JonBenet Ramsey, a 6-year-old girl child was found dead in the basement of her home on December 26, 1996. The death of JonBenet Ramsey is one of the famous cold cases in America. Netflix has released a crime documentary based on the death of JonBenet Ramsey. The documentary series consists of three episodes which include interviews of different persons including JonBenet Ramsey’s father. We will look into the murder and the major suspects of the case who were proven innocent.
Even after almost thirty years, the mystery behind the death of JonBenet Ramsey is still unknown. On December 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey found a ransom note where $118000 was demanded for the life of their daughter JonBennet Ramsey. After some hours the child’s body was found dead in the coal room of the basement of their home. The girl has been strangled to death and duct tape was covering her mouth. Even after years of investigation officials still find the murder of the child a mystery to be solved.
The beginning of the investigation was challenging for the officials as the family and friends of the 6-year-old girl contaminated the shreds of evidence. After her mother called 911 to find the missing child, the well-wishers of the family gathered in their house making it complicated for the officials.
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Suspects of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey
Even though many people have become suspects in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case none of them were found guilty by the officials. Here we will see some of the suspects in the murder case.
John Ramsey
JonBenet Ramsey’s father is a businessman who was a major suspect by the officials. After finding JonBennt’s body in the basement of their home, John took her body upstairs which made the police believe that he was destroying evidence of the murder.
The officers also came to know that he had received a Christmas bonus of $118000 which was the ransom demanded in the note found by his wife Patsy Ramsey. Later on, the evidence found at the crime scene eventually proved that he was not involved in the crime. He always wanted to find the murderer of his daughter and had always sought further investigations on the matter.
Patsy Ramsey
Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet Ramsey’s mother was also a primary suspect of the police. She was the one who found the ransom note and called 911 to find her missing girl child.
Some officials noted that the ransom note was from a notepad in their house itself and her handwriting was analyzed by the experts and eventually she was also declared innocent by the investigating officials.
Burke Ramsey
JonBenet Ramsey’s brother Burke Ramsey had also faced numerous speculations by the investigators. Later on, he also succeeded in proving his innocence.
Conclusion
Here in this article, we have discussed the murder of JonBenet Ramsey who was a 6-year-old old girl child murdered under suspicious conditions in her own home. After years of investigation, officials are still searching for the murderer. All the suspects in this case were eventually declared innocent in this case.
