JONBENET -- Ramsey Home Tour -- Narrated and Annotated

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JONBENET -- Ramsey Home Tour -- Narrated and Annotated Nov 29, 2022 17:33:00 GMT -5

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Post by Tom Sorensen on Nov 29, 2022 17:33:00 GMT -5

A Paula Woodward YT channel has more than two hours of video footage documenting the exterior and interior of the Ramsey home. The videos are embedded below and are invaluable in understanding the layout of the house, which can be quite confusing. I have already posted a narrated floor plan¹ and what appears to be incomplete crime scene footage². I intend to do a rough index of the areas shown in each video when time permits.

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¹ FLOORPLAN

² CSFOOTAGE

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JONBENET -- Ramsey Home Tour -- Narrated and Annotated Nov 29, 2022 17:33:52 GMT -5

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OUTSIDE

@0:00 Grate area accessible from patio.

@0:35 Grate opened.

@1:15 Window well, closeup showing debris.

@6:10 Front of residence, looking east to west from 15th St.

@7:20 Looking up walkway leading to front door.

@8:05 South side of residence.

@8:30 Front door.

@8:35 Sweep from north to south, stairs and walkway.

@9:50 Roof detail seen from north east corner of house.

@10:20 Looking west down north side of house.

@11:00 Entry to butler's kitchen.

@11:15 Looking up...panning around north wall.

@12:55 North wall of garage, looking west to east.

@13:20 Looking up...

@13:35 Front of garage facing south.

@13:55 Looking up...

@14:30 View from garage/drive to bricked patio, looking east.

@14:50 Entry to garage from patio, south-west corner.

@15:04 Zoomed out...panning west to east.

@16:15 Patio door in corner next to grate.

@16:35 Zooming in on grate.

@17:07 Patio door close-up.

@17:40 Balcony off of the 2nd floor playroom, dining area below balcony.

@18:10 3rd floor master bedroom.

@18:55 Jumping to Run Room, far east.

@19:10 Looking up...

@19:17 Jumping to south-east corner, zooming out...panning back and forth.

@12:15 Back at front walkway.

@22:10 Sidewalk.

1ST FLOOR (June 5, 2000)

@22:55 Front door

@23:23 Alcove area, alarm control panel.

@24:18 Mailbox inside door.

@24:40 Back to front door looking west into the kitchen area.

@25:05 Front staircase.

@25:55 Small window facing north.

@26:25 Similar window proceeding upstairs.

2ND FLOOR

@27:00 Jumping to 2nd floor looking down the front staircase.

@27:20 Note landing, 90 degree turn (entry to basement is just below.)

@27:40 Jumping to continuation of staircase leading to the 3rd floor, carpeted.

@28:24 At base of stairs leading to the 3rd floor master bedroom.

@28:40 Double pane window on north wall.

3RD FLOOR

@28:53 Jumping to 3rd floor bedroom, looking down the front staircase.

@29:25 Note wood shutters.

@30:12 END

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JONBENET -- Ramsey Home Tour -- Narrated and Annotated Nov 29, 2022 17:34:31 GMT -5

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CONTINUED FROM 1A, 3RD FLOOR

@0:00 Standing on the 3rd floor, looking over railing of front staircase.

@0:15 Master bedroom, looking west to east, front staircase to the left.

@0:50 Note alarm panel on the east wall.

@1:20 South wall window in bedroom area.

@2:00 Jumps to small storage room in the south-east corner of the room.

@2:20 Back to east wall, panning south-west.

@4:05 Straight shot all the way to the west wall through archway.

@4:43 Standing in south-east corner, panning.

@5:15 Front staircase.

@6:05 Note archway leading to adjacent rooms and back staircase.

@6:20 Jumping to archway, looking west.

@6:40 Note Patsy's bathroom at the far end of the extension.

@6:50 Jumping to back staircase leading to 2nd floor.

@8:10 Standing west of back staircase, looking into John's bathroom.

@9:00 Jumping to Patsy's bathroom at the extreme west of the extension, looking into Patsy's dressing room.

@9:40 Windows facing south.

@10:20 Turns, looking into Patsy's bathroom, enclosed shower and tub along west wall.

@11:30 Tub into south-west corner.

@12:10 Bathroom doorway, panning.

@12:30 Closets against the north wall of the dressing room.

@12:54 Note passageway in right side of frame.

@13:25 View into Patsy's bathroom from the dressing room.

@13:47 Jumps to John's bathroom, closeup of vanity.

@14:18 Bathroom has shower and tub¹.

@15:46 Window in north wall at end of tub.

@16:00 Door gives access to roof area.

@16:30 John's walk-in closet area.

@17:00 Window in north wall of closet area.

@17:30 Window in west wall of closet area.

@18:30 Back to north window panning along south wall in closet area.

@19:30 Abrupt shift to back stairwell, looking up.

2ND FLOOR

@20:00 Jumps to 2nd floor landing, looking up the back stairwell leading to the 3rd floor.

@20:20 Moving west, view of laundry area.

@20:30 Looking from 2nd floor landing into laundry area, panning.

@21:00 Dividing wall blocks view to the spiral staircase leading to the 1st floor hallway.

@21:18 Abrupt jump to bathroom off of John Andrew's bedroom, has shower combination.

@22:00 Bedroom has closets on both sides of bathroom door and double windows along the west wall.

@22:02 Back to bedroom door, panning along north wall.

@23:40 Sweep continues along the west wall.

@24:15 Bathroom already covered.

@24:30 Jumps to Jonbenet's bedroom as viewed from the laundry area.

@24:43 Note door in south wall leading to balcony.

@25:00 Back to south-east corner, panning.

@25:44 Closets and doorway to Jonbenet's bathroom.

@26:00 Closet doors opened.

@26:24 Standing in doorway of bathroom, looking east.

@27:15 Panning along east wall.

@27:37 Doorway in north wall of bedroom leading to the landing and laundry area.

@28:10 Still in Jonbenet's bedroom, showing balcony door.

@28:35 Closeup of balcony door lock.

@29:12 Balcony door opened to show lock details and striker plate.

@29:40 View of balcony area, panning east to west.

@30:07 END

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JONBENET -- Ramsey Home Tour -- Narrated and Annotated Nov 29, 2022 17:35:12 GMT -5

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CONTINUED FROM 1B, 2ND FLOOR

@0:00 Balcony area, panning east to west.

@0:10 Back to east end of balcony, sweep going west.

@0:35 Two recessed lights in balcony ceiling.

@0:45 Balcony has green wooden slat decking.

@1:28 Jumps to Jonbenet's bathroom, has tub, commode and sink.

@2:50 Tub has hose with shower head (definitely seen in crime scene footage.)

@3:05 Upper left corner of frame, looks like shower combo.

@3:20 Closeup of toilet and commode/sink area.

@3:50 Doorway in upper right corner of frame.

@4:25 View of bedroom through doorway.

@4:27 Jumps to doorway in north wall leading to landing and laundry area.

@4:48 West wall of laundry area with cabinet and sink.

@5:20 Facing north wall.

@5:39 Jumps to doorway leading to John Andrew's bedroom.

@6:03 Back to laundry area, facing north wall window.

@6:15 Railing overlooking the spiral staircase.

@6:23 Closet area that housed the washer/dryer stack used by the Ramseys.

@7:10 Panning out along the east wall, top of spiral staircase becomes visible.

@7:33 Back staircase leading to the 3rd floor just visible above the half wall.

@7:40 Window in east wall of extension.

@8:05 View into hallway leading to the Ramsey's playroom.

@8:25 Hallway, camera facing south.

@8:46 Jumps to top of spiral staircase, looking down.

@9:15 Wooden floor in 1st floor back hallway visible, leading to butler's pantry, kitchen, patio, etc.

@10:04 END.

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JONBENET -- Ramsey Home Tour -- Narrated and Annotated Nov 29, 2022 17:35:45 GMT -5

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Post by Tom Sorensen on Nov 29, 2022 17:35:45 GMT -5

CONTINUED FROM 1C, 2ND FLOOR

@0:00 At north wall window of game/play room, panning.

@0:20 View west into the hallway leading to the back stairs.

@0:35 Showing south-west offset corner.

@0:50 Radiator below west wall window.

@1:20 Full view of south wall with balcony door.

@1:40 Cabinets against east wall.

@1:47 Zoomed in on French doors.

@2:04 Back to French doors, panning clockwise.

@2:25 Radiator below north window.

@3:02 Bathroom opposite of Melinda's room visible through archway to east hallway.

@3:28 Jumps to slate tiled game room balcony, panning across railing featuring brick posts.

@4:10 Restarts panning from east going clockwise.

@4:25 Melinda's room seen from the balcony.

@5:00 French doors seen from the outside.

@5:01 Jumps to archway of east hallway, looking east. Top of front staircase just visible.

@5:40 Game room cabinets shown again.

@5:50 Jumps to bathroom north of east hallway (shared by Burke and Melinda, looks dated.)

@6:06 North wall window.

@6:17 [inaudible], cupboard in corner with mirror.

@6:30 Tub and shower combo behind door.

@6:35 Tub viewed from north-east corner of bathroom.

@6:55 [inaudible]

@7:18 Note shower head, then vertical cabinet.

@7:40 Jumps to Melinda's room, standing in the north-east corner, panning anti-clockwise.

@8:45 South windows overlooking the balcony.

@9:25 East wall.

@9:55 North wall, doorway in left side of frame.

@10:05 Closet area featuring built-in drawers.

@10:32 Jumps to top of front staircase, looking down from landing.

@10:55 Hallway, looking west into the game room.

@11:14 Entrance area of Burke's bedroom, far east end of the 2nd floor.

@11:25 Back to north wall, panning anti-clockwise.

@11:40 Facing north wall window.

@11:58 Facing south-east corner of room, two of three tall widows facing 15th Street visible.

@12:22 Standing in the south-west corner of room, looking north.

@12:45 Note enclosed storage room.

@13:00 All east wall windows shown.

@13:15 Door open to storage area.

@13:40 Double door closet north of entrance.

@13:55 Abrupt jump to back stairwell, looking down the spiral staircase.

@14:20 Descending...

@14:38 Descending...

@14:55 Turns to Jonbenet's bedroom, looking through the doorway as seen from the spiral staircase.

1ST FLOOR

@15:25 Bottom portion of spiral staircase, panning upwards.

@16:50 North wall of 1st floor back hallway.

@17:00 Stairs to the right leading to the Butler's Pantry.

@17:10 Jumps to Mud Room next to garage, orientation?

@18:10 Looking into Mud Room from hallway.

@18:20 Note alarm control panel on wall next to door leading to the garage.

@18:40 Sink behind half wall next to Butler's Pantry staircase.

@18:50 Looking south, facing the patio door.

@19:07 Mudroom entrance to the right, John's Study to the far right next to patio door.

@19:17 View down into the Butler's Pantry.

@19:40 Note stairs at the far east end leading past the basement door into the front hallway.

@20:11 Jumps to John's Study, facing west.

@20:20 Small bathroom off of study, panning across south wall windows overlooking patio.

@21:25 View east from John's Study into back hallway, note French doors.

@21:30 Panning across windows overlooking patio.

@22:00 A look inside bathroom accessed from study.

@22:40 Jumps back to hallway, showing spiral staircase at the north end.

@23:03 Now moving into the kitchen area.

@23:17 Straight shot east showing front hallway and entrance area at the far end.

@23:40 The east wall between the kitchen doorway and small sink area.

@24:09 Facing the sink area between the half wall and east wall.

@24:47 Looking right when entering the kitchen from the back hallway.

@25:00 Note wall phone.

@25:30 South wall window overlooks the grate covering the basement window well.

@25:55 Looking from west to north out the north side window.

@26:10 Note the skylight type window above.

@26:45 Center countertop, looking east.

@27:10 Peek into front hallway leading to foyer.

@27:40 Fridge and cabinets.

@28:00 Peek into Breakfast Room.

@28:10 Cabinets below cooker, north wall.

@28:50 Cabinets forming peninsula.

@29:15 Facing north-east corner.

@29:25 Another peek into front hallway.

@29:40 A view from the north-east corner through doorway to Breakfast Room.

@30:00 Now looking west into John's Study, walk-in fridge visible in right side of frame.

@30:21 END

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JONBENET -- Ramsey Home Tour -- Narrated and Annotated Nov 29, 2022 17:36:40 GMT -5

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Post by Tom Sorensen on Nov 29, 2022 17:36:40 GMT -5

CONTINUED FROM 2A, 1ST FLOOR

@0:00 Kitchen, looking west toward John's study.

@0:26 Walk-in fridge.

@0:46 Sink area with lower cabinetry.

@1:20 Light switches.

@2:00 Panning across the countertop.

@2:20 North-west corner of kitchen.

@2:30 Looking south into the dining area.

@2:57 Panning the room, starting at the east wall and moving clockwise.

@3:25 Access to the dining room to the south is via French doors.

@3:50 Sweep continued...

@4:00 Windows, west wall.

@4:30 Overlooking the patio.

@5:00 Looking north back into the kitchen.

@5:30 Now in the formal dining room, looking south.

@5:50 The west wall of the room.

@6:20 The north wall.

@7:00 Continued panning clockwise.

@7:55 Doorway to the living room and French doors to the Sun Room.

@8:20 Exit to patio on west wall.

@8:40 Now in the Sun Room, looking east, panning clockwise.

@9:30 Further panning inside the Sun Room, the room has a door out.

@10:10 Archway to the Living Room.

@10:42 Abrupt jump to Butler's Pantry, looking east to west.

@11:30 Looking west into the back hallway, the spiral staircase is to the right.

@11:52 Confusing jump to the small powder room east of the Butler's Pantry.

@12:10 Back into the Butler's Pantry.

@12:25 Exit from the Butler's Pantry to the north side of the house.

@12:42 The small hallway east of the Butler's Pantry, which leads to the powder room and basement entrance.

@13:00 Backing down into the Butler's Pantry, then up into the hallway.

@13:50 Closet on west wall of hallway.

@14:00 Basement door opening into the hallway. Stairs lead up to the front hallway, and the front door is to the left, whereas the kitchen is to the right.

@14:34 Abrupt jump to the Living Room area, west wall, panning clockwise.

@15:15 Archway to the front hallway, bottom of the front staircase visible.

@15:38 Facing the east wall.

@15:55 Fireplace.

@16:13 Archway to the Sun Room and archway to the Dining Room.

@16:54 Jumps to the steps leading down to the basement door.

@17:10 Note how the door opens into the hallway, blocking entry to the powder room and Butler's Pantry.

@17:21 Basement door standing open.

@17:40 The staircase leading down to the basement is just visible.

@17:48 Handrail leading down to the small hallway blocked by the basement door.

@18:22 Top of the basement staircase, carpeted.

BASEMENT

@19:02 On the basement floor, looking up the staircase, the basement door is still open.

@19:30 Now inside the small bathroom across from the staircase, facing the north wall, showing the tiny window.

@20:14 The sink (opposite of the toilet) and cabinet below.

@20:37 Panel type wall? Some floor plans show a blocked off space behind this east wall.

@21:25 The bottom of the staircase has a railing.

@21:43 A sink off to the right (east) and cabinets below.

@21:35 Note the bathroom door knob.

@22:07 Now at the bottom of the staircase, looking south through the Boiler Room doorway. The Wine Cellar door is at the far end of the Boiler Room.

@22:54 Same view, but Boiler Room door now closed. The door to the Train Room is open.

@23:25 Smae view, but the Wine Cellar door is now open.

@23:53 Now inside the Wine Cellar, looking back (north) through the Boiler Romm.

@24:00 The bottom step of the basement staircase is just visible.

@24:24 The Wine Cellar light switch is high to your left as you open the door.

@24:40 The Wine Cellar door opens into the Boiler Room.

@24:58 Boiler area.

@25:30 Chest freezer.

@25:45 Defunct Boiler Room vent pipe? It looks like part of the window is boarded up where the vent exits. Note the bars in front of the window.

@26:07 Boiler Room door as seen from within the Boiler Room. Light switch to the left as you come through the door. Same height as in the Wine Cellar!

@26:30 Cabinet.

@26:48 Inside the Wine Cellar...walls and floor are raw concrete.

@27:12 Note the algae growth on the floor.

@27:35 Floor safe?

@27:55 A furry type algae?

@28:10 More algae is seen on the wall.

@28:18 Note other switch/terminal block on west wall in the upper right corner of frame!

@28:35 Carpeting is removed from the Boiler Room next to the north wall of the Wine Cellar.

@28:50 A look inside the Wine Celler with the light switched off, but Boiler Room overhead light is on.

@29:20 Jumps to Storage Room, looking west, window bricked up.

@29:50 Window in the north wall, closet east of the window.

@30:05 Closet door opened.

@30:14 END

Last Edit: Apr 13, 2024 13:05:42 GMT -5 by Tom Sorensen: Another switch in the wine cellar.

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JONBENET -- Ramsey Home Tour -- Narrated and Annotated Nov 29, 2022 17:37:22 GMT -5

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Post by Tom Sorensen on Nov 29, 2022 17:37:22 GMT -5

CONTINUED FROM 2b, BASEMENT

@0:00 Still showing closet.

@0:20 What's the long thing that forks at the end?

@0:25 Jumps to the shower located between the Storage Room and the Laundry Room.

@0:50 Shower door.

@0:55 Facing west, this shows entry to the Storage Room.

@1:00 The basement Laundry Room.

@1:15 Small window in the north wall is blocked.

@1:35 Telephone!

@1:45 Looking east, the staircase is to the left of the sink and cabinet.

@1:56 Another closet, 3 by 9, partially below the staircase?

@2:50 Door to that closet

@3:10 Jumps to the Train Room.

@3:32 Cramped access to the crawl space is visible in the upper left corner of the frame!

@3:50 Closeup of crawl space access on the south wall of the room, covered.

@4:15 Looking east to west, showing the three unit window below the outside grate.

@4:40 Piping and storage area.

@5:00 Closet is actually the bottom of a former elevator shaft.

@5:40 Unfinished closet behind the old elevator shaft.

@5:55 Looking into the Train Room, showing the table where Burke's train set was set up.

@6:30 Light fixture.

@7:00 Jumps to the left and center windows in the west wall, showing latches.

@8:00 Center window fully opened.

@8:20 Closeup of center window.

@8:54 A look at the bottom of the window well from within the basement.

@9:30 Another closeup view of the center window.

@10:20 Grate is visible in the lower left part of the frame.

@10:40 There is lots of debris at the bottom of the window well.

@11:00 Note the Styrofoam beans!

@11:30 The grate and cob webs.

@11:53 END

Last Edit: Oct 27, 2023 1:13:20 GMT -5 by Tom Sorensen