The Brutal Murder Of Patsy Ramsey

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For twenty years, this has been a cold case with evidence that leads to dead ends. This brutal murder has caught the attention of thousands, and detectives are desperate for answers. Patsy Ramsey, the mother of Burke and JonBenet Ramsey, woke up on what supposed to be a regular morning, when she found three sheets of paper, a ransom note, at the bottom of her stairs. When she read the note it said: “At this time we have your daughter in our possession.”. She immediately rushed to JonBenet's room and found that she was not there. The note said, “She is safe and unharmed and if you want her to see 1997, you must follow our instructions to the letter. Any deviation of my instructions will result in the immediate execution of your daughter. Speaking

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