I never followed the case, until a Buddy of mine, this guy:
Was called by a Private Investigation Firm in Colorado. See, he's the son of the fellow who sold the house to the Ramseys back in the day.
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_25355233/ramsey-house-sale-boulder-colorado
His father was a big shot geologist for Philips Petroleum, (he himself, pretty much a bum) His father divorced their mother and remarried a woman from Israel. When his Father died, the "evil Step-mother" made sure she got all the father's loot, leaving the kids with nothing but memories. According to him, she spent up the loot rather fast.
When his father died the step-mother sent all the kids a note, not so much informing them their father's passing as to tell them they weren't getting shit, and if they tried to mess with her she'd have them well, you know, shaved sterilized and destroyed....
It was a very callous, and threatening message.
Anyhow when the PI firm showed him the Ramsey ransom note, he told them, 100% his Stepmother wrote it. Ha!
He gave them all the notes etc he had from the Step-mom, (who apparently is back in Israel).
His theory is that the evil stepmom probably co-hooted with some lowlife to kidnap the kid for money, but before the plan could even take form the lowlife probably molested and killed the kid, and so as a quick cover up of the botched job, they crammed the kid back into the house?
It's very thin, but a great story to hear.
I never judge stories like that based on truth or fiction, only entertainment value
I don't guess his version excludes the possibility that the parents may have been involved.
Maybe he's just playing one last card to stick it to the Step-mother, who knows?
Be interesting if the PI firm finds the Step-mother in Israel......