Netflix is set to plunge viewers back into one of America’s most haunting mysteries with the upcoming three-part documentary, Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?
The series, launching on November 25, 2024, revisits the chilling unsolved murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey, a beauty pageant star whose life was brutally cut short in her own home on Boxing Day 1996.
The crime, known for its brutality and the mystery that still surrounds it, seized national and global media attention.
26 years ago today, JonBenét Ramsey was murdered at the age of six. pic.twitter.com/ZU6py4fmfS
— Miles Commodore (@miles_commodore) December 26, 2022
On that fateful morning, JonBenét’s parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, discovered a ransom note, but the horror escalated when they found their daughter’s body in their basement later that day.
JonBenét had been sexually assaulted and violently killed, sparking an investigation that has yet to pinpoint the murderer.
Directed by Joe Berlinger, renowned for his deep dives into criminal psyches and systemic failures in law enforcement, like the Conversations with a Killer series and Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street, this documentary aims to shed new light on the case.
Berlinger’s latest work scrutinizes the initial handling of the investigation by the Boulder, Colorado police, criticized for their inexperience with homicide cases, and the media’s role in focusing suspicion on JonBenét’s family, thereby intensifying the spectacle.
Needless to say, anticipation of the Netflix doc has sparked a discussion on X, with one person writing: “This case and Caylee Anthony case still haunts me to this day. So damn sad. I wish those angels got the justice they deserved.”
Another slammed the streamer, writing: “Why is Netflix STILL making documentaries about Jonbenét Ramsey? That poor baby will never get justice at this rate.”
A third penned: “This will be good knowing how Netflix does docs.”
The trailer, released last night, teases an in-depth exploration into the errors and oversight that have left this case cold for nearly three decades.
Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey? promises to challenge the public’s understanding of the tragedy and perhaps ignite new discussions on how justice might finally be served for the young girl whose life ended too soon.
