luciferlaughs:On December 26, 1996, in Boulder, Colorado, Patricia Ramsey awoke to find an eerie t
luciferlaughs: On December 26, 1996, in Boulder, Colorado, Patricia Ramsey awoke to find an eerie two and a half paged ransom letter demanding $118 000 in cash for the safe return of her 6-year-old beauty pageant daughter, JonBenét. Nearly eight hours after she was reported missing, her father discovered her body in the wine cellar of the family’s basement, covered with her special blanket. She had a nylon cord around her neck, her hands tied over her head, and duct tape plastered on her mouth. She had also been sexually assaulted.An autopsy revealed that she was killed by strangulation and a skull fracture. DNA of an unknown person was obtained at the crime scene. Detectives confirm that JonBenét had been struck over the head with an object, the blow knocking her unconscious, and the strangulation occurred 45 minutes to 2 hours after the head injury. JonBenét’s family, including her parents and older brother Burke, who was 9 at the time, have remained persons of interest for a long time until their names were cleared. Still, almost two decades after the murder, authorities struggle to put the puzzle pieces together. -- source link