Sue Grafton once said: "Except for cases that clearly involve a homicidal maniac, the police like to believe that murders are committed by those we know and love, and most of the time, they are right. This is clearly the idea that the Boulder Colorado police came up with in the case of little beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey. As many observed following the media onslaught, on Boxing Day 1996, six-year-old Jon Benet Ramsey was found buried under a white blanket, tied up, beaten and strangled to death in the wine cellar of their home from Boulder. With the surprisingly rare and glamorous story of the death of a six-year-old beauty queen, who was part of a “perfect upper-middle-class American family,” combined with no leads and suspicion ever increasing against parents, It was not surprising to find that this fueled the media and that the articles quickly sold out and became a subject of competition between the press. So, like wildfire, this heartbreaking story spread, stretching across the country, shattering the souls of the world. News broadcasts, magazine and newspaper articles, and television specials have all shaped and shaped people's perceptions of the murder of this beautiful child, especially her parents, involvement or absence of John and Pasty Ramsey. The police and FBI's ruthless quest to connect Jon Benet's murder to his parents appeared to lead them to overlook important evidence, or at the very least dismiss suspicious findings that would otherwise send red flags to investigators. There are many factors as to why this case remains unsolved, including lack of investigative expertise, failure to protect valuable evidence, and too much focus on the parents as suspects, but ultimately , the excessive involvement of...... middle of paper. .....ary n.pag. Internet. March 2, 2014. Churchwell, Sarah. “The death of innocence.” New York Times August 18, 2008, n. page. Internet. February 28, 2014. Fox, Richard L., Robert W. Van Sickle, and Thomas L. Steiger. Tabloid Justice: Criminal Justice in the Age of Media Frenzy. 2nd. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2007. 1-15. Print.Jones, Aphrodite, dir. “JonBenet Ramsey.” True crime starring Aphrodite Jones. InvestigationDiscovered: March 31, 2011. Television.McKinley, Carol. “The Ramsey affair is generating media frenzy and public obsession.” Fox News. Np, May 22, 2001. Web. February 27, 2014.Mitchell, Kirk. "Boulder involved in JonBenet case is often confronted." Denver Post October 25, 2013, n. page. Internet. March 1, 2014. “The grand jury has prepared a child abuse indictment against the parents of JonBenet Ramse'y, according to newly released documents. » NBC News October 25, 2013, n. page. Internet. March 2. 2014.