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CBS slammed with HUGE JonBenet Ramsey lawsuit

December 29, 2016 By: Stephen Dietrich

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In September of this year, a team of world-renowned investigators accussed JonBenet Ramsey’s older brother, Burke, of being his sister’s killer in the CBS series, “The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey”.

At the time, The Horn News warned: “At the very least, it seems likely that the Ramseys could try to sue in civil court over the claims made in the series.”

Now it has happened – and the size of the lawsuit Burke Ramsey has slammed the network with is staggering.

On Wednesday, Burke Ramsey’s attorney announced he was suing CBS and others for a stunning $750 million, saying his reputation was ruined after their television series concluded he killed his 6-year-old sister two decades ago.

In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, Burke Ramsey claims that the network, its production company and the experts interviewed in the series on the unsolved murder conspired to defame him for publicity and profit. The series aired in September ahead of the 20th anniversary of JonBenet’s death.

The beauty pageant star was found dead in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado, the day after Christmas in 1996. A prosecutor cleared her parents and brother in 2008 based on DNA evidence. But the district attorney currently overseeing the case has said it was premature to exonerate the Ramseys and ordered additional tests using new DNA testing technology that authorities hope will further the investigation.

Police have collected and studied thousands of pieces of evidence and say the case remains open.

CBS spokesman Dustin Smith declined to comment on the lawsuit, which is the second Burke Ramsey has filed over the television series.

In October, Ramsey, 29, sued a forensic pathologist featured on the show who said he bludgeoned his sister to death. The pathologist is also named in the latest lawsuit, which was filed in Michigan, where Burke Ramsey lives.

The new lawsuit says CBS and its featured experts set out to conduct a “sham reinvestigation” of the murder with “the preconceived the story line” that Ramsey killed his sister and conspired with his parents to cover it up.

“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 JonBenét Ramsey,” the lawsuit says.

 

The Associated Press contributed to this article

About the Author

Stephen Dietrich

Stephen is a U.S. Army veteran with over a decade of combined experience in political commentary, economics, and news.

Comments

  1. DEBRA says

    December 29, 2016 at 10:49 am

    IF YOU ARE INDEED NOT GUILTY….. GO FOR IT!!! HELP END THE SWAMP THE MEDIA HAS CREATED FOR ITSELF WITH NO OBLIGATION TO HONESTY, MORALITY, DECENCY…… ONLY DESTROY THE GOOD AND ELEVATE THE KILLORY PIGS WHO TRULY BELONG IN A CELL. IF CONGRESS HAD BALLS…. THEY WOULD BE IN A PRISON CELL….. BUT THEY PREFER TO KISS muslim pIG ASS INSTEAD!!!

    • john says

      December 29, 2016 at 4:36 pm

      I Agree….. however, it could of been another jealous mother who wanted her dead so her daughter could win the pageant. I’ve seen this kind of hate before. Its sad,

  2. CJ says

    December 29, 2016 at 10:57 am

    The Boulder Police Department made the Keystone Cops look like Sherlock Holmes. They were a bumbling innept bunch of rubes. Hope Burke gets them where it hurts the most, the pocketbook!

    • Askjrsk says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:38 am

      Absolute garbage to use
      propaganda , ever. This is just routine manufacturing of FALSE NARRATIVES and FAKE NEWS. Time to hold this absolute garbage paddlers accountable.
      Hope that he wins this lawsuit and collects big bucks that make a statement. Enough to put them out of buisness and disable them from doing this again.

      • Carol says

        December 29, 2016 at 12:10 pm

        Exactly!! Fake news at it’s worst!!

    • No More Tyrants says

      December 29, 2016 at 1:32 pm

      The lying sensation seeking media rides again! I do hope that Burke wins this case and destroys CBS in the process. Someone needs to thump them really hard on the nose. Burke may have to live his life with people talking behind his back, whispering that he is a murder, but with $750 million, he can probably buck up and live with it.

      As far as I know, there is NO evidence proving this ridiculous fabricated story. Burke was written off as the killer years ago by the police themselves. STICK IT TO THEM, Burke.

  3. jude2811 says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:00 am

    I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT ‘HAD TO BE THE BROTHER’-BASEBALL BAT HITS-MRS RAMSEYS PHONEY RAMBLING
    ‘KIDNAPPING LETTER’-ON THEIR OWN STATIONARY-ALL TO PROTECT BURKE-TWO KIDS WOULD BE GONE-
    IT’S THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE

    • Cynthia F. Martin says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:12 am

      It is a horrible crime, but to make accusations against a 9 year old boy, who wasn’t even large for his age, is preposterous. You think he dragged his sister down that staircase, fashioned 2 wooden handles to a cord, strangled her, put a suitcase by a broken window and went back to bed? Oh no…you think his parents did all of that to protect him. How does that make any more sense than lunatic, pedophile coming in? Don’t forget she was serially assaulted. Did his parents do that to cover for him also? Honestly….

    • Donna Slivka says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:29 am

      HOGWASH…………..~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    • Native says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:39 am

      I have always thought it was done by a family member …Burke is my first choice and Patsy my second…too much points to a family member…

    • Bonnie says

      December 29, 2016 at 8:58 pm

      I AGREE !!! THESE ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE, NO PROOF AT ALL THERE WAS AN INTRUDER! THE SCENE WAS STAGED AND THE NOTE WAS WRITTEN BY PATSY RAMSEY , THE PINEAPPLE SHE ATE WAS PROBABLY GIVEN TO HER BY BURKE, THEN THEY WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO PLAY, IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE,THEY WERE PROTECTING BURKE , I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED HE DID IT !!! THEY RUSHED HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY, WHEN THE POLICE CAME, THEY INVITED ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS IN TO CONTAMINATE THE SCENE, THEY PROTECTED HIM FROM BEING QUESTIONED BY THE POLICE, FOR YEARS!! I THINK HE WAS EXTREMELY JEALOUS OF HER AND HER FAME , ALSO THE ATTENTION SHE WAS RECEIVING FROM HER PARENTS, WHEN BEFORE SHE CAME ALONG HE WAS THE MAIN CHILD AND RECEIVED ALL OF THE ATTENTION, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE IS NOT THE MAIN PERSON TO RECEIVE ALL OF THE AFFECTION !! HE RESENTED THAT IMMENSELY !! HE HAD ALREADY HIT HER IN THE HEAD WITH A GOLF CLUB BEFORE AND INJURED HER ! I THINK HE WAS MEAN TO HER AT TIMES TO MAKE HER PAY FOR HIS INSECURITY’S !! I THINK THE PARENTS WERE SLEEPING AND AFTER SHE WAS DEAD HE PROBABLY WENT BACK TO BED ,UNTIL HIS MOTHER FOUND HER MISSING ! THEY ALL PLAYED THEIR ROLLS VERY WELL AND SO NO ONE WAS EVER CHARGED FOR HER MURDER, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS A FAMILY MEMBER AND THEY MADE IT LOOK LIKE A SEXUAL ASSAULT, BUT I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE BURKE DID IT !!! HE ACTS VERY VERY WEIRD ANYWAY !!! INSTEAD OF LOSING BOTH OF THEIR KIDS THEY DECIDED TO COVER FOR THE OTHER ONE ,SO THEY WOULD AT LEAST HAVE HIM LEFT !!! THERE WAS SOME DNA THEY COULD NEVER IDENTIFY, BUT THE RAMSEY’S COULD HAVE PLANTED THAT ON HER THEMSELVES !!!

  4. Cynthia F. Martin says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:00 am

    This young man has been tormented his entire life. The fact that his sister was murdered while he was asleep in the same house I’d traumatizing enough for a child, but to be accused of the murder must be torturous. CBS should run a prime time special apologizing to Burke and his entire family and then pay him every dime that he is suing for. He is not a public figure by choice and this was not news, only speculation.

  5. Ollie Octopus says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:00 am

    Whoever did it will eventually pay the price. As far as CBS is concerned, it couldn’t happen to a better network.

  6. Steven says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:00 am

    He should be in jail.

    • Sharon says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:52 am

      No. He was 9 yrs old.according to reports she was also strangled. A 9 yr old would not have the strength. CBS needs to be sued.

  7. Greg P says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:04 am

    Check out the youtube channel “Abel Danger” they have mentioned the case there previously, and it is leading back to the top of the government.

    • Mb says

      December 29, 2016 at 9:58 pm

      They present some interesting theories on many major events. Definitely worth a listen.

  8. MrTruth says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:16 am

    Obama did it.

    • Donna Slivka says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:31 am

      LMAO………..hahahahaha

    • Charles Rappa says

      December 29, 2016 at 12:25 pm

      NAW… Killery pushed the delete button after sending them a nasty note, and bingo,,, It’s sad that that little girl ended up like that, but when we are all judged buy the higher power,,, Well who ever did it, will be in a hot spot for a long long time

    • Roseanna Martin says

      December 29, 2016 at 2:04 pm

      Creepy Fake Micheal did it , obumhole was looking and Michael killed her out of pure jealously !!!!

    • Coolbreeze says

      December 29, 2016 at 2:57 pm

      OBLOME WOULD HAVE WENT FOR BURKE!

    • BRENDA says

      December 29, 2016 at 6:41 pm

      TRUE AND HILLARY HELPED OBAMA

    • Mike says

      December 29, 2016 at 7:38 pm

      Obama will disavow that but, he will blame “Bush”.

    • Mark Plenn says

      January 1, 2017 at 2:49 am

      No he was in Kenya looking for his roots! Obama would have had John Kerry do his dirty work.

  9. Greek Geek says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:18 am

    I would have loved to be the first investigator there. The “facts” have been misconstrued because of a corrupted crime scene. 1. There DID seem to be a badly concocted cover by the Ramseys including the “ransom note” which I believe from day 1 was concocted. 2. The body appears to have been moved. 3. The “window” entry for an outsider may also have been concocted, OR may actually be the case. 3. The means, motive and opportunity individuals has the brother at the top of the list. This does NOT exclude an unknown house guest or friend.

    • Sharon says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:56 am

      No. He was 9 yrs old.according to reports she was also strangled. A 9 yr old would not have the strength. CBS needs to be sued. Thre Boulder police completely bungled this case.
      According to reports the body was moved by the dad when he found her. Apparently he carried her from the basement to first floor.

  10. MrTruth says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:19 am

    The mainstream media is concealing the fact that she is actually still alive and being held against her will in a basement in Chappaqua, New York.

    A certain ex-president who shall remain unnamed is keeping her prisoner for use as his personal sex slave.

    • hpinnc says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:48 am

      Ridiculous!!!!!!!!

    • Jo Ellen Fipps says

      December 29, 2016 at 11:59 am

      Her body was found in the basement!

  11. Michael says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:22 am

    Read the story online! The father said who wouldn’t want to be with a beauty queen! The mother wrote the letter, the child couldn’t take the sex abuse any longer started telling the teachers! These people are part of the illuminati!!

    • Sandy says

      December 29, 2016 at 3:27 pm

      You’re the closest to the truth. I think the parents were in on a paedophile sex ring or it could have been just them, but whatever…I think the parents are guilty of her death and they had an alibi from day one of sexually abusing her.

  12. CACHE says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:24 am

    Media was to be blamed. Hopefully, the truth comes out soon. If Burke is guilty, he would not have the balls to re-open the case. He will be scrutinized to every fiber of his hair since the story is so sensationalized.

    • Peter says

      December 29, 2016 at 3:21 pm

      The Russians did it!

  13. John says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:41 am

    It’s time the Media gets theirs. They have been lying to us for years, covering up political blunders, crimes and lies. The promote propaganda and their own agenda to become more powerful. We need accountability in News Reporting as much as we need it in our leaders. They have been working together too long. It’s time we heard the truth from both for a change.

  14. Gretchen Schleeter says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:43 am

    I’m sure it was the Russians!

    • Sw says

      December 29, 2016 at 12:15 pm

      Yep, I was an eyewitness.

  15. Ralph White says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:52 am

    At last; C linton B roadcast S ystem is being challenged for UNtruths *LIES. May the TRUTH be brought out

  16. Presh Henry says

    December 29, 2016 at 12:04 pm

    Sorry Burke. There will always be nuts out here.

  17. Colc says

    December 29, 2016 at 12:09 pm

    Wow, I had just been praying that the truth would come out about JonBenet, that justice would be done to the true killer. The reason I remembered JonBenet was because of an accidental death of a young woman recently, which I have a suspicion it was not an accident, but the parents probably don’t want a JonBenet repeat, so they are publicly saying it was an accident. I don’t have cable, so I did not know about the CBS special. I’m glad CBS is being sued because I’m sick of their lies and half truths and their gross misleading of the public because of the lies. I still hope that the real killer is found, but if Burke is 29, he would have been only nine at the time of the murder, could a nine year old kill a six year old? I know it’s possible but it’s not plausible.

  18. E L Oglesby says

    December 29, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    On the JonBenet Ramsey case: If they haven’t already checked the DNA and made a comparison with the
    killer’s DNA and all of the Boulder Police’s DNA. This should be done too make certain there wasn’t a dirty
    policeman on the force.

  19. Shirley Brady says

    December 29, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    What happened to ” innocent until proven guilty”? Sadly, today people are quick to judge without all the evidence and it’s now “guilty until proven innocent”. It’s supposed to be innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. I remember the Olympics where a man’s life was ruined because people and the media said he was guilty of a crime when in fact he was innocent. That poor man never got over the notoriety. I hope I’m never put in that position!

  20. Bob Uda says

    December 29, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    Hope this belly ups CBS, a worthless pseudo-news media. Get rid of all of the liberal media/press. They have ruined America.

  21. MrTruth says

    December 29, 2016 at 2:52 pm

    Charlie Sheen knows who did it.

    • Ollie says

      December 29, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      OJ stated that he was setting up a trust fund to “find the real killer.”

  22. Ollie says

    December 29, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    I wonder if Burke Ramsey had told CBS that he was voting for Trump. And that’s why CBS did a hatchet job on him.
    Does anyone know if Burke Ramsey supported Trump, Hillary, Jill Stein, or Gary Johnson in the 2016 POTUS election? If he had supported Trump and if he had Make America Great Again posters on his yard, which the CBS crew saw, it would all make sense.

    • Scott says

      January 4, 2017 at 2:50 pm

      You never know Ollie,..you never know,….

  23. Peter says

    December 29, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    Definitely the Russians

  24. Abe says

    December 29, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    I hope Burke sues the living hell out of the presstitutes of the Clinton Broadcasting Syndicate!

    In a new book written by former US cold case detective John Cameron, he claims convicted killer Edward Wayne Edwards was responsible for the murder of JonBenet, a child beauty queen from Colorado in 1996.

    http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/jonbenet-ramsey-murdered-by-edward-wayne-edwards-a-serial-killer-youve-never-heard-of-new-book-claims/news-story/d000c0afe8984293ac3fa3be08d6c093

    Cold Case Cameron, … JonBenet Ramsey, Zodiac killer, Black Dahlia, Edward Wayne Edwards, John A Cameron. … Who is serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards.

    ColdCaseCameron
    http://coldcasecameron.com/

  25. cheri says

    December 29, 2016 at 5:18 pm

    YOUR ALL WRONG…except maybe it was the Russians…
    I watched the episode. you can see both episodes on YouTube.
    they never said the boy did it. However it surely leans that way.

    • Veneita Ratcliff says

      December 30, 2016 at 3:28 pm

      I listened to the series on Jonbenet. I did not hear them accuse Burke of murdering her. They repeatedly said the family had been exonerated. I will say Burke made himself look guilty by the smirks he made during the interview. He had to many smiles on his face which made him look like he was guilty.

  26. carole michele caputo says

    December 29, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    I ALWAYS THOUGHT it was in the family. Cant wait until CURRENT DNA testing is done. People who knew them say Burke was always hitting Jonbenet with objects. Mom just blew it off as “kid stuff”. When I saw him on Dr Phil, it was obvious that he is on the autism spectrum – perhaps Aspergers. In any event those kids have no impulse control and are easily angered/frustrated. So, yes, it is very plausible that he whacked her with the flashlight in the head….and all of the rest was staged…..a definite cover up!

  27. Sue says

    December 29, 2016 at 5:45 pm

    The media has become a cesspool. It needs to an overhaul. If we can’t trust the media, it’s time to pull their license entirely, or reclass the NEWS as ENTERTAINMENT (like Truth or Fiction) on the offending stations..

  28. Bo Jo says

    December 29, 2016 at 6:09 pm

    CBS needs to go away! Hope Burke wins his case and laughs all the way to the bank. Poor 9 year old brother lost his sister and his mom later on. So sad.

  29. Mike says

    December 29, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    There is no real justice on the street or in the court room

  30. Larry Pogue says

    December 29, 2016 at 8:00 pm

    Guilty! Too much Forensic Evidence. I bet you people think O J was innocent!

  31. Dennis says

    December 29, 2016 at 9:23 pm

    The mother is dead, the father is where? The little girl is dead…Sad….
    Back in 1996, does anyone know where Dodd, Kennedy or Clinton were???
    We know Kennedy cant swim, we know Clinton loved the young stuff and Dodd, He and Kennedy loved to make a waitress sandwich..
    BTW, have you looked at Billy Jeff’s face? He looks like 95…death warmed over..

  32. john z says

    December 29, 2016 at 10:51 pm

    I wonder if Mrs. Nancy G had anything to do with promoting the garbage tort action.

  33. barry says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:50 pm

    My Theory . . . It was the mother.

    Reason: JonBenet had had enough of the dress-up game mom was playing with her and said “NO MORE MOMMY”

    Mommy a failed beauty queen wanting to experience being a beauty queen through her daughter flew in to a rage and offed her sweet pretty little daughter, then tried to peddle the blame to anyone but herself.

    JMHO . . . as good as other theories.

  34. Dominic says

    December 30, 2016 at 12:24 am

    CBS would not air it unless they know something they did not tell immediately. The DNA is the nail.

  35. Don says

    December 30, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    If the family memembers were not involved, then a 3rd party (outsider) had to come into the house. It appears that too much went on for it to have been her brother.

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