Thursday marks 28 years since 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found strangled and bludgeoned to death in the basement of her family’s Boulder home — and her killer has never been brought to justice.
But the Boulder Police Department has been inundated with new tips since the November release of Netflix’s viral hit new documentary, “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey.”
“There have been more than 100,” said an investigator who is part of the joint task force to solve the case. “The next move is to decide which ones are credible and which ones are not. But we’re looking at every single tip and deciding if it can help us solve the case. It’s a priority here.”
It’s welcome news for the Ramsey family, which has been looking for answers since JonBenét was found horrifically murdered on Dec. 26, 1996. Despite initially being suspects in the murder, her parents John and Patsy Ramsey pushed the police to continue investigating the case, hoping for answers.
John Ramsey and his son, John Andrew Ramsey, participated in the Netflix documentary, in hopes of finally finding answers.
“A key reason why we continue participating in media interviews is the hope of compelling that one person who knows something to come forward,” said John Andrew Ramsey — who was a teenager visiting his mom, John Ramsey’s first wife, out of town when when JonBenét was killed.
JonBenét’s murder has confounded authorities since the 6-year-old beauty queen was reported missing from her sprawling Boulder, Colo., home.
Hours later, John Ramsey found the little girl’s broken body in the basement of the home. She had a garrote around her neck, and her skull was smashed from an apparent blow to the back of her head.
Police initially focused on JonBenét’s family: John, Patsey and JonBenét’s youngest brother Burke.
But 15 days after the murder, a DNA report seemingly excluded them as suspects. They were formally exonerated in 2008 by the then-district attorney.
This week, John Ramsey, announced that he plans to meet with the Boulder Police Department chief in Colorado next month, alongside a representative from an independent genetic genealogy research lab. Now 80, Ramsey is pushing for local authorities to allow an outside lab to test crime-scene evidence from the case.
“We have requested a meeting with [Boulder Police Department] Chief [Stephen] Redfearn in January. He said yup, absolutely, let’s get together,” Ramsey told Fox News Digital. “We haven’t scheduled the day yet, but we’ll get that figured out. That’s an important meeting. We’re going to have a representative with us for one of these cutting-edge labs to explain what they can and can’t do. Hopefully, he will accept their help.”
The Boulder Police have gone through a leadership change in the past two years. Redfearn, who only recently took the job, has publicly said that he’s anxious to solve the case.
“This is a big public black stain on the Boulder Police Department,” the investigator tells The Post. “It’s in everyone’s best interest to get this solved. That’s why we’re so committed now.”
As for the Ramseys, family members are encouraging anyone with information to contact the Boulder police.
“Any piece of information, no matter how small, could make a difference.” said John Andrew Ramsey. “Your decision to come forward could help bring the answers we so deeply seek.”
