[Seroquel]

Of course the parents did it. POS mom and her damned pageants..

[wagswayz]

December 23, 1996: The Ramseys host a Christmas party, with approximately 30 guests attending, and with former journalism professor Bill McReynolds playing Santa Claus.

At 6:47 p.m., someone attending the party placed a 911 call, which was answered by police dispatcher Therese Hilleary. The caller hung up without saying anything. Police call back only to get the Ramsey's anwering machine. Officer "B.O. 266" goes to the home at 6:54 p.m. and leaves at 7:09 p.m., after being assured that there was no emergency.

December 24, 1996: The Ramseys attend twilight service at St. John's Episcopal Church in Boulder.

At 9 p.m., John Ramsey retrieves a brand new silver girl's bike stored in neighbor Joe Barnhill's garage and places it under the Christmas tree for JonBenét.

December 25, 1996: The Ramseys attend a Christmas dinner at 5:00 p.m at the Fleet White residence. After the family returns home, JonBenét is carried? to bed at about 9:30 p.m. The family had plans to fly to Michigan early the next morning.

Sometime before dawn, JonBenét is killed; her skull is fractured, she is strangled with a cord, duct tape is put over her mouth, and her body is placed downstairs in a small windowless room in the basement. She is wrapped in a blanket, with the ligature still around her neck, head uncovered, and her arms above her head.

December 26, 1996: Patsy Ramsey calls the police at 5:52 A.M., shouting "send help!" and saying that her daughter is missing and that a 2½ page ransom note demanding $118,000 had been left by the kidnapper on the steps of the back stairs leading to the kitchen.

The note begins: "Dear Mr. Ramsey, We have your daughter..." and includes the words "behead" and "attaché." It was printed in block letters with a "Sharpie" felt tipped pen. Four misspellings in the note appear to be intentional. Patsy Ramsey screams for John and they check Burke's room, but JonBenét is not in there. Patsy begins to phone friends.

Friends begin gathering at the home almost immediately. Police arrive at approximately 6:00 A.M and perform a cursory search of the premises. A window in the basement was found broken with a suitcase underneath. There is no other indication of forced entry. They contact the FBI and begin making plans to deal with the kidnapper. A detective does not arrive until two hours later.

John Ramsey begins arranging to obtain cash for the $118,000 ransom.

At approximately 8:00 AM Law Enforcement arrive and set up a wiretap and recording equipment.

Around 1:00 p.m., Linda Arndt asked Fleet White, a friend of the Ramseys, to take John and search the house for "anything unusual." At approximately 1:30 p.m., John Ramsey and his friend Fleet White discover JonBenét's body in the basement.

John Ramsey removes the tape from her mouth and carries her upstairs in outstretched arms, where he lay her on the floor at the top of the stairs and requests a blanket from the couch to cover her. Patsy flings herself onto JonBenét's body and shouts "help me Jesus!". Linda Arndt shortly thereafter, moves JonBenét's body over near the Christmas tree and places a Colorado Avalanche's sweatshirt over her.

Twenty minutes later, John is overheard placing a phone call to his pilot to ready the plane to head for Atlanta. Police instructed them not to leave town, so they began staying at a friend's home in Boulder.

At approximately 2:00 P.M., as the Ramseys are leaving their home after JonBenét's body is discovered and it is declared a crime scene, John Andrew, Melinda and Stewart Long (Melinda's fiancé) arrive in front of the house. Investigators begin a 10 day evidence gathering quest.

The coroner arrived at approximately 8 PM and entered the house where the decedent's body was located at approximately 8:20 PM. The Boulder County coronor's staff removed JonBenét's body from the house at approximately 9:45 p.m.

December 27, 1996: The Boulder County coroner reported that an autopsy revealed that the cause of death was asphyxia due to strangulation, and her death was ruled a homicide.

December 28, 1996: Detectives inspect the body for evidence of semen, blood and saliva, and take blood, hair and handwriting samples from the Ramseys and their relatives and friends.

December 29, 1996: A memorial service is held for JonBenét at St. John's Episcopal Church in Boulder.

December 30, 1996: The family takes the body by private jet to Atlanta, which was their former place of residency before their move to Colorado.

It is also reported that the Ramseys have retained Bryan Morgan and their attorney, and that JonBenét's two older half-siblings, John Andrew (who lived at the Ramsey home) and Melinda, were out of town on the night of the murder.

A press conference is held by Leslie Aaholm, city of Boulder spokeperson.

December 31, 1996: JonBenét is buried at a cemetary in Marietta, Georgia, her birthplace, next to her half-sister Elizabeth, who had been killed at the age of 22 in a car accident in 1992.

[wagswayz]

NAME: RAMSEY, JONBENET AUTOPSY NO. 96A-155
DOB: 08/06/90 DEATH D/T: 12/26/96 @ 1323
AGE: 6Y SEX: F
AUTOPSY D/T: 12/27/96 @ 0815 ID NO: 137712
PATH MD: MEYER COR/MEDREC#: 1714-96-A TYPE: COR

FINAL DIAGNOSIS:

I. Ligature strangulation
A. Circumferential ligature with associated ligature furrow of neck

B. Abrasions and petechial hemorrhages, neck

C. Petechial hemorrhages, conjunctival surfaces of eyes and skin of face

II. Craniocerebral injuries
A. Scalp contusion

B. Linear, comminuted fracture of right side of skull

C. Linear pattern of contusions of right cerebral hemisphere

D. subarachnoid and subdural hemorrhage

E. Small contusions, tips of temporal lobes

III. Abrasion of right cheek

IV. Abrasion/contusion, posterior right shoulder

V. Abrasions of left lower back and posterior left lower leg

VI. Abrasion and vancular congestion of vaginal mucosa

VII. Ligature of right wrist

Toxicologic Studies
blood ethanol - none detected
blood drug screen - no drugs detected

CLINOCOPATHOLIGICAL CORRELATION: Cause of death of this six year old

female is asphyxia by strangulation associated with craniocerebral

trauma.

John E. Meyer M.D. Pathologist

jn/12/27/96
The body of this six year old female was first seen by me after I was

called to an address identified as 755 - 15th street in Boulder,

Colorado, on 12/26/96. I arrived at the scene approximately 8 PM on 12/26

and entered the house where the decedent's body was located at

approximately 8:20 PM.

A brief examination of the body disclosed a ligature around the neck and

a ligature around the right wrist. Also noted was a small area of

abrasion or contusion below the right ear on the lateral aspect of the

right cheek. A prominent dried abrasion was present on the lower left

neck. After examining the body, I left the residence at approximately

8:30 PM.

EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF INJURY: Located just below the right ear at the

right angle of the mandible, 1.5 inches below the right external auditory

canal is a 3/8 x 1/4 inch area of rust colored abrasion. In the lateral

aspect of the left lower eyelid on the inner conjunctival surface is a 1

mm in maximum dimension petechial hemorrhage. Very fine, less than 1 mm

petechial hemorrhages are present on the skin of the upper eyelids

bilaterally as well as on the lateral left cheek. On everything the left

upper eyelid there are much smaller, less than 1 mm petechial hemorrhages

located on the conjunctival surface. Possible petechial hemorrhages are

also seen on the conjunctival surfaces of the right upper and lower

eyelids, but liver mortis on this side of the face makes definite

identification difficult.

A deep ligature furrow encircles the entire neck. The width of the furrow

varies from one- eight of an inch to five/sixteenths of an inch and is

horizontal in orientation, with little upward deviation. The skin of the

anterior neck above and below the ligature furrow contains areas of

petechial hemorrhage and abrasion encompassing an area measuring

approximately 3 x 2 inches. The ligature furrow crosses the anterior

midline of the neck just below the laryngeal prominence, approximately at

the level of the cricoid cartilage. It is almost completely horizontal

with slight upward deviation from the horizontal towards the back of the

neck. The midline of the furrow mark on the anterior neck is 8 inches

below the top of the head. The midline of the furrow mark on the

posterior neck is 6.75 inches below the top of the head.

The area of abrasion and petechial hemorrhage of the skin of the anterior

neck includes on the lower left neck, just to the left of the midline, a

roughly triangular, parchment-like rust colored abrasion which measures

1.5 inches in length with a maximum width of 0.75 inches. This roughly

triangular shaped abrasion is obliquely oriented with the apex superior

and lateral. The remainder of the abrasions and petechial hemorrhages of

the skin above and below the anterior projection of the ligature furrow

are nonpatterned, purple to rust colored, and present in the midline,

right, and left areas of the anterior neck. The skin just above the

ligature furrow along the right side of the neck contains petechial

hemorrhage composed of multiple confluent very small petechial

hemorrhages as well as several larger petechial hemorrhages measuring up

to one-sixteenth and one-eight of an inch in maximum dimension. Similar

smaller petechial hemorrhages are present on the skin below the ligature

furrow on the left lateral aspect of the neck. Located on the right side

of the chin is a three-sixteenths by one-eight of an inch area of

superficial abrasion. On the posterior aspect of the right shoulder is a

poorly demarcated, very superficial focus of abrasion/contusion which is

pale purple in color and measures up to three-quarters by one-half inch

in maximum dimension. Several linear aggregates of petechial hemorrhages

are present in the anterior left shoulder just above deltopectoral

groove. These measure up to one inch in length by one-sixteenth to

one-eight of an inch in width. On the left lateral aspect of the lower

back, approximately sixteen and one-quarter inches and seventeen and

one-half inches below the level of the top of the head are two dried rust

colored to slightly purple abrasions. The more superior of the two

measures one-eight by one-sixteenth of an inch and the more inferior

measures three-sixteenths by one-eight of an inch. There is no

surrounding contusion identified. On the posterior aspect of the left

lower leg, almost in the midline, approximately 4 inches above the level

of the heel are two small scratch-like abrasions which are dried and rust

colored. They measure one-sixteenth by less than one- sixteenth of an

inch and one-eight by less than one-sixteenth of an inch respectively.

On the anterior aspect of the perineum, along the edges of closure of the

labia majora, is a small amount of dried blood. A similar small amount of

dried and semifluid blood is present on the skin of the fourchette and in

the vestibule. Inside the vestibule of the vagina and along the distal

vaginal wall is reddish hyperemia. This hyperemia is circumferential and

perhaps more noticeable on the right side and posteriorly. The hyperemia

also appears to extend just inside the vaginal orifice. A 1 cm red-purple

area of abrasion is located on the right posterolateral area of the 1 x 1

cm hymeneal orifice. The hymen itself is represented by a rim of mucosal

tissue extending clockwise between the 2 and 10:00 positions. The area of

abrasion is present at approximately the 7:00 position and appears to

involve the hymen and distal right lateral vaginal wall and possibly the

area anterior to the hymen. On the right labia majora is a very faint

area of violent discoloration measuring approximately one inch by

three-eighths of an inch. Incision into the underlying subcutaneous

tissue discloses no hemorrhage. A minimal amount of semiliquid thin

watery red fluid is present in the vaginal vault. No recent or remote

anal or other perineal trauma is identified.

REMAINDER OF EXTERNAL EXAMINATION: The unembalmed, well developed and

well nourished Caucasian female body measures 47 inches in length and

weights n estimated 45 pounds.

No scalp trauma is identified. The external auditory canals are patent

and free of blood. The eyes are green and the pupils equally dilated. The

sclerae are white. The nostrils are both patent and contain a small

amount of tan mucous material. The teeth are native and in good repair.

The tongue is smooth, pink-tan and granular. No buccal mucosal trauma is

seen. The frenulum is intact. There is slight drying artifact of the tip

of the tongue. On the right cheek is a pattern of dried saliva and mucous

material which does not appear to be hemorrhagic. The neck contains no

palpable adenopathy or masses and the trachea and larynx are midline. The

chest is symmetrical. Breasts are prepubescent. The abdomen is flat and

contains no scars. No palpable organomegaly or masses are identified. The

external genitalia are that of a prepubescent female. No pubic hair is

present. The anus is patent. Examination of the extremities is

unremarkable.

The fingernails of both hands are of sufficient length for clipping.

Examination of the back is unremarkable. There is dorsal 3+ to 4+ livor

mortis which is nonblanching. Livor mortis is also present on the right

side of the face. At the time of the initiation of the autopsy there is

mild 1 to 2+ rigor mortis of the elbows and shoulders with more advanced

2 to 3+ rigor mortis of the joints of the lower extremities.

INTERNAL EXAM: The anterior chest musculature is well developed. No

sternal or rib fractures are identified.

Mediastinum: The mediastinal contents are normally distributed. The 21 gm

thymus gland has a normal external appearance. The cut sections are

finely lobular and pink-tan. No petechial hemorrhages are seen. The aorta

and remainder of the mediastinal structures are unremarkable.

Body Cavities: The right and left thoracic cavities contain approximately

5 cc of straw colored fluid. The pleural surfaces are smooth and

glistening. The pericardial sac contains 3-4 cc of straw colored fluid

and the epicardium and pericardium are unremarkable. The abdominal

contents are normally distributed and covered by a smooth glistening

serosa. No intra-abdominal accumulation of fluid or blood is seen.

Lungs: The 200 gm right lung and 175 gm let lung have a normal lobar

configuration. An occasional scattered subpleural petechial hemorrhage is

seen on the surface of each lung. The cut sections of the lungs disclose

an intact alveolar architecture with a small amount of watery fluid

exuding from the cut surfaces with mild pressure. The intrapulmonary

bronchi and vasculature are unremarkable. No evidence of consolidation is

seen.

Heart: The 100 gm heart has a normal external configuration. There are

scattered subepicardial petechial hemorrhages over the anterior surface

of the heart. The coronary arteries are normal in their distribution and

contain no evidence of atherosclerosis. The tan- pink myocardium is

homogeneous and contains no areas of fibrosis or infarction. The

endocardium is unremarkable. The valve cusps are thin, delicate and

pliable and contain no vegetation or thrombosis. The major vessels enter

and leave the heart in the normal fashion. The foramen ovale is closed.

Aorta and Vena Cava: The aorta is patent throughout its course as are its

major branches. No atherosclerosis is seen. The Vena Cava is

unremarkable.

Spleen: The 61 gm spleen has a finely wrinkled purple capsule. Cut

sections are homogeneous and disclose readily identifiable red and white

pulp. No intrinsic abnormalities are identified.

Adrenals: The adrenal glands are of normal size and shape. A golden

yellow cortex surmounts a thin brown-tan medullary area. No intrinsic

abnormalities are identified.

Kidneys: The 40 gm right kidney and 40 gm left kidney have a normal

external appearance. The surfaces are smooth and glistening. Cut sections

disclose an intact corticomedullary architecture. The renal papilae are

sharply demarcated. The pelvocaliceal system is lined by gray-white

mucosa which is unremarkable. Both ureters are patent throughout their

course to the bladder.

Liver: The 625 gm liver has a normal external appearance. The capsule is

smooth and glistening. Cut sections disclose an intact lobular

architecture with no intrinsic abnormalities identified.

Pancreas: The pancreas is of normal size and shape. Cut sections are

finely lobular and tan. No intrinsic abnormalities are identified.

Bladder: The bladder is contracted and contains no urine. The bladder

mucosa is smooth and tan-gray. No intrinsic abnormalities are seen.

Genitalia: The upper portions of the vaginal vault contain no

abnormalities. The prepubescent uterus measures 3 x 1 x 0.8 cm and is

unremarkable. The cervical os contains no abnormalities. Both fallopian

tubes and ovaries are prepubescent and unremarkable by gross examination.

Gallbladder: The gallbladder contains 2-3 cc of amber bile. No stones are

identified and the mucosa is smooth and velvety. The cystic duct, right

and left hepatic duct and common bile duct are patent throughout their

course to the duodenum.

G.I. Tract: The esophagus is empty. It is lined by gray-white mucosa. The

stomach contains a small amount (8-10 cc) of viscous to green to tan

colored thick mucous material without particulate matter identified. The

gastric mucosa is autolyzed but contains no areas of hemorrhage or

ulceration. The proximal portion of the small intestine contains

fragmented pieces of yellow to light green-tan apparent vegetable or

fruit material which may represent fragments of pineapple. No hemorrhage

is identified. The remainder of the small intestine is unremarkable. The

large intestine contains soft green fecal material. The appendix is

present.

Lymphatic System: Unremarkable.

Musculoskeletal System: Unremarkable.

Skull and Brain: Upon reflection of the scalp there is found to be an

extensive area of scalp hemorrhage along the right temporoparietal area

extending from the orbital ridge, posteriorly all the way to the

occipital area. This encompasses an area measuring approximately 7 x 4

inches. This grossly appears to be fresh hemorrhage with no evidence of

organization. At the superior extension of this area of hemorrhage is a

linear to comminuted skull fracture which extends from the right

occipital to posteroparietal area forward to the right frontal area

across the parietal portion of the skull. the posteroparietal area of

this fracture is a roughly rectangular shaped displaced fragment of skull

measuring one and three-quarters by one-half inch. The hemorrhage and the

fracture extend posteriorly just past the midline of the occipital area

of the skull. This fracture measures approximately 8.5 inches in length.

On removal of the skull cap there is found to be a thin film of subdural

hemorrhage measuring approximately 7-8 cc over the surface of the right

cerebral hemisphere and extending to the base of the cerebral hemisphere.

The 1450 gm brain has a normal overall architecture. Mild narrowing of

the sulci and flattening of the gyri are seen. No inflammation is

identified. There is a thin film of subarachnoid hemorrhage overlying the

entire right cerebral hemisphere. On the right cerebral hemisphere

underlying the previously mentioned linear skull fracture is an extensive

linear area of purple contusion extending from the right frontal area,

posteriorly along the lateral aspect of the parietal region and into the

occipital area. This area of contusion measures 8 inches in length with a

width of up to 1.75 inches. At the tip of the right temporal lobe is a

one-quarter by one quarter inch similar appearing purple contusion. Only

very minimal contusion is present at the tip of the left temporal lobe.

This area of contusion measures only one-half inch in maximum dimension.

The cerebral vasculature contains no evidence of atherosclerosis.

Multiple coronal sections of the cerebral hemispheres, brain stem and

cerebullum disclose no additional abnormalities. The areas of previously

described contusion are characterized by purple linear streak-like

discolorations of the gray matter perpendicular to the surface of the

cerebral cortex. These extend approximately 6 mm into the cerebral

cortex. Examination of the base of the brain discloses no additional

fractures.

Neck: Dissection of the neck is performed after removal of the

thoracoabdominal organs and the brain. The anterior strap musculature of

the neck is serially dissected. Multiple sections of the

sternocleidomastoid muscle disclose no hemorrhages. Sections of the

remainder of the strap musculature of the neck disclose no evidence of

hemorrhage. Examination of the thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage and

hyoid bone disclose not evidence of fracture of hemorrhage. Multiple

cross sections of the tongue disclose no hemorrhage or traumatic injury.

The thyroid gland weights 2 gm and is normal in appearance. Cut sections

are finely lobular and red-tan. The trachea and larynx are lined by

smooth pink-tan mucosa without intrinsic abnormalities.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION: (All Sections Stained with H&E)

(Slide Key) - (A) - scalp hemorrhage, (B) - sections of vaginal mucosa

with smallest fragment representing area of abrasion of 7:00 position,

(C) - heart, (D-F) - lungs, (G) - liver and spleen, (H) - pancreas and

kidney, (I) - thyroid and bladder, (J) - thymus and adrenals, (K-L) -

reproductive organs, (M) - larynx, (N-T) - brain.

Myocardium: Sections of the ventricular myocardium are composed of

interlacing bundles of cardiac muscle fibers. No fibrosis or inflammation

are identified.

Lungs: The alveolar architecture of the lungs is well preserved.

Pulmonary vascular congestion is identified. No intrinsic abnormalities

are seen.

Spleen: There is mild autolysis of the spleen. Both red and white pulp

are identifiable.

Thyroid: The thyroid gland is composed of normal-appearing follicles. An

occasional isolated area of chronic interstitial inflammatory infiltrate

is seen. There is also a small fragment of parathyroid tissue.

Thymus: The thymus gland retains the usual architecture. The lymphoid

material is intact and scattered Hassall's corpuscles are identified.

Mild vascular congestion is identified.

Trachea: There is mild chronic inflammation in the submucosa of the

trachea.

Liver: The lobular architecture of the liver is well preserved. No

inflammation or intrinsic abnormality are identified.

Pancreas: There is autolysis of the pancreas which is otherwise

unremarkable.

Kidney: The overall architecture of the kidney is well preserved. There

is perhaps mild vascular congestion in the cortex but no inflammation is

identified.

Bladder: The transitional epithelium of the bladder is autolyzed. No

significant intrinsic abnormalities are seen.

Reproductive Organs: Sections of the uterus are consistent with the

prepubescent age. The ovary is unremarkable.

Adrenal: The architecture of the adrenal is well preserved and no

intrinsic abnormalities are seen.

Brain: Sections of the areas of contusion disclose disrupted blood

vessels of the cortex with surrounding hemorrhage. There is no evidence

of inflammatory infiltrate or organization of the hemorrhage.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is also identified. Cortical neurons are

surrounded by clear halos, as are glial cells.

Vaginal Mucosa: All of the sections contain vascular congestion and focal

interstitial chronic inflammation. the smallest piece of tissue, from the

7:00 position of the vaginal wall/hymen, contain epithelial erosion with

underlying capillary congestion. A small number of red blood cells is

present on the eroded surface, as is birefringent foreign material. Acute

inflammatory infiltrate is not seen.

EVIDENCE: Items turned over to the Boulder Police Department as evidence

include: Fibers and hair from clothing and body surfaces; ligatures;

clothing; vaginal swabs and smears; rectal swabs and smears; oral swabs

and smears; paper bags from hands, fingernail clippings, jewelry, paper

bags from feet; white body bag; sample of head hear, eyelashes and

eyebrows; swabs from right and left thighs and right cheek; red top and

purple top tubes of blood.

[becca320]

that poor little girl

[clndstn46]

That's so sad
I think it was someone in the family who did it
not sure who though

honestly though what kind of name is JonBenet?

[DANCINGSTILLBORN]

its french

[-wasted-]

this is so horrible

[Black Knight]

Great post and thanks for all the associated information. This is such a sad case on so many levels. The fact the beautiful little girl was exploited by the mother and the father allowed it is only one.

I did see a teaser on MSNBC or another news network that stated there was DNA on the body but cannot be matched to anyone in the family.

I eventually hope someone is caught, confesses, etc so this little angel can rest in peace.

[Karma]

Thanks for the detailed information. It really is sad. How ANYONE could have done that to the poor child. It really is a strange story,the ransom letter etc. I hope they catch the person who did it. I for one would love to know who is responsible.
Poor little girl. VIP. Very Interesting Post.

[Pelle]

Alot of great info!

Poor lil girl