DENVER (KDVR) — The No. 1 television show on Netflix, “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?” premiered Monday and Boulder police have since spoken out on the case.

The docuseries debuted on Netflix on November 25 as an investigative series about JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old who was reported missing from her Boulder home on December 26, 1996. The beauty pageant star’s family later found her dead. in the basement of the house.

One day after the series aired, police posted an “annual update” on X, which they say comes as the date of JonBenet’s murder approaches. While the update usually comes in December, the department said this update came early “due to the increased attention on this investigation.”

Boulder PD speaks about the JonBenét Ramsey case

Although the department never specifically mentioned the docuseries, the post on

The docuseries ultimately suggests that many mistakes were made in the investigation, including flawed DNA evidence and false accusations from the family members. The series hints at many possible suspects towards the end of the show and the next steps in the investigation.

“The claim that there is viable evidence and leads that we are not pursuing – including DNA testing – is completely false,” the department said on X.

While this claim has been made by many over the years, the department addresses another claim made by the series.

In episode 3, the series said the following: “In 2023, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation assembled a panel of experts to conduct a cold case review of the murder of JonBenét Ramsey.”

However, Boulder police said otherwise.

“Additionally, it was the Boulder Police Department – ​​and not the Colorado Bureau of Investigation – that convened the Cold Case Review Panel in December 2023 as part of its investigative efforts,” the department said on X.

Boulder police also released a five-minute video on updates in the case, in which Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said the department welcomes any documentary that brings attention to the case and hopes the recent attention will lead to more tips.

Redfearn also said they had an open dialogue with the family and are open to the matter. Redfearn also provided an update on where the cold case stands today.

Updates on the JonBenét Ramsey case

As for the current investigation, Redfearn said the department is still working on the tips the cold case panel gave to the department last year, but like any major investigation, police can’t share more with the public without jeopardizing the case to bring.

“So much has changed in the way law enforcement works over the last thirty years. There are some things that people have pointed out over the years that could have been better, and we recognize that to be true. However, it is important to emphasize that while we cannot go back to that terrible day in 1997, our goal is to find the killer of JonBenét Ramsey,” Redfearn said.

The department said the murder case can be reviewed on its website. Anyone with any information about the case can contact detectives at [email protected] or by calling the Boulder Police Department tip line at 303-441-1974.