JonBenet Ramsey Timeline
POSTED: 2:05 pm MDT July 9,
2008
UPDATED: 2:18 pm MDT July 9,
2008
The following timeline provides an overview of the JonBenet Ramsey case.Dec. 24, 1996
JonBenet Ramsey, 6, is found dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colo., home. Patsy Ramsey says she found a ransom note demanding $118,000 for her daughter.
Dec. 31, 1996
Ramsey family hires attorney, publicist and investigators.Feb. 24, 1997
Ramsey spokesman says family members know they are "at the top of the list of possible suspects."April 18, 1997
District Attorney Alex Hunter says Ramseys are under an "umbrella of suspicion."April 30, 1997
Ramseys interviewed by police in first formal sessions. Two detectives, including the first to arrive at the Ramsey home, are removed from the case.Oct. 10, 1997
Denver Police Chief Tom Koby admits mistakes made early in the case.June 23-25, 1998
Ramseys are questioned by police, their first interviews in more than a year. JonBenet's brother Burke, 9 at the time of her death, is interviewed for six hours.Sept. 15, 1998
Grand jury begins investigation.Oct. 13, 1999
District attorney says no indictments will be issued, cites a lack of sufficient evidence.Dec. 20, 2002
New District Attorney Mary Keenan takes over investigation and promises a fresh look.March 31, 2003
A federal judge in Atlanta concludes that the weight of the evidence is more consistent with the intruder theory than with the theory that Patsy Ramsey killed JonBenet.April 7, 2003
Keenan issues a statement agreeing with the judge. Retired detective Tom Bennett is hired by the Boulder district attorney's office to lead a refocused investigation.June 4, 2004
The Ramseys' attorney says DNA found in JonBenet's underwear did not match any samples in an FBI database of convicted violent offenders.June 24, 2006
Patsy Ramsey dies at 49 following a long battle with ovarian cancer.Aug. 16, 2006
District Attorney Mary Lacey says a suspect in JonBenet's slaying has been arrested in Thailand. Mark Karr is later retured to the United States, and transfered to the Boulder County Jail.Aug. 28, 2006
Boulder County District Attorney's Office drops charges against Karr after is DNA failed to match the DNA found on JonBenet Ramsey's body.
JonBenet Ramsey, 6, is found dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colo., home. Patsy Ramsey says she found a ransom note demanding $118,000 for her daughter.
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Ramsey family hires attorney, publicist and investigators.Feb. 24, 1997
Ramsey spokesman says family members know they are "at the top of the list of possible suspects."April 18, 1997
District Attorney Alex Hunter says Ramseys are under an "umbrella of suspicion."April 30, 1997
Ramseys interviewed by police in first formal sessions. Two detectives, including the first to arrive at the Ramsey home, are removed from the case.Oct. 10, 1997
Denver Police Chief Tom Koby admits mistakes made early in the case.June 23-25, 1998
Ramseys are questioned by police, their first interviews in more than a year. JonBenet's brother Burke, 9 at the time of her death, is interviewed for six hours.Sept. 15, 1998
Grand jury begins investigation.Oct. 13, 1999
District attorney says no indictments will be issued, cites a lack of sufficient evidence.Dec. 20, 2002
New District Attorney Mary Keenan takes over investigation and promises a fresh look.March 31, 2003
A federal judge in Atlanta concludes that the weight of the evidence is more consistent with the intruder theory than with the theory that Patsy Ramsey killed JonBenet.April 7, 2003
Keenan issues a statement agreeing with the judge. Retired detective Tom Bennett is hired by the Boulder district attorney's office to lead a refocused investigation.June 4, 2004
The Ramseys' attorney says DNA found in JonBenet's underwear did not match any samples in an FBI database of convicted violent offenders.June 24, 2006
Patsy Ramsey dies at 49 following a long battle with ovarian cancer.Aug. 16, 2006
District Attorney Mary Lacey says a suspect in JonBenet's slaying has been arrested in Thailand. Mark Karr is later retured to the United States, and transfered to the Boulder County Jail.Aug. 28, 2006
Boulder County District Attorney's Office drops charges against Karr after is DNA failed to match the DNA found on JonBenet Ramsey's body.
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