The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey
analytical Essay
1811 words
Stated by John Ramsey, “As I was walking through the basement, I opened the door to a room, and knew immediately that I’d found her because there was a white blanket- her eyes were closed, I feared the worse but yet- I’d found her” (Bardesley, and Bellamy). On December 26, 1996, one of the most famous, unsolved murders took place in Boulder, Colorado (Christopher). The murder caused many events including accusations, interrogations, false claims, and examining of evidence. The case also caused the Ramsey family to go through a hard time. The murder of JonBenet Ramsey was very shocking and caused a huge investigation that is yet unsolved. Family was one of the things that contributed to JonBenet’s murder. JonBenet Ramsey was a very special six-year-old girl with a successful family. She was a little pageant girl with blond curly hair and blue eyes; she was a very well known competitor since she had won many pageants (SV;SV) (Schneider). Her mother, Patsy Ramsey, was a former beauty queen; her father, John Ramsey, was a millionaire businessman (SV; SV) (Bardsley, and Bellamy). All these things contributed to the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. The events leading up to her murder were typical events for a family on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve night, the whole family attended a Christmas party at a friend’s house. They came home at about 9:30 PM and JonBenet was carried upstairs to her bedroom at 10:00 PM. This was the last time she was seen alive. The next morning at about 5:00 AM Patsy found a ransom note on the bottom of the staircase. The note described the kidnapping of JonBenet and demanded $180,000 or JonBenet would be killed. Patsy quickly went to JonBenet’s room and, just as the note had stated, she had been kidnapped. Patsy... ... middle of paper ... ... never be solved. Work Cited Bardsley, Marilyn, Bellamy Patrick. “Murder of JonBenet Ramsey.” Crime Library. Turner Entertainment Networks, (2010). Web. 21 Feb. 2014. Buckman, Adam. “Following Footsteps of a Killer.” New York Post (Nov. 2002): 124: Proquest. Web. 28 Feb. 2014 Christopher, Liam. “Mother ‘vindicated’ after girl’s murder suspect held.” Daily Post. 18 Aug. 2006: 19. Proquest Newsstand. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. Hoggart, Simon. “Beauty and the beasts.” The Spectator. ProQuest, 31 July 2010. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. Kevin, Johnson. “DNA clears Ramsey family in JonBenet’s death.” USA Today n.d.: MAS Ultra-School Edition. Web. 20. Feb. 2014. Lisa Cupido, Fogarty. “A timeline of the Ramsey case.” USA Today n.d.: MAS Ultra- School Edition. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. Schneider, Craig. “Focus on JONBENET RAMSEY A brief life story.” The Atlanta Journal the Atlanta Constitution
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how one of the most famous, unsolved murders took place in boulder, colorado on december 26, 1996.
- Analyzes how family contributed to jonbenet ramsey's murder. she was a pageant girl with blond curly hair and blue eyes.
- Describes how the events leading up to jonbenet's murder were typical events for a family on christmas eve.
- Describes how the missing case investigation was short and unprofessional. the ramsey family was trying to raise money for the ransom note.
- Analyzes how the murder investigation started after jonbenet's body was found. patsy ramsey was accused of changing her handwriting style after the ransom note.
- Explains that even though the ramseys allowed police to search the house, the press was still accusing the parents of being abusive and killing the child.
- Analyzes how the autopsy revealed that jonbenet's body stiffens after being dead for hours, which led to a theory that she was lured into the kitchen by someone she knew. the medical examiners disagreed though since there was no damage to her anus.
- Explains that two detectives were hired to find the suspected entry and exit of the murderer — a window in the basement was initially thought to be too small but after closer examination, evidence was found.
- Narrates how lou smit helped the parents, who were being targeted by the police. he had come up with a theory that the killer had spotted jonbenet in the annual christmas parade.
- Narrates how mary bienkowski, a therapist, claimed to have information about jonbenet's death. her claims were investigated but not taken seriously.
- Narrates how a chat room online was tracked on september 10, 2001. the person claimed they had been kidnapped by jonbenet's killers and had overheard the plan to kill her.
- Analyzes how michael tracey reported his friend, john karr, after he became concerned about her death. the investigators noticed a lot of his claims didn't match with the murder investigation.
- Explains that the dna found on patsy ramsey's underwear was also discovered on her pj bottoms using a new technology.
- Explains that the police had spent most of their time trying to connect the parents to the murder leading to no other leads. the case remains open but is currently inactive.
- Explains that the murder of jonbenet ramsey was a well-known case. the murder was very mysterious and the investigation took place over many years.
- Cites bardsley, marilyn, bellamy patrick, and buckman, adam. "following footsteps of a killer."
- Analyzes hoggart, simon, kevin, johnson, lisa cupido, fogarty, and schneider, craig.
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- Explains that the murder of jonbenet ramsey has become one of the nation's notorious unsolved murder mysteries.
- Describes how jonbenet ramsey, daughter of a socialite and wealthy businessman, was born on august 6, 1990. she followed in the footsteps of her mother winning multiple child beauty pageants.
- Opines that further investigation of the unresolved murder on the innocent six-year-old girl is imperative to achieve justice for jonbenet and her family.
- Analyzes how the crime scene was compromised from the moment patsy placed the 911 call at 5:52 a.m. to when the police arrived.
- Cites ramsland, katherine, and jonbenet: from impressions to book- - crime library.
- Analyzes how the footage from the ramsey's basement shows an incriminating scene with the basement window.
- Analyzes brodsky, rachel, and freeman, hadley, on jonbenet ramsey: the brutal child murder that still haunts america.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the police and fbi's merciless quest to connect the six-year-old beauty queen’s murder to her parents caused them to overlook important evidence and dismiss suspicious findings.
- Analyzes how local news channels and newspapers inadvertently helped nationalize and oversexualize the six-year-old beauty queen, expanding viewer's negative interpretations of her parents, john and patricia ramsey.
- Analyzes how the ransom note was a product of patsy herself that matched the exact amount of her husband's hefty christmas bonus of $118,000 dollars.
- Explains that the media had a field day with this fact, and the tabloid stories intensified the allegations of john and patsy ramsey’s involvement
- Opines that john and patsy ramsey have been in the spot-light regarding their daughters murder, and that the media is responsible for this.
- Explains the indictment of the ramseys by the grand jury, which was written in 1999 and the dna tests have since cleared them of any allegations regarding their involvement.
- Analyzes how the media clustered this case with theories after theories, confusing everyone and destroying the investigation. the police were so focused on connecting the murder with jonbenets parents that they missed important details.
- Reports that a grand jury prepared child abuse indictment against jonbenet ramse'y's parents, newly released documents show.
- Analyzes bardsley, marilyn, and patrick bellamy's "the murder of jonbenet ramsey."
- Quotes mckinley, carol, and mitchell, kirk. "ramsey case spawns media feeding frenzy and public obsession."
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- Explains that evidence that could convict the ramseys was quickly turned down by the da.
- Explains that he was moving on with his life less than a month after the incident had taken place.
- Explains that the ramsey family murdered jonbenet ramsey. burke, her older brother, did the killing, but his mother in father aided in the coverup of the crime.
- Analyzes how burke's sister jonbenet was outgoing and quiet at the time of his death. she seemed to have it all including the attention of her parents.
- Explains that burke was especially envious of his sister, who was beautiful at age six and participated in beauty pageants. he probably didn't intend to kill jonbenet but out of great anger and jealousy it happened.
- Narrates how burke killed jonbenet, strangling her with a flashlight and wrapping the cord around her neck. his mother and father rushed in and realized what had happened.
- Opines that there are no real signs of an intruder. there is a scuff mark by the basement window but it would be very difficult for anyone to get through that window.
- Opines that it didn't make sense that there was a ransom note and then the dead body in the house.
- Explains that patsy knew there wasn't one since she wrote the note, and handwriting analysts say it easily could have been written by her. the amount asked for was the exact amount of john ramsey’s bonus.
- Analyzes how burke's voice is heard in the background after he slept through everything, was awakened and brought to a friends house.
- Explains that john ramsey picked up her body because he knew it would destroy evidence. no normal person would pick up their dead daughter and then put them.
- Explains that fleet white was known to have said to john that he hoped the next time john saw him was in a courtroom.
- Speculates that the ramseys tied her wrists together after her death to make a bracelet. they were not tied tightly at all to serve no purpose.
- Explains that the ramseys knew a lot of people in high places or had connections to them.
- Explains that they wanted to keep their story straight with one another and not show that it was a lie. they said they would only answer questions in writing.
- Opines that the person who gave them this test was the man who tested a man claiming to be abducted by aliens and his test said he was telling the truth.
- Explains that burke didn't leak any information, so it was easy for him to say something accidentally and the ramseys knew this.
- Opines that it is extremely clear who committed this crime and how the events unfolded. the only reason why there was never a trail was due to the fact that the ramseys knew people on the inside
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- Analyzes how the crime scene was compromised from the moment patsy placed the 911 call at 5:52 a.m. to when the police arrived.
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