Dec. 23: The Ramseys host a Christmas party approximately 30 guests attend. Former journalism professor Bill McReynolds plays Santa Claus.

6:47 p.m.: Someone attending the party places a 911 call; it is answered by police dispatcher Therese Hilleary. The caller hangs up without saying anything. Police call back only and get the Ramseys' answering machine. Officer "B.O. 266" goes to the home at 6:54 p.m. and leaves at 7:09 p.m., after being assured that there was no emergency.

Dec. 24: The Ramseys attend twilight service at St. John's Episcopal Church in Boulder.

9 p.m.: John Ramsey retrieves JonBenét's Christmas present, a brand new silver girl's bike which he stored in neighbor Joe Barnhill's garage. He places it under the Christmas tree for JonBenét.

Dec. 25: The Ramseys attend a Christmas dinner at 5:00 p.m. at the Fleet White residence. After the family returns home, JonBenét is carried to bed at about 9:30 p.m. The family had plans to fly to Michigan early the next morning.

Dec. 26: Sometime before dawn, JonBenét is killed; her skull is fractured, she is strangled with a cord, duct tape is put over her mouth, and her body is placed downstairs in a small windowless room in the basement. She is wrapped in a blanket, with the ligature still around her neck, head uncovered, and her arms above her head.

5:52 a.m.: Patsy Ramsey finds a ransom note on the family's back staircase demanding $118,000 for her daughter, JonBenét, and calls 911 at shouting "send help!" and saying that her daughter is missing and that a 2½ page ransom note demanding $118,000 had been left by the kidnapper on the steps of the back stairs leading to the kitchen.

The note begins: "Dear Mr. Ramsey, We have your daughter..." and includes the words "behead" and "attaché." It was printed in block letters with a "Sharpie" felt tipped pen. Four misspellings in the note appear to be intentional. Patsy Ramsey screams for John and they check Burke's room, but JonBenét is not in there. Patsy begins to phone friends.

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