On December 26, 1996, JonBenet Ramsey, a 6 year old found dead in her home on day of Christmas. A handwritten two-three page ransom letter was left behind requesting a large amount of money of $118,000. An examiner by the name Detective Sgt. Robert Whitson, who is now retired from the Boulder Police Department notice the top of the note pad had a written word saying “Mr. and Mrs.” along with the letter ®. After reviewing the writing it seem as if the intruder was trying to determine what needed to be written. Also, the detective notice the handwriting was similar to Patsy Ramsey, in which it brought some concerns. Immediately, an investigative team set up a surveillance throughout the room of JonBenet’s room. In there they notice an indentation …show more content…
Afterward, the autopsy was completed and the findings were horrible because she had an eight inch facture to the skull from hard blow to the head from a blunt object. The autopsy also reveal the cause of her death was from asphyxiation due to strangulation. At the same time, it was reported that her hymen had some damage, that indicated a possible sexual assault. Nevertheless, the detectives continue to search the home to see who was presence at the home at the time of her death, which included her mom, dad, and brother. One particular investigator by the name of Lacy speculated that the intruder was a guess in the Ramsey home for a Christmas dinner and probably return some hours later through a door that was left unlock and hid in the home where they written a ransom notice on the Ramsey’s note pad (Casarez, J., 2016). Despite the challenge of the investigation, there were error that lead the crime scene to be compromise. First, the Ramsey’s expose to much infomation for the media to share with the public, but they were reluctant to talk with the law