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> Subject: I Beg of You
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> >Date: 9 Oct 1999 17:22:39 -0000
> >From: Ramsey <ramsey@nym.alias.net>
> >To: Michael.Tracey@Colorado.EDU
> >Subject: I Beg of You
> >Status:
> >
> >Michael,
> >
> >This might be my last mail to you. Please read it
> carefully. I am
> >very disappointed that our communication has
> resorted to relaying
> >messages through a person named Gail. I refuse to
> comply with
> >this arrangement. If you want to continue our
> conversations, I
> >need to hear from you directly.
> >
> >Michael, I explained my position to you from the
> beginning. Had
> >you not assured me that you understood, I would
> have ceased
> >without hesitation. I would not have wasted your
> time, my time,
> >or the time of possible victims of this killer, had
> I thought it
> >would turn out like this.
> >
> >I am being told by Gail that I made a request of
> you. I asked for
> >nothing from you. You are the one who asked me what
> I wanted. I
> >merely stated my wishes. Now, I am receiving
> reprimands from
> >Gail, a person who appears to be talking on your
> behalf.
> >
> >Due to the breakdown in our communication, there is
> one and only
> >one request that I will make of you: I beg of you,
> please do not
> >reveal the words you received from me, to Gail or
> to anyone else.
> >I came to you trusting that my hand would not be
> forced. I cannot
> >say that you are the one forcing my hand as all the
> messages are
> >coming from a person named Gail.
> >
> >Though you assured me from the beginning that you
> understood my
> >position in this matter, I feel I must explain
> further. As I said
> >earlier, this will probably be my last mail to you
> so please read
> >my letter carefully, this last time. I have
> expressed this exact
> >concern in the past to the only other person I
> entrusted my
> >statement and information to.
> >
> >To begin, there is a logical explanation for my
> illusive position
> >in this matter. I am afraid of what might happen to
> my family.
> >You have to understand that I still relive the
> events of that
> >morning. A killer, regardless of who he was,
> composed a ransom
> >note. That same killer threatened us. I will never
> forget those
> >horrible words. We were warned that if we spoke out
> to anyone,
> >our little girl would be killed. Of course, we
> could not comply
> >with this madman, at the time. It would not have
> done any good
> >had we complied as JonBenet was already dead.
> However, the
> >warning still stands. Though he killed our
> daughter, he lives on.
> >His threats live on as strongly as they did on that
> morning. He
> >warned that he was watching us and the authorities
> closely. I
> >have no doubt that he is still close to us,
> watching our every
> >move. I have no doubt that my family is in danger.
> This killer
> >would have no problem making good on his threats.
> >
> >And so, I suffer a great dilemma. Must I be asked
> to sacrifice
> >the safety of my family to stop a child killer from
> killing
> >again? If it were only me who would be harmed, I
> would not
> >hesitate to pursue this; however, it is clearly not
> just me who
> >would be placed in danger - it is my family, as
> well, who might
> >suffer at the hands of a man who has already
> destroyed our lives
> >by taking our precious daughter. I do not think
> anyone but those
> >who love me can understand my dilemma; therefore, I
> do not ask
> >that you understand. My true friends know how very
> important my
> >family is to me. I will not allow another member of
> my family to
> >be placed at risk by the threats of this killer. He
> is very real
> >and very alive to me. It is easy for some to cast
> judgement as to
> >what I am expected to do, from where they sit - at
> a safe
> >distance. My family and I will never be safe again,
> as long as
> >this killer is alive - he is very much alive.
> >
> >If you cannot understand this, I think I at least
> deserve your
> >confidentiality. I do not want my words to you, to
> leak to
> >someone else. That is my final request. Please
> Michael, I beg of
> >you - keep my secrets safe.
> >
> >Patricia Ramsey