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blast from the past : jon benet's killer arrested

mood: moody googlenewsy
music: Eleanor Rigby - Kim Weston
JonBenet's alleged killer has allegedly been found, in Thailand of all places. This, from the Ramsey family attorney strikes me as a completely weird thing to say about a dead woman whose daughter was strangled:

"It's been a very long 10 years, and I'm just sorry Patsy isn't here for me to hug her neck," the attorney said. [chron]

update: apparently, neck hugging is common, expression-wise, in the South.

Posted on Aug. 16th, 2006 at 04:01 pm | | Leave a comment | 8 comments | | Flag

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ermac

ALLEGED
Posted on Aug. 16th, 2006 11:02 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

joshc

if the paper says he's guilty, I don't need any fancy law and order shenanigans to confirm it.
Posted on Aug. 16th, 2006 11:09 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

superbeth

Being from the South, I would like to confirm this neck hugging. It is a very common expression most used by my grandmother.
Posted on Aug. 16th, 2006 11:29 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

Unlikely suspect

I doubt this is the real killer. He is trying to dodge jail in Thailand, what better way to escape than to confess to this one? Also, his ex-wife says it is geographically impossible for him to be involved in the murder.
Posted on Aug. 17th, 2006 06:56 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

payforthepiano

I don't remember hearing about the mother dying..

Now the news will jump all over this all over again.. i cant wait.
Posted on Aug. 17th, 2006 07:06 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

joshc

I didn't either. I'd actually forgotten about the whole thing, assuming that the "real killer" would never be found. I was surprised to read that the the investigation was still ongoing.
Posted on Aug. 17th, 2006 07:31 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

pocketnovel

Yeah, me too. Then again, OJ is still looking for killers out on the golf course, so there you go.
Posted on Aug. 19th, 2006 03:17 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

seconding the neck hugging

as another southerner, i have to second that neck hugging is common. i have a friend that does this all the time even with people she's only met just once.

it freaks me out but then again i'm a three foot personal space kind of girl.

rakka d.
Posted on Aug. 18th, 2006 05:35 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply