During her June 1998 interrogation, Ramsey’s mother, Patsy, was shocked when confronted with news that her strangled daughter may have been sexually abused. This revelation added another layer of darkness to the already tragic case of JonBenet Ramsey, a six-year-old beauty pageant queen whose life was cut short in 1996.

Since her murder, many individuals have been suspected of being involved in Ramsey’s death, but no one has officially been charged. One of the most infamous suspects was schoolteacher John Mark Karr, who confessed to the child’s murder in 2006.

Karr, who was also facing child pornography charges at the time, claimed that he had drugged Ramsey, sexually assaulted her, and accidentally killed her. However, further investigation revealed that many of Karr’s claims did not hold up under scrutiny. For example, Ramsey’s autopsy showed no evidence of drugs in her system, and Karr’s DNA did not match any found on the body.