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Ramsey was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia to Donald Ray Paugh and Nedra Ellen Ann Rymer ^[1]. She graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1975, and went on to attend West Virginia University, from which she graduated with a B.A. in journalism in 1978. While in college, she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She won the Miss West Virginia beauty title in 1977; her sister Pamela won the same title three years later. Parkersburg redirects here. ... Parkersburg High School (PHS) is a secondary school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, that serves grades ten through twelve and is part of the Wood County School District. ... West Virginia University is an institution of higher learning based in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser; and a clinical campus for the Universitys... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... // Journalism is the discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Alpha Xi Delta (ΑΞΔ) was founded in 1893 by ten women at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, who shared a vision of an organization dedicated to the personal growth of women. ... The Miss West Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss America pageant. ...

Ramsey married John Ramsey on November 5, 1980. Their son, Burke, was born on January 27, 1987. Patsy gave birth to her second child, JonBenét, on August 6, 1990 in Atlanta. The family moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1991. JonBenét Patricia Ramsey (August 6, 1990 - December 25 or 26, 1996) was an American beauty pageant queen who was murdered in her familys Boulder, Colorado home at the age of six. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States. ...

After the mysterious murder of JonBenét in the family's home in December 1996, Boulder law enforcement officials declared that Patsy and her husband were "under an umbrella of suspicion" ^[2] due to their possible involvement in the crime. The couple spent the next ten years defending themselves against the allegations by insisting that an intruder killed their daughter. As of 2008, no charges have ever been filed against anyone for the murder.

Patsy Ramsey had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1993 but the cancer was in remission at the time of her daughter's murder. In 2003, she suffered a relapse ^[3]. Ramsey died of ovarian cancer on June 24, 2006. She passed away less than two months before Boulder law enforcement officials announced their plans to arrest John Mark Karr, a former elementary school teacher who falsely confessed to the murder ^[4]. She is interred next to her daughter at Saint James Episcopal Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor (a kind of neoplasm) located on an ovary. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Mark Karr (born December 11, 1964 in Conyers, Georgia) is a man who made a confession, which eventually proved false, [1] regarding the unsolved murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. ... Historic Downtown Marietta Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia GR6, and is its county seat. ...

Ramsey was portrayed by Marg Helgenberger in the 2000 miniseries Perfect Murder, Perfect Town. Beth Harner, a character based on her, was portrayed by Liza Minnelli in an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Mary Margaret Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American film and television actress. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ...

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External links

• Evidence links Patsy Ramsey to murder
• Patsy Ramsey at NNDB
• Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother, dies
• Thai police: Man admits killing Ramsey
• Police: Ramseys remain under 'umbrella of suspicion'
• Patsy P. Ramsey Ovarian Cancer Foundation
• Patsy Ramsey at Findagrave.com