What you need to know about Netflix’s new docuseries

It has been almost 30 years, but the search for answers in the murder case of the then 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey has never stopped.

Now a new Netflix docuseries aims to get to the bottom of the investigation and find out where it all went wrong – and shed light on the impact the media investigation had on the two surviving members of the Ramsey family.

Here’s what you need to know about Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey.

When does the docuseries premiere?

Netflix will debut all three 50-minute episodes of the documentary on Monday, November 25.

What should audiences know about the new docuseries?

The log line for the documentaries is as follows: “On December 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey woke up the morning after a loving family Christmas to discover that their youngest child, six-year-old JonBenét, had disappeared, a shocking ransom note left downstairs. Later that day, discovering John Ramsey’s daughter’s body in the basement and revealed the shocking truth that JonBenét had not been kidnapped, but instead was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in their own home.Boulder, Colorado police, who had little practical experience investigating murders, quickly cast suspicion on JonBenét’s family as the most likely suspects, and they set fire to the media’s scrutiny and largely one-sided reporting, making the case to 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 the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated director Joe Berlinger investigates the mishandling of the case by law enforcement and the media in this three-part docuseries.”

While it’s hardly the first docu-series to explore the truth about Ramsey’s murder case, this docu-series promises something unique: It will feature new interviews with her father and brother about the events that took place. As director Joe Berlinger wrote further Instagramhis “The goal of this series was to examine law enforcement and the media’s mishandling of the case and show how this crime can still be solved despite nearly three decades of controversy,” and it includes “unprecedented access to key people from the crime and the original investigation, including JonBenét’s father , John Ramsey and JonBenét’s brother, John Andrew.”

Berlinger also said that the series will be sympathetic to the Ramsey family members who were accused of the sexual assault and murder of JonBenét Ramsey, writing, “Many people think they know this story and have played armchair detective for three decades, often callously pointing the finger at the very people who suffered such an unimaginable loss. We reveal the deep flaws in how the case was initially handled, resulting in a sea of ​​conspiracy theories that almost destroyed the Ramsey family for a second time.”

Is there a trailer for it Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?

Yes. Netflix has revealed the first look at the three-part docuseries (embedded above). It includes home recordings of family excerpts of the Ramsay family interviews, including John Andrew saying: “Before Christmas Day 1996, we were just an ordinary family. And then of course it changed.”

The trailer also features audio recordings of Patsy Ramsey’s terrifying 9-1-1 call, which took place before John Ramsey found JonBenét’s body in the basement, where she claims her daughter had been kidnapped, with a written ransom and demand for $118,000 left in their home. It also includes behind-the-scenes footage of the police department’s crime scene investigation, as well as footage of media circuses that may have jeopardized the case.

How is this different from the other new JonBenét Ramsey series coming up?

Paramount+ is also soon to debut a series about the case, but instead of a docu-series, theirs is a drama, with several A-list stars portraying the case’s real-life counterparts. Find out more about the true crime-based drama right here. Other dramatizations of the case include the 2000 miniseries Perfect murder, perfect citythe 2000 TV movie Get Away With Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Storyand the 2016 Lifetime movie Who killed JonBenet.

It also differs from Netflix’s other docuseries related to the case, Casting JonBenét. This 2017 series centered on local actors reflecting on the case while auditioning to portray the individuals involved for a recreation.

What else do audiences need to know about the JonBenét Ramsey case?

JonBenét Ramsey was discovered missing on the morning of December 26, 1996, and after her mother called the authorities, her father found her body in the basement. Her body showed signs of sexual assault and death by strangulation, as well as a fractured skull. The police initially suspected that the ransom note was written by Patsy and that she and John were working together to cover up a killing spree by her then 9-year-old brother Burke. However, DNA evidence later collected from the child’s clothing exonerated her family members, leading to a formal apology from the district attorney. The case remains open at the Boulder Police Department.

Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét RamseyPremiere, Monday, November 25, Netflix

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