Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: There has been some stirrings concerning the Ramsey case, (A case I doubt they'll ever get a conviction on due to the evidence handling, if they even indict anyone.) Comments by Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter suggest the JonBenet Ramsey case is moving closer to a grand jury. Hunter says sending the 14-month-old investigation to a grand jury has long been an option but is a ``more serious consideration'' now. He declined to elaborate. Cautioning that no final decision has been made, Hunter said the case that has received extraordinary media attention around the world could go to a grand jury by mid-year, possibly sooner. The prospect of the Ramsey mystery going to a grand jury is nothing new, but Hunter's comments Monday about that route are his strongest yet. (My thoughts, Hunter quit playing with the press, and do your job, it seems you forgot that there was a little girl murdered and some of us don't appreciate the game you have been playing for the past 15 months, of leaks to the media and such, we would prefer someone be convicted of murder instead of your ego being stroked). Grand jury proceedings -- which are secret -- determine whether a possible suspect can be bound over for trial and are sometimes used when a witness refuses to testify. Authorities have not fingered any prime suspects but they say the child beauty queen's parents -- John and Patsy Ramsey -- remain ``under the umbrella of suspicion.'' The Ramseys were questioned by police last year but have declined to be re-interviewed and thusfar have refused to allow detectives to speak with their 10-year-old son, Burke. JonBenet's strangled and battered body was found in the basement of the Ramsey home on Dec. 26, 1996, about eight hours after her mother told police she found a ransom note demanding $118,000. In other news concerning the case, A newspaper says detectives are almost certain nylon cord used to strangle child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey came from a Boulder surplus store. The Boulder Daily Camera says police trying to find the kindergartner's killer purchased the Boulder Army Store's entire stock of Stansport white nylon utility cord last May 22. They sent samples to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for comparison with the rope that was around the child's neck and right wrist when her body was found in her Boulder home Dec. 26, 1996. Police had no comment on the report, and a co-owner of the store would not discuss what detectives bought from the business, which is located a short distance from Access Graphics, the firm owned by JonBenet's father. Police believe JonBenet was strangled with a garrote that was tightened with a broken paintbrush handle found in the Ramseys' basement. -- Kathy E "I can only please one person a day, today is NOT your day, and tomorrow isn't looking too good for you either" http://members.delphi.com/kathylaw/ Law & Issues Mailing List http://pw1.netcom.com/~kathye/rodeo.html - Cowboy Histories http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/2990/law.htm Crime photo's Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues