In March, the Ramseys sued former Boulder police detective Steve Thomas for statements in his book in which he accuses the couple of having a role in their daughter's death. It names Court TV, AOL Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Entertainment Co. A leak to the news media indicates that Burkes voice could be heard in the background of the 911 call Patsy made, although she said he was asleep until after police arrived. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Atlanta by Ramsey attorney Lin Wood. In March 1998, police interview John and Patsy Ramsey a second time and do an extensive interview with their 11-year-old son Burke, who was reported as a possible suspect by some in the press. "The conduct of the defendants in exploiting a 12-year-old child for profit by placing him on trial on television for the brutal murder of his sister is reprehensible and unconscionable," the lawsuit said.īetsy Vorce, a spokeswoman for Court TV, said the network had not been served with the lawsuit and had no comment. Hunter said in a sworn affidavit that the boy was not a suspect. 5, 1999.īoulder authorities said before the show aired that Burke was not suspected in the murder, the lawsuit said, and the show was repeated even after Boulder District Attorney Alexander M. The Ramseys, who now live in Atlanta, took issue with the Court TV program "Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey, Prime Suspects," which first aired Nov. The body of the 6-year-old beauty queen was found in the basement of her family's Boulder, Colo., home on Dec. John and Patsy Ramsey contend in the lawsuit filed Friday that 12-year-old Burke Ramsey was defamed by a Court TV program and a related Web site that named him and his parents as the focus of the police investigation of JonBenet's slaying. ATLANTA - The parents of JonBenet Ramsey are suing Court TV for $70 million, claiming that the cable network falsely named their son Burke as a prime suspect in his sister's murder.
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