The famous cold case is back in the spotlight.A new Netflix docuseries focuses on the unsolved murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Premiering Monday, Nov.25, the series “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey” explores the tragic case of the 6-year-old beauty pageant star, who was killed and sexually assaulted in her own home in 1996, while her parents and brother were also home, asleep.
Her mother, Patsy, initially found a ransom note demanding $118,000 for the safe return of JonBenét, but hours later, the child was found dead in their basement. Twenty eight years later, the culprit still hasn’t been caught.Her affluent parents were suspects at the time.
As “Cold Case” director Joe Berlinger told The Post, “I don’t think there’s been a good comprehensive documentary series that has really analyzed this case – that will also hopefully put a little pressure on the authorities to do the right thing.” Who are the key players in this story, and where are they now? Patsy Ramsey died in 2006 of ovarian cancer at age 49. In 1998, a grand jury voted to indict John and Patsy Ramsey for child abuse resulting in their daughter’s death.This news wasn’t made public until 2013. However, Alex Hunter, the district attorney at the time, didn’t believe there was enough evidence, and no charges were filed against them. Detective Steve Thomas, who was the lead investigator on the case at the time, went on “Larry King Live” in 2000 along with JonBenet’s parents, John and Patsy.There, he accused Pasty to her face of committing the crime, which she denied. Patsy, John, and their son Burke were all cleared in 2008 after three pieces of male DNA were found on JonBenét’s clothing.John Ramsey is now 80, and he appears in the docuseries “Cold Case.” Along with his late wife, he was cleared by the Boulder DA in 2008. Berlinger told The Post, “John Ramsey agreed to sit down with us, did not ask to be paid, and was not paid – we don’t pay our s...