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Sunday marks 25 years since JonBenet Ramsey was discovered dead inside her Colorado home.
Two and a half decades later, the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet remains an open investigation – and one that has grabbed the enduring attention of the American public.
JonBenet’s body was found bludgeoned and strangled in the basement of her family’s Boulder home on Dec. 26, 1996, by her father, John Ramsey. About eight hours earlier, JonBenet’s mother, Patricia, said she found a ransom note demanding $118,000. Police have said Ramsey moved the body upstairs before officers arrived.
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By the time the coroner arrived at the family home, her body was on the living room floor, with her head turned toward the side and her arms extended, according to an autopsy report released in 1997.
The report included details about the cord that had been wrapped around her neck and one wrist. It also described the clothing she was wearing, including a white knit shirt with a sequin-decorated star on its chest and underwear stained with urine.
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Her body was covered with a blanket and a Colorado Avalanche sweatshirt.
A red-ink drawing of a heart was on the palm of her left hand and around her neck was a gold cross, the autopsy report said. She also had a yellow metal ID bracelet with the inscription “JonBenet 12-25-96″ – the day before she was found dead – and a ring on her right hand.
Portions of the report previously released indicated JonBenet had a fractured skull and was strangled with a “ligature.”
JONBENET RAMSEY’S HALF BROTHER STILL WANTS TO FIND HER KILLER: ‘THIS CASE CAN BE SOLVED’
The details of the crime and video footage of JonBenet from the pageants propelled the case into one of the highest-profile mysteries in the United States, unleashing a series of true-crime books and TV specials.
Her death was ruled a homicide. But…
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