Wow... David McGowan's "Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder" has a chapter on the Jon Benet Ramsey murder, with some EXTREMELY relevant info about this "pageant photographer" Randall "Randy" Simons. Apparently after Jon Benet's murder in 1996, he went into hiding and claimed he was in fear for his life:

Randy Simons was considered the best, and the most expensive, child photog- rapher in the Boulder area. At least one pageant mother reported to author [Steven] Singular that Simons had approached her about shooting nudes of her daughter. She declined the offer. How many pageant mothers consented to such offers is unknown. In June 1996, just months before JonBenét’s death, Simons took what were described as ‘cover-girl’ shots of the oft-photographed beauty queen (who on several occasions had been photographed with Daphne White, her best friend and the daughter of Fleet White).

Just after JonBenét’s death, Simons abruptly left his wife and daughter in Denver and moved to a remote area of eastern Colorado. No one seemed to know why he had done so. He was said to be extremely distraught over the murder. He reportedly placed several frantic calls to friends, during which he expressed a pro- found fear for his life. He wrote an article for Stagelines, a pageant newsletter, in which he claimed that he was being pursued by “paramilitary types.” He also expressed concern to the newsletter’s publisher about the possibility of someone releasing “inappropriate” photos of JonBenét.