It was a new scarf that John bought for someone or other.
I remember thinking how impersonal can you get... bury a little child with something she never even saw before. How comforting.
Do normal little girls wear scarves except in wintertime to keep warm? Silk scarf for a 6 year old?
And of course, what creepier way to bury a child who has been strangled... with an article of clothing that goes around the neck. But at least they restrained themselves from putting it around her neck... probably somebody sane told them it was inappropriate.
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2000 March 18 - John and Patsy Ramsey book, "Death of Innocence"
DOI (HB) Page 34-35
"On December 28, a department store in Denver sent some clothing to the Fernies' so I could pick something to wear to the funeral, since all our clothes were still in the house. Roxy and my sisters were there to help me sort through the dresses and hopefully come up with something I could wear to my daughter's funeral. I chose a black knit, two-piece dress."
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At that moment a picture of Jackie Kennedy abruptly flashed across my mind. I remembered seeing her wearing a black veil, walking hand in hand with her two children to JFK's grave site. Now I could see why people wore veils at such times. The filmy material surrounds you like a cocoon, over-shadowing your face and closing out the world. With the covering and protection, I could cry, be private in my grief. I decided I wanted to wear a veil to JonBenet's funeral, so I asked one of my friends to help. She found a sheer black scarf and attached it to a black felt hat, then packed it for the trip to Atlanta."
2000 March 18 - John and Patsy Ramsey book, "Death of Innocence"
DOI (HB) Page 39
The last time we saw JonBenet was in that funeral home. My mother and dad, Nedra and Don Paugh; my sisters, Pam and Polly; John and I; John Andrew; and Melinda stood around the coffin saying our good-byes. Mother had a special gold bracelet she had saved to give to JonBenet when she was older. Mother reached down and slipped it over her wrist.
Polly put a large gold cross in JonBenet's hands. During the time I had cancer, Father Rol had performed a healing service for me and had given me a cross that had been blessed by Native Americans in South Dakota, where he had formerly pastored a church. Later I had found gold crosses similar to that one at a jewelry store in Boulder and bought those crosses for my mother and sisters. Polly had worn the cross through some difficult times; JonBenet would wear it forever.
Pam had brought JonBenet's Little Miss Christmas Tiara, which she had won during December's pageant competition in Denver. Now Pam bent over and lovely placed the crown on JonBenet's head.
Then it was John turn. He had recently purchased a beautiful silk scarf, and he
tucked it around JonBenet as if surrounding her
with a final blanket of love.
2000 March 18 - John and Patsy Ramsey book, "Death of Innocence"
DOI (HB) Page 40
"Suddenly my friend Priscilla White rushed in. She and Fleet had found Sister Socks, a stuffed kitten that was so dear to JonBenet. I couldn't believe that Priscilla had the gray-a-white cat. I had asked to have the toy brought from the house in Boulder, but the stuffed animal that was given to us earlier was the wrong one. Priscilla knew that, and somehow, even though she was now in Atlanta, she had gotten hold of the right Sister socks, the one with the
red ribbon around it's neck. I tucked Sister Socks under JonBenet's right arm."
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Oh well, at least they buried her with her stuffed cat & the Tiara she won.... not EVERYTHING was something she never laid eyes on.