JonBenet Ramsey cold case focus of upcoming TV programming

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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2000 file photo, John and Patsy Ramsey leave their attorney Lin Wood's offices during a break in the Ramsey's questioning by Boulder, Colo., authorities in Atlanta. CBS is getting in the true crime business by investigating the JonBenet Ramsey murder in an upcoming six-part docuseries, the network announced Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Their six-year-old daughter was found dead in her Colorado home on Dec. 26, 1996 after her parents reported her kidnapped. (AP Photo/Gregory E. Smith, File)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Twenty years after the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, three networks are dedicating programming to the unsolved case.

CBS will air a six-part docuseries, “The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey,” the network announced Wednesday. Original investigators will team up with new experts to re-examine the evidence using today’s technology and forensics. They will also rebuild the crime scene, conduct interviews and offer new theories.

“The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey” premieres Sept. 18 (8:30 p.m. EDT).

Lifetime also announced Wednesday that it has started production on “Who Killed JonBenet?” The film will premiere later this fall.

And Investigation Discovery announced earlier this month that it will air a three-night series, “JonBenet: An American Murder Mystery,” beginning Sept. 12 (10 p.m. EDT).

JonBenet, a child beauty queen, was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado, on Dec. 26, 1996.

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