Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenet had died

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by chitownxo

Yes. The Jaclyn Dowaliby case happened in Midlothian, IL, which is right next to my hometown, back in 1988. Jaclyn was 7 when she disappeared; 4 days later she was found dead in Blue Island, IL. Her stepfather, David, was convicted, but was later freed by an appeals court. To this day, the crime remains unsolved.

I saw a show on it - I thought it was American Justice, too - and it highly insinuated that Jaclyn's uncle (or was it step-uncle?) was heavily regarded as the main suspect. He had been institutionalized, and his alibi for the night Jaclyn was killed admitted that she had lied. I think they also insinuated that Richard Dailey's political ambitions had a lot to do with David Dowaliby's original conviction, too.