The Skeleton Key Chronicles

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Long before scrutiny became unavoidable, Patsy Paugh had learned how to carry herself in public. Born on December 29, 1956, she grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia. As a young woman, she competed in pageants and was crowned Miss West Virginia in 1977. Living in a world where composure and how to stay cool under pressure were par for the course.

No one knew then that her early years mattered later in ways no one could have anticipated. As the mother of JonBenét Ramsey, Patsy found herself navigating relentless public attention, much of it unforgiving. Yet again and again, she appeared measured and controlled, often presenting a calm exterior even as scrutiny intensified around her and her family. It’s hard not to see how that pageant background shaped her ability to keep it together when nearly every moment was being watched and judged.

Patsy died in 2006 at the age of 49, but her name has never faded from public conversation. Recently, JonBenét’s father, John Ramsey, spoke on Banfield about why he feels encouraged at where the investigation is going now. He pointed to changes in leadership within the Boulder Police Department and said he’s been impressed by Chief Stephen Redfearn, describing him as sincere and engaged after multiple meetings.

Remembering Patsy Ramsey today means recognizing not just the chapter most people know, but the woman who lived a full, public-facing life long before it was shaped by circumstances no one chooses.

Patricia Ann (Paugh) Ramsey
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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

13 hours ago

Just before sunrise on Christmas Eve, a neighbor’s security camera captured a moment that has since become the starting point of a growing mystery. Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, was last seen outside her home near San Antonio shortly before 7 a.m. The footage shows her looking through the contents of her car parked in the driveway. Then the video ends. There’s no clear sign of where she went next.

That short clip has become the clearest reference point investigators have to go on, but it raises more questions than answers. Camila didn’t take her car, even though authorities believe she had her keys with her. Her cell phone, which her mother says had a dead battery, was left behind at home. Camila was wearing a baby-blue and black hoodie, baby-blue pajama shorts and white shoes, suggesting she wasn’t planning to be gone long. Because the car was still there, investigators believe she likely left the area on foot.

Officials have said the timeline has been difficult to sort out, with no obvious trail beyond the moment the video cuts off, but they’ve emphasized that family members and others close to her have been completely cooperative throughout the search.

Still, there are details investigators aren’t sharing, when asked why his office believes the situation is urgent, Sheriff Javier Salazar said there is information they can’t make public but continues to urge anyone with information regarding Camila’s whereabouts to come forward.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

18 hours ago

For more than forty years, she was known only as a Jane Doe. In 1981, skeletal remains were discovered at the Cheatham County landfill along Highway 249 in Ashland City, Tennessee. Investigators determined the remains belonged to a young female, estimated to be between 14 and 17 years old, and believed she had been at the location for approximately three to nine months before being found.

Despite extensive efforts at the time, no identification could be made, and the case eventually went cold.

That changed decades later. In December 2022, as part of the Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation submitted a DNA sample for forensic genetic genealogy testing with Othram. The testing successfully identified the young woman as Linda Sue Karnes, born August 10, 1965.

Linda was originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and later grew up in Cunningham, Tennessee. Records indicate that prior to her death, she spent time at the Montgomery County Girls Home in Clarksville. How she ended up at the landfill in Ashland City, and the circumstances that led there, remain unresolved.

Now with Linda’s name restored, TBI agents are asking for the public’s help in filling in the missing details. Anyone with information about people Linda may have been with before she was found, or who remembers relevant details from that time period, is encouraged to contact the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

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