1. The JonBenet Ramsey Case http://jonbenetramsey. pbworks

6. JonBenet Ramsey Born in Atlanta, Georgia, August 6, 1990
At 9mnths family relocated to Boulder, Colorado.
First name combination of father's first and middle names, John Bennett; her first name of her mother, the late Patricia "Patsy" Ramsey- 
6 yr old former Little Miss Colorado & National Tiny Miss Beauty.

7. Other Ramsey Children
- 2 brothers & 2 sisters (1 sister died in a auto accident)
Burke
John Andrew
Melinda
Beth – deceased

8. Beth Ramsey
Daughter from John’s first marriage. Died in a car accident in Chicago, Illinois

9. Melinda Ramsey Long Daughter of John from his first marriage
She was in Atlanta at
The time of the murder

10. Burke Ramsey
A leak to the news media indicate that Burke's voice could be heard in the background of the 911 call Patsy made, although she said he was asleep until after police arrived.

12. John Andrew Ramsey
son of John Ramsey and his first wife, was with his sister Melinda Ramsey Long in Atlanta when his half sister JonBenet was found dead. He is not considered a suspect.

13. Patsy Ramsey
Mother: Former Miss West Virginia (1977). She was active in the community of Boulder, Colorado, and was recovering from ovarian cancer around the time of JonBenet’s death, & had also become a very religious person during her struggle with cancer. She has since passed away - 

14. John Ramsey
Father: C.E.O: Access Graphics; very wealthy businessman - voted Boulder’s “Business Man of the Year” in 1996.
John Ramsey, dad of slain child JonBenét, weds Jan Rousseaux 5 years after wife Patsy's death

16. Crime Timline
December 25, 1996: JonBenet last seen at 10:00 p.m. when parents put her to bed.
December 26, 1996 – Patsy Ramsey calls 911, reports her daughter has been kidnapped. She tells the dispatcher that she found a kidnap note on the stairs. The police arrive at 5:52 a.m. JonBenet’s body is found at 1:00 p.m.
December 27, 1996 – Autopsy conducted.
December 31, 1996 – JonBenet is buried in Marietta, Georgia.

17. January 4, 1997: Police find notepad similar to the table used for ransom note.
March 6, 1997 – The adult children of John Ramsey eliminated as suspects
March 14, 1997 – Police determine that John Ramsey did not write the ransom note; they believe a female wrote it.
September 29, 1997 – Police execute search warrants on the Ramsey home and find duct tape, rope, and fibers that match those found on the body of JonBenet.
October 13, 1999 – The grand jury announces that it has found insufficient proof to indict anyone in the death of JonBenet Ramsey.

18. Critics of the investigation have since claimed that officers also did not sufficiently attempt to gather forensic evidence before or after JonBenét's body was found, possibly because they immediately suspected the Ramseys in the killing.
Some officers holding these suspicions reported them to local media, who began reporting on January 1 that the assistant district attorney thought "it's not adding up"; the fact that the body of the girl was found in her own home was considered highly suspicious by the investigating officers.
The results of the autopsy revealed that JonBenét was killed by strangulation and a skull fracture.
A garrote made from a length of tweed cord and the broken handle of a paintbrush had been used to strangle her; her skull had suffered severe blunt trauma; there was no evidence of conventional rape, although sexual assault could not be ruled out.
The official cause of death was asphyxiation due to strangulation associated with craniocerebral trauma.

19. In December 2003, forensic investigators extracted enough material from a mixed blood sample found on JonBenét's underwear to establish a DNA profile.
The DNA belongs to an unknown male. The DNA was submitted to the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), a database containing more than 1.6 million DNA profiles, mainly from convicted felons.
The sample has yet to find a match in the database, although it continues to be checked for partial matches on a weekly basis, as are all unmatched samples

20. A break in the case came unexpectedly in August 2006, when Boulder DA Mary Lacy announced the arrest of a new suspect — an American school teacher named John Mark Karr. Patsy Ramsey died of ovarian cancer in June, but a family spokesman says Karr attempted to correspond with Patsy before her death

21. In a startling post-arrest confession, Karr told reporters in Bangkok that he was with JonBenet when she died. "I loved JonBenet very much," Karr said. When asked if he was innocent, Karr shook his head and replied, "No." Her death, Karr said, "was an accident." But doubts soon surfaced about Karr's alleged confession.

22. Thai dermatologist Dr. Setthakarn Attakonpan says that Karr came to his office for laser hair removal in preparation for what Karr told him would be a sex-change operation. The display, a computer image of Karr, was taken in March 2006, according to the clinic

23. Alexis Valoran Reich
Karr has not had a sex change, but refers to himself as a woman and holds a Washington state license under the name Delia Alexis Reich.

24. Days Prior to JonBenet’s Death
Christmas function 3 days before JonBenet’s death in the 15-bedroom suburban home - 30 people
Night before JonBenet’s death – Christmas dinner at the Whites’ home (family friend)

25. Morning of JonBenet’s Death
-  December 26 (5:52 a.m.)  Patsy Ramsey goes into JonBenet’s room to find her missing, along with a ransom note on the stairs
-   Patsy Ramsey notifies police, who arrive 10 minutes later (Officer French) and then soon after Sergeant Reichenbach. When they arrived Patsy was completely dressed, including face makeup
-   The Ramseys’ family friends come to the home at 6:30 (the Whites and Fernies)
-   The Ramseys’ priest also arrived at the home
-   Detectives Patterson and Arndt  arrive at 8:03 to the scene
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26. At 1:00 p.m. Detective Arndt asked Fleet White & John Ramsey to search entire house
-  JonBenet found dead in basement at approx. 1:00 p.m.
o  Wrapped in a white blanket with a piece of duct tape next to her on a blanket
o  Arms were both straight above her head with a white cord tying her right wrist  
o  Another white cord was wrapped around her neck connected to a broken paint brush handle that was use as a garrote for strangulation
o  Mucous stains on the sleeve of her shirt
o  Her pants and underwear are stained with urine

27. Autopsy Reports of JonBenet’s Death
- Ligature strangulation
- Ligature of the right wrist
- Cranial hemorrhaging and injuries
- Abrasions on the body such at the right cheek, left lower leg, left lower back, neck
-  Abrasion and vascular congestion of vaginal mucosa

28. Christmas Morning 1996

30. Basement where Jonbenet’s body was found The blanket wrapped around JonBenet's body had been left in the dryer. There was still a Barbie Doll nightgown clinging to the blanket, so it had to have come out of the dryer recently – as stated by Linda Hoffman-Pugh

31. JonBenet’s bed

33. n
Unidentified marks on left side

34. Possible marks from a stun gun

35. Autopsy Report States
On the left lateral aspect of the lower back, approximately sixteen and one-quarter inches and seventeen and one-half inches below the level of the top of the head are two dried rust colored to slightly purple abrasions. The more superior of the two measures one-eighth by one-sixteenth of an inch and the more inferior measures three-sixteenths by one-eighth of an inch. There is no surrounding contusion identified.

39. Taser

40. Stun Guns and Tasers Are Not the Same
Tasers are the product of Taser International. Taser is the trademarked name for the device. Tasers are used by law enforcement across the country in states where they have been approved for use. It is the only product that can be used from a distance, whereas a stun gun must have direct body contact to be effective. Tasers have a maximum range of 15 feet. Stun guns come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are produced by several different manufacturers. There is only one product that carries the name Taser.
It Is Legal to Possess a Taser or Stun Gun in Some States
It is perfectly legal for anyone to own and carry a stun gun or a Taser for self-defense in most states. Stun guns and Tasers are illegal in the following states: Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

45. Top: The rope around her neck
Bottom: Broken paintbrush handle Top: Removed rope around wrists
attached to ligature Bottom: Rope still attached to wrist

48. Unidentified circular mark on neck

50. Back of neck after removal of ligature

51. Front of neck depicting the unusual unidentified mark

52. Evidence Rope Duct tape Ransom Note Broken paint brush
Broken window in Ramsey home
Fibers and hairs found on or near JonBenet

53. Ransom Note
Is two and a half hand written pages and was written on paper obtained from a tablet in the Ramsey home.

56. Text of the ransom note
Mr. Ramsey Listen carefully! We are a group of individuals that represent a small foreign faction. We do respect your bussiness [sic] but not the country that it serves. At this time we have your daughter in our posession [sic]. She is safe and unharmed and if you want her to see 1997, you must follow our instructions to the letter. You will withdraw $118, from your account. $100,000 will be in $100 bills and the remaining $18,000 in $20 bills. Make sure that you bring an adequate size attache to the bank. When you get home you will put the money in a brown paper bag. I will call you between 8 and 10 am tomorrow to instruct you on delivery. The delivery will be exhausting so I advise you to be rested. If we monitor you getting the money early, we might call you early to arrange an earlier delivery of the money and hence a [sic] earlier delivery pick-up of your daughter. Any deviation of my instructions will result in the immediate execution of your daughter. You will also be denied her remains for proper burial. The two gentlemen 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, F.B.I., etc., will result in your daughter being beheaded. If we catch you talking to a stray dog, she dies.

57. If you alert bank authorities, she dies
If you alert bank authorities, she dies. If the money is in any way marked or tampered with, she dies. You will be scanned for electronic devices and if any are found, she dies. You can try to deceive us but be warned that we are familiar with law enforcement countermeasures and tactics. You stand a 99% chance of killing your daughter if you try to out smart [sic] us. Follow our instructions and you stand a 100% chance of getting her back. You and your family are under constant scrutiny as well as the authorities. Don't try to grow a brain John. You are not the only fat cat around so don't think that killing will be difficult. Don't underestimate us John. Use that good southern common sense of yours. It is up to you now John! Victory! S.B.T.C

58. A key piece of evidence in solving JonBenet’s murder is the ransom note. The police as well as the Ramseys believe that whoever wrote the note is probably the killer.
If the police can match the handwriting in the ransom note to a suspect's handwriting, the case is solved. The problem has been they have not found a match.
Even without a positive match, the ransom note is still the key to solving this crime.

59. The Ransom Note
Cords or Bindings are significant in some religious redemption ceremonies; signifying Satan’s hold over a person.
S.B.T.C.Well known acronym in church subculture. It stands for Saved By The Cross.
Sacrifice Plays a large part in subculture religious groups. It is believed that the only way one can truly cleanse themselves of one’s sins is by spilling the blood of another person or animal.
Victory is used as a verb in the ransom note. It is seen as the result of actions taken by believer to bind and overcome Satan’s power primarily in the areas of physical health.

60. Autopsy also revealed Jonbenet had eaten pineapple only a few hours before the murder. Photographs of the home, taken the day JonBenét's body was found, show a bowl of pineapple on the kitchen table with a spoon in it, and police reported finding Patsy's fingerprints on it. However, neither Patsy nor John claim to remember putting this bowl on the table or feeding pineapple to JonBenét.

61. DNA

62. Wood said the DNA from the underwear was commingled with a spot of blood, making any theory of point-of-manufacture contamination "nonsensical." He also contended there are as many as a half-dozen genetic markers in common, between the DNA recovered from JonBenet's underwear and her fingernails

63. Fiber Evidence
Fibers matched to the red sweater Patsy was wearing that night were found in places key to the crime: paintbrush caddy she kept her art supplies in, blanket used to wrap JonBenet's body, on the sticky side of the duct tape placed over JonBenet's mouth, and tied into both knots of the ligature used to strangle JonBenet.

64. Patsy denies she ever went near these places wearing that sweater
Patsy denies she ever went near these places wearing that sweater. In the interviews with Boulder prosecutors in August, 2000, prosecutor Bruce Levin summed up the evidence: MR. LEVIN: "I think that is probably fair. Based on the state of the art scientific testing, we believe the fibers from her jacket were found in the paint tray, were found tied into the ligature found on JonBenet's….

65. neck, were found on the blanket that she is wrapped in, were found on the duct tape that is found on the mouth, and the question is, can she explain to us how those fibers appeared in those places that are associated with her daughter's death. And I understand you are not going to answer those.“
In reality cross transfer is highly likely – as Patsy was later cleared of the crime

66. Observers claim the police made several critical mistakes in the investigation, such as not sealing off the crime scene and allowing friends and family in and out of the house once a kidnapping was reported.
Critics of the investigation have since claimed that officers also did not sufficiently attempt to gather forensic evidence before or after JonBenet's body was found, possibly because they immediately suspected the Ramseys in the killing

67. Who did it? The Ramsey family The Ramsey children John Ramsey
     Patsy Ramsey
Outside Suspects
       Linda Hoffman-Pugh
       John Ramsey’s employees
       Pedophile from the pageantry 
       Other

68. Questions to think about:
What necessary measures should have been taken, (think of those related to fibers too) or not been taken, in order to help solve the JonBenet murder? (What was done incorrectly in the case?
Based on the information given from the case, who do you believe killed JonBenet Ramsey? What evidence would lead you to this conclusion? Is there enough evidence?

69. On July 9, 2008, the Boulder District Attorney's office announced that as a result of newly developed DNA sampling and testing techniques, the Ramsey family members are no longer considered suspects in the case. In light of the new DNA evidence, Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy gave a letter to John Ramsey the same day, officially apologizing to the Ramsey family:

70. June 24, 2006 Patsy Ramsey dies of Ovarian Cancer
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71. Timeline