The lawyer representing the family of JonBenét Ramsey has threatened to sue CBS over a documentary that implicates her brother Burke in her death. The six-year-old pageant queen was found dead in her family home in Boulder, Colorado, on 26 December 1996.
No one has ever been prosecuted for the murder, despite widespread media coverage and public speculation. The CBS programme, The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey, reportedly concludes that Burke Ramsey killed his sister, possibly accidentally, and that their parents covered up the death.
L Lin Wood, the Ramsey family lawyer, has described the documentary as containing “lies, misrepresentations, distortions and omissions”. In a statement, he said the accusations lacked evidentiary support and contradicted the findings of legitimate law enforcement officials.
A press representative for CBS responded: “CBS stands by the broadcast and will do so in court.” Wood did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
