Nearly three decades after the killing of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey shocked the United States, investigators in Boulder, Colorado, continue to pursue new leads, conduct interviews and use advances in forensic science in an effort to finally determine who was responsible.

JonBenét was reported missing from her family’s Boulder home on December 26, 1996, after her parents said they discovered a lengthy ransom note inside the house.

Hours later, her father found her body in a basement room.

The death was ruled a homicide, and the case rapidly became one of the most intensely scrutinized unsolved murders in modern American history.

Despite decades of police work, forensic testing, media investigations, documentaries and countless competing theories, no person has ever been convicted of killing JonBenét.

As of October 2026, the Boulder Police Department continues to describe the investigation as open and ongoing.

One of the most important recent developments came in Boulder Police’s annual case update in December 2025.

Police Chief Stephen Redfearn announced that detectives had performed several new interviews and had also re-interviewed people based on information investigators received.

More significantly, the department confirmed that investigators had collected new evidence and had tested and re-tested other evidence in an attempt to develop additional leads.