The Causes and Effects of the Missteps in the JonBenet Ramsey Murder Case
While a short-staffed police force in Boulder, Colorado investigated the home of John and Patsy Ramsey, their unprofessionalism and disorganization was in the form of avoidable mistakes, irreversible decisions, and the murder case of a six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey turning cold.
Many avoidable mistakes occurred during the murder investigation of JonBenet Ramsey, resulting in unsalvageable evidence and new mistakes. The Boulder Police made simple mistakes that went against basic training. On December 26, 1996, the Boulder Police started off their investigation on a bad note, they did not escort John Ramsey as he searched his house for his allegedly kidnapped daughter …show more content…
When John touched his daughter and the blanket she was in he placed his prints and DNA on both creating trace evidence. This is trace evidence, the transfer that occurs when two people come in physical contact with each other (Lessons From The JonBenet Ramsey Case). This contact made critical forensic evidence at that present time unusable to identify JonBenet’s killer. The discovery of JonBenet’s body led to a series of events unfolding that are unexplainable as to how the police could ever let it happen. Since the cops believed that the case was a kidnapping they only taped off JonBenet’s room as a crime scene. It is clear now that the whole house was a crime scene. The morning of the investigation police, victim advocates, and JonBenet’s family roamed around, what should have been a crime scene, cleaning up evidence (Glick et al.). Mark Beckner, the former Boulder Police Chief, feels that the scene could have been secured much better and he considers this a mistake. Mark Beckner also believes that the police not interviewing John and Patsy Ramsey right after the discovery of …show more content…
The police did not perform their job to the best ability and let circumstances affect their decisions and cause mistakes. This ended in the murder case of JonBenet Ramsey remaining unsolved to this
While a short-staffed police force in Boulder, Colorado investigated the home of John and Patsy Ramsey, their unprofessionalism and disorganization was in the form of avoidable mistakes, irreversible decisions, and the murder case of a six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey turning cold.
Many avoidable mistakes occurred during the murder investigation of JonBenet Ramsey, resulting in unsalvageable evidence and new mistakes. The Boulder Police made simple mistakes that went against basic training. On December 26, 1996, the Boulder Police started off their investigation on a bad note, they did not escort John Ramsey as he searched his house for his allegedly kidnapped daughter …show more content…
When John touched his daughter and the blanket she was in he placed his prints and DNA on both creating trace evidence. This is trace evidence, the transfer that occurs when two people come in physical contact with each other (Lessons From The JonBenet Ramsey Case). This contact made critical forensic evidence at that present time unusable to identify JonBenet’s killer. The discovery of JonBenet’s body led to a series of events unfolding that are unexplainable as to how the police could ever let it happen. Since the cops believed that the case was a kidnapping they only taped off JonBenet’s room as a crime scene. It is clear now that the whole house was a crime scene. The morning of the investigation police, victim advocates, and JonBenet’s family roamed around, what should have been a crime scene, cleaning up evidence (Glick et al.). Mark Beckner, the former Boulder Police Chief, feels that the scene could have been secured much better and he considers this a mistake. Mark Beckner also believes that the police not interviewing John and Patsy Ramsey right after the discovery of …show more content…
The police did not perform their job to the best ability and let circumstances affect their decisions and cause mistakes. This ended in the murder case of JonBenet Ramsey remaining unsolved to this