Jonbenet Ramsey Murder Case Essay

Was it the mother, the brother, or an actual murderer that killed JonBenet Ramsey? JonBenet Ramsey was a six year old girl who was brutally murdered. Today, the murderer still hasn’t been found. Was it her own parents as an accident or even her brother from being angry? This cold case has different theories and is still incorporated into pop culture today. JonBenet was the daughter of John and Patsy Ramsey. She was also the sister of her big brother Burke. JonBenet was an innocent little pageant queen who was murdered. She was murdered in her own home on the night of December 25th, 1996 (The JonBenet). She was choked with a homemade garrote, was hit in the head with strong force with a flashlight, and had signs of sexual abuse (The JonBenet). Her case is still unsolved because evidence was tampered with and could’t be tied to a particular person. The first theory of her death is that her parents are responsible. The morning after her murder, Patsy wakes up, goes down the stairs, and she sees three …show more content…
Theorists believe that he killed JonBenet because he threw the flashlight at her head angrily (Wittmer). He threw the flashlight at her head because he was angry that she was getting all the attention and he wasn’t getting any. There was a blow to JonBenet’s head in the kitchen, with a flashlight, where the two kids ate pineapple before bed (Wittmer). It is proven that JonBenet did eat pineapple soon before she was killed (Wittmer). Burke didn’t come forward about the case until 20 years later at an interview with Dr. Phil. He could have been hiding because he felt guilty. At an interview with Dr. Phil, Burke was asked if he killed his sister; Burke smiled and said no. Burke was smiling throughout the whole interview about his sister’s death. Experts concluded that Burke killed JonBenet with a blow to the head (Roberts). John covered up that Burke killed JonBenet (Roberts). This explains why they were quick to hire