Jonbenet Ramsey's Autopsy Report

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Imagine it is the night after Christmas day when people are lying in the comfort of their bed in their own home. They hug their parents goodnight, not knowing it would be the last time they would be able to tell them they love them. This is the same as what happened to a young, vibrant, six-year-old beauty pageant queen who was tragically abducted from her home, then later found strangled in her own basement. JonBenet Ramsey was born August 6th, 1990, in Atlanta, Georgia. At the ripe age of four, in 1994, JonBenet competed in her first beauty pageant competition where she won Colorado State All-Star Kids Covergirl. Following after, she competed in many pageants where she won titles such as America’s Royale Miss, Little Miss Charlevoix, Little …show more content…

According to Marilyn Bardsley and Patrick Bellamy, “John Did It!’’. JonBenet was taken to a local pediatric clinic 27 times over a four year period. Ramsey's pediatrician, Dr. Francis Beuf, was interviewed and said that he did not believe JonBenet visiting him 27 times over the course of four years was excessive and considered JonBenet’s medical history to be similar to other children her age. Although her autopsy report suggests signs of sexual abuse due to rumored vaginal abrasions, Dr. Francis Beuf claimed he had never seen any evidence or behavioral changes caused by sexual abuse. Dr. Thomas Henry, Denver medical examiner states, “From what is noted in the autopsy report, there is no evidence of injury to the anus, there is no evidence of injury to the skin around the vagina, the labia and there is no other indication of any healed scars in any of those areas. There is no other indication from the autopsy report at all that there are any other previous injuries that have healed in that particular area.” All allegations against John Ramsey had been proved groundless due to the lack of …show more content…

Lou believes in the intruder theory in view of the fact that a metal baseball bat was found outside the Ramsey house, and fibers on the bat matched a carpet found in the basement near the storage room, where JonBenet’s body was discovered, “in a place where kids normally wouldn't play,” Smit said. Leaves found in the basement that Smit thinks may have been tracked by an intruder, through a basement window. Smit suggested looking into the Ramsey’s “inner circle” to find their daughter’s killer, hinting at the fact that it may have been someone familiar with the Ramsey family. Smit had stepped down from the Ramsey case, claiming that the Boulder police and prosecutors had “developed tunnel vision and were focusing only on the Ramsey family and not on any other suspects.” In conclusion, the murder of JonBenet Ramsey remains one of the most perplexing and highly debated cases in modern history. Despite the passage of time, numerous investigations, and extensive media coverage, the truth behind her tragic death remains

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