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JonBenet Ramsey

JonBenet Ramsey. JonBenet Ramsey. Boulder Colorado: At 5:00am on December 26 th 1996, Patsy Ramsey found a two and a half page ransom note on the staircase of her house The note indicated that their Daughter JonBenet , six years old, was being held ransom for $118,000

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JonBenet Ramsey

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  1. JonBenet Ramsey

  2. JonBenet Ramsey • Boulder Colorado: At 5:00am on December 26th 1996, Patsy Ramsey found a two and a half page ransom note on the staircase of her house • The note indicated that their Daughter JonBenet, six years old, was being held ransom for $118,000 • At 5:25am Patsy called 911, and the police arrived 7 minutes later

  3. JonBenet Ramsey

  4. JonBenet Ramsey • The Ramsey's attended a Christmas Party the previous evening. • On the way home, JonBenet had fallen asleep in the car, and was carried to her bed from the car around 11:00pm. • The Ramsey's went to bed soon after; they were leaving early the next morning for a holiday trip to lake Michigan

  5. JonBenet Ramsey • Initially the police treated the case as a kidnapping • Friends and family came to the house to support the Ramsey's. • No ransom call was ever placed to the Ramsey’s, contrary to what the ransom note suggested. • Several hours after JonBenet was thought to be missing; her father and a family friend found her body in a wine cellar in their basement.

  6. JonBenet Ramsey • The autopsy revealed among other things that there were no drugs in her system and that there was undigested pineapple in the stomach of the young girl. • There were signs of previous sexual assault (not the night of her death). • At the crime scene there was no signs of forced entry, but there was a broken window in the basement, that would not close properly, there was a suitcase below the window.

  7. JonBenet Ramsey • Immediately the parents of JonBenet became suspects • The dollar amount in the ransom note was the exact amount that John Ramsey was to receive for a bonus • On December 28th 1996 John and Patsy Ramsey go to the Boulder police department to give, blood, hair and handwriting samples.

  8. JonBenet Ramsey Patsy & John Ramsey

  9. JonBenet Ramsey • Despite the fact that the samples the Ramsey's provided were not consistent with any of the crime scene samples, in public opinion they were considered guilty • The case goes cold for over ten years, the parents maintain their innocence the entire time • In June of 2006 Patsy Ramsey died from ovarian cancer

  10. JonBenet Ramsey • August 16th 2006, 41-year-old John Karr was arrested in Bangkok Thailand for the murder of JonBenet Ramsey • John Karr, an American citizen and a teacher for a short time, was in Thailand on a work visa, teaching. • After his arrest, John Karr admitted to reporters that he was involved with JonBenet Ramsey’s case

  11. JonBenet Ramsey John Mark Karr

  12. JonBenet Ramsey • He claimed that she died accidentally • He said that he had drugged, assaulted and accidentally killed JonBenet after picking her up from school that day. • Karr was familiar with some evidence in the case that was not disclosed to the public. • Karr’s ex-wife claims that he was with her in Alabama during the time of the murder. • Karr had been arrested in the past for possession of child pornography.

  13. JonBenet Ramsey • What do you think? • Individually, write a brief analytical paper (typed) on whether who you think was responsible for JonBenet Ramsey’s death. Support your analysis with forensic evidence

  14. Rubric for Analysis of Jon Benet Ramsey Case Study

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