Timeline of JonBenet Ramsey case

Key dates in the JonBenet Ramsey case:<br> <br> 1996:<br> <br> Dec. 26: JonBenet Ramsey, 6, is found dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colo., home. Patsy Ramsey says she found a ransom note demanding $118,000 for her daughter.<br> <br> Dec. 31: Ramsey family hires attorney, publicist and investigators.<br> <br> 1997:<br> <br> Feb. 24: Ramsey spokesman says family members know they are ``at the top of the list of possible suspects.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> April 18: District Attorney Alex Hunter says Ramseys are under an ``umbrella of suspicion.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> April 30: Ramseys interviewed by police in first formal sessions.<br> <br> May 14: Two detectives, including the first to arrive at the Ramsey home, are removed from the case.<br> <br> Oct. 10: Police Chief Tom Koby admits mistakes made early in the case.<br> <br> 1998:<br> <br> June 23-25: Ramseys are questioned by police, their first interviews in more than a year. JonBenet&#39;s brother Burke, 9 at the time of her death, is interviewed for six hours.<br> <br> Sept. 15: Grand jury begins investigation.<br> <br> 1999:<br> <br> Oct. 13: District attorney says no indictments will be issued, cites a lack of sufficient evidence.<br> <br> 2002:<br> <br> Dec. 20: New District Attorney Mary Keenan (now Mary Lacy) takes over investigation and promises a fresh look.<br> <br> 2003:<br> <br> March 31: A federal judge in Atlanta concludes that the weight of the evidence is more consistent with the intruder theory than with the theory that Patsy Ramsey killed JonBenet.<br> <br> April 7: Lacy issues a statement agreeing with the judge.<br> <br> 2004:<br> <br> June 4: The Ramseys&#39; attorney says DNA found in JonBenet&#39;s underwear did not match any samples in an FBI database of convicted violent offenders.<br> <br> 2006:<br> <br> June 24: Patsy Ramsey dies at 49 following a long battle with ovarian cancer.<br> <br> Aug. 16: A suspect, teacher John Mark Karr, is arrested in Thailand and yells reporters he was ``with JonBenet when she died,&#39;&#39; but that ``her death was an accident.&#39;&#39;<br> <br>

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