Jonbenet patricia ramsey august 6 1990 december 25 1996 was an american child beauty queen who was killed at the age of six in her familys home in boulder coloradoa lengthy handwritten ransom note was found in the home her father john found the girls body in the basement of their house about seven hours after she had been reported missing. Abc news cindy mara is one of the daughters of lou smit who investigated jonbenet ramseys case and whose dying wish was for his family and friends to find her killer when hunter called for a . On sept 19 the case of jonbenet ramsey aired on cbs revealing a surprising suspect in the murder her brother burke ramsey in 1996 jonbenet a child beauty queen was found beaten and strangled to death in her familys cellar just hours after her mother patsy called 911 to report that she had been kidnapped. Later that year burke sued cbs for 750 million for being accused of murdering his sister in the case of jonbenet ramsey and received 250 million in compensatory damages and no less than 500 million in punitive damages burkes lawyers stated in the filing the accusation that burke ramsey killed his sister was based on a compilation of lies half truths manufactured information and the intentional omission and avoidance of truthful information about the murder of jonbenet ramsey