October 15, 2013



The Honorable John Robert Lowenbach

District Court, Boulder County, Colorado

1777 Sixth Street Boulder,

Colorado 80306



Subject: Charlie Brennan, et al v. Stanley L. Garnett. Esq.

Case Number: 2013CV31393 Division: COC



Judge Lowenbach:



We are Fleet and Priscilla White, residents of Boulder. Colorado. We were well- acquainted with John and Patsy Ramsey prior to JonBenet’s death. The Ramsey children, Burke and JonBenet, were playmates of our son. Fleet Russell White III, and daughter. Daphne Rose White. The Ramsey family were guests al our home for Christmas dinner on December 25, 1996. We were present at the Ramsey home the following day when JonBenet’s body was found. We became police and prosecution witnesses in the ensuing investigation.



(Since JonBenet’s death, we have lived and raised our children in Boulder. Our son, Fleet Russell White III, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2012 and is now an Ensign in the United States Navy. Our daughter, Daphne Rose, is in her fourth year at the United States Naval Academy and will graduate and be commissioned as an officer in May 2014.)



Shortly after the homicide, we became the subject of speculation circulating in the media regarding our status with respect to the investigation. A City of Boulder press release dated April 1997, states:

In response to media inquiries and to clarify inaccurate statements,Boulder Police Chief Tom Koby has the following statement:



“Mr. and Mrs. Fleet White. Jr. are not suspects in the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation. They are considered key witnesses. The Boulder Police Department appreciates the full cooperation they have received from the Whites since the beginning of their investigation. I feel this response is necessary due to the inaccurate portrayal of Mr. and Mrs. White in certain media publications.”



Attachment A (City of Boulder News, Ramsey Update April 16. 1997)

In November and December 1998 and January 1999 we voluntarily gave sworn testimony to the Boulder grand jury investigating JonBenet’s death.

With regard to the subject case, we wish to express our support for Plaintiffs’ request that the written indictment that was prepared for and signed by the grand jury charging John and Patsy Ramsey with crimes related to the death of JonBenet. be disclosed to the public, either as required by the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act or, alternatively, pursuant to the Court’s inherent authority and discretion. In expressing our support, we note that the Ramsey grand jury proceedings leading to the indictment spanned a period of over a year and represented a collaborative effort of law enforcement, investigative agencies, and prosecutors from several Colorado jurisdictions.

If disclosure is to be made pursuant to the Court’s discretion, we wish to expand on Plaintiffs’ presentation of reasons for disclosure by informing tlie Court of compelling reasonsfavoring disclosure including circumstances particular to our family.





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DISCLOSURE OF THE GRAND JURY INDICTMENT MAY PROVIDE OUR FAMILY WITH A MEASURE OF VINDICATION FROM ACCUSATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST US FOLLOWING JONBENET’S DEATH AND PROVIDE THE PUBLIC A BASIS TO SCRUTINIZE THE MOTIVES AND OFFICIAL CONDUCT OF BOULDER DISTRICT ATTORNEY ALEX HUNTER WITH RESPECT TO THE RAMSEY INVESTIGATION

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