CBS Orders Unscripted True-Crime Anthology Starting with JonBenet Ramsey Case (Exclusive)
April 7, 2016
by Lesley Goldberg


CBS is looking for its own true crime series

A day after NBC greenlighted a "Law & Order" true-crime scripted anthology and two days after FX's "American Crime Story" ended its run, CBS is in final negotiations for an untitled unscripted anthology focusing on a different case each season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The first season will focus on the JonBenet Ramsey murder case and could premiere as soon as this fall — timed to the 20th anniversary of the death of the 6-year-old beauty pageant regular.





Emmy winner Tom Forman (48 Hours, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) and Critical Content are onboard to produce the series. While the subject will change every season, Forman and Critical Content will remain as producers. A title and episode count have not yet been determined, though sources say it will be a limited run similar to Netflix's 10-episode phenomenon "Making a Murderer".

BS and Forman's camp declined comment.





Ramsey was found slain in her Boulder, Colo., home in 1996. Police found her body in the basement of the family's home eight hours after she had been reported missing. The 6-year-old was found struck on the head and strangled. Colorado officials initially suspected JonBenet's parents and her older brother of being involved in her death; the family was partially exonerated in 2003 when DNA taken from the victim's clothing suggested they were not involved.

Her parents were completely cleared in July 2008. A year later, the Boulder Police Department took the case back from the D.A. and reopened the investigation. After several grand jury hearings, JonBenet's slaying remains unsolved.

The untitled project will reunite the original investigators in the Ramsey case as well as new experts who all re-examine the unsolved case from 20 years ago.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-orders-unscripted-true-crime-881931

CBS Orders Unscripted True-Crime Anthology Starting with JonBenet Ramsey Case (Exclusive)
April 7, 2016
by Lesley Goldberg


CBS is looking for its own true crime series

A day after NBC greenlighted a "Law & Order" true-crime scripted anthology and two days after FX's "American Crime Story" ended its run, CBS is in final negotiations for an untitled unscripted anthology focusing on a different case each season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The first season will focus on the JonBenet Ramsey murder case and could premiere as soon as this fall — timed to the 20th anniversary of the death of the 6-year-old beauty pageant regular.





Emmy winner Tom Forman (48 Hours, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) and Critical Content are onboard to produce the series. While the subject will change every season, Forman and Critical Content will remain as producers. A title and episode count have not yet been determined, though sources say it will be a limited run similar to Netflix's 10-episode phenomenon "Making a Murderer".

BS and Forman's camp declined comment.





Ramsey was found slain in her Boulder, Colo., home in 1996. Police found her body in the basement of the family's home eight hours after she had been reported missing. The 6-year-old was found struck on the head and strangled. Colorado officials initially suspected JonBenet's parents and her older brother of being involved in her death; the family was partially exonerated in 2003 when DNA taken from the victim's clothing suggested they were not involved.

Her parents were completely cleared in July 2008. A year later, the Boulder Police Department took the case back from the D.A. and reopened the investigation. After several grand jury hearings, JonBenet's slaying remains unsolved.

The untitled project will reunite the original investigators in the Ramsey case as well as new experts who all re-examine the unsolved case from 20 years ago.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-orders-unscripted-true-crime-881931

Woah sounds like UM FF from 1989 to 2016

Thank you for sharing. I will be watching.

I would like to see a properly done program on JonBenet. I don't believe there has been one to this date. While I appreciate the UM piece, it was extremely brief and done very early in to the case, before a lot of the facts were known. There was also the "American Scandal with Barbara Walters" piece, which I hated for several reasons. The whole thing was too tabloid-esque and just rehashed the same tired bits that everyone knows by heart now. It also had an interview with John Ramsey that was mostly just about what his life is like now and his new love interest.

Considering that many people stick hard to their long-held beliefs, I would like to see them throw as many facts out there as possible. Show a complete layout of the house, talk to all the witnesses, talk about the city of Boulder and what the neighborhood was like. Overload us with info. Then it becomes apparently that it's almost certain nobody in that household is responsible. What's really distressing about this case was that it was all over the tabloids in the late 90's and that's what most of the "Ramseys did it" crowd base their beliefs on. Not facts or evidence, but gobbedlygook from the tabloids and gossip.

CBS' JonBenet Ramsey Docuseries Gets a Premiere Date
by Liz Raftery
Aug 10, 2016


CBS' six-hour docuseries about the unsolved murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey will premiere on Sunday, Sept. 18, CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller announced Wednesday at the Television Critics Association summer tour.

"The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey" will follow the same format as Netflix's "Making a Murderer", revisiting the case in hour-long episodes. Timed to the 20th anniversary of Ramsey's murder, the show will feature interviews and commentary with several of the original investigators, as well as other experts who are new to the case.



"The scope of the highly skilled team's investigation includes re-examining crucial evidence using advanced technology and forensics, meticulously recreating the crime scene by rebuilding full-scale replicas of key rooms from the Ramsey house, conducting extensive interviews and introducing new theories," according to CBS.

The docuseries is executive-produced by Tom Forman (9/11, 48 Hours).



"The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey" will air in three two-hour installments:

Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8:30 ET/8 PT; Monday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT; and Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.

http://www.tvguide.com/news/cbs-jonbenet-ramsey-case-of-docuseries-premiere-date/

I always believed in Steve Thomas's opinion on what happened to Jonbenet

Wow, has it really been 20 years since that murder?!? Doesn't seem that long.

I agree, wiseguy182. I too would like to see a through top-down show of the facts of the case. It is such a weird case. Either the parents were involved or someone very close to the family wanted authorities to think they were. I would love to see this generate some new leads.

I always believed in Steve Thomas's opinion on what happened to Jonbenet
I'm not totally sold on any one theory (though I lean towards this being a crime completely within the family), but I have been realizing lately that we - as a society - are completely in denial about the perpetration of sexual abuse by women. Most of my thinking that Patsy Ramsey did not kill her daughter has been based on the myth that a mother simply could not do these things to her own child. In reality, the shortest line from A to B involves Patsy being the killer (if you assume that she wrote the ransom note).

My purpose is not to start a debate, and I certainly don't have encyclopedic knowledge on this case, I just wanted to share how/why my thinking is evolving on ruling Patsy in/out.

I'm not totally sold on any one theory (though I lean towards this being a crime completely within the family), but I have been realizing lately that we - as a society - are completely in denial about the perpetration of sexual abuse by women. Most of my thinking that Patsy Ramsey did not kill her daughter has been based on the myth that a mother simply could not do these things to her own child. In reality, the shortest line from A to B involves Patsy being the killer (if you assume that she wrote the ransom note).

My purpose is not to start a debate, and I certainly don't have encyclopedic knowledge on this case, I just wanted to share how/why my thinking is evolving on ruling Patsy in/out.


I hear you. Here is a Reddit AMA about the case from a former lead detective of the Jonbenet murder:

http://extras.denverpost.com/jonbenetAMA.html

It sure sounds like the mother did it.

Guys, look up Marion Zimmer Bradley.

Guys, look up Marion Zimmer Bradley.
OMG! I know about her books, but I never heard about this. AWFUL. :(

This looks legit!

Here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjfIEgbtCA) is a link to a video with a preview of the show. I must say, it looks like they are going all out.

I've long thought that the Ramseys are somehow involved with this. I'm not saying they did the deed, but they know something. The note itself is weird beyond anything the FBI has ever seen. Hopefully the show gives us some good facts as wiseguy182 said and not just more tabloid crap.

I read the Reddit thread from the former Boulder police chief. He said that JBR's brother Burke has always refused to speak with the police. Funny enough, the week before the CBS show airs he will speak with Dr. Phil in a three-part series. (You can see a preview for that here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVkI8ys2EvE).) Makes me wonder if he is trying to get out in front of some new information or theories...

Did anyone else see the Barbara Walters special American Scandals, in which she re-aired her 2000 interview with the Ramseys and then spoke with John and his new wife? I watched it last night.

What's with all the JonBenet programming lately? ID is starting a 3 part special on the 12th, Dr. Phil is interviewing Burke and John on Sept. 12, another show just aired on A&E, and then this. I supposed because it's coming up on the 20th anniversary.

I never paid all that much attention to this at the time, and have no idea who did what. I'd say someone in the family makes sense, but what about the foreign DNA on her underwear? Any possibility they were new underwear and the DNA was from someone from the factory? I've seen that happen before. I know it's a long shot though. I just think the oddness of the ransom letter, the fact someone took all that time in the house to write it, when she was already dead? Such a very strange case, that's for sure.

What's with all the JonBenet programming lately? ID is starting a 3 part special on the 12th, Dr. Phil is interviewing Burke and John on Sept. 12, another show just aired on A&E, and then this. I supposed because it's coming up on the 20th anniversary.

I never paid all that much attention to this at the time, and have no idea who did what. I'd say someone in the family makes sense, but what about the foreign DNA on her underwear? Any possibility they were new underwear and the DNA was from someone from the factory? I've seen that happen before. I know it's a long shot though. I just think the oddness of the ransom letter, the fact someone took all that time in the house to write it, when she was already dead? Such a very strange case, that's for sure.

Yep.

Some handwriting experts believe the letter was written by Patsy. Why would an intruder take 1-2 hours in someone else's house to write a letter?

I think it's obvious who killed Jonbenet.

The specials seemed to be timed to fall between the 20th anniversary of JonBenét's last birthday in August and her murder in December. Perhaps the people with the special claiming they can solve the crime want to be the ones to solve it by the 20th anniversary.

So far I have watched Barbara Walters: American Scandals, in which John Ramsey participated, and the Dateline special in which many others participated but no family members. Anyone else here?

I recorded the dateline special last night but I have not watched it yet.

CBS Trims JonBenét Ramsey Series to 4 Hours
by Nellie Andreeva
September 12, 2016


CBS is tweaking its premiere week schedule, trimming the unscripted true-crime limited series "The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey", which revisits the JonBenét Ramsey murder on its 20th anniversary, from six to four hours.

The mini will now be a two-night event, airing on Sunday and Monday, September 18-19.

http://deadline.com/2016/09/cbs-jonbenet-ramsey-series-trim-ncis-la-new-premiere-date-1201818038/

Yep.

Some handwriting experts believe the letter was written by Patsy. Why would an intruder take 1-2 hours in someone else's house to write a letter?

I think it's obvious who killed Jonbenet.

I can lean on it being an inside job, with the parents involvement. Here are some things I gathered from a recent interview I watched:

The paper used on the letter matched the paper found inside the home near the telephone. The pen used was also inside the home.

One of the weapons (homemade) found at the scene was from Patsy's art supply collection.

Pineapple was found inside Jon Benet's stomach, yet her parents said she didn't have pineapple. Yet a cereal bowl with pineapple was found after her body was found, and both Patsy and Jon Benet's fingerprints were on that bowl.

Lastly, and even more remarkable to me, after telephoning 911 about a supposed kidnapping, Patsy believed she had hung up on the 911 operator. Yet the 911 operator was still listening to the call, and the 911 operator believed to hear a total of three people speaking in the background. (Burke, the son, was said to be still sleeping, so who was the other person inside the home?)