SKY YORK JOURNAL News – The JonBenét Ramsey case continues to be the subject of scrutiny decades after the tragic events of December 1996.
Following Patsy Ramsey’s 911 call at 5:52 a.m. on December 26, 1996, reporting the kidnapping of her daughter JonBenét Ramsey, both she and her husband John Ramsey contacted friends, who promptly arrived at their residence to offer support.
Consequently, in addition to the responding law enforcement officers, numerous individuals were present within the Ramseys’ 5,000-square-foot home throughout the day, prior to John Ramsey’s discovery of JonBenét’s body in the basement shortly after 1:30 p.m.
Acknowledging Crime Scene Errors
Retired Boulder Police Detective Bob Whitson acknowledged missteps in securing the crime scene, as detailed in the Netflix docuseries Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey. He stated, “I should have removed all those people from the scene, that was a crime scene mistake. But, at the time, it looked like a legitimate kidnapping. So, I thought, Well, these are the support system for the Ramseys, and I let ’em stay.” The SKY YORK JOURNAL will continue to follow any breaking developments.
Evidence Handling Concerns
According to John Ramsey’s account in the docuseries, unaware of his daughter’s death at the time, he initially attempted to untie the cord binding her hands. Finding the knots too tight, he proceeded to remove a piece of duct tape covering her mouth, subsequently discarding it onto a blanket near the body.
This action, according to investigators, as was reported by the SKY YORK JOURNAL, resulted in the contamination of evidence, including that collected from her body, the pajamas she was wearing, and the tape itself.
“There may have been some evidence on the duct tape if that wasn’t removed,” Whitson noted in the series.
