The autopsy found that JonBenét had died of asphyxia by strangulation associated with craniocerebral trauma and the case was ruled a homicide.
JonBenét Ramsey was killed when she was just six-years-old (YouTube/CNN)
However, despite a high-profile and intense police investigation, the killer has never been found.
The death of JonBenét is one of true crime’s most enduring mysteries with several conflicting theories about what happened to the youngster.
In an upcoming drama series, Netflix is set to explore the case with McCarthy playing JonBenét’s mum Patsy alongside Clive Owen as dad John.
In an interview with Variety, McCarthy shared her thoughts on the infamous cold case.
“Just my personal feeling. My heart says no one in the family could have done that,” she said.
“I don’t have the ability, or probably the right, to say that, but that’s what my gut says. Which I probably am not supposed to say.
“But shooting [the new show], I had to pick. I had to have that for myself, if nothing else.”
McCarthy came to her conclusion after diligently reading ‘every police report’ and ‘every coroners’ report’ about the case.
However, she said that the drama series isn’t a whodunnit and instead explained it was a ‘character study’ into those involved in the case.
“This might sound nuts: I’m very fond of Patsy,” she continued.
“I have so much compassion for them, what they went through, and go through currently.”
Melissa McCarthy is set to play Patsy Ramsay – pictured here with husband John in 1997 (Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post)
Patsy passed away in 2006 after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
John, who was not involved in the new Netflix show, has since remarried and lives with his wife Jan Rousseaux in Michigan.
The heartbroken father has spoken out about the case several times over the years, most recently in Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey on Netflix.
Speaking to PEOPLE in 2024, he shared his own theory on who was behind the shocking crime but claimed police ‘blew it off’.
John told the publication about the case of a masked intruder who broke into the home of a 12-year-old girl in Boulder nine months after his daughter’s murder, and attacked the girl before running off.
He said he believes the intruder, who was never caught, could ‘easily have been the same person’ who killed his daughter.
“The police blew it off as, ‘No, it’s not the same,’” he added.
This years marks 30 years since JonBenét’s death and Boulder Police say they are still actively working on the ongoing homicide investigation.
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