Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey brings up the incident that occurred on 26 December 1996 when John and Patsy Ramsey experienced the nightmare of their lives. Their 6-year-old daughter, JonBenét Ramsey, was missing, and a disturbing ransom note had been left behind. The day turned tragic when John Ramsey found JonBenét's lifeless body in the basement, where she had been sexually assaulted and murdered.
The new Netflix documentary Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey offers new insights into one of America's most notorious unsolved murder cases and her parents' investigation. The docuseries is directed and produced by Joe Berlinger and explores the tragic story of JonBenét's murder and the impact of the initial investigation and media coverage.
The docu-series includes interviews with key figures in the case, including John Ramsey, JonBenét's father, and John Andrew, her older half-brother. However, the prime suspects in the crime were JonBenét's parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, as investigators were determined to prove their guilt from the start.
Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey: How did Jon Benet’s parents find their child’s body?
On 26 December 1996, Patsy called the Boulder Police Department at 5:52 a.m. to report that her daughter had disappeared. Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey shows that on the stairs leading from the kitchen was a ransom note written by someone claiming to be the kidnapper. It demanded a ransom of $118,000 by 10 am, or JonBenet would die. This figure was close to the bonus John had received just a few days earlier.
Two officers were immediately sent to the house. But they did not find the child on their first search. When no ransom call came in at 10 am, former detective Linda Arndt told John to check the house for anything out of the ordinary.
It was then that he and a friend while searching the basement, saw an open broken window with a suitcase underneath. Soon after, John found JonBenét's body in the room. She was bound with duct tape over her mouth. John quickly removed the tape and carried her upstairs, where the officers confirmed that she was dead.
Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey - Reasons for parents suspected of JonBenét’s murder
The murder of JonBenét Ramsey quickly turned from abduction into a national news story because of the dramatic way the young girl was killed and the unusual circumstances surrounding her death. It became the only murder to be committed in Boulder, Colorado, in 1996.
The reasons why JonBenét Ramsey's parents became the prime suspects in Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey are briefly outlined below.
John Ramsey found his daughter's body instead of the police. However, it was later revealed that police officer Linda Arndt had advised John to search the house. The fact that he went straight to the basement, where he found her body, made the investigators suspicious of the parents.
When John Ramsey found his daughter, he immediately removed the duct tape from her body. Investigators believed this quick action was an attempt to tamper with the evidence.
The ransom note demanded $118,000, to ensure JonBenét's safety but also demanded the parents not contacting the police. A specific amount made investigators suspect that the kidnapper might be someone known to the family.
John and Patsy Ramsey's handwriting was compared to the ransom note. John was quickly cleared, but Patsy's handwriting had some similarities to that found on the note.
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The new docu-series of Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey is now available for fans to stream on Netflix.
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