The Unfolding Tragedy: A Background to the Crime A Glimpse into the Past The day after Christmas in nineteen ninety-six, Boulder police responded to a call that would forever change the lives of the Ramsey family and the course of American crime investigations. Patsy Ramsey, JonBenét’s mother, discovered a lengthy ransom note demanding a large … Read more
A Young Life Stolen: The JonBenét Ramsey Tragedy The story begins on December twenty-sixth, nineteen ninety-six. The Ramsey family—John, Patsy, and their daughters JonBenét and Burke—woke up to find JonBenét missing. A ransom note, filled with cryptic demands, was discovered in the home. Tragically, the search ended hours later when JonBenét was found in the … Read more
The Discovery and the Initial Investigation The Night of the Crime The world watched in horror as the story unfolded. A beautiful child, a pageant queen, found murdered in her own home on Christmas Day. The case of JonBenét Ramsey remains one of the most captivating and frustrating unsolved mysteries in the annals of true … Read more
