Now, JonBenet’s tragic case is once again taking center stage, thanks to a new documentary.
But for the family of the little girl whose killer was never found, their devastation continues.
A grand jury in Boulder agreed and, in 1998, voted to indict them.
“That’s just life.
And it doesn’t bother me.”
But he was never officially considered to be a suspect.
However, that didn’t prevent the public from running with the idea that Burke was the actual killer.
That lawsuit was settled out of court in 2019.
A family member toldUS Weeklyin November 2024 that Burke’s childhood was lonely after JonBenet’s death.
Or that he did it."
That life tragically ended on June 24, 2006, when she died from ovarian cancer.
But Patsy’s husband John defended his late wife, even years after her death.
“Let them try anything they want,” he recalled.
“Zero into something they really like and they really did it.”
She also admired Patsy for her resilience amidst the chaos around her.
During the AMA, Beckner said authorities had mishandled the investigation from the start.
“The crime scene was not handled properly, and this later affected the investigation,” Beckner remarked.
“As a result, some evidence was compromised.”
Beckner noted that the crime scene wasn’t protected, and blamed the investigators for it.
Berlinger believed that Boulder authorities would perhaps be reinvigorated by the documentary, and dive back into the investigation.
That’s been the flaw for 25 years."
“I’m doing this for the sake of my children and my grandchildren.
This cloud over our family’s name needs to be lifted.”
