In the wake of the explosive Netflix documentary about the decades-old case, JonBenet Ramsey's father John has received a letter from a woman claiming her ex-husband is his daughter's killer. Speaking to Daily Mail, John Ramsey said he immediately followed up on the tip, but is yet to hear back from the mystery sender.
![[JonBenet's father John (above with her mother, Patsy, who died in 2006), said he received the letter after the Netflix documentary aired]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/22/93253689-14203367-image-a-16_1734475772000.jpg)
‘Based on all this publicity, recently I got a letter from a lady saying, “My ex-husband’s the killer, and I’ve kept this inside for as long as I can – please, please call me,”’ said Ramsey on Tuesday, nine days before the 28th anniversary of the killing.
![[JonBenet's body was found in the basement of the family home in Boulder, Colorado]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/22/93253779-14203367-image-a-17_1734475822195.jpg)
‘We reached out to her, but she didn’t answer the phone, so I don’t know. We’ve shared at this point with a private investigator.’. Six-year-old JonBenet, whose beauty pageant photos would become almost instantly recognizable internationally, was found brutally beaten and sexually assaulted on December 26, 1996 in the basement of her family’s sprawling home in tony Boulder, Colorado.
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Ramsey’s late wife, Patsy, had called 911 that morning to report finding a ransom note and her daughter missing; police responded quickly but the child’s body wasn’t found until hours later during a search led by John himself. Suspicion quickly focused on the family, which soon established a strained relationship with Boulder Police Department.
![[John Ramsey, now 81, says solving the case won't 'change his life' but he is hopeful for a solution after all these years]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/22/93253321-14203367-image-m-20_1734475883008.jpg)
