Patsy Ramsey

Infobox Person
name = Patsy Ramsey


caption =
birth_name = Patricia Ann Paugh
birth_date = birth date|1956|12|29|mf=y
birth_place = Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
death_date = death date and age|2006|6|24|1956|12|29|mf=y
death_place = Atlanta, Georgia, United States
nationality = American

Patricia Ann "Patsy" Ramsey (née Paugh) (December 29, 1956 — June 24, 2006), was the mother of JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old American beauty pageant contestant who was murdered on December 26, 1996.

Biography

Ramsey was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia to Donald Ray Paugh and Nedra Ellen Ann Rymer [ [http://www.wargs.com/other/ramsey.html Patsy Ramsey at Wargs.com] ] . She graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1975, and went on to attend West Virginia University, from which she graduated with a B.A. in journalism in 1978. While in college, she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She won the Miss West Virginia beauty title in 1977; her sister Pamela won the same title three years later.

She married John Ramsey on November 5, 1980. Their son, Burke, was born on January 27, 1987. She gave birth to her second child, JonBenét, on August 6, 1990 in Atlanta. The family moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1991.

Daughter's murder

After the murder of JonBenét in the family's home in December 1996, Boulder law enforcement officials declared that Patsy and her husband were "under an umbrella of suspicion" [ [http://www.cnn.com/US/9712/05/ramsey.presser/ CNN report] ] due to their possible involvement in the crime. The couple spent the next 10 years defending themselves against the allegations by insisting that an intruder killed their daughter. As of 2008, no charges have ever been filed against anyone for the murder.

On July 9, 2008, nearly 12 years after their daughter's murder, John and Patsy Ramsey were officially cleared in the death by the Boulder District Attorney's office based on new DNA evidence collected from JonBenet's clothing; this particular type of DNA analysis did not exist at the time of the killing.cite news
title = Exclusive: JonBenet's father 'grateful' after being cleared by DNA
publisher = Colorado "9 News"
date = 2008-07-09
url = http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=95438&catid=339
accessdate = 2008-07-09 ] Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy said new DNA tests point to an "unexplained third party" as responsible for the murder.

Death

Patsy Ramsey had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1993 but the cancer was in remission at the time of her daughter's murder. In 2003, she suffered a relapse [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/24/ramsey.death/ Patsy Ramsey at CNN.com] ] and died on June 24, 2006. She died less than two months before Boulder law enforcement officials announced their plans to arrest John Mark Karr, a former elementary school teacher who falsely confessed to the murder. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060817/ap_on_re_as/jonbenet_ramsey JonBenet Ramsey at Yahoo News] ]

In popular culture

Ramsey was portrayed by Marg Helgenberger in the 2000 miniseries "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town".

References

External links

* [http://extras.denverpost.com/news/ram1014k.htm Evidence links Patsy Ramsey to murder]
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/934/000044802/ Patsy Ramsey] at NNDB
* [http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/24/ramsey.death/ Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother, dies]
* [http://www.cnn.com/US/9712/05/ramsey.presser/ Police: Ramseys remain under 'umbrella of suspicion']
* [http://www.patsyramseyfoundation.org/ Patsy P. Ramsey Ovarian Cancer Foundation]
*Find A Grave|id=14714870

Persondata
NAME= Ramsey, Patsy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Paugh, Patricia Ann
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Mother of JonBenét Ramsey
DATE OF BIRTH= December 29, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH= Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
DATE OF DEATH= June 24, 2006
PLACE OF DEATH= Atlanta, Georgia, United States