NORWICH — Following just more than three hours of jury deliberations on Tuesday, Ganesh R. Ramsaran was found guilty of second degree murder in Chenango County Court.
The 39-year-old New Berlin man was arrested for the murder of his wife Jennifer Ramsaran on May 17, 2013. The now-convicted murderer reported his wife missing Dec. 11, 2012 and told authorities she had not returned from a shopping trip to Syracuse.
Based on the jury’s verdict, the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt — proving both motive and intent for Ramsaran to have killed his wife the morning of Dec. 11, 2012 at their residence.
While where was no cause of death determined, and no direct evidence, Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride told the jury there was no one else in the world that had motive to kill Jennifer Ramsaran.
Ramsaran cooperated with police from the day Jennifer went missing, yet changed details at various points, said McBride.
The District Attorney said the case was based on deception, sex, money, obsession, and ultimately the unfortunate death of Jennifer Ramsaran.
The jury of 12 asked questions of the court throughout deliberations, including asking for phone records, the DNA results of the sexual assault kit, and specific locations of where Jennifer’s blood was found in the family’s Sheff Road home.
