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Article: RAMSEY GRAND JURY COULD BE RISKY LEGAL EXPERTS `DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW' IF SUCH A PROCEEDING WILL HELP FIND JONBENET'S KILLER.(Local)

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Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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March 14, 1998
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Byline: Guy Kelly and Kevin McCullen Rocky Mountain News Staff Writers

BOULDER -- A grand jury investigation of JonBenet Ramsey's murder is likely to be a risky and riveting legal drama, fraught with potential pitfalls and full of fascination for a nation obsessed with the case.

But lawyers and professors said Friday it's far from clear whether a grand jury will help authorities arrest, much less convict, anyone in the December 1996 slaying of the 6-year-old beauty princess.

``We don't know right now if it will be helpful, but we are beginning the review process to determine if it would be helpful,'' said Suzanne Laurion, spokeswoman for ...

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