Who Is John Bennett Ramsey’s Wife? All About Jan Rousseaux Ramsey and Her Relationship with JonBenét Ramsey's Father

Mar. 15, 2025

John and Jan Ramsey.Photo:Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

John Bennett Ramseyhas been married to his wife, Jan Rousseaux Ramsey, since 2011.

The Other Side of Sufferingauthor’s 6-year-old daughter,JonBenét Ramsey, waskilled on Dec. 26, 1996.JonBenét’s death, which is the subject of Netflix’s three-part docuseriesCold Case: Who Killed JonBenét,remains unsolveddespite theories of apotential intruderand one alleged false confession.

John was previously married to Lucinda Ramsey and to JonBenét’s mother, Patsy Ramsey, from 1980 until her death of ovarian cancer in 2006. On July 21, 2011, 15 years after JonBenét’s murder, he tied the knot with fashion designer Jan perCBS News, expanding his family in the process.

“I’m very grateful that she’s part of my life and walked along beside me in this craziness, because it’s nice to have a partner in dealing with this madness,” John said in the 2016 A&E documentaryThe Killing of JonBenét: Her Father Speaks.

In the 2024 Netflix documentary, Jan and John showed filmmakers the area in their home they dedicate to their grandchildren, which also houses some of JonBenét’s favorite things.

“JonBenét feels like one of our little grandchildren," Jan said. “She’s like frozen at age 6. Cannot even imagine her as an adult, so we just remember her as one of the little kids.”

So, who is John Bennett Ramsey’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Jan Rousseaux Ramsey.

Jan was raised in East Africa

John Ramsey stand with his wife Jan Rousseaux while filming Netflix’s documentary ‘Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey’ (2024).Netflix

Netflix

According to a 2022blog poston Jan’s retail website for The Find, the designer grew up overseas in East Africa, where her parents worked as missionaries in the 1960s.

She returned to the United States at the age of 18.

She had a career in fashion design

John Ramsey’s wife Jan Rousseaux in Netflix’s documentary ‘Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey’ (2024).Netflix

A few months after marrying John, Jan became the president ofYellowKat Marketing, a “provider of hospitality uniforms,” per herLinkedIn.

She began designing clothing at age 11, according to her blog on The Find, beginning with a pair of boxer shorts she made from a pillowcase.

As her career progressed, Jan had the opportunity to design clothing for musicians and celebrities in Branson, Mo., some of which are on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., per The Find.

Jan switched her focus to uniform design in 2004 after moving to Las Vegas to serve the city’s hospitality industry.

John and Jan met at a wedding

John met his future wife while attending the wedding of a mutual friend in Denver. InCold Case, Jan reflected on the moment she realized John was JonBenét’s father.

“I was fairly familiar with the case, but I hadn’t studied it in depth and did not know that it was still very big, so that made me seriously reconsider when we were dating," she said.

CBS reported that while John and Jan first crossed paths in 2009, their relationship didn’t become romantic until June 2010.

Jan told theNational Enquirerin a 2011 interview that things changed for the pair after she sent him a text to let him know she was thinking of him. “Immediately he asked if he could come to see me, just as friends,” she recalled.

Soon after, they began a relationship and eventually tied the knot.

John and Jan have been married for more than a decade

John and Jan exchanged their vows in Charlevoix, Mich., on July 21, 2011, per CBS News.

John spoke to theNational Enquirerafter the wedding acknowledging the joy he believes his youngest daughter would have seeing him move on. “I have no doubt she will be smiling," he said.

Jan never believed John was guilty

JonBenet Ramsey.ABL Studio/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

ABL Studio/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

In 2016, Jan appeared alongside her husband in the A&E documentaryThe Killing of JonBenét: Her Father Speaks.

She shared her first impression of the JonBenét case, noting that she never believed that John and Patsy, who were considered suspects in their daughter’s murder for more than a decade before beingpublicly exonerated in 2008, were responsible for her death.

“I remember clearly that I saw a tabloid of them in a grocery store,” she recalled. “I was shocked … I thought, ‘Look at Patsy. She’s normal. She loved that child. John is normal. These are stable people. They had no history, before or after.’ ”

Jan added: “I couldn’t fathom how people could actually still believe this.”

Jan and John share a blended family

Burke Ramsey.Dr. Phil/Peteski Productions/CBS Television Distribution

Dr. Phil/Peteski Productions/CBS Television Distribution

Prior to marrying John, Jan welcomed two daughters, Juliette and Jessica, with her then-husband. She shared anInstagram postin her kids' honor in September 2022.

“I love my dear daughters, Juliette and Jessica,” the mother wrote, adding, “You’ve brought much joy to my life.”

Jan also revealed that she was a grandmother in the same post, writing, “My two little granddaughters make my heart sing.”

She is also stepmother to John’s children Melinda and John Andrew Ramsey, whom he shares with Lucinda, andBurke Ramsey, whom he shared with Patsy. John also had another daughter, Elizabeth Ramsey, who died in a car crash in 1992.

InCold Case, John said of Jan, “She’s been very supportive, loves my children dearly, treats them like they were hers.”

source: people.com