*I apologize for the length of this, but it is all important. I did my best to edit any redundancies, but there are no guarantees. This is also not an in depth look at the case, details have been left out for length. What I believe to be the important details are included. Many will disagree with this and that’s okay. At least we can still argue about this case, it shows we haven’t forgotten. I appreciate your reading.

December 25th, 1996: It’s Christmas in Boulder, Colorado, many families get together to celebrate this day every year. They spend it with family and friends. They exchange gifts, good fortune, and company. This is exactly what John, Patsy, Burke, and JonBenet Ramsey were doing the night of the 25th. According to Patsy Ramsey, the family was at a Christmas party until about 10:00pm. At 10, the family departed and both Burke Ramsey and JonBenet fell asleep in the backseat of the car (This has been confirmed through eyewitnesses). When the family arrived back to their home, Patsy tells police that the kids went to bed.

December 26th, 1996: Patsy tells police that she got up around 5:00am to prepare breakfast and for their trip to Michigan. She takes the staircase down to the second floor, gets on the spiral staircase and takes it to the first floor of the house. The Ramsey home had three floors, the top being John and Patsy’s room, the second being Burke and JonBenet’s room and the first floor being the main greeting area and kitchen. (See floor plans: http://crimeshots.com/RamseyFloor.html) The home also had two staircases. The first staircase starts directly off of John and Patsy’s room. The second staircase, a spiral staircase, accesses only the first two floors. This staircase starts right outside of JonBenet’s room and ends near the kitchen on the first floor. This is the staircase where Patsy found the ransom note. It is said that she found this note on either the first or second step of this spiral staircase (on the first floor near the kitchen). She tells police that she presumed it was just a loose piece of paper and stepped over it and proceeded to the kitchen. Only later would she go back to retrieve it, read it, and call 911 at 5:52am. By now, JonBenet had been deceased for approximately four to five hours. I will now discuss the ransom note and its many inconsistencies.

Ransom Note: (http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/attachments/f227/18219d1213072569-jonben-t-ramsey-ransom-note-ramsey.ransom.note.jpg)

As one can see, the hand writing is sloppy. The letter starts out with a formal “Mr. Ramsey” introduction. The kidnapper writing the note suggests that there are more than one by saying “we” and “individuals.” The next paragraph starts off with the ransom that John is to prepare and deliver. This is the specific amount of $118,000. This would be coincidentally close to John Ramsey’s holiday bonus. The writer then adds “make sure to bring an adequate size attache…” this suggests, to me, that the writer cares for John Ramsey. Why would the kidnapper care what he brought to the bank? “The delivery will be exhausting so I advise you to be rested.” Once more, this writer cares for John Ramsey, why else would they mention such a thing in the letter? On the last page of the ransom note, the writer becomes very personal using “John” instead of “Mr. Ramsey.” Why this change? Why start out formal then change to a personal tone? I think we can all agree that this ransom note is confusing and not put together very well. There are other, bigger details though that we have not yet discussed.

Length: Why would a kidnapper take the time to write a three page ransom note? It was found that the paper used for the ransom note was used from a legal pad in John’s study. The pages were ripped out of the middle of the notepad. Why the middle? Why bother to hide where the paper came from? It was also found that a “rough draft” of the ransom note was found in the trash. It was a single page, but it was crumpled and tossed. Why? Did the kidnapper start to reread the note, or did someone else come along and disapprove and demand it be rewritten?

The kidnapper wrote the ransom note while in the home. It was not brought in with them because of the paper being used from the legal pad in the study and the fact that a pen in the kitchen was matched to the ink used for the ransom note. This means that the kidnapper had to be comfortable writing a three page note in the house, and he/she was not worried about getting caught. Why not bring it with you? Most ransom notes are either typewritten or made up using cut out letters from magazines. And no ransom note is ever three pages long.

Signature: “Victory! S.B.T.C.” What an odd way to sign a ransom note. Personally, I believe that Victory signifies Victory over Death, a popular phrase used by Christians. The Ramsey’s were a very religious family and it is said that both John and Patsy had Bibles open to their favorite verses in the house. Next is the “S.B.T.C.” line. What does this mean? Some believe that it stands for Subic Bay Training Center. John, being in the Navy, had trained here before and a plaque/picture found in John’s study had this engraved on it. I believe that it means something very different. Given that the family was religious, and from the South, I believe it stands for “Saved By The Cross.” This saying is popular in southern U.S. churches and John and Patsy had lived in Georgia before moving to Colorado. JonBenet was born in Atlanta, Georgia, so perhaps this saying was prevalent in the church where she was baptized.

After reading and trying to make sense of this ransom note, it is important to examine the writing samples that Patsy gave to police. After reviewing the ransom note, handwriting, word use, and spacing of words and letters, I believe that Patsy Ramsey wrote this ransom note. Yes, I am suggesting that JonBenet’s death was a coverup and it was most certainly an inside job.

Intruder Theory:

This theory suggests two sequences of events. The first offers that an intruder broke into the house that night, kidnapped JonBenet and accidentally killed her in the process of getting her out of the house.

The second theory suggests that the kidnapper broke in during the day, and waited for the Ramsey’s to return home and then go to sleep.

On to the specifics…

Garrote: These are generally only used by two types of individuals, child molesters, and interrogators. Child molesters use them for the same reasons that serial killers use them, they want to play God. When they are using the garrote, they are in control of the victim’s life. In regard to the military use of it, it is an ancient torture method when interrogating a suspect. The cord is tied to a straight object and this object is then used to either tighten the cord around the victims throat or to loosen the cord to release the tension around the victims neck. In the case of JonBenet, the garrote was found to be positioned behind the neck of the corpse. This is important because when child molesters use them, they are always found in the front. Why? Well, the need to see the victim dying is essential for the perpetrator to “get off.” They must see the life leaving the victim’s eyes and they need this in order to fulfill their narcissistic need to play God. (Note: this playing God should not be confused with a religiously motivated killer.) The garrote used in the JonBenet case was fashioned out of white rope and the handle of one of Patsy’s paintbrushes. This shows that the garrote was more or less an afterthought and a spur of the moment act. The paintbrush happened to be near by the body site in the basement, making it easy for the perp to find it and fashion it quickly. If the kidnapper(s) had planned on strangling her with a garrote, they would have brought one with them.

Taser burns: After the body was found, mysterious markings were found on her side and neck. In my opinion, these are tase burns from a handheld taser. The markings on the side are evenly spaced apart. Jon Ramsey had a security catalogue in or on his desk when police searched the house. He also had an instructional video in his video collection on how to use a taser. This video was said to be in another language. Why keep a video that you can’t even understand?

Sequence of events (as I see them):

10PM 12/25:

The Ramsey’s (John, Patsy, Burke, and JonBenet) come home from their Christmas party with neighbors and friends.

JonBenet or Burke (probably JBR due to it being found in her stomach) eats pineapple from the refrigerator leaving it out on the table. Bowl is said to be wiped clean, not a print is found.

Burke and JonBenet are in the room in the basement where she is found. Burke is “touching” his sister (not sure if I agree with this 100%, but if Burke did do it, then something bad must’ve been going on between the two in that room, bad enough that he didn’t want his parents to find out). It is said that there was some type of rubbing in her pubic area before death. (Could also be from Patsy cleaning her up after wetting the bed). She refuses and struggles, he hits her with the baseball bat. There was said to be a baseball bat impression in the mold/mildew in the room where she was found. (It is said that Burke had once stuck his sister before, sending her to the hospital. The best predictor of future behavior is….)

12AM: Scream is heard. One of two theories can explain this: 1) Patsy finds her daughter (JonBenet) with the head wound in the basement. Or 2) JonBenet screams right before Burke strikes her with the baseball bat.

12:30AM-5:52AM

Obviously a lot of time here. It’s hard for me to “guess” what happened during this window but here’s my best shot. The cover-up begins.

Patsy, being emotionally handicapped, starts the cover-up, perhaps by helping John with the duct tape (found with red fibers on the sticky side, matched to Patsy’s sweater that night). John, being the calm, cool, collected guy takes over the cover-up and insists that Patsy start writing the ransom note. Patsy then goes upstairs, into John’s office, rips the pages from the middle of the legal pad (it’s a cover-up to her, have to hide your tracks) and starts writing. This is the interesting part. I believe that John came back upstairs for something, possibly for the necklace and/or taser that was around JBR’s neck. John stops to read the ransom note that Patsy has started to write, displeased he insists that she start over, hence the wadded up first draft found in the trash. She starts over, and finally comes up with what we now know as the infamous ransom note. John, taking care of his daughter goes back downstairs with the necklace that was said to be hidden in the house (it was supposed to be a Christmas present for JonBenet the next day for their trip to Michigan with family).

Before putting the necklace on, this is what John did:

He noticed that she didn’t have any chance to live and taking her to the hospital was out of the question. Why report your son for such a heinous act? Knowing her situation, he went back upstairs to grab two things. The necklace and the taser. He then tases JonBenet in the side to make sure she’s unconscious (wants her to be pain free). He then goes and grabs the rope, and breaks the paintbrush for the garrote. Before strangling her, he tases her one last time in the neck to make sure she won’t feel anything at all. He then strangles her with the garrote with him behind her. This is important because it was found on the backside of JonBenet. When a garrote is used, it is almost always found on the front side of the victim. This shows power and narcissism when playing “god” with the victim’s life. He then ties the knots around her arm, over her clothing. This is important as well because these knots must have been tied either 1) while she was unconscious or 2) post mortem. Because the knots were tied over the clothing, this indicated that JonBenet did not struggle at all, which is extremely peculiar for a kidnapping case, and why would a kidnapper tie the knots after she were dead? It simply doesn’t add up. In regard to the red fibers found on the duct tape, I believe that Patsy originally placed it there. She started the cover-up but couldn’t handle it and left the rest of it to John. After the strangling, John then sets up the suitcase by the window, making it look like an intruder. He also packs the suitcase with a blanket and some of JonBenet’s favorite books…what kidnapper would know what her favorite books were? It is said that the rope, duct tape, and mysterious shoe cannot be found in the Ramsey home during the investigation. But with all of the difficulties and problems with the investigation, things could have easily disappeared. Shortly after the 911 call is placed by Patsy at 5:52 that 26th day of December, many friends of the Ramsey’s come over to the house to console the family. What they are really doing is traipsing all over a crime scene, destroying evidence. And about the time noted in the ransom note (8:00am-10:00am) where the kidnapper states that they would call John for the pick up. If it were a kidnapping, wouldn’t John notice when 8:00am and 10:00am came around and when it was after that time? (Remember, her body wasn’t located until around one that afternoon) If my child were kidnapped, I would be worried sick when that time came with no call. But John appeared to be content, and not too stressed out about this. The police then made another mistake by asking the friends to help search for the body. It was shortly after the search was started that John and a neighbor found the body in the basement. It is said that John led the neighbor straight to the door. Bypassing all of the other rooms in the basement.

My Conclusion:

If you haven’t been paying attention this whole time, then here is a summary. PLEASE read the details though, it may make more sense that way. I believe that Burke killed JonBenet, without intent to kill, just intent to keep her quiet. Patsy started the cover-up, then John took over while Patsy wrote the ransom note. This makes the most sense to me for many reasons.

1. If my wife had murdered my daughter, I would take her to the police, court and make sure she was punished (no amount of love could stop me), however, if it were my son, I have already lost one child at this point, why lose another? I would cover-up for my son.

2. John was in the Navy, he was probably trained to handle stressful situations with caution and precision. It makes sense that this cover-up was handled by him.

3. The necklace. Where did it come from? If it was a Christmas present that was supposed to be unwrapped the next day, then how would a kidnapper know which present to grab? She’s not wearing the necklace in this picture: (http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/oHMJ72Yhm9Y/mqdefault.jpg). The necklace signifies, in my eyes, for JonBenet to be closer to God, after all, S.B.T.C. They were very religious. The necklace was also placed on the body post-mortem, there were no chain marks on the neck with the ligature marks. (Sorry for the crappy image, maybe someone can find a better one?)

4. The taser: what kidnapper tases an already unconscious child before they strangle her? Obviously some type of remorse here.

5. The Ransom Note: So many inconsistencies here to note and reflect on. The fact that Patsy’s handwriting is a spot on match is in itself damning. But let’s assume it didn’t match. “Southern ways” is an interesting phrase. So is the ransom amount ($118,000). What kidnapper would ask for that specific amount of money? Also, the length of the ransom note is also damning. If I were kidnapping a child, I would not sit down at the family table to knock out a near three page ransom note on the fly. And I definitely would not take the time to start over. I would bring a note prepared, and not handwritten. The writer had to know that they were safe in that house, that they wouldn’t get caught.

6. The baseball bat: Wiped clean. No prints at all and when Patsy was asked she said that she said it could be Burke’s. I learned through someone who worked on the case that the baseball bat was found outside in the yard. Directly under Burke’s window. They even threw a bat out the window to see where it would land and it landed coincidently close to where the bat was found originally.

7. The Unexplained: the shoe. I honestly have no idea and believe it to be insignificant. But perhaps someone thought it significant enough to get rid of. The pineapple: I mentioned this theory before, but I’m still not 100% on it, we’ll never know for sure what happened during that time window.

8. The Suitcase: Packed with JonBenet’s favorite books and a blanket. And placed at such an odd position under the window where the suspect was said to enter. It was placed perpendicular to the wall. Why is this interesting? It would have been awkward and near impossible to lift a child out of the window and to then climb out of the window with it placed at that angle. Why not lean it up against the wall? But wait, the Ramsey’s hired a special investigation team and they did a re-enactment. With the suitcase laying flat against the wall, unlike how it was documented in the crime scene photos.

9. John’s lack of reaction when 8:00am came and 10:00am passed. I would have been watching every second on the clock. The behaviors just do not add up. It is said that the Ramsey’s seemed angry toward each other when police arrived. Not upset, angry. An interesting way to act toward a spouse when your child has just been killed. They were also said to be in separate rooms most of the time the friends and police were there.

10. The window: It is said that the window was the point of entry. If this was so, the window sill would have been wiped clean by the butt or leg of the kidnapper coming through/exiting. Investigators found dirt and leaves to be present around the window and even found a cob-web in the window space. A spider could form a cob-web in that short of time, but it is highly unlikely.

11. The security system: the Ramsey’s had forgotten to turn it on that night. And the dog had been taken to the neighbors because they were heading away to visit family.

12. “Saved By The Cross:” Highly religious family, religious necklace on the body, bible verses open in the house.

13. “JonBenet Patricia Ramsey:” A straight homage to her father’s name, John Bennett Ramsey and her mother’s name. What father or mother would kill his or her daughter with essentially the same name? Burke did it, the parents covered it up, it was all an accident. I believe that no intent to kill was there. Except for the strangulation, but that was more of an “put her out of misery/cover it up” kill in my opinion.

14. The Big One: To me, this is the image that made it all fit for me, (http://image2.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2004/149/2745_108587445295.jpg) besides the last photo of her.) Her gravestone says August 6th, 1990-December 25th, 1996. Why is this interesting? The 911 call was placed on the morning of the 26th. Her body being found later that afternoon and pronounced dead. Who would know when the exact time of death was…

You may hate this post, and I would not blame you. What I have stated here are my beliefs and theories. They were largely discovered through a college class, and through my own research. I will not divulge any information about the contacts I know who helped me come to this decision. I will try to answer your questions as best as I can. I am in no way guaranteeing the 100% accuracy or details of any of the statements above, but my gut says that this is it. Years have passed and this case is no closer to being solved. We will never know. All we can do is make an educated guess. In Forensic Psychology they tell you not to believe in coincidence. If everything adds up, chances are it’s true. Thank you for reading.

Useful Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_JonBen%C3%A9t_Ramsey

http://crimeshots.com/Bungled.html

http://solvingjonbenet.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-911-call.html

http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_22446421

Just a few, but you can find many, many more. The information I used in here was mainly from the class I was in.

Yes, it’s a throwaway account…