In the fake ransom note there was a demand for $118,000. A very odd amount, except that John Ramsey had reportedly received that exact amount as bonus at work a couple of years earlier. The ransom note was written on one of the Ramsey’s notepads, using one of their pens. Whoever did it was someone who knew in detail about the Ramsey’s finances and took the time to sit down inside the house and write out a fake ransom note, probably minutes after the murder occurred. One of Patsy Ramsey’s paint brushes was used to make the garrote.
John Ramsey was ruled out as the author of the note based on handwriting analysis. Patsy Ramsey could not be ruled out as the author of the note.
The amount.....The bonus ticked someone off. I believe the notepad and pen was right there in the house.
A weird and sad case indeed.