Summary: The Murder Of Jonbenet Ramsey

Twenty-two years into the murder of JonBenet Ramsey murdered in her Boulder, Colorado and Ramsey’s case is still unsolved. JonBenet Ramsey’s autopsy entailed blunt force trauma, sexual assault, and unimaginable aggression (ABC 20/20, 2016). On December 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey revealed her six-year-old daughter has disappeared from her bedroom. Patsy immediately believed her disappearance was strange considering her husband John Ramsey, their ten-year-old son, Burke, and herself was sleep. Patsy Ramsey frantically dials the emergency hotline, reports her daughter kidnapping, and soon thereafter a Boulder Police officer arrived.

According to Mrs. Ramsey’s statement to the police, she was awakening JonBenet at 5:45 am for a family trip to Charlevox,

Michigan, where, they will be vacationing for the day. While tracking Jon whereabouts, Mrs. Ramsey descended a staircase located outside of the child room searching for her daughter. Once she approached the bottom staircase Mrs. Ramsey discovered a detailed ransom note left by the kidnapper. Douglas & Olshaker (2000) explained there was a ransom note detailing instructions for the safe return of their daughter in exchanged for money. More importantly, eight hours into the search of six-year-old JonBenet, her body was discovered inside of the wine-cellar by her father and family friend Fleet White.
There are conflicting accounts of what took place on the day JonBenet Ramsey murder. The critical players, in this case, are Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey and their son Burke Ramsey. Those three individuals were located inside of the home during the time of kidnapping and murder of JonBenet, however neither of them claim to be awake during the time of disappearance and murder.
The key facts in the murder of JonBenet are the house was contaminated at the time of the investigation, the investigation into her disappearance and murder. The Boulder Police department irresponsibly investigated the murder of pageant winner JonBenet Ramsey. Evidently, the crime scene was tainted by the visitors called by the Ramseys’ however the dispatcher or the first officer on call should have prompted no visitors. Once it was time to investigate and collect evidence the crime scene was a mess resulting in evidence of no use. It is also odd that the parents did not search their home before or while dialing 9-1-1 and reporting the kidnapping. Unfortunately, it is peculiar for both parents to be uncooperative in a desperate situation, in fact, the parents had lawyers right away.
The ransom note left at the bottom of the stairs is a critical issue of the two-decade murder case of six-year-old JonBenet.

The ransom note suggested the perp was not of the Ramsey family, but a possible suspect from John Ramsey job; The note was directed to Mr. Ramsey and referenced his job. Secondly, why would someone leave a ransom note if the victim was already dead? If the crooks wanted or needed the funds they would not have murdered the victim before receiving the ransom. The ransom note was staged to remove the Ramsey’s as suspects. On top of the ransom note the Boulder Police Department, the Ramseys’, the Ramseys’ lawyers, close friends, and legal team contributed to the investigative nightmare of the victim JonBenet. The home was presumably a kidnapping crime scene however the excessive people in the home corrupted the scene. The police did not seal off the crime scene, allowing family and friends to walk around the home. An additional issue is the father John Ramsey, John Ramsey discovered his deceased daughter removed the tape from her mouth, loosened he wrists, and removed the blanket that covered her lifeless body (Douglas & Olshaker, 2000). Not only did Mr. Ramsey remove key evidence from the victim, but transferred the body from the crime scene in the basement to the living room on the second floor and recovered the body with another

blanket.
Furthermore, JonBenet’s death was strange being that she is forty-seven inches and forty-five pounds and can be easily overpowered. The official cause of death was “asphyxia by strangulation associated with craniocerebral trauma” (Douglas & Olshaker, 2000). That amount of force is unnecessary for a little girl her size. The aggression towards the victim, in this case, was that of a family member, not an intruder. Not to mention, the parents consulted their lawyers rather than talking to detectives during the investigation. Instead of discussing the case with the police department, the public believed the Ramsey’s were hiding something. In an effort to clear their name the public opinions grew stronger and everyone believed the Ramsey’s committed the murder. If the Ramseys’ did not commit the murder they contributed to her murder and it being unsolved. There are dozens of secrets but facts are John Ramsey did not have that window fixed in the basement once he gained entrance inside his home that summer