The Murder Of Jonbenet Ramsey

JonBenet Ramsey was a 6-year-old beauty queen. On December 26, 1996 around 5:45am JonBenet’s mother, Patsy Ramsey, discovered a two page and a half note sitting on the steps inside the house after noticing that JonBenet wasn’t in her bed. The ransom note stated that they had their daughter held hostage, and the only way to get her back is if they give them $118,000. When the police showed up they started to investigate the whole house. By 1:00pm the detectives and investigators still haven't found any evidence. Detective Linda Arndt told fleet White and JonBenet’s father, John Ramsey, to search around to see if anything was out of line. The two men searched around the house until they reached the wine cellar in the basement. In there, they discovered JonBenet’s body. With a fractured skull and a bruised neck from stranglement, JonBenet was pronounced dead. After JonBenet’s body was collected, the investigators gathered the evidence. What they found made it seem JonBenet’s family were suspects. According to a documentary, the ransom note was written on paper that belonged to the Ramsey’s; the duct tape that was used to bind her was consisted with fibers they found on Patsy’s clothing. Patsy was being accused of writing the note herself. Handwriting experts stated that the note was in the tone of

Karr gave a long descriptive confession of how he committed the crime. He claimed that he had been in the house for a long time, so he had time to write such a long ransom letter. Karr was arrested for child pornography charges, and claimed that he was in love with JonBenet and had killed her for sexual reasons. Soon after, the charges were dropped because their wasn’t any evidence of how the strangle had occurred. The DNA found on JonBenet’s underwear did not match Karr’s. Investigators stated that the evidence Karr provided didn’t add up to what actual injuries JonBenet suffered