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Murder

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Thesis Statement : The unsolved death of JonBenet Ramsey was due to conflicts that had occurred between members of the investigative team and the District Attorney 's office on whether the murderer was a member of the Ramsey family or an intruder

I . Introduction

A . The death of JonBenet Ramsey

1 . Patsy Ramsey discovered a ransom note regarding her daughter which led her to call the police to report this in the early hours of December

br 26 , 1996

2 . Patsy Ramsey discovers the dead body of her daughter in their basement

II . Background of the Ramsey family

JonBenet Ramsey

Her age

Her competition in beauty pageants

B . John and Patsy Ramsey

1 . Age

2 . Profession

3 . Status in the community

4 . How the members of the community viewed the parents

III . The Criminal Investigation

A . Initial discovery of the body after the 911 call made by Patsy Ramsey

1 . The members of the investigative team

2 . Immediate compromise of the crime scene

3 . Evidences recovered from the crime scene

B . Autopsy of the body of JonBenet Ramsey

1 . The cause of death determined by the medical examiner

2 . Additional injuries discovered by the medical examiner

a . Head injuries

b . Evidence of sexual assault

c . Determination on whether these injuries were inflicted at the

time of JonBenet Ramsey 's death or prior to her death

3 . How the autopsy findings led the District Attorney to believe that the murderer was a member of the Ramsey ' family

4 . John , Patsy and Burke Ramsey are questioned and considered as prime suspects on the death of JonBenet

5 . Exoneration of the Ramsey family on the death of JonBenet

C . Points of view of the investigative team

1 . The lead detective in the murder case believed that the evidence showed that the murderer was an outsider

a . Evidences provided by the crime scene and forensic science showed that the semen left in the underwear of JonBenet Ramsey did not match the DNA of any of her relatives D . Conflict between the investigative team and the DA 's office

1 . Conflicting theories between the DA 's office and the investigative team had forced the lead investigator and another member to resign since they believe that the DA 's office is preparing the murder case against innocent people

2 . Reasons for the difference of points-of-view

a . Autopsy reports

b . Crime scene

c . Forensic science

d . Conflicting stories and surrounding facts during the questioning

of the members of the family of JonBenet

e . The compromise of the crime scene done by the parents of JonBenet

3 . The conflict was settled by an Atlanta federal judge who agreed with the investigators that the evidence showed that it was an intruder who murdered JonBenet Ramsey

E . Arrest of a Possible Suspect

1 . Background of John Karr

2 . Karr 's confession regarding the death of JonBenet Ramsey

3 . Karr 's clearance due to DNA findings

4 . Reason why Karr...

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