JonBenet Ramsey By Khalayha1997 Dec 24, 1996 They came home from christmas party Dec 25, 1996 Found ransom note 5:00 Dec 25, 1996 Patsy called police 5:25 Dec 25, 1996 Police did not conduct proper seach of home Dec 26, 1996 JonBener found in basement Dec 27, 1996 Rocky Mountain news quoted "It was very suspcious for a kidnap victim body to be found at home" Dec 27, 1996 The Ramseys gave physical evidence, handwriting matched noone. Dec 28, 1996 Various local news sources made it clear to their readers that the Ramseys were the principal suspects in the case. Dec 28, 1996 Lack of footprints in the snow, no forced entry, a # of open windows and atleast one door Dec 29, 1996 Memorial service Dec 30, 1996 Burial Dec 31, 1996 Theories of parents causing murder Feb 27, 1997 Perfect murder, perfect town Mar 1, 1997 Smit had previously come out of retirement Apr 12, 1997 The Ramseys agreed to let authorities search their home again without a warrent. Sep 20, 1997 Smit resigned due to concerns that Hunters was wrongly targeting the Ramseys Mar 16, 1999 The death of innocence book May 25, 1999 A story suspecting her broth Burke. Oct 10, 1999 Members of of district attorney met with well known criminalist Oct 13, 1999 Alex hunter called press conference May 24, 2000 John and Patsy Ramsey underwent lie detector test Jun 1, 2000 Challenged Steve Thomas to face them on nation television and make accusations in person Aug 28, 2000 Patsy interviewed for 7 hours John for 2 Sep 1, 2000 Releasing the grand jury investigation transcripts Aug 31, 2001 Patsy Ramsey challenged the police through her attoney to file charges. Sep 10, 2001 Witnessed claiming to have witnessed the 1996 slaying of JonBent Ramsey. Sep 11, 2001 Witness dismissed Oct 26, 2001 Fleet White was charged with contempt of court and given 30-day jail sentence. Feb 1, 2002 Patsy learned her ovarian cancer had recurred. Dec 31, 2002 The Boulder police department announced that it will no longer investigate the case Jan 8, 2003 The Ramseys settled their defamation suit againt New York Post.