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John Bennett Ramsey Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Age: 81 Years
Religion: Christianity
Hometown: Lincoln

John Bennett Ramsey

Bio/Wiki
Profession• Businessman
• Author
Famous forBeing the father of JonBenét Ramsey
Physical Stats
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourGray
Personal Life
Date of Birth7 December 1943 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)81 Years
BirthplaceLincoln, Nebraska, USA
Zodiac signSagittarius
NationalityAmerican
HometownLincoln
SchoolOkemos High School, Michigan
College/UniversityMichigan State University (MSU)
Educational Qualification• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
• Master's in Business Administration (1971)
ReligionChristianity
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsBeth Holloway
Family
Wife/Spouse• Lucinda Pasch (m. 1966 - div. 1978)
Patricia 'Patsy' Ann Paugh Ramsey (m. 1980 - div. 2006)
• Jan Rousseaux ​(m. 2011)
John Bennett Ramsey's 3rd wife, Jan Rousseaux
ChildrenSon- 2
• Burke Ramsey
• John Andrew Ramsey
Daughter(s)- 3
• Elizabeth (died in 1992 at the age of 22)
• JonBenét (murdered in 1996)
• Melinda Ramsey
John Bennett Ramsey and his 2nd wife, Patsy Ramsey, with his children his first wife, Lucinda Pasch
ParentsFather- James Dudley 'Jay' Ramsey (World War 2 pilot)
Mother- Mary Jane Bennett
SiblingsBrother- Jeffrey Scott

John Bennett Ramsey (left)

Some Lesser Known Facts About John Bennett Ramsey

  • After completing his formal studies, he joined the US Navy in 1966 and served in the Philippines for 3 years as a Civil Engineer Corps officer. For the next 8 years, he worked in an Atlanta reserve unit.
  • In 1989, he established the Advanced Product Group, which later merged to become Access Graphics, a computer services company.
  • In 1991, Access Graphics became a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, and he became its president and CEO.
  • In 1996, he was declared the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce as his company achieved a turnover of $1 billion.
  • On the Christmas night of 1996, his daughter, JonBenét Ramsey, was found murdered in the basement of her home. That year, it was the only murder in Boulder, Colorado.

    John Bennett Ramsey with his wife, Patsy Ramsey, and his children

    John Bennett Ramsey with his wife, Patsy Ramsey, and his children

  • In a deposition, the detective first of the case, Linda Arndt said that she believed he was responsible for the murder.
  • He returned to his job at Access Graphics within weeks after the murder of his daughter.
  • After a few months, he moved to Atlanta with his family.
  • In 1997, his company was sold to General Electric.
  • In 1999, a grand jury voted to indict him and his wife, Patsy Ramsey, in the case on the basis that they placed their daughter in danger unlawfully, knowingly, recklessly and feloniously.

    Patsy Ramsey with her husband, John Bennett Ramsey, during an interview about her daughter, JonBenet Ramsey's murder

    John Bennett Ramsey, with his wife, Patsy Ramsey, during an interview about her daughter, JonBenet Ramsey’s murder

  • In 2004, he campaigned for a seat in the 105th district’s House of Representatives in Michigan but finished 2nd with 24.3% vote.
  • Later, investigators conducted a test using a newer technique named Touch DNA. On 9 July 2008, the Boulder County District Attorney’s office announced that he and other family members were not suspects anymore, but then Boulder County DA, Stan Garnett, claimed that the letter was not legally binding.
  • In November 2024, a Netflix docuseries titled ‘Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey?’ was released.