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Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
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JonBenet Patricia Ramsey poses with her chin resting in her gloved hands, wearing a white lace dress and smiling at the camera in a beauty pageant headshot. John and Patsy Ramsey sit together on a couch as Patsy holds up a reward flyer with their daughter's photo, appealing for information in Boulder, Colorado.
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JonBenet Patricia Ramsey poses with her chin resting in her gloved hands, wearing a white lace dress and smiling at the camera in a beauty pageant headshot.
JonBenĂ©t Ramsey A frequent beauty pageant contestant, JonBenĂ©t Ramsey is shown posing for a portrait, c. 1994–95.

Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

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“We have your daughter.” Those words, handwritten on a ransom note, launched one of the most sensationalized crime stories in American history. On the morning of December 26, 1996, six-year-old JonBenĂ©t Ramsey was reported missing from her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado. After finding the note, her mother, Patricia “Patsy” Ramsey, called the police, and for several hours law enforcement believed that JonBenĂ©t had been kidnapped. However, during a search of the house, John Ramsey...

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