It is one of the most notorious cold cases in recent memory. A 6-year-old girl, a child of beauty and privilege, was found dead in the basement of her home in Boulder, Colorado, on the day after Christmas 1996.
The new district attorney of Boulder County, Colorado, said he plans to take a fresh look at the investigation into the 1996 slaying of JonBenet Ramsey.
The father of murder victim JonBenet Ramsey hopes that something worthwhile can result from his family's tragedy: More emphasis on collecting DNA from every felon in the United States.
The father of murdered child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey and the mother of missing teen Natalee Holloway now appear to share something beyond their tragic circumstances - each other.
It is one of the most notorious cold cases in recent memory. A 6-year-old girl, a child of beauty and privilege, was found dead in the basement of her home in Boulder, Colorado, on the day after Christmas 1996.
The new district attorney of Boulder County, Colorado, said he plans to take a fresh look at the investigation into the 1996 slaying of JonBenet Ramsey.
The father of murder victim JonBenet Ramsey hopes that something worthwhile can result from his family's tragedy: More emphasis on collecting DNA from every felon in the United States.
The father of murdered child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey and the mother of missing teen Natalee Holloway now appear to share something beyond their tragic circumstances - each other.
Prosecutors abandoned their case against schoolteacher John Mark Karr on Monday, saying that DNA tests failed to link Karr to the slaying of child beauty contestant JonBenet Ramsey.
John Mark Karr, the suspect in the 1996 slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, is scheduled to have his first court appearance Monday, Colorado District Court announced Friday.
Suspect John Mark Karr was flown in shackles Thursday to the Colorado city where child beauty pageant competitor JonBenet Ramsey was slain a decade ago.
John Mark Karr came to the attention of investigators in California in 2001, when they found he had a "fascination" with the murders of JonBenet and Polly Klaas, the Sonoma County sheriff said.
Schoolteacher John Mark Karr waived extradition Tuesday, speeding his journey to Colorado to face charges in the 1996 slaying of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey.
The arrest in Thailand of John Mark Karr, suspected of killing JonBenet Ramsey nearly 10 years ago, has shocked the nation. We asked our readers for their thoughts on this case. Here is a selection of your responses, some of which have been edited:
A suspect in the 1996 death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was due to arrive Sunday night on a flight from Thailand to the United States, where he will be questioned by investigators.
The suspect in the 1996 death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey left his Bangkok jail cell Sunday for a flight back to the United States, where he is to be questioned by investigators.
The arrest in Thailand of John Mark Karr, suspected of killing JonBenet Ramsey nearly 10 years ago, has shocked the nation. We asked our readers for their thoughts on this case. Here is a selection of your responses, some of which have been edited:
John Mark Karr, the notorious suspect in the 1996 death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, is set to fly to Los Angeles and arrive Sunday evening, a Thai Airways official said.
Far from laying to rest the mystery of who killed JonBenet Ramsey, the stunning admission Thursday by John Mark Karr in Bangkok, Thailand, only raised fresh questions about the 10-year investigation.
Text of a statement from John Ramsey, the father of JonBenet Ramsey, released Wednesday after authorities confirmed the arrest of a suspect in the girl's slaying:
A suspect was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday "for the December 26, 1996, murder of JonBenet Ramsey," the district attorney in Boulder, Colorado, said Wednesday.
Citing intense media interest, the woman who has accused NBA star Kobe Bryant of sexually assaulting her has hired the attorney who represented the parents of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey.
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