The murder of child beauty pageant winner JonBenet Ramsey in Boulder, Colorado has not yet been solved despite years of investigation on local, state, and even national levels. The six year old childs murder has never been forgotten. Her murder has caused debate over child abuse, the sexualization of young children, the cons of beauty pageants, and the frustration over unsolved murders of young people in the U.S. The murder has been the subject of many news programs, documentaries, and books. Suspects have been named and hounded in all of these. Most people came to believe that the murderer was the young child 's father, or his wife. This belief was based on media attention given to the case rather than any real facts or evidence. Some people have been cleared and others have died while trying to clear their names (Murder and Subsequent). Still, the crime goes unsolved …show more content…
John Ramsey was finally discharged by DNA evidence in 2003, but when the case reopened in 2010, Ramsey was once again questioned as well as the rest of the remaining family. Patsy was also a suspect. One theory that people believe is that Patsy was a “stage mother”. she was very angry at JonBenet because she said she no longer wanted to compete in pageants and her mother struck her in rage. Like her husband, Patsy Ramsey was indicted for first degree murder in 1999 but was also discharged by DNA evidence in 2003. Patsy Ramsey died in 2006, never knowing what happened to her daughter (Murder and Subsequent). Who killed JonBenet Ramsey in 1996? This murder shocked and still to this day shocks many americans. This case has been unsolved for more than 20 years. Police can not confirm who killed her but they definitely have their suspicions. After all of this time you start to wonder, will this case ever be