2016 marks the 20th death anniversary of JonBenet Ramsey.
JonBenet Ramsey was a 6 year old American beauty queen who was known for the participation in numerous beauty contests in the US.
On 26 December, 1996, JonBenet was found dead in her own home. Just about 8 hours earlier, the mother of JonBenet found a ransom note demanding for JonBenet's safe return.
JonBenet had been bludgeoned over the head before she was strangle with a garrote - Resulted in death by strangulation and a skull fracture. Although there was no evidence of rape, sexual assault was not ruled out as there had been a vaginal injury at the time of the autopsy and it appeared that her vaginal area had been wiped with a cloth. A garrote that was fastened from a paintbrush that had been found inside her mother's bag had also been used to strangle her.
Her family insisted that after returning from the Christmas Party the night before, JonBenet had gone straight to sleep. However, JonBenet's autopsy indicated that she had consumed pineapples at some point throughout the night. A bowl containing pineapples was also found on the kitchen table. This means that she was awake when the family claimed that she was asleep.
The investigation was unable to determine the point of entry into the home and they have determined that the suspiciously long 3 paged ransom letter was written with a pen and paper found in the Ramsey's home. Furthermore, during a handwriting test, it was found that JonBenet's mom, Patsy, has similar handwriting on the one found in the ransom letter.
In December 2003, forensic investigators managed to extract sufficient material from a mixed blood sample on JonBenet's underwear to determine that the DNA belongs to an unknown male. Despite submitting the DNA to CODIS - a DNA database containing more than 1.6 million DNA profiles, the sample did not match anyone.
These findings have led many to believe that JonBenet had been killed by somebody living in the home or the family members themselves. People became more suspicious when her family refused to cooperate or even assist the investigators.
Despite all the possible speculations that surrounds her death, JonBenet's death still remains unsolved.
Images of JonBenet's autopsy & crime scene: http://www.acandyrose.com/crimescene-thebody.htm
JonBenet's autopsy file:
http://hosted.ap.org/…/jonbenet…/jonbenet_ramsey_autopsy.pdf
http://jonbenetramsey.pbworks.com/w/page/11682513/The%20Body
JonBenet Ramsey was a 6 year old American beauty queen who was known for the participation in numerous beauty contests in the US.
On 26 December, 1996, JonBenet was found dead in her own home. Just about 8 hours earlier, the mother of JonBenet found a ransom note demanding for JonBenet's safe return.
JonBenet had been bludgeoned over the head before she was strangle with a garrote - Resulted in death by strangulation and a skull fracture. Although there was no evidence of rape, sexual assault was not ruled out as there had been a vaginal injury at the time of the autopsy and it appeared that her vaginal area had been wiped with a cloth. A garrote that was fastened from a paintbrush that had been found inside her mother's bag had also been used to strangle her.
Her family insisted that after returning from the Christmas Party the night before, JonBenet had gone straight to sleep. However, JonBenet's autopsy indicated that she had consumed pineapples at some point throughout the night. A bowl containing pineapples was also found on the kitchen table. This means that she was awake when the family claimed that she was asleep.
The investigation was unable to determine the point of entry into the home and they have determined that the suspiciously long 3 paged ransom letter was written with a pen and paper found in the Ramsey's home. Furthermore, during a handwriting test, it was found that JonBenet's mom, Patsy, has similar handwriting on the one found in the ransom letter.
In December 2003, forensic investigators managed to extract sufficient material from a mixed blood sample on JonBenet's underwear to determine that the DNA belongs to an unknown male. Despite submitting the DNA to CODIS - a DNA database containing more than 1.6 million DNA profiles, the sample did not match anyone.
These findings have led many to believe that JonBenet had been killed by somebody living in the home or the family members themselves. People became more suspicious when her family refused to cooperate or even assist the investigators.
Despite all the possible speculations that surrounds her death, JonBenet's death still remains unsolved.
Images of JonBenet's autopsy & crime scene: http://www.acandyrose.com/crimescene-thebody.htm
JonBenet's autopsy file:
http://hosted.ap.org/…/jonbenet…/jonbenet_ramsey_autopsy.pdf
http://jonbenetramsey.pbworks.com/w/page/11682513/The%20Body
