Katy Perry Is JonBenét Ramsey? Here’s Your Guide to the Online Conspiracy Theory

Robert Kessler
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Katy Perry and JonBenét Ramsey (Photos: Getty Images/Splash News)

The internet is a wealth of conspiracy theories. Some of them are backed by celebrities: Christine Ebersole, for instance, believes that 9/11 was an inside job, and Kylie Jenner is pretty certain our government is trying to poison us using commercial airliners. And then some involve celebrities themselves: Beyoncé thinks all her haters are corny with that Illuminati mess and, thanks to the work of the Daily Dot’s Rick Paulas, the latest great celebrity conspiracy theory is that Katy Perry is JonBenét Ramsey all grown up.

Let’s start with the background. JonBenét Ramsey was born August 6, 1990, in Atlanta, Georgia. The day after Christmas 1996, Ramsay’s body was found in her parents’ basement in Boulder, Colorado; she had been strangled to death. Her killer was never caught. That is, unless, she never really died at all, adopted a new identity, and became global superstar Katy Perry.

There is a relatively small but incredibly dedicated community on YouTube devoted to proving conspiracies of various and increasingly obvious fictionality. One of those is that rather than die at age 6, JonBenét became Katy Perry. The why of the matter isn’t really so important but it has something to do with either a Jewish or Illuminati conspiracy. It’s the how these theorists care about.

So here is the alleged proof that Katy Perry is JonBenét Ramsey, all grown up:

  • Katy Perry’s parents look not entirely dissimilar to JonBenét’s parents, John and Patty Ramsey.

  • JonBenét and Katy Perry have similar facial structures? Sort of? Here’s something that’ll give you nightmares:

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JonBenét and Katy Perry (GIF: YouTube)

  • JonBenét was killed by strangulation, which somehow suggests Masonic influence.

  • In a biography, Perry is quoted as saying about herself as a child, “Not that I was one of those stage kids. There was no JonBenét Ramsey inside of me waiting to burst out.”

  • Also, and perhaps most damning, Katy Perry once tweeted lyrics to “God Bless America,” a song which JonBenét once sang, the recording of which was played over and over as a part of the media coverage after her death.

There are dozens of YouTube videos created solely to back up these claims, so that’s something to consider doing the next time you’re bored.