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Summary Of The Jonbenoet Ramsey Case

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The JonBenét Ramsey case is an unsolved murder case of a six year old beauty queen that occurred in Boulder Colorado in 1986. Several errors were made by law enforcement in the initial hours of the investigation. The district attorney eventually convened a grand jury to investigate the case.
On December 26, 1996, at approximately 5:00 AM, a mystery stirred at the Ramsey residence in Boulder Colorado. A after a christmas party the following night, JonBenét Ramsey’s mother, Patsy Ramsey got up early in the morning to find a ransom note addressed to her husband John Ramsey. The note said JonBenét had been kidnapped and they demanded a ransom of $118,000 in exchange for JonBenét’s safe return. The ransom was almost the same amount of John …show more content…

The autopsy revealed JonBenét was strangled with a “garrote made from a tweed cord” (####). Also, JonBenét had a fractured skull which the Medical Examiner believed a broken paintbrush handle was the item that caused the injury. The garrote was tied in a manner where the person who did so had an advanced knowledge of knots. The Medical Examiner did believe there was a possibility JonBenét was sexually assaulted; however, no evidence of rape was found. Before JonBenét death she had eaten a pineapple. The Medical Examiner determined ”the time of death was between 10:00 PM on December 25 and 6:00 AM on December 26” due to the fact when her body was found it was in advanced entered advanced rigor mortis and she showed signs of decomposition. Based on the fact of the decomposition investigators believed she was killed closer to 10:00 …show more content…

Supposedly, the tests determined the “DNA belonged to an unknown male”. The DNA was checked through the FBI’s DNA database; however, there was match to the DNA. As of 2008, Patsy Ramsey has since passed away and the Boulder County District Attorney office made an announcement that due to “developments in DNA technology the Ramsey family is-no longer considered to be involved in the murder of JonBenét Ramsey” (####). Also, John Ramsey received a letter of apology from the Boulder County District Attorney who apologized for the public trial the Ramsey family faced after JonBenét’s

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