John Ramsey Explains Why 'It Doesn't Bother' Him When People Claim He Murdered Daughter JonBenét (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

John Ramsey in Netflix’s ‘Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?'.Photo:Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

John Ramseyand his late wife Patsy were initially treated as suspects in the 1996 killing of their 6-year-old daughterJonBenét. Nearly 30 years later, the case remains unsolved — and John says he has come to brush off those who claim he’s responsible.

The young beauty pageant contestant was later found dead in the basement of the family’s home. She had been struck on the head and strangled. She also showed signs of being sexually assaulted.

In 1998, a grand jury voted to indict the parents for child abuse resulting in death and accessory to a crime. But the district attorney at the time said there was not enough evidence to bring charges against the couple.

Patsy Ramsey and John Ramsey.AP Photo/Ric Feld

AP Photo/Ric Feld

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Local police followed up onthousands of tipsover the years and had interviewed nearly 1,000 people in connection with the case as of 2021, but it remains unsolved.

To this day, John believes that a masked intruder who snuck inside the home of a 12-year-old girl in Boulder, Colo., nine months after JonBenét’s murder, could be his daughter’s killer. The suspect raped the girl and then ran away when the child’s mother scared him off.

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“To me, it could easily have been the same person,” Ramseytells PEOPLEin next week’s cover story.

Ramsey is also speaking out in Netflix’s three-part docuseries,Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?, which begins streaming Monday, Nov. 25.

source: people.com