year of the little green men

1996, the year JonBenet Ramsey was murdered. That year in November,a town in southern Tasmania was slimmed. Howard Stern made his radio debut. Over in Korea a fisherman off the Falkland Islands was knocked unconscious by a single frozen squid that fell from the sky. Across the pond in the UK some 609 UFO sightings were reported compared to 117 the year prior, confirming 'Britain's imbeciles are as good as anyone's...'

The UFO type little green men scenario has become a favored expression, coined by one case follower when he describes why some will forever cling to beliefs the Ramsey's are child murdering monsters irrespective of any amount of reasoning, logic or hard evidence to the contrary--

Monsters, Ghosts and Gods: Why We Believe
By Robert Roy Britt, LiveScience Managing Editor

"Monsters are everywhere these days, and belief in them is as strong as ever. What's harder to believe is why so many people buy into hazy evidence, shady schemes and downright false reports that perpetuate myths that often have just one ultimate truth: They put money in the pockets of their purveyors.

The bottom line, according to several interviews with people who study these things: People want to believe, and most simply can't help it..."