Biography of JonBenet Ramsey
Chapter 1
The early life
JonBenet Patricia Ramsey was a beauty pageant queen and won many titles. At the time of her death, Jonbenét was enrolled in kindergarten at High Peaks Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado. She was named after her parents John Benet Ramsey and Patricia (Patsy) Ramsey. JonBenet was named after her father John Bonet Ramsey. JonBenét Patricia Ramsey was born on August 6, 1990, in Atlanta, Georgia. She lived in Boulder, Colorado. Jonbenét the youngest of two children of Patsy and John Ramsey. Her older brother, Burke, was three years older. The daughter of a socialite and a wealthy businessman,
John Ramsey JonBenet's father was the president of Access graphics a business computer system.
Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother enrolled JonBenet in multiple beauty pageants. JonBenet was a true southern girl who enjoyed the spotlight. By age 6, she had already garnered five pageantry titles: Americas Royale Miss, Little Miss Charlevoix, Little Miss Colorado, Colorado state all-stars CoverGirl and National tiny miss beauty.
Chapter 2
The Murder
On the morning of December 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called the police after finding a 3-page ransom note demanding $118,000 for her daughter's safe return. The girl's body, however, was discovered in the basement later that afternoon. JonBenét’s skull had been fractured, she had been sexually assaulted, and she was strangled with a garrote made from one of Patsy’s paintbrushes. According to the coroner’s report, JonBenét’s official cause of death was asphyxia by strangulation associated with craniocerebral trauma and her death was classified as a homicide.
People at the house at the moment John Ramsey Patsy Ramsey and Burke Ramsey. Though JonBenet Ramsey was found in less than 8 hours later by Her father John Ramsey. What's even stranger though that her body was found inside Ramsey's home. In the basement, she was found with duct tape over her mouth and a cord around her neck. Why did they search the house because there was no reason to believe in the Ransom note that JonBenet Ramsey was in the house. The autopsy found that JonBenet tied up as pixelation caused by strangling a paintbrush from Patsy's craft box was used to tighten the rope which killed JonBenet. There was DNA Found in German pajamas and underwear both belonging to a single unidentified man. The DNA was tested with 1.5 million DNA samples which did not match any of them. There were two sets of an identified footprints at the scene of the crime. However, since 2006, the rope has never been tested. But if someone broke into the house they did very cleverly because there were no footsteps outside in the snow and no sign of forced entry.
The Ransom note started with:
‘Mr. Ramsay listen carefully we are a group of individuals that represent a small foreign faction. With respect to your business but not the country that it serves.’ Here's another thing two men are watching over your daughter do not particularly like you so I advise you not to provoke them. Speaking to anyone about your situation such as police and FBI will resort with your daughter's beheading, Can try to deceive us but be warned that we are familiar with the law, enforcement, countermeasures, and tactics. You stand a 99% chance of us killing your daughter If you try to outsmart us. Follow our instructions in your stand at 100% chance of getting her back .’
The letter was signed S.B.T.C initials that still stand a mystery. Another curious fact is that the sum of $118,000 is close to the amount that John Ramsay got a bonus that year. More facts about the Ransom note is that the Ransom note was written with pen and paper inside the house. Although this is suspicious this also bought a lot of integrity in the facts that the note might be a hoax. That means whoever murdered JonBenet broke into the house wrote the note inside for some reason then killed JonBenet. And all this was happening when all the Ramseys were in the house! The analysis of the notepad used to suggest that the murderer did a practice note, also part of the practice note was found. The case of this horror still is unsolved after 20 years of working. Among law enforcement, the media and the public, theories abounded as to who the killer or killers were, with suspects ranging from JonBenet’s parents to a former substitute teacher living in Thailand. Investigators formed an expert prosecution task force, followed thousands of tips and spent millions of dollars trying to charge and prosecute a suspect. The crime spurred books, TV shows and movies, including several this last fall. This case is still a mystery because of the DNA results showing that what people thought in the beginning to be the killer was the maker of the clothing.
Chapter 3
Suspects
Suspects John Patsy and Burke Ramsey the next suspect Bill Mcreynolds, He visited the Ramsey home only two days before the murder And sometimes dressed up as Santa, His own daughter was Kidnapped in 1974. According to Denver post, this man felt close to JonBenet Ramsey, Here's a quote ‘her murder was harder than me then my operation She made a profound change in me’ McReynolds even Brought As I Lay glitter given to him by JonBenet Into heart surgery. He even asked his wife to mix the Glitter with his ashes if he were to die.
Garry Oliva A man who lived only A few blocks away and the Ramsay home. In 2016 Gary was arrested and charges of childpornogrohy. And in 2000 Gary was arrested and unrelated Drug charges. And he was found carrying a picture of jonbenet and his backpack. He explained why he had a picture in the Denver Post: ‘JonBenet's murder Catch me very deeply, I doubt that she was an exceptional girl It was an exceptional lose’
The Last suspect Is John Mark karr. He wasn't a suspect until 2006 when he confessed to the murdered via email To journalist and professor Michael Tracey. The emails back and forth for more than 4 years in order to gain his trust. Michael said this of the experience,
‘You are hearing and reading a really dark side of the human psyche, and having to pretend it's okay, That I wasn't going to sit in judgement, Otherwise the communication would of stopped, this is the worst experience of my life so far.
In the email John Mark karr wrote that he was in love with jonbenet. And later confessed to hitting jonbenet over the head with a flashlight.
Here's a bit from the email.
‘She was of course asleep from the time that she was, I took her from the bed and took her into the basement, Her first reaction was “where am I” and I said “your in your basement” she wasn’t in that little room to be decreased. And I would never disgrace she or dishonor her. She was there tempermeter and what really hurts me is that she stayed there. And there's where her father found her and that's just a terrible thing’
And if john mark karr did do it he did not act alone. Because There was two unidentified footprints at the scene of the crime.
Mark Beckner the lead investigator in the case said that the confession did not match any of the found evidence. They knew in about 18 hours that this was not the guy. In fact John wasn’t even in colorado in the time of the murder. He was in georgia at the time.
But then Dr henry lee a DNA expert found that the DNA found in jonbenet's pajamas and underwear might not even belong to the killer. Dr Lee thought that the DNA belonged to a factory worker who made the underwear and pajamas. He tested this with a unopened bag of underwear, and found some DNA belonging to a factory worker.
Chapter 4
Jonbenet Remembered
By now you must be asking yourself what's next, who killed jonbenet Ramsey? Well no-one knows, well not yet. This has to be the most confusing mystery of all time with every step you take you take another 5 steps back. There is so much evidence that points everywhere, like the DNA and the confession of John Mark Karr, why would he confess to something he didn’t do, and why email back and forth for 4 years? Any of these suspects could have killed Jonbenet, even her own parents. Why would you go through the trouble of writing a ransom to trade Jonbenet then killing her doesn't make any sense. But that's why this case isn't solved, it dosen’t make any sense. We don’t know who killed Jonbenet but the one thing we know is that Jonbenet Patricia Ramsey the beauty queen, who, by the age of 6 won 5 big beauty pageant titles and the daughter of a wealthy businessman and a stay at home mom and sister to a suspect of a giant mystery and one of the world most confusing, unsolved mystery she will be missed. This year Jonbenet would be 27 her birthday being on the 6th of August. By now she could have had a family of her own, a life of her. One of the only reasons this is so hard to believe is because nobody understands how somebody could do such an inhuman thing. We won't forget Jonbenet, nor the mourning of her family, but we will remember her, her sweet smile in her pretty pageant shoots and her beautiful blue eyes. Thanks Jonbenet for the time you had here.
