‘Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey’ Documentarian Was Motivated by Desire to Clear Family Name
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Brande Victorian
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Veteran documentarian Joe Berlinger seeks to clear the Ramsey family's name and solve the decades-old murder of 6-year-old JonBenét in this Netflix docuseries.
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- The documentary uncovers the investigative work of detective Lou Smit, who concluded the Ramseys were innocent and wrongly pursued as suspects, shedding new light on the case's many police missteps.
- Berlinger hopes new DNA testing using advanced technology could finally solve the crime, noting the Ramseys have been 'brutalized' for 30 years despite never being prosecuted and deserving 'a measure of justice'.
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