A Case That Endures
Nearly thirty years later, the JonBenét Ramsey case still “hangs over America like an accusation,” lingering far beyond an unsolved murder.

Spectacle and Blame

It became “a mirror held up to our hunger for spectacle,”

as the media turned a family tragedy into entertainment.

Under tabloids and talk shows, “the crime scene became a stage,”

and evidence was shaped to fit public narratives.

What Remains Physical

Beneath the noise are stubborn facts: “fibers, handwriting, a garish note,

unidentified DNA, a basement window, a suitcase against a wall.”

The so-called “neglected clue” may only now be visible as technology catches up.

An Unfinished Reckoning

Any answer would not be tidy. It may only “narrow the circle of uncertainty,”

restoring dignity and reminding us that “justice is not a theory argued in living rooms, but a slow, imperfect reckoning.”