On December 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey wake up the morning. After a loving family Christmas to discover their youngest child, six-year-old JonBenét, is missing, a chilling ransom note left downstairs. Later that day, John Ramsey discovers his daughter’s body in the basement, revealing the shocking truth that JonBenét had not been kidnapped. But was instead sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in their own home.
The Boulder, Colorado police, who had little practical experience in homicide investigations, quickly cast suspicion on JonBenét’s family. As the most likely suspects, fanning the flames of media scrutiny and largely one-sided reporting, turning the case into a national obsession.
Twenty-eight years later, that obsession — and finger-pointing — hasn’t gone away, and the murder of JonBenét Ramsey remains unsolved. From Academy Award nominated director Joe Berlinger. This three-part docuseries investigates the mishandling of the case by law enforcement and the media.
