This Day in History: JonBenet Ramsey murder 12/26/96 Boulder, CO

Posted by: mylifeofcrime | December 26, 2005

This Day in History: JonBenet Ramsey murder 12/26/96 Boulder, CO

JonBenet Ramsey

On this day in 1996, 6 year old child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in her home in Boulder, CO. Her murder case was followed by a media frenzy for quite some time, however, it is still unsolved at this time. There have been much speculation as to who murdered her, including the members of her family.

Crimemagazine story
The Smoking Gun story
CNN story
Court TV files

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This Day in Crime History

October 5: 1997: Constance Mauer was raped and murdered in her Town of Veteran, NY home, which was then set on fire by Timothy Burchard and Eric Weiskopff.

Timothy Burchard – convicted – 25 to life in prison – first parole hearing 9/2027 [He is currently in Upstate Correctional Facility]

Eric Weiskopff – pled guilty – 22 years to life – first parole hearing 11/2025 [He is currently in Southport Correctional Facilty]

October 5: 2005: Christie Wilson went missing after leaving the Thunder Valley Casino in Placer County, CA. Mario Flavio Garcia was convicted of her murder and sentenced to 59 years to life in prison, although he still refuses to tell where her body is located.

Recent or upcoming notable trials and sentencings

Upcoming or Current Trials

Indiana - Desmond Turner for the murders of the Covarrubias/Albarran Family - October 12, 2009

North Carolina - Shannon Crawley for the murder of Denita Smith - Oct., 2009

Arkansas - Curtis Vance for the murder of Anne Pressly - Nov. 2, 2009

Indiana - James Stewart for the murders of the Covarrubias/Albarran Family - December 7, 2009

Tennessee - Jessie Dotson for the Lester St. Massacre Murders - February 8, 2010

Tennessee - For the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom:
George Thomas: November 2, 2009
Letalvis "Rome" Cobbins: - August 12, 2009. GUILTY - LWOP
Vanessa Coleman - August 10, 2009
Lemaricus Davison - September 21, 2009 - jury picked, trial has started 10/19/2009

North Carolina - For the murder of 12 year old Emily Haddock:
Sherrod Nicholas Harrison - early 2010 [death penalty case]
Michael Graham Currie - early 2010 [death penalty case]
Van Roger Smith Jr. - ?
Perry Ross Schiro - ?
Ryan Jermar White - ?

Upcoming court appearances: -

Recent convictions or guilty pleas:

Georgia - David Edenfield murder trial (murder of Christopher Barrios) – September 21, 2009 - GUILTY

Indiana - Terry Lay - September 14, 2009 for the murder of his son, 2 year old Kaleb - GUILTY

Colorado - Aaron Thompson for the murder of his daughter Aarone Thompson - GUILTY

Texas - Paul Devoe murder trial (capital murders of Haylie Faulkner and Danielle Hensley) - GUILTY

Recent notable sentencings:
Tennessee - Letalvis "Rome" Cobbins for the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom - LWOP

Georgia - Sam Parker for the murder of his wife, Theresa Parker - life in prison

Indiana - Amanda Brooks Lay for the murder of her son Kalab Lay - 35 years in prison

Recent Convictions/Sentences Overturned

Upcoming Sentencings

Washington DC - Banita Jacks for the murder of her 4 daughters - Oct. 16, 2009 - faces LWOP

California - Jesse James Hollywood (jury recommends he receive life in prison for the 2000 murder of Nicholas Markowitz - Oct. 21, 2009

Florida - Michael King for the murder of Amber Denise Lee - (jury recommends death)

Florida - Justin Grodin for the murder of his daughter, Gretchen - (jury recommends death) - September 18, 2009

California - Fermin Brito Palacios for the murder of his daughter Natalia Brito - Nov. 2, 2009

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