Stated by John Ramsey: “As I was walking through the basement I opened the door to a room and immediately knew I had found it because that there was a white cover. her eyes were closed, I feared the worst but nevertheless, I had found her” (Bardesley and Bellamy). On December 26, 1996, one of the most famous and unsolved murders took place in Boulder, Colorado (Christopher). The murder sparked many events, including accusations, interrogations, false statements, and examination of evidence. The case also put the Ramsey family through a difficult time. The murder of JonBenet Ramsey was very shocking and resulted in a large investigation that remains unsolved. Family was one of the things that contributed to JonBenet's murder. JonBenet Ramsey was a very special six-year-old girl with a successful family. She was a little pageant girl with curly blond hair and blue eyes; she was a very well-known competitor since she had won numerous competitions (SV;SV) (Schneider). Her mother, Patsy Ramsey, was a former beauty queen; his father, John Ramsey, was a millionaire businessman (SV; SV) (Bardsley and Bellamy). All of these things contributed to the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. The events leading up to his murder were typical events for a family on Christmas Eve. On the evening of Christmas Eve, the whole family attended a Christmas party at a friend's house. They returned home around 9:30 p.m. and JonBenet was carried upstairs to her room at 10 p.m. It was the last time she was seen alive. The next morning, around 5 a.m., Patsy found a ransom note at the bottom of the stairs. The note described JonBenet's kidnapping and demanded $180,000 or JonBenet would be killed. Patsy quickly went to JonBenet's room and, as the note indicated, she had been kidnapped. Patsy...... middle of paper...... will never be solved. Work cited Bardsley, Marilyn, Bellamy Patrick. “Murder of JonBenet Ramsey.” Crime Library. Turner Entertainment Networks, (2010). Internet. February 21, 2014. Buckman, Adam. “On the trail of a killer.” New York Post (November 2002): 124: Proquest. Internet. February 28, 2014Christopher, Liam. “Mother 'vindicated' after arrest of suspect in girl's murder. » Daily message. August 18, 2006: 19. Proquest Kiosk. Internet. February 28, 2014. Hoggart, Simon. “Beauty and the Beasts”. The Spectator. ProQuest, July 31, 2010. Web. February 28, 2014. Kevin, Johnson. "DNA clears Ramsey family in JonBenet's death." USA Today nd: MAS Ultra-School Edition. Internet. February 20, 2014. Lisa Cupido, Fogarty. “A Timeline of the Ramsey Affair.” USA Today nd: MAS Ultra-School Edition. Internet. February 20, 2014. Schneider, Craig. “Focus on JONBENET RAMSEY A brief life story. » The Atlanta Journal, The Atlanta Constitution