Bitter Sweet

I'm sure you know who JonBenét Ramsey is. She became well-known for her murder nearly ten years ago. For almost a decade, her parents were accused of murdering and molesting their own daughter in the middle of the night on the Christmas. I'll spare you all the autopsy photos: the rope that strangled her, the gash to her head, the heart drawn on her left hand, the marks on her face and back. I'm sure you can imagine.

I read a book about this case written by one of the D.A.'s (I believe his name was Lawrence Schiller). It was very detailed, and very bias. I can discuss this case for ages (but I won't). I wanted to read the Ramsey's book, but just never got around to it. Here's an article about the recent apprehension of the suspected murderer:

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Man Arrested in Death of JonBenet Ramsey
By CATHERINE TSAI

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man suspected in the slaying of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey nearly a decade ago was arrested Wednesday in Thailand, the district attorney said.

District Attorney Mary Lacey said the arrest followed several months of work. She disclosed no details about the suspect before a news conference scheduled for Thursday.

Federal officials familiar with the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the man was already being held in Bangkok on unrelated sex charges. CBS reported that he is 41-year-old second-grade teacher and will be brought back to the United States this weekend.

Ramsey family attorney Lin Wood said in Atlanta that he has been told that the suspect once lived in Conyers, Ga., outside of Atlanta. He would not comment on whether the Ramseys knew him, and he said he knew nothing else about the man.

Lin said the Ramseys learned about the suspect a least a month before JonBenet's mother, Patsy Ramsey, died on June 24 after a long battle with ovarian cancer.

``It's been a very long 10 years, and I'm just sorry Patsy isn't here for me to hug her neck,'' Wood said.

JonBenet was found beaten and strangled in the basement of the family's home in Boulder on Dec. 26, 1996.

Investigators said at one point that Patsy Ramsey and her husband, John Ramsey, were under an ``umbrella of suspicion'' in the slaying, but they were never charged. The Ramseys said an intruder killed their daughter. A grand jury investigation in Boulder ended with no charges.

In a statement Wednesday, John Ramsey said: ``Patsy was aware that authorities were close to making an arrest in the case and had she lived to see this day, would no doubt have been as pleased as I am with today's development almost 10 years after our daughter's murder.''

Wood said he and the Ramseys ``have been totally amazed and impressed with the professionalism of law enforcement'' under Lacy's direction. Lacy became district attorney in 2001. Over the Ramseys accused Boulder police of botching the case.

Law enforcement officials from Boulder were flying to Bangkok to present Thai authorities with documents in the slaying, officials in Washington said. They asked to remain anonymous pending an announcement in Colorado.

KUSA-TV of Denver, citing no sources, reported that the suspect has confessed to certain elements of the crime.

In 2003, U.S. District Judge Julie Carnes in Atlanta concluded that the evidence she reviewed suggested an intruder killed JonBenet. That opinion came with the judge's decision to dismiss a libel and slander lawsuit against the Ramseys by a freelance journalist, whom the Ramseys had named as a suspect in their daughter's murder. The Boulder district attorney at the time said she agreed with Carnes' declaration.

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I can't imagine how horrible John and Patsy Ramsey felt about not only losing their little girl, but being blamed for it for TEN YEARS! It's such a shame that Patsy didn't live to see this case solved. So many people owe them an apology.

I bet the fucking cops and DA's fucked up the crime scene, the evidence, and tried to hide their asses by pointing their fingers to the Ramsey's. I feel so horrible for them. At least the mystery is finally solved.