Decades-Old JonBenet Ramsey Murder Case Under Fresh Scrutiny
It’s minus 12 degrees Celsius and snowing heavily when the 60 Minutes team arrives at the infamous Ramsey family home in Boulder, Colorado to investigate the unsolved murder of six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, 27 years after the tragic incident.
Amidst the unchanged setting, Cold Case Investigators have been assigned the task of re-evaluating ignored evidence to uncover the truths that the Boulder Police overlooked in their rush to accuse JonBenet’s parents.
At 80 years old, John Ramsey expresses the toll of relentless pursuit for justice, criticizing the police’s tunnel vision assumption that he and his wife were responsible for their daughter’s death from day one.
On that fateful day in December 1996, John discovered JonBenet’s lifeless body in the basement, contradicting the police’s prime suspect theory which dismissed substantial evidence pointing towards an intruder’s involvement.
John San Agustin, a former detective, highlights significant clues like an open basement window with fibres from JonBenet’s clothing found inside, indicating the presence of an outsider which the police failed to investigate.
Despite stranger DNA samples and the possibility of a stun gun used in the crime, Boulder Police remained unwavering in accusing the Ramseys, overlooking vital forensic insights provided by Dr. Michael Doberson.
Nine months post-JonBenet’s murder, another young girl, Amy, was attacked in proximity to the Ramsey residence, yet the police never investigated a potential connection between the cases, reflecting a glaring oversight in the investigation process.
The emergence of the Colorado Cold Case Team offers renewed hope as they re-examine the evidence and are soon to disclose their findings, breathing new life into the long-dormant investigation, and potentially, finally serving justice for JonBenet Ramsey.
