John Ramsey

John Bennett Ramsey is the father of JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old who was found dead in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, on December 26, 1996. John claimed to have woken up, showered, and then heard his wife scream when she found the ransom note. John said he instructed her to call the police immediately. Around one o'clock that afternoon, he discovered JonBenét's body hidden in an obscure room in the basement.

In 1998 the Grand Jury voted to charge John and Patsy Ramsey with child abuse resulting in death and accessory to first degree murder. The Boulder District Attorney's office refused to take the case to trial.

Early Life
Joh Ramsey was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was in the Navy

Personality
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Involvement in the Investigation
John Ramsey was cooperative while the crime was considered a "kidnapping". After the body was found, John Ramsey attempted to fly out of Boulder immediately and refused police's request to go to a hotel for separate interviews.

John and Patsy Ramsey did not participate in formal interviews until four months after the crime.

First Version
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Second Version
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Suspicion of John Ramsey
"If she had been taken to a hospital emergency room, and doctors had seen the genital evidence, her father would have been arrested."

- Dr. Robert Kirschner

The circumstances of the body's discovery, the presence of concealed sexual injuries as well as evidence of prior abuse, the inconsistent nature of John's story and the apparent presence of his clothing fibers in the victim's underwear have led some investigators to suspect John Ramsey of involvement in his daughter's death.

Evidence Potentially Implicating John Ramsey
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After the Murder
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