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Jonbenet Ramsey Case Essay

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The JonBenét Ramsey Case: Who Was The Killer? There are more than 211,000 murder cases that have remained unsolved since 1980, but there is a certain one that still haunts America today. This story made it around the whole country and is known to be one of the top ten unsolved crimes in the United States. It has been almost 22 years since the tragedy of JonBenét Ramsey, a sweet little pageant girl who was found murdered in her own home. Still to this day, the question remains: who was the killer? Many believe it is JonBenét’s own mother, Patsy Ramsey. There is numerous evidence that point to Patsy being the killer. There is a theory that JonBenét’s mother strangled her daughter after accidentally causing a serious wound to her head. Did Patsy Ramsey murder her own daughter on Christmas …show more content…

This ransom note was oddly two and a half pages long in length, the shocking part is that this note was written with a notebook pad and pen from the Ramsey’s home. Specifically, Patsy Ramsey’s notebook which still had the imprints of the writing. This means that the note was written during the scene. Former Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner who headed JonBenét’s murder investigation, said that experts had never heard of a ransom note of this length. Odd enough, the ransom note demanded 118,000 dollars in return of JonBenét. This was the exact amount of money John Ramsey, her father, had earned as a bonus from his job that almost nobody knew about except close acquaintances. This means that the killer miraculously broke into the home, wrote a two and a half page note on the scene, murdered JonBenét and got away with it all while Patsy and John Ramsey were present in the home. This ransom note left more questions than answers with one of them being why would anyone leave a ransom note portraying a kidnapping although they had already took JonBénet’s

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Additionally, fibers from both parents clothing were found on the body and clothing of JonBenet Ramsey. It was thought the Patsy Ramsey had written the ransom letter in an attempt to cover up the offense committed by John Ramsey. The evidence collected certainly provided speculation that JonBenet Ramsey’s parents were the perpetrators of the crime. The evidence could have given officials enough to obtain an indictment, consequently, there was doubt it was enough to ensure a

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