JonBenét Ramsey

JonBenét Patricia Ramsey (August 6, 1990 – December 25, 1996) was a child beauty pageant queen who was found murdered in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado at the age of six the day after Christmas. The crime, which still remains unsolved, attracted intense nationwide media interest. The tantalizing clues of the case have inspired numerous books and articles that attempt to solve the mystery.

JonBenét was born at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The name is an amalgam of her father's first and middle names, John Bennett. The family moved to Colorado when she was one year old.

JonBenét held a number of titles, including (in no specific order): Little Miss Charlevoix Michigan, Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl, America's Royal Miss, National Tiny Miss Beauty, Little Miss Merry Christmas, and Little Miss Colorado, Little Miss Sunburst.

JonBenét's grave lies in Saint James Episcopal Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia, next to the grave of Elizabeth Ramsey (d. 1992), a child from John's first marriage who died in an automobile accident. Also buried nearby is JonBenét's grandmother. A total of 12 Ramsey headstones lie in the cemetery.^ 

In fictional portrayals of her life, JonBenét has been played by Dyanne Iandoli, Mackenzie Rosman, and Julia Granstrom.

The murder case

At 5:52AM on December 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey (JonBenét's mother) telephoned 9-1-1. She told the operator, "we have a kidnapping", and explained that "there's a note left and our daughter is gone". She said she had just gotten up and found the ransom note.

An initial police search of the Ramsey home found nothing. JonBenét's body was found later that day by John Ramsey (JonBenét's father) in a basement room of the home. A garrote made from a length of nylon cord and the handle of a paintbrush had been used to strangle her; her skull had suffered severe blunt trauma; and she may have been sexually assaulted. The "official" cause of death was asphyxia by strangulation associated with craniocerebral trauma.

The police did not find any signs of forced entry into the home.

The note

Investigators determined that the lengthy ransom note was written on a pad of paper that belonged to the Ramsey family. The Sharpie felt-tip pen used to write the note was found in a container on the Ramseys' kitchen counter, along with other pens of the same type.

There were no fingerprints found on the note.

The text of the note has many odd features, among them the $118,000 demanded. Perhaps coincidentally, John Ramsey earned a bonus that year of $118,117.50.

Recent developments

In December 2003, forensic investigators extracted enough material from a mixed blood sample found on the deceased's underwear to establish a DNA profile. The DNA belongs to an unknown male. The DNA was submitted to the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), a database containing over 1.6 million DNA profiles, mainly from convicted felons. The sample has yet to find a match in the database, though it continues to be checked for partial matches on a weekly basis.


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The family moved to Colorado when she was one year old. The Euroleague is currently contested in four phases. The name is an amalgam of her father's first and middle names, John Bennett. Most of the founding clubs came from Spain, Italy and Greece. JonBenét was born at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
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2002 Panathinaikos Athens (Greece). 2001* Virtus (Kinder) Bologna (Italy). 2000 Panathinaikos Athens (Greece). 1999 Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania).

1998 Virtus (Kinder) Bologna (Italy). 1997 Olympiacos (Greece). 1996 Panathinaikos (Greece). 1995 Real Madrid (Spain).

1994 Joventut Badalona (Spain). 1993 CSP Limoges (France). 1992 Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia). 1991 KK Split (Pop 84) (Yugoslavia).

1990 KK Split (Jugoplastika) (Yugoslavia). 1989 KK Split (Jugoplastika) (Yugoslavia). 1988 Olimpia (Philips) Milan (Italy). 1987 Olimpia (Tracer) Milan (Italy).

1986 Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia). 1985 Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia). 1984 Virtus (Banco di Roma) Rome (Italy). 1983 Pallacanestro Cantù (Ford) (Italy).

1982 Pallacanestro Cantù (Squibb) (Italy). 1981 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). 1980 Real Madrid (Spain). 1979 KK Bosna Sarajevo (Yugoslavia).

1978 Real Madrid (Spain). 1977 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). 1976 Pallacanestro Varese (Mobilgirgi) (Italy). 1975 Pallacanestro Varese (Ignis) (Italy).

1974 Real Madrid (Spain). 1973 Pallacanestro Varese (Ignis) (Italy). 1972 Pallacanestro Varese (Ignis) (Italy). 1971 CSKA Moscow (USSR).

1970 Pallacanestro Varese (Ignis) (Italy). 1969 CSKA Moscow (USSR). 1968 Real Madrid (Spain). 1967 Real Madrid (Spain).

1966 Olimpia (Simmenthal) Milan (Italy). 1965 Real Madrid (Spain). 1964 Real Madrid (Spain). 1963 CSKA Moscow (USSR).

1962 Tbilisi (USSR). 1961 CSKA Moscow (USSR). 1960 ASK Riga (USSR). 1959 ASK Riga (USSR).

1958 ASK Riga (USSR). Ülker (Istanbul). Efes Pilsen (Istanbul). Winterthur FCB (Barcelona).

Unicaja (Málaga). TAU Cerámica (Vitoria/Gasteiz). Real Madrid-Teka. Union Olimpija (Ljubljana).

Partizan PMB (Belgrade). CSKA Moscow. Prokom Trefl Sopot. Žalgiris (Kaunas).

Lietuvos Rytas (Vilnius). Montepaschi Siena. Climamio Bologna. Benetton Treviso.

Armani Jeans Milano. Maccabi Tel Aviv. Panathinaikos (Athens). Olympiacos Piraeus.

AEK Athens. Bamberg. Strasbourg. Pau-Orthez.

Cibona VIP (Zagreb). Maccabi 91-82 Panathinaikos. CSKA 78-85 TAU Cerámica. Panathinaikos (Greece).

TAU Cerámica (Spain) (official club name: Saski Baskonia, or simply Baskonia). Maccabi Tel Aviv. CSKA Moscow.