
The first three suspects are the Ramseys themselves. Some believe this adds up to the letter being a hoax, and when combined with the lack of evidence of an intruder, this case becomes even more puzzling. There were spelling errors in the letter on words thought to be easy like "possession", yet some wonder how words such as attaché, with an accent on the E were spelled correctly. All of this occurring while the other three Ramsay family members were inside the house.Īnalysis of the notepad used suggested that a practice letter was written and part of a practice note was found. This suggests that the killer somehow entered the house, wrote the note inside, and for some reason, then killed JonBenét Ramsey after writing a ransom note. While this detail is absolutely horrifying, it also brought a lot of suspicion into the integrity of the note. However, the most chilling fact about the ransom note was that it was determined that the note was written using pen and paper from inside the house. One curious fact is that the sum of $118,000 was close to the amount that John Ramsey received were a bonus that year. The letter was signed SBTC, initials that still remain a mystery. Follow our instructions and you stand a 100% chance of getting her back." You stand in 99% chance of killing your daughter if you try to outsmart us. You can try to deceive us, but be warned that we are familiar with law enforcement countermeasures and tactics. Speaking to anyone about your situations such as police or FBI will result in your daughter being beheaded. Here's another excerpt: "the two gentlemen watching over your daughter do not particularly like you, so I advise you not to provoke them. We respect your business, but not the country that it served." A strange declaration that would ultimately lead nowhere. Ramsey listen carefully we are a group of individuals that represent a small foreign faction. With the exchange to take place the next day between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m., the highly scrutinized note starts with: "Mr. The note requested $118,000 in exchange for JonBenét Ramsay. If somebody broke into the house, they did so cleanly, as there was no footsteps in the snow outside the house, as well as no sign of force entry. However, as of 2006, the rope had never been tested. There was a rope found close by JonBenét's bedroom that did not belong to the Ramseys. There were two sets of unidentified footprints found at the scene. There was DNA found on JonBenét's long johns and underwear, both belonging to a single unidentified man, who when compared to the FBI's database of convicted violent offenders in 2004, was not found among 1.5 million samples. While the County coroner ruled that JonBenét had died of asphyxiation caused by being strangled, a paintbrush from Patsy's hobby kit was used to tighten the rope that strangled JonBenét.
The autopsy found that JonBenét was bludgeoned to death. At the time of her death, JonBenét Ramsey was a well decorated beauty pageant competitor, having won at least five high-profile competitions. The police later claimed that they had not searched the house after Patsy's call because there was no reason to believe from the ransom note that Jon Benet was in the house. Scene was heavily compromised by people arriving at the scene. The body was found by JonBenét's father, she was found with duct tape over her mouth and a smooth cord around her neck. And even stranger, the body was found inside the Ramsey residence, in the utility room in the basement. Bizarrely, the body of JonBenét Ramsey was found less than eight hours later. The people inside the house at the time were John Ramsey, her father, Patsy Ramsey, her mother, and Burke Ramsey, her nine year old brother. This prompted Patsy Ramsey to call the police at 5:52 a.m.
On the morning of Decemin Boulder, Colorado, Patsy Ramsey claimed to discover a ransom note for her six-year-old daughter, JonBenét Ramsey on the back staircase inside the house. You can find it here.Ī look into America’s most-discussed cold case. It was the fourth episode of the second season of BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime, and the thirty-third episode overall. 4 "The Tragic Murder Of JonBenét Ramsey" is a video made by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej, uploaded onto YouTube on August 18, 2017.