The National Enquirer,
November 5, 2002: Ransom Note Finally Matched To Mom:
JonBenet Ransom Note Bombshell Patsy’s Writing is an Exact Match!
Enquirer World Exclusive: By Don Gentile
Synopsis:
In a blockbuster world exclusive, the Enquirer has obtained never before seen handwriting samples that Patsy Ramsey wrote for police investigating the murder of her daughter, JonBenet.
And handwriting experts say the writings are an exact match to the fake 2 and ˝ page ransom note left at the scene of the crime.
What’s more, the most compelling sample that implicates right handed Patsy …is the one she wrote with her left hand!
“You can actually superimpose words from the ransom note over words that Patsy wrote with her left hand and they’re a near perfect match, top handwriting expert Ted Widmer – who has testified in many court cases and taught handwriting identification to police and district attorneys told The ENQUIRER.
(The conclusion) was echoed by leading handwriting analyst Gideon Epstein…In a recent deposition given under oath, Epstein declared “I am absolutely certain that she (Patsy) wrote the (ransom) note.”
.Patsy and John both gave handwriting samples under the supervision of detectives and state police analysts from the CBI. The couple wrote out a so called "“London Letter”, an investigative tool that forces the writer to use every letter of the alphabet and numerals from 0 to 9…
During one sampling session, Patsy was also told to write a letter off the top of her head. She chose in one paragraph to use the words “two gentlemen”, which are exact words from the ransom note!
As the ENQUIRER revealed in our September 24, 2000 issue, Patsy IS ambidextrous (and then discussion of that from the article and her left handed handwriting sample)
…Widmer agreed wholeheartedly with former Boulder Detective Steve Thomas, a lead investigator in JonBenet’s murder, who revealed that “24 of the alphabet’s 26 letters (found in the ransom note) looked as if they had been written by Patsy.”
(Sidebar short piece)
Patsy Ramsey is capable of writing in completely different styles...and the reason she can change her writing so easily is that she's taken art lessons and paints.
"From my years of analyzing handwriting, I've determined that artists are good at changing their handwriting - and they always make the best forgers."