PERFECT MURDER PERFECT TOWN

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PERFECT MURDER PERFECT TOWN

• Innocents lost

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Introduction

• Brutal murder of a six year old girl in her own
  home during Christmas night
• Wealthy, Influential, quiet neighborhood, How,
  why did this happen and by whom?
• Bill Danchak

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Topics of Discussion

• How was Jon Benet murdered
• Where was she murdered
• Why was she murdered
• Who are the suspects
• The Investigation

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Topic One

• How was she murdered
• Hit with a blunt object causing a skull fracture
  resulting in her death, though not immediately,
  she was unconscious but not dead
• Dragged down to the basement, hands tied in
  front, strangled with a rope (garrote), duct tape
  put over her mouth and then covered with a
  blanket

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Topic Two

• Where was she murdered
• In the sanctuary of her home on Christmas night!
• Body found in wine cellar by John Ramsey (Father)
  during search of the house
• Examine the layout of the Ramsey House (Diagram)

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Topic Three

• Why was she murdered
• Was it a Kidnapping?
• Examine the Ransom note (Handout)

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TOPIC FOUR

• Who are the suspects?
• Was it an intruder? A Kidnapping or angry Mother
• The Parents John Ramsey
• Patsy Ramsey

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TOPIC FIVE

• The Investigation
• Crime Scene
• Too many people allowed into the house
  (neighbors, minister)
• John Ramsey along with neighbors allowed to
  search the house
• Moving of the body
• Not immediately interviewing the parents

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Next Steps

• This Christmas will mark the six anniversary of
  the sensational murder of Jon Benet Ramsey
• Six years have come and gone and the case of the
  murder of this little girl remains unsolved
• Still, it remains a local controversy in Denver,
  and a national news story