Lawsuit Against Ramsey Dismissed

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against John Ramsey brought by a man who claimed the father of slain 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey had wrongfully accused him of the child’s murder. But U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer, ruling in Denver, said the man, Stephen Miles, will still be able to pursue a part of his original lawsuit that charged that the National Enquirer newspaper had wrongfully called him a pedophile. Miles sued both Ramsey and the tabloid in February, saying his life was destroyed by two articles in late 1997 that said John Ramsey, if arrested, would suggest that Miles had murdered the girl. JonBenet Ramsey’s body was found Dec. 26, 1996, in the basement of the family’s home in Boulder. No arrests have been made. The parents have denied any connection with their child’s slaying and a grand jury in Boulder has been hearing evidence in the case. John Ramsey said he had never had any conversations with the tabloid or made any statements about Miles, and the judge dismissed the suit, saying there was no proof Ramsey made any defamatory statement.