John Ramsey Slams Criticism of JonBenét’s Taking part in Magnificence Pageants (Unique)

John Ramsey is defending his late spouse Patsy after she was criticized by many within the public for placing their younger daughter JonBenét in magnificence pageants.

JonBenét, 6, was discovered useless in her mother and father’ basement the day after Christmas in 1996. She died from strangulation and a blow to the cranium. She additionally confirmed indicators of a sexual assault.

John and Patsy additionally discovered inside their house a threatening hand-written ransom be aware presumably left behind by the killer, who has but to be recognized practically 30 years later. Nonetheless, the ripples of shock unfold from Boulder, Colo., throughout the nation and the mother and father shortly turned suspects. (No one within the Ramsey household has ever been charged in reference to JonBenét’s killing.)

John believes that there was such an curiosity within the case from the start partly due to JonBenét’s standing as a profitable little one magnificence pageant queen.

He believes the general public consideration got here with critics who believed Patsy, who as soon as competed within the Miss America pageant, was “dwelling vicariously by way of her daughter” — an concept he says is “completely unsuitable.”

“JonBenét cherished doing that stuff,” Ramsey completely tells PEOPLE, referencing the wonder pageants during which the lady had turn into a frequent and profitable participant.

“Patsy had simply recovered from stage 4 ovarian most cancers and was grateful for each minute she’d been given to be alive,” he says. “And I believe she was attempting to pack lots of stuff into her mother-daughter relationship, figuring out that she won’t dwell.”

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He provides that JonBenét was “very extroverted” and that the mom and daughter had enjoyable going by way of the expertise of the pageants collectively.

“We used to say, ‘Man, JonBenét’s bought to lose a few of these pageants, as a result of she wants to grasp you do not all the time win in life,’” John recollects to PEOPLE.

He says that Patsy, who died in 2006, inspired her youngsters, together with JonBenét, to take part in as many extracurricular actions as doable.

“JonBenét had taken violin classes, she’d taken piano classes,” John tells PEOPLE. “She was signed as much as take rock-climbing classes in January that subsequent yr. Allow them to strive something they need. Soccer. Zero into one thing they actually like and so they actually did it.”

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The notorious unsolved case is coming again into the highlight in an upcoming three-part docuseries, Chilly Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?, premiering Monday, Nov. 25 on Netflix.

A press release from the community beforehand shared with PEOPLE states the docuseries “investigates the mishandling of the case by legislation enforcement and the media, finally revealing the comparatively easy steps that may be taken to lastly resolve maybe essentially the most notorious chilly case of all time.”