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	A Personal view of the Internet Subculture Surrounding the JonBenet Ramsey Murder case

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John and Patsy Ramsey

Atlanta Burglary 2001

Ramsey Residence
4070 Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, Georgia
February 20, 2001

Ramsey House, Atlanta, GA

CHAIN OF EVENTS 2001

2001-02-20: ACandyRose Internet Subculture Forum
"General Discussion - Intruder! With a ROPE!"

From: MRSBRADY
2/20/2001 12:38 pm
To: ALL (1 of 44) 530.1

John Ramsey (yeah, THE John Ramsey) was attacked by AN INTRUDER at the Paces Ferry Road house (the one that's for sale, not the SECRET LOCATION in the gated community where they live now) and TIED UP....

Stay tuned to MSNBC or FOX News for more (Greta is on a bombast today)..

From: Laura (ARNIE023) 2/20/2001 1:50 pm
To: MRSBRADY (2 of 44)
530.2 in reply to 530.1

Since Ma is such a tease, I figured I would post the story I found here:

John Ramsey surprises burglar at his home, lawyer says
1.23 p.m. ET (1839 GMT) February 20, 2001

ATLANTA (AP) — John Ramsey surprised a burglar in his home Tuesday and fought with the man before the intruder fled, his lawyer said.

Attorney Lin Wood said Ramsey was not seriously injured and was able to call police minutes after the intruder left. Wood said Ramsey saw the man leaving with two large bags, but he didn't know what was in the bags.

"John said he got a good look at the man and was able to give a description to police,'' Wood said. No one else was at home at the time.

Both Wood and Atlanta police spokesman John Quigley and Wood said they didn't know if the intruder knew that Ramsey was the father of JonBenet Ramsey, the 6-year-old beauty queen found dead in the family's Boulder, Colo., home on Dec. 26, 1996. Her parents moved to Atlanta after the slaying.
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From: HERGUSS1 2/20/2001 10:02 pm
To: ALL (16 of 44)
530.16 in reply to 530.15

KMART jewlery? Is she going to do the Kathie Lee thing and sell her copies of her stolen jewlery?

Paula Woodward Interview with John Ramsey February 20, 2001

Ramsey: I'd gone out to Home Depot and returned and found somebody in our house and he attacked me and we fought for awhile and he eventually locked me in a room and left.

Woodward: How'd you get out?

Ramsey: It wasn't that secure, but at that point, I decided the best thing I could do was let him get out of here, so I didn't try to resist any more.

Woodward: Was anything taken that you know of yet?

Ramsey: Yeah. A computer, Patsy's K-Mart jewelry, some clothes, things like that. There was money. He took my wallet when I came in.

Woodward: You've gone through a horrible time with your daughter's death. What does this break-in, even though you and the police think is unrelated, do for your self-confidence?

Ramsey: Well, I almost got him. (Laughter) He had about 25 years on me I think. It's a horrible invasion of your privacy and your feeling of safety. We certainly went through that with JonBenet. It certainly has resurfaced. Our house here is we think ultra-secure. Again he was able to bash down a door and just come in.

So it's very difficult to be safe when you have a person with a strong intent to violate your safety. And that's disturbing because we certainly were very focused in this house on security and safety and locks. Very few doors and heavy doors and heavy locks and yet he was able to just break them down.

Woodward: This was one of the reasons you renovated this house was to make this home more secure. Is that correct?

Ramsey: That's correct.

Woodward: And it didn't work?

Ramsey: It didn't work.

Woodward: How'd he get in?

Ramsey: Broke down a door in the basement. We were forced to put a door in the basement because it was a code requirement. We did not want a door in the basement, but we had to put one down there. And that was where he came in.

Woodward: And you encountered him. You walked in which door? Your side door? The garage door?

Ramsey: I came in the garage door, unlocked it, and found him on the first floor.

Woodward: Where did you see him? What did you say?

Ramsey: I said, "Who are you." And he said, "I'm a workman." And I said, "What are you doing here. And what are those bags in your hands." That's when things kind of went downhill.

Woodward: Do you know whether or not he was unarmed?

Ramsey: Don't know. Didn't see anything.

Woodward: How are you?

Ramsey: Oh I'm fine. Scuffed up a little bit, but fine.

Woodward: How's your wife?

Ramsey: Well, she's upset, but she, Patsy's a strong person. And uh we've gotten wonderful support here from the Atlanta police. They've been incredible. They're all over the place.

Woodward: Are there any changes you can make as a result of this?

Ramsey: I don't know what. I really don't. Steel doors - I guess that's the next step up. I really don't know.

Woodward: Anything you would like to say that I have not asked.

Ramsey: No. No. It just reiterates what we said about JonBenet when that happened. To people, that you need to be aware that there's evil in the world. While it's not likely that your paths will cross with someone like this, it does happen. To us, it's happened twice. You have to be aware that the world has alot of evil people. And alot of good people. That there is evil out there and it's not just in the big city, it's in your own neighborhood.

http://www.9news.com/9wtk/ramsey_interview.htm

2001-02-20: Ramsey 911 Call on Atlanta House Robbery

911 Call made by John Ramsey on Feb 20, 2001
Transcribed by "Matt Causey" at Justice Watch Forums

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911: Somebody broke in?
John Ramsey: Yeah
911: Ok how did they get in?
John Ramsey: I don't know but I came home and they were here.
911: Ok they were there when you got there?
John Ramsey: Right
911: They were in your house?
John Ramsey: Yes
911: So were you able to get a description?
John Ramsey: Yes
911: Ok go ahead and give me a description
John Ramsey: It was a black man probably 6 foot
911: Uh huh, do you have a clothing description?
John Ramsey: Uh, kinda dark clothes, uh driving a Chevrolet
911: What color?
John Ramsey: Kind of a, kind of a gray, brown, uh
911: Were you able to get a tag number?
John Ramsey: Cavalier
John Ramsey: No I wasn't,
911: Cavalier?
John Ramsey: And uh he just left about 2 minutes ago
911: Going which direction?
John Ramsey: Don't know, he locked me up in a room
911: He locked you up?
John Ramsey: Yeah
911: Ok you walked in and he (garbled)
John Ramsey: I fought with him
911: Ok, alright, and how long ago?
John Ramsey: About 2 minutes ago he left.
911: All right, did he have a weapon?
John Ramsey: Not that I saw, no
911: No weapon?
John Ramsey: No
911: All right, I'll send someone out.

2001-02-20: John Ramsey Locked Up During Botched Robbery

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/478589/detail.html
02-20-2001
John Ramsey Locked Up During Botched Robbery
Atlanta Police Investigating At Scene

John Ramsey surprised a burglar in his Atlanta home Tuesday morning and fought with the man before the intruder fled, police said.

Ramsey called 911 at about 11:12 a.m., EST and said that he had scuffled with a 6-foot "tall black man" in dark clothing during a robbery at his house.

Ramsey told investigators that when he returned to his house from Home Depot around 11 a.m., he found a man going down the stairs with two suitcases in hand.

"There was a car in the driveway and the doors were all locked upstairs ... so I couldn't figure who was here, if anybody," Ramsey said during a brief interview with reporters.

When Ramsey asked the man what he was doing, the alleged intruder said that he was completing home renovations. Ramsey said that he did not believe him and when he attempted to call police, he was attacked.

Atlanta police Lt. Michael Fuller told reporters that Ramsey was choked, scratched and then subdued.

When asked by reporters after the incident if he was scared for his life, Ramsey said, "I got to thinking this may not be so good. As it got towards the end ... I got to thinking that this might not end up too good."

The alleged robber took Ramsey's wallet, forced Ramsey into a bathroom, tied the door from the outside, and continued to ransack the house, police said.

When Ramsey broke free from the bathroom, he apparently ran to his gun vault and grabbed a shotgun, but the intruder had already fled, an Atlanta newspaper reported.

Other than receiving several scratches on his face and bruises on his neck, Ramsey was unharmed.

Guns and other valuables were believed to have been stolen from the house.

"We didn't have a lot. It appeared that he took some clothes. He took my wallet in the fight, and a few other odds and ends," Ramsey said, as his wife Patsy, stood at his side.

Police continued Tuesday afternoon to search 4000 block of Paces Ferry Road for the intruder.

"So far, we have a vague description, even though Mr. Ramsey is certain that he will be able to identify this person if he sees him again," a police spokesman said at the scene. "We're in the process of getting things together. We will do a composite later today. Of course, we are looking at other some other evidence in the house that might lead to this person's identity."

Ramsey is expected be at the Atlanta police headquarters later Tuesday to help officers put together a composite and to take a look at police photos
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"We can nail him. I think he picked the wrong house to burglarize," Ramsey said.

"He was about 6 foot 1, probably 30 years old, plus or minus, medium-brown skin, short hair, trim, well-dressed. (He) drove a light-gray bronze-colorored like a Chevy Cavalier-kind of car. (He) was well-spoken," Ramsey added.

Patsy Ramsey returned to their home from Bible study at about one hour after the alleged robbery occurred.

The Ramseys have been under suspicion since their 6-year-old daughter JonBenet was found beaten and strangled in their Boulder, Colo., home on December 26, 1996.

The couple insist that they're innocent and claim that an intruder is responsible. A year-long probe into the murder of the child beauty queen led to no indictment and no arrests.

The Ramseys moved to their two-story Mediterranean-style Atlanta home, located in the suburb of Vinings, Ga., after the slaying.

John Ramsey told police Tuesday morning that he is unsure whether the alleged robber knew the identity of the homeowners. Police said that do not believe that the murder of JonBenet Ramsey and Tuesday's robbery was connected.

2001-02-20: Ramsey Atlanta House Robbery Missing Items

Transcribed by "Matt Causey" at Justice Watch Forums

Items missings:

1. A Compac Lap Top computer, with power adapter pulled out of the wall taken from second floor office area.

2. Two duffel bags, one kelly green canvas with "Nashville Jet" embodied on the side. The other was a black leather/vinyle gyme bad that said "Capitol City Club" on the side. The green bag was stuffed full and the black bag was about half full.

3. Jewelry from Patsy's Jewelry box was gone.

4. One small ring

5. One wedding "style" ring, flat wide band with a crest on top.

6. Burglar looked at the shot guns John Ramsey had but he didn't take any.

7. Burglar opened a gun safe located in Mr. Ramsey's dressing room closet. Mr. Ramsey said the safe was not locked.

8. A gray metal box containing personal papers and a white cardboard box containing white sheets of paper with the inscription in pink cursive "JonBenet" was also on the floor in front of the safe.

9. A 12 guage double barrel Parker shotgun, which was broken down in a leather carrying case, was also on the floor

10. Wallet described as alligator black shiny contained John Ramsey's Georgia driver's license, Blockbuster Video card, two VISA cards, one from Merrill Lynch, and an American Express and Rich's credit card plus $300 to $400 cash in wallet.

11. John Ramsey also said he was missing papers, namely aircraft logs that were in one of the bags that the suspect carried out.

2001-02-21: Mrs.Brady's URL's

6:00 AM MST, Wed. 2/21/01 (day #1519 week #216 month #49 year #4)

1. Enter stage left...

Good Morning!

In an attempt to inspire a renewed hate-crime investigation into his daughter's murder, John Ramsey either scuffled or wrestled with a tall, black man in Che' Ramzee yesterday...Just as we were all tsk-tsking over the lack of media attention and how it must be driving them nutz...

Enter Wits: " the burglar, never showed a weapon, but he decided that "I'd better just let him have his way." "Had I had my wits about me, I'd have said ... I'm outta here,"...from the UPI.

Enter Violence: "He jumped me and we scuffled for what seemed like a long time"...This is the AP version y0u can find in most of today's papers.

Enter Lisa Levitt Ryckman: The SCUFFLE is spun into John "dukes it out" with intruder, "exchanged punches with the man". And the bushy haired stranger entered by "breaking down a basement door". This article should come complete with sound effects. Ala Mighty Mouse. Enter the cord: "tying the door". Enter SketchMan! "a composite drawing will be made". "Patsy was very upset. She was beside herself," - hey, I saw her, she was more upset than she was at JonBenét's funeral.

Enter Paula Woodward: Dumb crook took his wife's "Kmart jewelry"...More breathless ramblings in the wrong tense..."It's a horrible invasion of your privacy and your feeling of safety. We certainly went through that with JonBenét. It certainly has resurfaced. Our house here is we think ultra-secure. Again he was able to bash down a door and just come in" - from today's Boulder Daily Camera.

Enter the 15 minute long struggle: "...grabbed Mr. Ramsey by the throat," Jackson said. "They wrestled for some time"...John was quoted as saying the scuffle lasted 15 minutes! From CNN, but with stale pictures (bummer).

Enter Bondage: "...and was tied-up..." and more like that, with complete interview transcript, video, ooh la la, from Ram-hugging KUSA Denver TV 9.

Enter Garroting: "...and choked him" - Very nice, long, detailed report from the Journal-Constitution with pictures of the Patster and her REACTIONS. (Give that kid a pill, nice work.) I have just one question - what the heck is a 'personal life coach'? Sounds Hillary-esque.

Enter Tabloid-Sensationalism: "he feared for his life" and more from the tre smarmy New York Post...

Enter Religion: Help me I've been spun and I can't shut up - More from the broadcast media...early reports indicated that Patsy was "out to lunch with a friend"...by the time Lin Wood was reached for comment it became "at bible study class". Ah huh.

Enter the Stoopid Burglar: "no, they don't have the money. That's another misconception that continues to exist about the Ramseys. They're not wealthy. The money that John Ramsey had worked hard to accumulate is gone." (Lin Wood, about three hours before the burglary, on national TV, in response to Katie Couric's question on the Today Show).

Enter Security-Complacency (and CONFLICTING STATEMENTS): Denver Post's Marilyn Robinson, a long-time case reporter, cuts to the chase..."The Ramseys' security alarm was not on at the time of the break-in"....John Ramsey says "it does happen. To us, it happened twice." Only TWICE? No, no, no, Johnny, you are forgetting the SCRIPT! Get your facts right man!

Enter Small Foreign Factions: Also from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Neighborhood watch member says "she was unaware of any other recent burglaries in the area. Police echoed that comment this afternoon." ...Atlanta police were being assisted by an FBI crime scene technician." FBI???!!!??? Wait a minute...you can't trust dem dose dudes!

Enter Karma: "It just seems that back luck finds its way into this family" mumbled Lin Wood sorrowfully.

Enter the Boudoir: "Police also said an upstairs bedroom was ransacked", from ABC News.

Enter "No, I'm not making this up": O.J.' Simpson's girlfriend's house was also burglarized yesterday. Bet ya dint no dat dough.

Enter Sick Puppy: Charlevoix, Michigan area man sentenced in attempted murder using ether, duct tape and strangulation.

Carol

2001-02-21: Statement of John Ramsey to Atlanta Police Department

Transcribed by "ACandyRose" at www.acandyrose.com

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Statement of John Ramsey

On 2-20-01 Probably about 10:45 AM I came home frome a quick trip to Home Depot and there was a car in my driveway. It was a bronze gray Chevy or Ford, it was an American car from the 1980's. I went in the garage door, it was locked. I unlocked it and went in. I looked in the car from a distance and did not see anybody in the car. Checked the front door of the house, it was locked. So I was not sure who are where this person was that drove the car.

Heard steps coming down from the second floor and went into the front entry hall and met a man in the hall who had just come down from the second floor. He was probably 6'1, 30 years old or there abouts, black male, medium brown skin, stockey build, not heavy, well dressed, composed and he was carrying two bags that I recognized as mine. I asked him who he was, he said he was a workman. I said "How did you get in". He said the door was unlocked. I said what are you doing with the bags. He said those are my tools. He asked who I was. I told him I owned the place.

I tried to take one of the bags form him. He would not release it. I told him I was going to call the police. I turned around to go to the phone. He grabbed me from behind around the neck. He said "Are you going to let me go". We scuffled for four to five minutes. I was trying to get free and get out of the front door, because we were in front of the house. I did get the door opened, but was unable to break free to get out.

At that point I realized that I needed to let him have his way so that he would leave. During the struggle, the socks that he was wearing on his hands, came off, but he was quick to put them back on. He put my arm behind my back, grabbed my collar and pushed me into the first floor bath and told me he would not hurt me if I stayed in there.

He tied the door closed with one of my coats which was lying near by. He questioned me about when my wife was coming back. Asked me where there was more money and jewelry in the house. I told him there was none. He asked me that a couple more times. During the struggle he had taken my wallet. I thought I heard the front door open quietly, and I waited a minute, called out to him and got no response so I

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quickly got out of the bathroom and called 911. I had gone upstairs and got a shot gun because I was not sure where the guy was.

Question and Answer sessoin conducted by Det. Tarvares:

Q: Approximately how long were you at the Home Depot?
A: Probably thirty minutes.

Q: Was the vehicle parked in your drive way, wa it bronze or gray?
A: I would say it was kind of a dirty white gray. Kind of silver gray. It had a emblem that was flat on the grill. It had gray cloth interior. When I looked to see who was in the car, I notied that.

Q: From the time you saw the suspect, approximately how long you think he was in your home?
A: About fifteen minutes.

Q: Do you have anything that you want to add to this statement?
A: He was dressed casual, but neat. Dark slacks, dark tennis shoes I think. He had a jacket on, it was dark brown or black. He had a knit golf shirt on which had horitzonal green. Close hair cut. He looked well groom. He was very composed, well spoken.

Q: After the robbery, what did you notice missing?
A. A Compac Lap Top computer, with power adapter pulled out of the wall. Two duffel bags, one kelly geen canvas with Nashville Jet embodied on the side. The other was a black leather/vinyle gym bag that said Capitol City Club on the side. The green bag was stuffed full and the black bag was about half full. Patsy's

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Jewelry was gone out of the jewelry box. It was mostly costume jewelry. A small gold ring, wedding style ring, flat wide band with a crest on the top. He looked at the shot guns that I had, but did not take any.

Q: Did the suspect have a weapon, or did he lead you to believe he had a weapon?
A: I did not see a weapon, nor did he say that he had one.

Q: Did the suspect speak with an accent?
A: It was noticeable articulate and calm.

End of statement.... 9:45 HR

2001-03-04: Cybersleuths Forum,
"The National Examiner 3/13/01:
Did JonBenet's Dad fake break-in?"

candy
Member # 311
Member Rated:
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NATIONAL EXAMINER
March 13, 2001
COVER HEADLINE: DID JONBENET'S DAD FAKE NEW BREAK-IN?
His Story is Full of Holes! -- Insider says

STORY HEADLINE: John Ramsey Story Full of Holes -- says insider DID JONBENET'S DAD FAKE LATEST BREAK-IN?......just like little beauty's murder scene

STORY:

By Art Dworken

John Ramsey faked the recent break-in at his Atlanta house, charges an insider close to the still-unsolved murder of the Ramseys' 6-year-old daughter JonBenet.

Ramsey claims he was attacked and beaten by a burglar he surprised in his Atlanta home.

"But when you look at the holes in the story about this alleged break-in, it looks like it was staged in the same way the murder of JonBenet appears to have been staged to mislead cops toward an intruder," says the insider.

"This break-in never really happened."

Ironically, the incident occurred just days after the Ramseys learned they'll have to testify under oath about their daughter's 1996 murder as part of a $50 million defamation lawsuit filed against them by a Boulder, Colo., detective.

The trial will take place in Atlanta, the jurors will be from Atlanta -- and publicity about the break-in will almost certainly affect their perception of the Ramseys, says the insider.

"The timing of this latest 'break-in' is exquisite," the insider says. "While Lin Wood, the Ramseys' lawyer, is appearing on the Today show, John claims he's being attacked in his home hundreds of miles away almost at the same time.

"Now John can argue that: See, once again he's been victimized by an intruder. But as far as we know, he's the only witness to this recent break-in and assault, which is one reason I suspect this was just more spin-doctoring to draw sympathy to him and his wife and deflect attention from the truth.

"Even an arrest doesn't eliminate suspicion that this was a set-up."

According to the insider, the break-in story is full of holes:

** In one version he was forced inside a closet and the door then blocked with a grandfather clock. But another report has him being forced into a bathroom and tied in from the outside. It's hard to understand how a grandfather clock becomes confused with a rope.

** Ramsey said he was punched in the face repeatedly by a 6-foot-tall, 200-pound black male, yet there did not appear to be a cut or visible bruise on his face. And police spokeswoman Marion Hills tells THE EXAMINER: "My understanding is that Mr. Ramsey wasn't hurt.

"There was certainly no reference to any injuries sustained by Mr. Ramsey in our report."

** Ramsey told police he'd gone out on a 20-minute errand and returned around noon. "That's a very small window of opportunity for a stranger to find his way inside the house and go from room to room looking for valuable," says the insider.

** "The Ramseys' home is located in one of Atlanta's most well-to-do areas, in which all the homes have very good security systems, the insider explains. "In addition, there's a Neighborhood Watch program, all of which makes it highly unlikely that an intruder could sit on the street casing the joint in a 'brownish or gray Chevy Malibu' -- a description Ramsey gave the cops of the suspected getaway car -- without being detected."

** There were supposedly guns in a vault, yet the intruder failed to steal a shotgun -- a hot-ticket item that could bring big bucks on the street.

Ramsey's attorney denies his client staged the burglary. "When you review the investigative records, you will be impressed with the professional investigation conducted by the Atlanta Police Department," attorney Lin Wood tells The EXAMINER

But this isn't the first time the Ramseys have said they were the victims of an intruder.

"This is, in fact, the third break-in claimed by the Ramseys," says the insider. "There was the one December 26, 1996 -- the night of JonBenet's murder -- a second incident is described in their book The Death of Innocence and now this alleged third encounter with a burglar.

"This is just one more reason why I suspect John Ramsey fabricated this highly suspicious situation."
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2001-03-12: REPORT: Special Agent Peter W. McFarlane (FBI) of the GBI-FBI Crime Scene Specialist Unit

Transcribed by "ACandyRose" at www.acandyrose.com

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On Tuesday, February 20, 2001, at 11:40 AM, Special Agent Peter W. McFarlane (FBI) of the GBI-FBI Crime Scene Specialist Unit recieved a request from Major Ted Hall, commander of the Personals Crimes Unites, Atlanta Police Department, to assist in the processing of a crime scene at 4070 Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA, the residence of John and Patsy Ramsey.

Agent McFarlane arrived on scene at 12:44 PM and met with Detective Frank Tavarez and Sgt. Archie Ezell of the Atlanta PD Robbery Squad.

They advised that Mr. Ramsey's house was repportedly burgarized and he confronted the burglar, who attacked him. Mr. Ramsey was subquently locked in a bathroom by this individual described as a black male.

Mr. Ramsey advised the suspect made off with two carrying bags, (1) an Irish green duffel bag with words "Nashville Jet" and (2) a black duffel bag with the words "Capitol City Club on the side.

Mr. Ramsey indicated that the suspect was coming down the stairway from the second floor when he confronted him carrying these bags. He asked him who he was and he indicated that he was a workman. Mr. Ramsey also asked him what he was doing with the bags, knowing that these bags and possible contents belonged to Mr. Ramsey.

Mr. Ramsey also indicated that the suspect was wearing socks as gloves, either dark blue or black. He advised that at that point he ended up in a confrontation and struggle with this individual, who subsequently locked him in the bathroom on the first floor adjacent to a sitting room adjacent to the kitchen. The door was held closed with

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Mr. Ramsey's brown leather jacket, which was tied to the grandfather clock support post next to the bathroom door.

Mr. Ramsey indicated that upon searching the house he found that his Compaq lap top computer and power source had been taken from a second floor office area.

He further indicated when he came into the house, which was through the kitchen door, he noted a tan colored Chevrolet Cavalier parked in the driveway which was back in, whcih he suspected belonged to the perpetrator.

Agent McFarlane surveyed the scene and called for assistance from ASAC David T. Mitchell (GBI) and Agent Carol Ann Johnson (GBI) also of the GBI-FBI Crime Scene Specialist Unit.

It is noted that the house faces north onto Paces Ferry Road but the entrance is from a side driveway from River Forest Drive on the east side of this house.

The house is a two-story brick house with full basement.

Upon surveying this scene it was evident that the suspect had been in the house for a period of time. It is noted that Mr. Ramsey indicted that he had left the house unattended and had gone to the Home Depot store to shop and subsequently returned cathing the intruder.

The suspect entered the house through the rear basement door in the lower west side of the house. He used a shovel to pry the door open, which was left behind.

Various shoe impressions were left in the sand at this entrance as well as the shovel.

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ASAC Mitchel processed these impressions, making appropriate Hydrocal casts.

The suspect opened various drawers to chests and dressers on the first floor and second floor bedroom areas.

He also opened a gun safe located in Mr. Ramsey's dressing room/clothes closet area. According to Mr. Ramsey, the safe was not locked.

A gray metal box containing personal papers and a white cardboard box containing white sheets of paper with the inscription in pink cursive "JonBenet" was also on the floor in front of the safe.

A 12 gauge double barrel Parker shotgun, which was broken down in a leather carrying case, was also on the floor.

Agent McFarlane initially photographed the injuries to Mr. Ramsey's face, head and neck areas.

Upon taking these photographs Mr. Ramsey indicated to Agent McFarlane that he fought with the intruder and was forced in the bathroom adjacent to the sitting area on the first floor next to the kitchen.

The door had been tied shut with Mr. Ramsey's coat and a towel tied to the grandfather clock support post to the outside door handle to the bathroom. A multi-Allen wrench tool was used to secure the coat sleeve to the grandfather clock post.

Mr. Ramsey advised he did not want to get injured any further by this individual so he did not come out of the bathroom until he felt the intruder had left.

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Mr. Ramsey further indicated to Agent McFarlane and Atlanta detectives that his wallet which was described as an alligator black shiny wallet containing his Georgia driver's license, Blockbuster Video card along with two VISA cards, one from Merrill Lynch, and an American Express and Rich's credit cards were in the wallet.

He also indicated that he was missing papers, namely aircraft logs from his residence and they were in one of the bags, which the suspect was carrying out. He also indicated that he was missing $300-$400 cash which was in his wallet.

Agent McFarlane photographed the exterior and interior of this house as well as the bedroom and study areas and the areas where the perpetrator opened the drawers to the various chests and closets. These areas and drawers were processed for latent fingerprints by Agent Johnson with the use of Redwop powder and an alternate light source known as a Luma-Lite, all with negative results.

No fingerprints of value were recovered from these drawers.

Agent McFarlane processed the safe door and glass on the various closet doors in Mr. Ramsey's dressing area, recovering various latent lifts of unknow value.

Agent McFarlane collected the gray metal box and white cardboard box to be processed later for latent fingerprints at the GBI Crime Lab.

Agent McFarlane also photographed the broken entrance door to the basement area. The lock had been bent and forced open and the keeper and doorjamb had been broken.

The basement door was processed for latent fingerprints, inside and out.

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Photographs with black and white film were used to photograph latent fingerprints developed on the outside of this door, above the lock, 48 1/2" from the door and two inches from the edge of the door.

It is also noted ASAC Mitchell located tire impressions at the left front (north side) of the entrance to the driveway, whereby casts were made.

Also a Home Depot receipt was recovered on the floor in front of the bathroom where Mr. Ramsey was held. It read February 20, 01, 10:42 AM for the purchase of door hinges.

All items of evidence and asts recovered at this scene were so noted on GBI Receipt for Property Shets #E-202718 and E-202717, respectfully.

Agent McFarlene, along with ASAC Mitchell and Agent Johnson, departed this scene at 9:00 PM.

ID DATA: Victim: John Ramsey, W/M
DOB: (blacked out)

Special Agent Peter W. McFarlane: 03/09/01
03/12/01:je

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