Police in Boulder, Colorado said this may be the year they finally solve the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, a six-year-old beauty queen whose case shocked the nation when her body was discovered in the basement of the family home in 1996.
Newly appointed Boulder police chief Stephen Redfearn has reportedly made solving the 28-year-old case a top priority.
"We f****d the case up from the start, and now with new blood, we can finally fix it," an inside source at the police department told the New York Post.
"He wants it solved and off the books," the insider claimed. "He's assigning officers and resources to solve the murder, which has been a black mark on the Boulder PD."
"I'm not sure what it will take to bust it wide open but it feels like it's within reach. We're hoping for 2025; this is our year," the insider added.
Ramsey was found on a pile of clothes with a skull fracture and stabbed by a paintbrush fragment.
Suspicion initially was cast on her parents John and Patsy or brother Burke, but DNA evidence excluded them in 1997.
DNA found at the scene has been repeatedly tested, but nothing definitive has been found.
A multi-agency task force was established in 2023 to work on the case, and a new documentary on Netflix has refocused attention on the case.
'The killing of JonBenét was an unspeakable crime, and this tragedy has never left our hearts,' Redfearn said last week.
"We are committed to following up on every lead and continuing to work with DNA experts and our law enforcement partners around the country until this tragic case is solved," he added.
The victim's father John Ramsey has not kept quiet about his frustration with the way the case was handled.
"There have been horrible failures, but I believe it can be solved if police accept help from outside their system. That's been their flaw," he said during a recent interview on "Today."
Ramsey, now 80, said he was hopeful the new police chief would accept the outside help needed to finally solve the horrifying case.
