I don’t think they’d had needed to stage the crime scene if BDI, they had enough money for good representation etc to make sure it was only ever recorded as an accident/normal sibling row gone wrong. There was just simply no need for the rest of it all, and I don’t think any injuries she had would have indicated obvious CSA if they weren’t looking for it so no need to cover it up for that reason either.
I go back and forth on the parents vs intruder, but the parents had hours to stage the scene etc potentially. If they’d done it, I can’t help feeling they’d have got rid of JB’s body, if they were that cold blooded they’d do the paintbrush and garrotte, I find it hard to believe they wouldn’t go the whole way - even if they did leave her somewhere easily found ultimately. Similarly if they were covering for Burke tbh.
I just cant say either way who I think did it, literally every bit of evidence in this case can be interpreted any way. Every expert on this case is being paid to come up with evidence that supports the payer's side.
E.G
The abuse
Police: she was taken to the doctors 27 times with vaginitis, evidence of CSA (abrasions), hymen disruption (I.E Oh look, she's sexually abused!)
Ramseys: she was not abused, here's a redacted autopsy (I.E she was not abused at all! how dare you suggest that)
Truth: she was taken to the doctors 27 times, with vaginitis once, the rest either yearly check ups or coughs\colds\a fall at a market etc. Her paediatrician had full and detailed notes. She had bed wetting issues. she was abused during the crime but it was unclear if it had happened before (I.E not historically)
The window
Police: absolutely no sign of forced entry (first officer who visited and in subsequent reports) (I.E it must be someone in the house)
Ramseys: We think we locked up last night but we cant be sure. John smashed a window last year?
Truth: No one knows if the house was secured and a window was smashed then feasibly and intruder could have put their hand through and unlatched, gaining access. Some how police missed this in their initial searches as well as a body in the basement
The ransom
Police in interviews including Linda Arndt: Notably the Ramsey's didn't mention that the ransom window had closed and no call came in, Jon was cordial and relaxed (very suspicious!)
Police report from Lina Arndt, detective on scene: (summarising) : I arrived on scene 8am-ish. John Ramsey ran into the den any time the phone rang and informed me each time that it wasn't the kidnappers, we had a recorder set up on that phone. John was anxious and i had to give him a job to calm him down (that's when he found the body)
Truth: they didn't even know when the call was to come in. It said 'between x and Y hours tomorrow' so it could have meant the next day, John collaborated with the detectives in setting up the recorder on the house phone
The evidence
Police: the Ramsey's wont collaborate, they wont be interviewed, they wont give us their clothes, bank statements, phone records etc (ooh suspicious)
Ramseys: we have been advised not to speak by our lawyers, and anyway they haven't even asked! (I.E the police are suspicious AND incompetent!)
Truth: the DA's office wouldn't authorise the police to interview the Ramsey's, they wouldn't approve phone record collection or bank statements.