Evidence

Crime Scene
(See The House)

The body was found in the wine cellar. Urine-stains indicated that death may have occurred on the carpet just outside of that cellar. It is not known where in the house the assault began. The perpetrator must have entered the kitchen area at some point as that is where the pen was kept. Other areas of possible relevance to the investigation are: JonBenet's bedroom, the dining room and the basement.

Objects
Objects known to be related to the crime:


 * The ransom note: Three sheets of paper torn from Patsy Ramsey's notepad. Describes a kidnapping for ransom by a militant "foreign faction".


 * The pen: The Ramseys' pen used to write the note.


 * The "garrote": A 20-inch piece of cord tied around the victim's neck with a broken paintbrush from Patsy Ramsey's paint set tied to one end.


 * The wrist-cord:


 * The tape: A piece of black gaffer tape placed on the victim's mouth.


 * The blanket: JonBenet's body was covered or wrapped in a white blanket.


 * The paint tote: The source of the paintbrush used in the garrote, located near the wine cellar door.

Injuries
The autopsy report identified:


 * Ligature strangulation


 * A skull fracture


 * Injuries to the genitals


 * Small abrasions on the neck, face, legs, and back

Experts were consulted on various injuries.

Time of Death
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Victim's Clothing
(See Clothing)

Fiber Evidence/Hair Evidence
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Items from which trace evidence was recovered: shirt (#5), long johns (#6), neck cord (#8), tape (#15), white blanket (#16), nightgown (#17), comforter (#18), sheet (#19), sheet (#20), black comforter (#22), black velvet blanket (#23), golf club (#26), shards (#28), sheet (#29), sheet (#30), carpet (#63), carpet (#64), rope (#66), carpet (#69), wrist-cord (#166), shirt (#172), blanket (#173), black and white tights (#175), blouse (#176), blanket (#177), duvet from suitcase (#178-D), pillowcase (#251), Barbie doll (#404), Barbie doll (#405)

Fibers from Patsy Ramsey's jacket were found in the paint tray,

Fibers from Patsy Ramsey's jacket were found tied into the ligature found on JonBenet's neck

Fibers from Patsy Ramsey's jacket were found on the blanket

Fibers from Patsy Ramsey's jacket were found on the duct tape that was found on the mouth: "The Colorado Bureau of Investigation labs ran comparison tests and reported that four fibers that had been discovered on the tape were chemically and microscopically consistent with the fibers of Patsy’s jacket." described as "red and black" in schiller - were identified by FBI Special Agent Douglas Deedrick.

Lou Smit claimed to have seen a CBI report indicating that "fibers from the sham and duvet [found inside the suitcase] were on the outside of the shirt" which JonBenet was wearing when found. However, "FBI examiners said the fibers on JonBenet came from a source other than the pillow sham and comforter -- but none of them matched anything else [taken as evidence from] the house".

A hair was reportedly found on a golf club (in his initial edition of his book thomas said this was the baseball bat but he corrected this).

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Axillary hair collected from the blanket - eventually traced to Patsy or her maternal line.

There were also a number of other hairs and fibers collected from the blanket—many of which were consistent with JonBenét and Patsy Ramsey. Others were never sourced. We would find that a number of visitors had used the bed while the child was elsewhere. The hair could have come from any of them, or it could have been transferred through some other contact, such as in a washing machine or dryer.

Blood and Urine
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Traces of JonBenet Ramsey's blood were found on:

Traces of JonBenet Ramsey's urine were found on:

Handwriting Evidence
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(See Handwriting analysis)

Fingerprints/Footprints
(See Fingerprints/Footprints)

Over 240 fingerprints were found in the home. According to the CBI and FBI, "almost all" were matched to people by early 1997. Known fingerprints and footprints include:


 * Ransom note: 1 fingerprint from police analyst Chet Ubowski


 * Notepad: 5 fingerprints from Patsy, 1 from police officer Whitson, 1 from police analyst Chet Ubowski


 * "Garrote" handle: No prints found


 * Tape: No prints found


 * Pineapple bowl: 1 fingerprint from Burke, 1 fingerprint from Patsy


 * Wine cellar door: 2 palm prints from Patsy, 1 palm print from Melinda Ramsey


 * West patio door: 1 fingerprint from John, 1 fingerprint from Barbara Fernie


 * Wine cellar floor: 1 Hi-Tec footprint from Burke

DNA Analysis
(See DNA)

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Witness Testimony
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