to get
> here this
> >week. Carol, it is imperative that we talk this
> weekend. Can you
> >find a way to talk to me here?
> >
> >I appreciate your allegiance to me and your
> break-off with Patti.
> >I pray that you never breathed a word about the
> content of my
> >theory. I never told her anything but vague
> generalities. Now, I
> >fear Collins is posting things to those rediculous
> forums and
> >passing them off as me. This will destroy the
> credibility of the
> >letter you will release. I have a new plan. I think
> I should send
> >this theory to you via mail. I think I should send
> it from
> >Vinings. I will not say I am there now. I can make
> a way to send
> >the theory from there in the following days. I can
> arrange for it
> >to be done. That way, you can confirm that you did
> not receive
> >this from the Internet.
> >
> >I have been talking to my mysterious friend. I
> depend on him with
> >reluctance, yet it is required. Since I think he is
> possibly her
> >killer, I will stay close to him. I mentioned to
> him that I need
> >his help. I asked him to talk to a member of the
> press,
> >anonymously, to explain this theory in a way that
> only he can. He
> >has agreed. You need to know that that does not
> mean much when it
> >comes to my mysterious friend. He comes and goes. I
> feel,
> >nervously, that he is ever close to me. He makes no
> mystery of
> >the fact that he is very close to my daughter. Be
> warned that he
> >might be very dangerous. He despises the press; but
> you will
> >never sense that. Be warned that he is very
> charasmatic. He seems
> >so sweet. However, he has a dark side. My
> interaction with him is
> >one I regret and cherish, simultaneously. Once you
> have
> >interacted with him, there is no turning back. I
> can make no
> >promises. However, my goal is that you or I can
> meet him.
> >
> >I had a nightmare recently that I was walking
> through the gates
> >of the cemetery where my daughter is buried. The
> day was sunny.
> >The atmosphere was hazy. As I rose up the small
> hill first
> >encountered as one makes an entrance into the
> cemetery, I could
> >see a figure standing by my baby's grave. As I got
> closer, I
> >spoke out, "Who are you?" He glanced back at me and
> kindly said,
> >"I am an old friend." To that I replied, "I do not
> recall meeting
> >you." He corrected me, "It is not you I was
> acquainted with; it
> >was the child who rests here." His eyes gleamed. He
> smiled slyly
> >at me. After I awakened from that nightmare, I felt
> as though
> >this must be my mysterious friend. Can it be that
> he has waited
> >for that dream to come true? Has he waited
> patiently for
> >JonBenet's mother to arrive so that he might say
> more; so that he
> >might confess. Either way, I am convinced that he
> aches to
> >confess his sins to JonBenet's mother. I need only
> make my appeal
> >to him; the letter you hold is that appeal.
> >
> >I know I am very spiritual tonight. I apologize if
> I seem
> >strange. I know you have heard this before, but I
> feel a renewed
> >faith. We have ridded ourselves of these outside
> forces that have
> >interrupted the matter at hand. They clouded your
> judgement. They
> >tried so hard to deceive me by kindling any doubt
> you might have
> >had. That is behind us. There is a way to publish
> my personal
> >appeal before this killer strangles his next
> victim.
> >Unfortunately, I feel he has already planned a new
> murder. All
> >that stops him is the search for a little girl like
> JonBenet. We
> >can both agree that such a find is rare. But he is
> clever and
> >multitudes adore him. He will find that perfect
> little girl. Time
> >is of the essence.
> >
> >Patricia Ramsey
> >I am certain he lives in Atlanta. He spend too much
> time at my
> >daughter's grave to prove otherwise. As far as his
> living; it
> >revolves around work with people. He might be a
> salesman. It is
> >possible that he is in political life. Either way,
> he seems an
> >expert on children and those who prey upon them. He
> will not
> >divulge his profession. He is intelligent and
> charismatic. There
> >is no doubt that he is an educated person. You have
> to understand
> >that he is not a scary person. He is a sweetheart.
> You would love
> >him. However, he has a dark side. He knows too much
> about the
> >night of December 25th, 1996. He speaks of JonBenet
> in strange
> >terms. His talk of her is almost sexual. I think
> the best way to
> >describe his emotions for JonBenet would be that he
> deifies her.
> >He speaks as if he worhips her. He refers to her as
> a Goddess. He
> >speaks of me in a similar way but relates any such
> description to
> >the fact that I am the mother of JonBenet.
> >
> >>Have you seen him in person?
> >
> >I do not know if I can answer that. As far as I
> know, I have
> >never seen him.
> >
> >>It is very strange for you to be in terror of this
> man without
> >>being able to ask for help from John.  He is your
> protector.
> >>He needs to know if you are in danger.
> >
> >Yes, John is my protector; however, I am his and
> Burke's
> >protector. I feel I must guard them from this
> person. John has
> >lost two daughters. Although I loved Beth; she was
> John's very
> >own child. He is going through a horrible time as
> well. I do not
> >want to lay this burden on him now. I wanted it to
> be taken care
> >of before he had to know about it.
> >
> >> From: 	Michael
> Tracey[SMTP:]
> >> Sent: 	Thursday, September 16, 1999 10:29 AM
> >> To: 	mckinley
> >> Subject: 	Thank You
> >>
> >> >Date: 15 Sep 1999 04:32:36 -0000
> >> >From: Ramsey <ramsey@nym.alias.net>
> >> >To: 
> >> >Subject: Thank You
> >> >Status:
> >> >
> >> >Michael,
> >> >
> >> >Thank you so very much for allowing me this
> chance to speak to
> >> >you through this avenue. I apologize that I must
> do things this
> >> >way, but I have no real choice at this point. I
> am under some
> >> >pressure to remain silent, under the advisement
> of my attorneys.
> >> >Moreover, I feel my family's safety is at stake.
> I am willing to
> >> >explain that in greater depth as time passes.
> >> >
> >> >I come to you because I have been in contact
> with a man who has
> >> >come to me with information about my child's
> death. This contact
> >> >has gone on for a year now. The information he
> has expressed has
> >> >lead me to believe he knows who did this
> horrible thing to my
> >> >child; moreover, the possibility that he might
> indeed be the
> >> >killer himself.
> >> >
> >> >Due to the fact that it has been rumored that,
> if I was not
> >> >directly involved in this horrible crime, I know
> someone who was
> >> >involved, and am covering for him; I stand to
> incriminate myself
> >> >to some degree if I speak out concerning this
> man. My dealings
> >> >with this man could only serve as concrete
> evidence that I am
> >> >indeed involved directly with my child's killer.
> I am not
> >> >covering for him or anyone else. I am doing
> everything in my
> >> >power to expose him without having to expose my
> identity.
> >> >
> >> >On the other hand, I feel the only way to reach
> the killer is to
> >> >make a personal plea to him. I have wanted to
> make such a plea
> >> >all along. I recently made an attempt that
> failed after months of
> >> >negotiation with a close and trusted contact. I
> hope that our
> >> >my relations with you will be more successful.
> >> >
> >> >I wish to tell you more about this mysterious
> stranger. He stays
> >> >close to JonBenet's grave and speaks of her in
> almost romantic
> >> >terms. Michael, there is so much more to tell.
> >> >
> >> >Patricia Ramsey
> >> >
> >>