Nearly 30 years have passed, but the search for answers in the murder of 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 media scrutiny has had on the two surviving members of the Ramsey family.

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

When does the docuseries premiere?

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

What should audiences know about the new docuseries?

The log for the docuseries reads: “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. , left a chilling ransom note. down. Later that day, John Ramsey discovered his daughter’s body in the basement, revealing the shocking truth that JonBenét had not been kidnapped, but had been sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in their own home. Police in Boulder, Colorado, who had little hands-on 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 the finger-pointing—hasn’t gone away, and JonBenét Ramsey’s murder remains unsolved. From Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated director Joe Berlinger, this three-part docuseries investigates the mishandling of the case by law enforcement and the media.”

While not the first docuseries to explore the truth about Ramsey’s murder case, this docuseries promises something unique: it will feature new interviews with her father and brother about the events that took place. As director Joe Berlinger wrote Instagramhis”The purpose of the 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 includes “unprecedented access to key people in murder 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 have been accused of sexually assaulting and murdering JonBenét Ramsey, as he wrote: “Many people think they know this story and have played armchair detective for three decades, often pointing the finger at the very people who have suffered such an unthinkable loss. We reveal the deep flaws in how the original case was handled, resulting in a sea of ​​conspiracy theories that almost destroyed the Ramsey family a second time.”

There is a trailer for Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?

Yes. Netflix has revealed the first look at the three-part docu-series (embedded above). It includes home footage of family snippets from the Ramsay family interviews, including John Andrew saying: ‘Before Christmas Day 1996, we were just an ordinary family. And of course, then, everything changed.”

The trailer also features audio footage of Patsy Ramsey’s chilling 9-1-1 call, made before John Ramsey found JonBenét’s body in the basement, in which she claims her daughter was kidnapped, with a written ransom note and a demand of $118,000. in their house. It also includes behind-the-scenes footage of the police department’s investigation of the crime scene, as well as footage of the media circus that may have jeopardized the case.

How is this different from the other new JonBenét Ramsey series on the way?

Paramount+ is also debuting a series about the case soon, but instead of a docuseries, theirs is a drama, with several top stars portraying real-life counterparts to the case. Learn more about this true crime drama right here. Other dramatizations of the case include the 2000 miniseries Perfect crime, perfect citythe 2000 TV movie Get Away With Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Storyand the 2016 Lifetime film Who killed JonBenet.

It’s also different from Netflix’s other docuseries related to the case, Casting JonBenét. The 2017 series focused on local actors reflecting on the case while auditioning to portray the people involved for a recreation.

What else should the public 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 asphyxiation, as well as a fractured skull. Police initially suspected that the ransom note was written by Patsy and that she and John had colluded to cover up a murder spree of her then 9-year-old brother Burke. However, DNA evidence later collected from the child’s clothes exonerated her family members, leading to a formal apology from the prosecutor. The case remains open at the Boulder Police Department.

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

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