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Jonbenet Ramsey Murder Case

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JonBenet Ramsey was a six year old beauty queen who was found murdered in her Colorado home, on December 26, 1996. JonBenet was born on August 6, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a daughter of a wealthy businessman and socialite. Still unsolved, the murder led to one of the most publicized police investigations of the 1990s. To date no one has ever been charged for her murder and the investigation remains open for over two decades after her death. Being named after her father, John Bennett, and her mother Patricia, JonBenet Patricia Ramsey was born on August 6,1990, in Atlanta, Georgia.The youngest of two children, she was a true southern girl who enjoyed the spotlight. By age 6, she had already garnered five pageantry titles: Little Miss Colorado, Little Miss Charlevoix, Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl, America's Royale Miss, and National Tiny Miss Beauty. This Kindergartener’s Sparkling smile, glowing blonde hair, and countless glittery costumes made her the center of attention. …show more content…

The girls body however was found in the basement later that afternoon. JonBenet’s skull had been fractured, she had been sexually assaulted, she was strangled with a garrote made from one of patsy’s paintbrushes.The police suspected that the ransom note had been written by Patsy and the ransom note and the appearance of the child’s body had been staged by her parents in order to cover up the crime. Apparently JonBenet's official cause of death was asphyxia a by strangulation. Her death was classified as

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Her parents were suspects but then were ruled out in a dna test. How: A lengthy handwritten ransom note was found in the house. They suspected that the note was written by jonbenet's mother but they didn't have enough evidence. Foundings: Next to the ransom note was jonbenet’s body.

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Blog Post 3 Today I read and watched “JonBenet Ramsey's Brother Breaks Silence 20 Years After Her Murder.” By ENJOLI FRANCIS.This article was mainly focused on JonBenet's older brother as the main suspect in the case. The article included an interview with Burke Ramsey, which was his first time speaking publicly about JonBenet’s death. The interview was recorded in 2016, 20 years after the murder of JonBenet.

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JonBenet Ramsey December 26th, 1996 in Boulder Colorado six years old beauty queen, JonBenet was murdered in her own home. The Ramsey family had went out for dinner at a friends house the night of Christmas. Once they arrived home, JonBenet was sent straight to bed. That was the last time Patsy and Jhon saw her alive. The next morning Patsy found a ransom note.

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Boulder’s Little Beauty The city of Boulder, Colorado, located near the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, was home to John and Patsy Ramsey along with their son Burke, and daughter JonBenet. They lived in a large Tudor style home located in the upscale neighborhood of University Hill which was filled with elegant older homes. They lived a nearly a quarter of a mile from the campus of the University of Colorado. John Ramsey worked as the chief executive for a computer distribution company called Access Graphics (Schiller, 13) which was located in Boulder.

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“‘911: 911, what’s your emergency?’... Patsy: ‘We have a kidnapping! Hurry, please….’” This chilling 911 call at 5:52 am by Patsy Ramsey was the start of a monumental homicide mystery - JonBenét Ramsey, at the age of six years old, was brutally murdered on December 25, 1996 in Boulder, Colorado by strangulation and head trauma. An American child beauty queen, following the steps of stardom of her mother, and born in a wealthy family, made this murder a greater curiosity and more eerie.

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In fact, Dr John Meyer, the coroner was unable to determine her time of death, however, he was later criticized for only spending 10 minutes with her body. JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in the home where she lived with her father, mother and brother. “Ramsey’s body was found on Dec. 26, 1996 just hours after Patsy called the police to say that her daughter was missing and that she had found a ransom note, asking for $118,000 for the safe return of JonBenet” (International Business, 2013, January 28). Hours after her mother, Patsy Ramsey had called 911 to report a ransom note.

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While it was confirmed Patsy’s husband John did not compose the note, Patsy was labeled as “inconclusive”. Many things within the ransom note are specific such as, “We are a group of individuals that represent a small foreign faction.” Normally kidnappers don’t give out specific information in a ransom note, as this could aid the police within their investigation and possibly lead to them finding out who commited the crime. About six-eight hours after initially being called to the Ramsey household JonBenet's body was discovered by John Ramsey and his friend in the basement of JonBenet’s home.

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On the night of December 26, 1996, JonBenet Ramsey, a six-year-old beauty queen, appeared dead at the crime scene. The autopsy showed that someone strangled her to death. Also, her skull had gotten fractured, and she also appeared sexually assaulted. The ongoing investigation has multiple suspects, but none seem totally guilty. The police found JonBenet dead in her basement.

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At 5:52 AM on December 26, 1996 in Denver Colorado, Patsy Ramsey made a frantic phone call to 911. Her daughter, 6 year old JonBenét Ramsey, was missing. A ransom note for JonBenét was found by Patsy, on the back staircase inside the house. Less than eight hours after Patsy’s call, JonBenét’s body was found. While many believe the killer was someone from outside the house, there is enough evidence that point to the Ramsey’s themselves.

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The death of 6-year-old Jonbenet was shocking and gruesome. The killer was never found, but evidence suggests it was the family. JonBenet was a six-year-old girl who participated in beauty pageants. On December 26th, a ransom note was found asking the Rasmey for money in return for their daughter. JonBenet’s body was found eight hours later in a part of the Ramsey home, murdered, and showed signs she was sexually assaulted.

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Jonbenét Ramsey: The Murder of a Beauty Queen The spine chilling scream around two A.M. woke up the neighbors (Newton D22) A ransom is found for the girls safe return (A&E B8) That just so happen to be her own fathers bonus for 1996, 118,000. A young pageant queen by the name of Jonbenét Ramsey (JB A5) was found strangled to death (A1) in her own homes basement (A2) with no sign of a killer or a sign of entry (A&E B12)…

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