New York Post. John and Patsy Ramsey were also sued in two separate defamation lawsuits arising from the publication of their book, The Death Of Innocence, brought by two individuals named in the book as having been investigated by Boulder police as suspects in JonBenét's death. The Ramseys were defended in those lawsuits by Lin Wood and three other Atlanta attorneys, James C. Rawls, Eric P. Schroeder, and S. Derek Bauer, who obtained dismissal of both lawsuits. In an in-depth decision, U.S. District Court Judge Julie Carnes ruled that "abundant evidence" in the homicide case pointed to an intruder having committed the crime, while "virtually no evidence" implicated the Ramseys. Illness and death Patsy Ramsey was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in 1993, aged 36. After treatment, she was in remission for nine years until a recurrence in 2002. Patsy Ramsey died from ovarian cancer at age 49 on June 24, 2006. She died at her father's house with her husband by her side. Ramsey is buried at St. James Episcopal Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia, next to JonBenét. In popular culture Ramsey was portrayed by Alex Borstein, opposite Michael McDonald as her husband, in two MADtv sketches; by Marg Helgenberger in the 2000 miniseries Perfect Murder, Perfect Town; and by actress Judi Evans in the 2000 TV movie Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenét Ramsey Mystery. Melora Hardin voiced her in the Family Guy episode, "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows". She was portrayed in the 2001 South Park episode, "Butters' Very Own Episode". The episode strongly implied that Patsy Ramsey and her husband were responsible for the death of JonBenét. In a 2011 interview, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated that they regretted how the Ramseys were portrayed in the episode. References External links Evidence voluminous but tricky Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother, dies Police: Ramseys remain under 'umbrella of suspicion' 1956 births 2006 deaths American Episcopalians Beauty pageant contestants from West Virginia Burials in Georgia (U.S. state) Deaths from cancer in Georgia (U.S. state) Deaths from ovarian cancer Killing of JonBenét Ramsey Miss America 1970s delegates Parkersburg High School alumni People from Atlanta People from Boulder, Colorado People from Gilbert, West Virginia People from Parkersburg, West Virginia West Virginia University alumni