The Case Of Jonbenet Ramsey

Born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 6, 1990, JonBenet Ramsey was a widely adored, largely vivacious child with a specialty in entertainment. Her constant attendance in beauty pageants put her in the public’s eye to be probed and prodded for the majority of her short six living years, as well as the years following her death. This small stardom made for the ultimate shock and heartache for audiences around the world when her beaten body was discovered in the home of her family’s Colorado basement on December 26, 1996. Though the official autopsy in the murder case stated that her cause of death was asphyxiation, there were signs of sexual trauma done to the young starlet’s body, as well as a significant blow to the head. As for prime suspects,

A broken window in the basement of the Colorado home indicates forced entry. “However, physical evidence such as undisturbed cobwebs seemed to suggest that those details were intentionally put there as part of a set-up, according to author A. James Kolar, who led the investigation of JonBenét’s murder for the Boulder District Attorney’s office from 2005 to 2006” (Solin). But following the uncovering that the window was broken, it is understood that proved by a demonstration on A&E, a suspect could not accurately fit well enough through the broken glass to leave any traces of debris undisturbed, which they were. Cobwebs and such were left intact, providing for further proof that an forced entry is not an option. It is also important to note that numerous burglaries occurred in the community in the weeks prior to the 6-year-old’s murder. It is speculated that perhaps a burglar broke into the Ramsey home and took an unfortunate casualty, the Ramsey’s beauty queen. “The crime scene wasn’t sealed off properly after authorities arrived at the Ramseys’ home, and unauthorized individuals were able to enter and leave the house before the initial investigation was complete, resulting to evidence being compromised” (Solin). Going along with the idea in mind that the Ramseys were big entertainers, various workers had easy access to the home of JonBenet Ramsey and could have possibly let themselves in to perform the crime. These assumptions are weeded out by studies done that once again prove a forced entry to be out of the