John Ramsey (1) (1943–)

This is an honest and personal account of the ordeal of the family of Jon Benet Ramsey after her murder. Though more than a decade late, the family was exonerated of any wrong-doing by DNA evidence. Mr. Ramsey writes of the grief of suffering not only the tragedy itself, but of living under an "umbrella of suspicion" created by the Police Department of Boulder, CO. His wife suffered the return of ovarian cancer and the family also lost her while awaiting their exoneration. All the while, they were comforted by their Christian faith and made stronger by that faith.… (meer)

I read the Death of Innocence written by John Ramsey and his wife Patsy. In the book they described the murder of their daughter JonBenet and their Christian faith. Their book along with FBI profiler, John Douglas's account of JonBenet's murder in The cases that Haunt Us have led me to the conclusion that a miscarriage of justice has been done to the Ramsey family. Later developments in DNA evidence has only gone on to support the conclusion that the murder was committed by an unknown person who broke into the family home. John Douglas said something in his book that really stuck, the only thing worse than having your child murdered is to be accused of it when you are innocent. Since those two book have been written Patsy Ramsey has died from the ovarian cancer that was first diagnosed in 1994. John Ramsey has not only lost his two daughters but his wife as well. It is in that context that he share his belief in God. According to his faith God does not promise to save you from terrible things happening in your life but he does promise to be there to help you through. If you have read Death of Innocence, many of the same events are recounted in this book. It seems that little advancement has been made in the case and John seems to have made peace with the fact that justice for the murder of his daughter may not be delivered on an earthly plane. This book is written from a faith based perspective. It seems that in losing it all, John Ramsey has found what really matters. It is heartening to see that suffering can lead to a deeper faith and even eventually the feeling of happiness again.… (meer)