Investigation Of Jonbenet Ramsey's Death

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Errors in the Investigation of JonBenet Ramsey’s Death In the early morning hours of December 26, 1996 JonBenet Patricia Ramsey was murdered at her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado. At approximately 5:52am, her mother, Patsy, calls police declaring that her daughter had been kidnapped and that she had found a ransom note on the back staircase in the kitchen of the home. Police officers arrived at the home at 6:00am and conduct a search of the premises. JonBenet is not found at this time. The ransom note found by Patsy Ramsey is read and indicates that JonBenet’s father, John, and mother Patsy must pay $118,000 by 10 am the next morning to ensure JonBenet’s safe return. At 8 am detectives arrive at the home and begin setting up wiretaps in the home while John Ramsey begins to obtain money for the ransom. At 1 pm John Ramsey and a friend, Fleet White, search the house for “anything unusual” (1). Around 1:30pm John Ramsey and Fleet White locate JonBenet’s body in a small windowless room in the basement. John Ramsey carries JonBenet’s corpse upstairs and sets her in the living room. Patsy Ramsey thrusts herself onto her daughter and begins touching and rubbing her, destroying potential evidence. The Boulder Police Department obtains blood, hair, and handwriting samples from the family and some of their close friends. In domestic homicide cases suspicion falls on the family first. However, the Ramsey’s maintained their innocence from day one. Almost four months elapse before the District Attorney, Alex Hunter freely identifies John and Patsy Ramsey as the focus of the investigation. On April 30, 1997, “John and Patricia Ramsey have their first formal interviews with police more than four months after JonBenet was found slain in the family's home. According to the district attorney's office, the meetings mark the first time John and Patricia Ramsey sat

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