Boulder Police Department

The Boulder Police Department is the law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation of the Ramsey case.

By April 2001, the BPD had interviewed more than 600 people (many more than once) in 17 states, investigated 140 possible suspects, consulted more than 60 outside experts, logged 1400 pieces of evidence, received 5200 phone tips and more than 3500 letters.

Background
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Day One
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Investigation of Suspected Intruders
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Investigation of the Ramsey family
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1997
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1999
Several Boulder Police officers reportedly testified before the Grand Jury.

2000
Four BPD officers, along with the three Grand Jury prosecutors, traveled to Atlanta to talk to the Ramseys, in interviews which Mike Kane eventually described as a "big publicity stunt" by the Ramseys' lawyers.

Mark Beckner, Tom Trujillo, Jane Harmer and Tom Wickman.

Operational Decisions on Day One
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Leniency to the Ramseys
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"Witch hunt" against the Ramseys
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