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This is the first of a series of articles being written about John Ramsey"
Hope drives JonBenet's dad to forge new life, but slowly
By MICHELLE HISKEY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 12/12/06
John Ramsey doesn't play much golf, a sport that makes even the best suffer. And the man the world knows as JonBenet's dad is suffering during a recent round at East Lake Golf Club.
He's averaging a double bogey per hole two strokes over par.
The foursome who cut in front of him are playing slowly, as if every shot is costing them money.
It starts to rain, and he doesn't have a jacket or an umbrella.
He could quit, but he's on the 16th tee box, a long walk from the shelter of the clubhouse. Mired in this chosen misery, Ramsey simply shrugs, smiles and swings away.
More than anything, Ramsey the golfer and Ramsey the survivor hold on to hope.
When you've lost two daughters and a wife, and lived through the hell of public suspicion that you've murdered your littlest one, hope is what keeps you going.
"I do believe there will be a resolution," he says quietly, while approaching the green, regarding the investigation into his daughter's death a decade ago this month. A TV report recently revealed that, within weeks of his daughter's death, Colorado investigators had DNA evidence suggesting he wasn't the killer.
More at link
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2006/12/11/1212ramsey.html?imw=Y
Hope drives JonBenet's dad to forge new life, but slowly
By MICHELLE HISKEY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 12/12/06
John Ramsey doesn't play much golf, a sport that makes even the best suffer. And the man the world knows as JonBenet's dad is suffering during a recent round at East Lake Golf Club.
He's averaging a double bogey per hole two strokes over par.
John Ramsey looked back on events in his life, including his daughter JonBenet's murder, during a round of golf. 'What really bugs me is the tag line that's always under [JonBenet's] picture that says 'child beauty queen,'' he said. 'She was so much more than that. ... She was our spark plug. She was 100 percent Patsy.' The foursome who cut in front of him are playing slowly, as if every shot is costing them money.
It starts to rain, and he doesn't have a jacket or an umbrella.
He could quit, but he's on the 16th tee box, a long walk from the shelter of the clubhouse. Mired in this chosen misery, Ramsey simply shrugs, smiles and swings away.
More than anything, Ramsey the golfer and Ramsey the survivor hold on to hope.
When you've lost two daughters and a wife, and lived through the hell of public suspicion that you've murdered your littlest one, hope is what keeps you going.
"I do believe there will be a resolution," he says quietly, while approaching the green, regarding the investigation into his daughter's death a decade ago this month. A TV report recently revealed that, within weeks of his daughter's death, Colorado investigators had DNA evidence suggesting he wasn't the killer.
More at link
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2006/12/11/1212ramsey.html?imw=Y