JonBenét Ramsey | 59
History of the 90s
Kathy Kenzora
4.7 • 610 Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In the early morning hours of December 26, 1996, a 39 year old stay-at-home mom in an upscale neighbourhood of Boulder, Colorado made a shocking discovery. Her 6-year-old daughter had been kidnapped while the family slept and a mysterious ransom note had been left in her place.
The handwritten 2-and-half page letter demanded $118,000 and instructed the family to wait for a call later that morning from the kidnappers. They warned that any contact with police would lead to their daughter’s murder.
It was the beginning of one of the longest and most baffling true crime whodunnits of all time that continues to raise questions 25 years later.
On this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora looks back at back at the mysterious case of JonBenet Ramsey.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s |
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| 0:10.2 | On the morning of December 26, 1996, a 39-year-old stay-at-home mom got out of bed around 5.30. |
| 0:18.8 | As she made her way to the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee, she spotted something |
| 0:23.0 | unusual near the back staircase of the family's Tudor-style mansion. She discovered a two-and-a-half |
| 0:29.7 | page handwritten letter. It was a ransom note. Her six-year-old daughter had been kidnapped. |
| 0:36.3 | In disbelief, she read the shocking letter. |
| 0:39.0 | Listen carefully, it stated. |
| 0:40.8 | We are a group of individuals that represent a small foreign faction. |
| 0:45.0 | We have your daughter in our possession. |
| 0:47.5 | She is safe and unharmed, and if you want her to see 1997, |
| 0:51.7 | you must follow our instructions to the letter. The kidnappers went on to |
| 0:56.7 | demand $118,000 and instructed the family to wait for a call between 8 and 10 that morning. |
| 1:04.4 | They warned that any contact with police would lead to their daughter's murder. |
| 1:10.1 | I'm Kathy Kinsora, and this is history of the 90s, |
| 1:13.6 | a podcast about a decade that changed the world. |
| 1:17.1 | On this episode, we look back at the mysterious case |
| 1:20.0 | of Jean-Beney, one of the longest and most baffling |
| 1:24.0 | true-crime-Hodunnits of the decade. |
| 1:29.0 | After reading the terrifying ransom note, Patsy and John Ramsey ignored the warning not to contact authorities. |
| 1:36.7 | And at 5.52 a.m., they called Boulder Police to report the kidnapping of their young daughter. |
| 1:42.2 | What's going on there, ma'am? |
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