

The Two-Way Unsealed Documents Shine Light On JonBenet Murder Case "To the extent that we may have contributed in any way to the public perception that you might have been involved in this crime, I am deeply sorry," Lacy wrote. Lacy added that new DNA evidence, unavailable in 1996, pointed to an unknown male as JonBenét's killer. In 2008, Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy, formally apologized to the family in a letter, saying neither the parents nor the son were considered suspects.

Specifically, the indictment "alleged that the parents permitted JonBenét to be placed in a dangerous situation that led to her death and it accused them of helping whoever killed the girl," The Denver Post reported. She was discovered by her father, John Ramsey, in the basement of the house strangled and with a fractured skull.Īs NPR reported, a grand jury decided to indict "John and Patsy Ramsey on two counts each of child abuse, but that the prosecutor declined to sign the indictment against the couple." The girl was killed inside her Boulder home during the early morning hours of Dec. The final settlement amount was not disclosed, but the complaint, filed in Michigan, was seeking no less than $250 million in compensatory damages and no less than $500 million in punitive damages.

I sincerely hope the CBS case is my last lawsuit for these fine clients and friends."Ī CBS spokesman agreed that "the case had been amicably resolved."
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"It is now my professional and personal wish for this family that they no longer suffer the pain of false accusations in the future.

"For almost 20 years, it has been my privilege to represent John Ramsey, Patsy Ramsey (before her untimely death in 2006) and their son, Burke in a number of defamation lawsuits," Wood said.
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Ramsey, who was 9 years old at the time of the grisly killing, sued CBS in 2016 after the network aired a two-day documentary series that included the theory that the boy had slain his 6-year-old sister.īurke's attorney, Lin Wood, told NPR in an email that the lawsuit has "been amicably settled to the satisfaction of all parties." and several others on Friday, his lawyer told NPR. In covering this story, I learned that – while she seemed to enjoy the pageants – JonBenét was a typical 6-year-old girl.Burke Ramsey, the brother of child beauty-pageant queen JonBenét Ramsey, who was killed more than 22 years ago, settled a defamation lawsuit against CBS Corp. At least that was the image that was seared in my mind of JonBenét. That is the image that I think most people have of JonBenét: this pint-sized beauty queen with an unusual name dancing across the stage. One of the most striking aspects of this story – are those pageant videos. Watch Dateline NBC's Special 'Who Killed JonBenét?' JonBenét, like her mother before her, had competed in beauty pageants. The 6-year-old had been bludgeoned and strangled. Just hours after that 911 call, John Ramsey found his daughter’s body in the basement of the family home. And for the first time you will hear – in her own words – what she remembers that fateful morning. It’s a phone call that has been analyzed and debated over the years. Out of the many 911 calls she has taken in her career, this one she will never forget. It was clear to me that she was still very shaken by that call. When I spoke to Kimberly Archuleta over the phone, I was intrigued.
