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Jonbenet Ramsey Murder Case

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JonBenet Ramsey was a six year old beauty queen who was found murdered in her Colorado home, on December 26, 1996. JonBenet was born on August 6, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a daughter of a wealthy businessman and socialite. Still unsolved, the murder led to one of the most publicized police investigations of the 1990s. To date no one has ever been charged for her murder and the investigation remains open for over two decades after her death. Being named after her father, John Bennett, and her mother Patricia, JonBenet Patricia Ramsey was born on August 6,1990, in Atlanta, Georgia.The youngest of two children, she was a true southern girl who enjoyed the spotlight. By age 6, she had already garnered five pageantry titles: Little Miss Colorado, Little Miss Charlevoix, Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl, America's Royale Miss, and National Tiny Miss Beauty. This Kindergartener’s Sparkling smile, glowing blonde hair, and countless glittery costumes made her the center of attention. …show more content…

The girls body however was found in the basement later that afternoon. JonBenet’s skull had been fractured, she had been sexually assaulted, she was strangled with a garrote made from one of patsy’s paintbrushes.The police suspected that the ransom note had been written by Patsy and the ransom note and the appearance of the child’s body had been staged by her parents in order to cover up the crime. Apparently JonBenet's official cause of death was asphyxia a by strangulation. Her death was classified as

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