Mother of JonBenet Ramsey dies of cancer

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Patsy Ramsey succumbs to recurrance of ovarian cancer at age 49

DENVER - Patsy Ramsey, the mother of slain 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, died Saturday morning after a recurrence of ovarian cancer, her lawyer L. Lin Wood told MSNBC. She was 49.

Her husband, John, was with her at the time of her death.

"Patsy just always looked forward and enjoyed every day," Wood said.

JonBenet was found beaten and strangled in her parents' Boulder, Colo. basement on Dec. 26, 1996. A grand jury investigation ended with no indictments, and no arrests have been made. NBC VIDEO


A cloud of suspicion has hung over John Ramsey and his wife since the December 1996 slaying of JonBenet, but no one has ever been charged.

The district attorney and a federal judge in Colorado have said it is likelier that an intruder was responsible, as the parents insist.

The Ramseys left Colorado and had residences in Michigan, where John Ramsey unsuccessfully ran for office, and Atlanta.