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Ramsey ex-detective speaks 

Arndt names the person she believes killed the child 

Associated Press

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NEW YORK — The police detective who was in the home of JonBenét Ramsey when the girl's body was found says her parents didn't react when the alleged kidnappers failed to call as promised in a ransom note. 

"Ten o'clock comes and goes and there's no acknowledgment within the house from anyone that the deadline imposed by the author of the ransom note has come and gone," Linda Arndt told ABC's "Good Morning America," according an ABC statement issued Sunday. 

The interview with Arndt, which will air over five days beginning Monday, is the first time she has spoken publicly about the case. 

Arndt was sent to the Ramsey home Dec. 26, 1996, in response to a 911 call reporting JonBenét's kidnapping. Arndt said she saw the child's father, John Ramsey, bring the body of his 6-year-old daughter up from basement. 

"It became hell. It became hell," she said, ABC executive producer Shelley Ross said Sunday. "And I called 911 and gave my radio number and said, 'The kidnapping has turned into a murder.'" 

Arndt names the person who she believes killed the child in one of the "Good Morning America" segments but Ross would not disclose the name of the person Arndt accuses. 

Boulder police have been criticized for their handling of the case. No one has been charged, but authorities say the child's parents remain under suspicion. They have denied any involvement. 

Arndt resigned in March and is suing the Boulder police chief and the city, claiming her free-speech rights were violated when police were ordered not to discuss the case. 

Arndt told ABC she feels she has been "scapegoated." She said when she called for backup, she was told everybody was in a meeting. 




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