The father of the child beauty queen hopes that the latest DNA technology and familial genealogy research can help solve the cold case that is re-captivating the nation 28 years later.

On the morning of Dec. 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey woke up to find their daughter, beauty queen JonBenet, missing from their Boulder home and a handwritten ransom note left on the stairs. Hours later, John Ramsey discovered her dead in their basement.

The killing of JonBenét was an unspeakable crime and this tragedy has never left our hearts,” Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said

According to the Boulder Police Department’s post on X, officers also told residents that “the assertion that there is viable evidence and leads we are not pursuing – to include DNA testing – is

This month marks 28 years since the murder of a six-year-old girl in Boulder that has captivated the world ever since. As a new documentary series and fresh hope from police bring new heat to this notorious cold case,

Without specifically addressing the docuseries, Boulder Police called many of the claims in the show "completely false."

Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey?" reinvigorates public interest in the 1996 case, JonBenet Ramsey's father said he's more encouraged now than he's been in a long time that the person who killed his 6-year-old daughter will be found.

Investigators are closer to finding out who killed 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey nearly two decades after the child was found dead, sources told ABC News. ABC News reported that unidentified sources briefed on the investigation said a team of experts has been assigned to look at remaining evidence in the case and to “apply the most modern scientific and cold case techniques to try to solve the crime.

People familiar with the case say that new techniques are being applied to the investigation into the six-year-old’s death.

The police department investigating the cold case murder of 6-year-old pageant queen JonBenét Ramsey has been urged to keep the victim’s family informed of any new developments. Joe Berlinger, director and executive producer of the new Netflix docuseries Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey,

We want them (police) to do more,” Ramsey said during an appearance on “ Elizabeth Vargas Reports .” “If they use the latest DNA technology, collaborate with labs, and use familial genealogy research,