Whoever duct-taped JonBenét Ramsey’s mouth shut, bludgeoned the 6-year-old Colorado girl and strangled the child beauty queen in her own home has evaded capture for almost 28 years.

ATLANTA — It was a story that gripped the country and one that has yet to be solved. In the early hours of Dec. 26, 1996, JonBenét Ramsey’s mother, Patsy, found a ransom note on the stairs of their Boulder, Colorado home saying JonBenét had been kidnapped.

As Netflix's Cold Case explored the tragic death of JonBenét Ramsey, renewed interest in the thirty-year-old mystery has taken shape.

JonBenét Ramsey, 6, was found dead in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder on Dec. 26, 1996, bludgeoned and strangled. Her father still hopes for answers.

JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her family's Colorado home on Christmas Day in 1996 and a new Netflix documentary is hoping to unravel the mystery of who killed her

JonBenét Ramsey's dad John was infamously a suspect in the little girl's shocking murder and in the years since he's staunchly defended himself against critics.

Veteran detective Lou Smit came out of retirement at the request of Boulder authorities after JonBenét Ramsey’s murder – but quickly came to believe that her family did not kill her. Smit resigned but kept investigating,