On December 26, 1996, six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found murdered in the basement of her family home in Boulder, Colorado, hours after her parents reported finding a ransom note on the staircase. She had been strangled and struck on the head. The ransom note was written on paper from inside the house using a pen found in the kitchen. Unidentified male DNA was found on her clothing. A grand jury voted to indict her parents in 1999 — the Boulder DA refused to sign. The case is still open. Advanced DNA analysis is ongoing as of 2025. JonBenét's mother, Patsy, died in 2006. Her father John, is still alive. No one has ever been charged.