Who Killed JonBenet?

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This is kind of like

a bedtime story.

Once upon a time there was

a girl named JonBent.

She looked like a princess,

but she wasn't

She was just a normal girl

who wanted to play outside

and ride her bike.

( whispers ) As I lay me down

to sleep,

I pray the lord my soul to keep.

If I should die before I wake,

I pray the lord my soul to take.

That's the last thing

I remember,

Saying those words.

Then I fell asleep.

I don't remember anything

after that.

911, what's your emergency?

( Patsy ):
Police!

What's going on, ma'am?

755 15th Street.

What's going on, ma'am?

We have a kidnapping!

Hurry, please!

Explain to me what's going on,

ok?

There's... we have a--

there's a note left

and our daughter's gone!

There's a note and

your daughter is gone?

Yes!

How old is your daughter?

Six years old.

She's blonde.

Six years old.

Ok, how long ago was this?

I don't know!

( gasping )

I just got the note

and my daughter's gone!

Does it say who took her?

There's a... there's

a ransom note here.

It's a ransom note?

It says "SBTC Victory."

Please!

And what's your name?

Are you-

Patsy Ramsey.

I'm the mother.

I'm sending an officer over,

ok?

Please!

Uh, do you know how long

she's been gone?

No, I don't.

Please send someone!

I am, honey.

Please.

I just need you to take

a breath.

Hurry!

Hurry, hurry!

Oh my...

Patsy? Patsy?

Patsy?

That's Steve Thomas.

He's a Detective.

Maybe he's the one who is going

to solve this puzzle.

Pete?

My meth head waving

the butcher knives.

Are you cutting him a deal?

I've got bigger fish to fry

right now, Steve.

What're you giving him?

Uh, community service

and rehab again?

Wait, I have an idea.

Why don't you throw

in a dental plan?

Not a bad idea.

I hear meth's terrible

on the teeth.

Do you guys prosecute anybody?

Commander wants us

in this meeting, too.

It's about the Ramsey girl.

Isn't that homicide?

They want to take the body back

to Atlanta for burial.

We need it here for evidence.

The autopsy's been done.

The case isn't.

We need to do some more testing.

And we need to talk to them.

Commander...

Well, you can't ransom

the body for an interview.

We're not ransoming the body.

It's just way to premature

to release it.

Do I need to remind you that the

Ramseys are important people?

We're not finished

with her yet.

Have you read

the autopsy report?

Why don't you go get us

that interview?

You can't ransom the body.

What the hell was that?

Quinn briefed you?

Not really.

We need to get up to speed.

I'll talk to Linda,

she was there.

I need this closed fast.

The city's gonna come apart

if there's a maniac

running around.

Yeah.

Are you ready for this?

What do you mean?

Homicide isn't narcotics.

I've been an investigator

for 13 years, John.

I've worked hundreds of cases.

You're in good hands.

The scene wasn't preserved.

What?

What do you mean, the

scene wasn't preserved?

It just wasn't, alright?

Linda.

What went on in that house?

It was right over here.

I moved it here.

That's mommy and daddy.

Mommy was Miss West Virginia

once.

She put me in lots of

pageants too.

She said I looked so pretty

in a tiara.

( sirens wailing

in the distance )

Oh, John...

( police radio noise )

Are you in charge?

I am. I am.

Just tell me what happened.

I- I went into her room

at 5:
45

to wake her for our Michigan

trip but she wasn't there,

and I thought maybe

she had just got up early

in the excitement but I came

downstairs and I found the note.

Oh my god.

"Mr. Ramsey, listen carefully.

"We are a group of individuals

"that represent a small

foreign faction.

"We respect your business,

"but not the country

that it serves.

"At this time we have your

daughter in our possession.

"She is safe and unharmed.

"If you want her to see 1997,

"you must follow our

instructions to the letter."

What've we got?

The note says they're

being watched.

They talk to the cops or anyone,

the girl gets beheaded.

( sirens )

Commander got word.

They're influential people.

Treat them accordingly.

I'll check for other

exit points.

We were at our friend's house,

the Whites,

for Christmas dinner.

She fell asleep in the car

and I carried her up

and put her in bed.

She's a bed-wetter.

Don't touch anything.

Please.

( shutter snapping )

Our son's in here.

( sobbing )

( sobbing )

Patsy?

Oh, honey!

We called our friends,

the Fernies and the Whites.

What's going on?

John what is happening?

What's going on?

JonBent has disappeared.

What?

There was a ransom note.

What're you talking about?

My baby's been kidnapped.

( sobbing hysterically )

Patsy, what's happening?

My baby!

We just don't know

where she is.

What do you mean?

( shutter sounds )

JonBent? JonBent?

JonBent, if you're down here,

sweetie,

this really isn't funny.

That's my dad's best friend,

Fleet.

I came downstairs and I found

the note

and so I went up to her room

and she was gone.

( sobbing )

JonBent?

JonBent?

JonBent?

John's gonna wake Burke,

he doesn't want him seeing

Patsy this way.

Let's uh... let's take him back

to our place.

He can stay with Fleet Junior.

Hey, Burke?

Burke?

Let's wake up.

Um, I gotta get you

to the White's, ok?

I gotta get you dressed

and to the White's, ok?

Ok.

Ok.

( shutter sounds )

Oh, thank you for coming.

This is our pastor.

Could everyone please just stay

over here in the living room?

These people work

for the City.

They help when bad things happen

to good people.

I wish they could help

me remember

what happened that night.

Mr. Ramsey.

Your son was the only

other person here.

We'd like to ask him

a few questions.

He was asleep.

He doesn't know anything.

Mr. White, if you could bring

that roll of film

from dinner last night?

Sure.

( sirens wailing

in the distance )

You doing ok?

Yeah.

Is that a new video game?

Yeah.

When the kidnappers call

it's imperative that

you ask to speak

with your daughter

so that we know she's ok.

This lady is a Detective too.

Her name is Linda Arndt.

She seems really nice.

Like she really cares.

How do we know that the note

wasn't written after midnight

and they're calling between

8:
00 and 10:00 am tomorrow?

We don't, but let's assume

it's today.

Ask for details on where they

tell you to bring the money.

Details on everything.

But tell them that you can't

get it until 5:
00pm.

Keep them on the phone

as long as you can.

Is there any significance

you can think of

to that ransom amount?

$118,000.00?

No.

I'd pay anything.

What about these phrases,

"foreign faction",

"grow a brain", "fat cat"?

Anyone you know

who talks like that?

No.

Anyone you can think of who

might want to do this to you?

Yes, our housekeeper.

She recently asked for a loan.

She has money problems.

I don't know, the handwriting

might look a little like...

she has a key.

( shutter sounds )

( police radio noise )

My family did everything

with the Whites.

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