

The note was written on a notepad and with a pen from the Ramsey’s house. If they did not know what happened to their daughter already, they would be desperate to cooperate in order to get answers. They immediately hired a lawyer and were never completely forthcoming with investigators about what happened. John and Patsy Ramsey did not cooperate with police. A guilty person inserts themselves into an investigation as much as possible. The old adage that the killer returns to the scene of the crime has some truth to it. This is consistent with how a father would act in a cover up. John Ramsey found the body in the home’s basement. A cover up doesn’t make sense to me… however it does seem more likely than any other scenario. I also don’t think it would have been the end of the world to bring JonBenét to the emergency room and simply say Burke’s temper got away with him and a tragic accident happened. It is hard to believe these parents would be emotionally able to strangle their little girl with a garrote. Thinking JonBenét was already dead or knowing she was fatally injured, her parents finished the job and covered up the murder.

This article will explore arguments supporting the theory that JonBenét’s older brother Burke may have gravely injured JonBenét during a temper tantrum. But the evidence doesn’t fit neatly one way or the other. To me, the evidence points to the murder being an inside job to cover up an accidental death. This month, Boulder police announced that the investigation into JonBenet's murder remains open as the 20th anniversary of her death approaches this December.There are so many strange, strange aspects to this case.įrom JonBenét’s child beauty pageant background to the family inviting friends over to hang out at the crime scene while their daughter was missing to the ransom note, there is nothing straightforward about this case. Patsy Ramsey died in 2006, three years before she and John Ramsey were exonerated. Twelve years later, Boulder authorities exonerated the family and issued an apology. JonBenet's family members came under suspicion after she was found, though they maintained their innocence. I don't think I said anything," Burke Ramsey said. "My dad just said, 'She's in heaven now'. He said he was taken to a friend's home, where his father eventually went to give him the news of JonBenet's death. I told the guy, I was like, 'Uh, she's probably hiding somewhere. He said eventually he went downstairs to the kitchen area, where others had gathered, and learned from detectives that his sister had disappeared. "I guess part of me doesn't want to know what's going on." "I guess I kind of like to avoid conflict," he said. He said he remained in his bed because it felt "safer." "The next thing I remember is a police officer coming to my room and shining a flashlight." "The first thing I remember is my mom bursting in my room really frantic, saying, like, 'Oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh,' running around my room, looking for JonBenet," Burke Ramsey told McGraw. He said he didn't remember hearing any sounds the night of her death. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was asphyxiation due to strangulation.īurke Ramsey told McGraw that the last time he remembered seeing JonBenet was in the family car as they returned from a friend's house. Her body was later discovered in the basement. The morning after Christmas in 1996, JonBenet Ramsey was reported missing by her parents after a ransom note was found in their home. Investigation Into JonBenet Ramsey's Murder Remains Open 20 Years Later, Police Say He agreed to talk about anything and everything," McGraw said today on "The View." "I asked him everything that anybody has ever wanted to know from this young man, and he does answer the questions."īurke Ramsey was reportedly paid for the interview.Ģ0 Years After JonBenet Ramsey's Death, Her Father Speaks Out
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Host Phil McGraw described the interview with Burke Ramsey - a three-part series kicking off the show's 15th season - as "no holds barred." As to why I'm doing it now, it's the 20th anniversary, and apparently still a lot of attention around it." Like, it just made me a very private person. Seeing that as a little kid - it's just kind of chaotic nightmare, so I was pretty skeptical of any sort of media.

It hard to miss the cameras and news trucks in your front yard," he said. "For a long time, the media made our lives crazy. He and his parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, were the only other people known to be in the house at the time of the slaying, and for years after her death, they were plagued by a cloud of suspicion. He was 9 years old at the time of JonBenet's murder. He said that speaking at any point in the last two decades "seemed like it would rouse it all up again."
