Mother of JonBenet Ramsey dies of cancer at 49
Posted: Saturday, June 24th, 2006 3:55 pm
DENVER — Patsy Ramsey, the mother of slain 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, died Saturday morning after a recurrence of ovarian cancer, her lawyer L. Lin Wood told MSNBC. She was 49.
Ramsey had been battling ovarian cancer since 1993 and suffered a recurrence three years ago, Wood said. Ramsey died around 3:30 a.m. at her father’s home in the Atlanta area. Her husband, John, was with her at the time of her death. …
JonBenet was found beaten and strangled in her parents’ Boulder, Colo., basement on Dec. 26, 1996. A grand jury investigation ended with no indictments, and no arrests have been made.
The Ramseys said an intruder killed their daughter but a cloud of suspicion hung over the couple. The district attorney and a federal judge in Colorado have said it is likelier that an intruder was responsible. … Read full obituary
