Patsy Ramsey

Patricia Ann Ramsey (née Paugh; December 29, 1956 – June 24, 2006) was the mother of JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old who was found dead in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, on December 26, 1996. Patsy claimed to have woken up and found a ransom note, and then called 911 after being unable to find her daughter. Her daughter's body was later found hidden in the home.

In 1998 the Grand Jury voted to charge Patsy and John 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
Patsy Ramsey was born in Gilbert, West Virginia. Her parents, Nedra and Don Paugh, raised Patsy and her sisters in a devoutly Christian household. Patsy and her sisters competed in beauty pageants. She won the Miss West Virginia Pageant at age 20 in 1977.

In 1994 Patsy was diagnosed with Stage-4 ovarian cancer.

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Suspicion of Patsy Ramsey
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- Steve Thomas

The circumstances of the body's discovery, the inconsistent nature of Patsy's story, the apparent similarities between her handwriting and the ransom note, the almost exclusive use of her household possessions in the commission of the crime, the presence of her clothing fibers on the murder weapon and other items used in the crime, and the testimony of some who knew Patsy, have led some investigators to suspect Patsy Ramsey of involvement in her daughter's death.

See the Theories Page for a listing of PDI ("Patsy Did It") theories.

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