It’s one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries from the ’90s after JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in a bloody pool in the basement of her home on Boxing Day, 1996.
And now InTouch claim the six-year-old was killed by the hands of 26-year-old Michael Helgoth, whose family ran a junkyard near JonBenet’s hometown in Boulder, Colorado.
While this would be a huge breakthrough for the Ramsey family, Michael Helgoth took his own life in 1997.
The fresh claims have come from private investigator Ollie Gray, who was hired by the Ramsey family to work on the crime.
Ollie has been trying to crack the case for 20 years and told the publication: “Based on what we know now, I believe Helgoth and his accomplices committed the crime.”
Ollie and his former colleague John Kenady believe there is a tape recording in which Michael confesses to killing the beauty queen.
The pair allege the explosive video was overlooked in the investigation process but “someone close to him may still have the tape.”
In more disturbing claims, detective John revealed to InTouch that Michael once told him of a murder pact that he and a friend had devised to secure a large sum of money.
“In late November [1996] Helgoth had told me that he and a partner were going to make a great deal and they each would bring in around $50,000 to $60,000,” John said.
In a tragic turn of events, the focus soon shifted to JonBenet’s parents, Patsy and John. While there was never enough evidence to charge them, that didn’t stop the tide of public opinion turning against them. They were finally cleared of any involvement from her death in 2008.
This story originally appeared on Woman’s Day
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