Casting JonBenet
It's been just over 20 years since the death of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, found in her Boulder, Colorado home under mysterious circumstances. Ramsey's parents Patsy and John were the primary suspects in the case that has both fascinated and horrified people around the world for years. And while no one has ever been charged in JonBenet's murder, that hasn't stopped amateur sleuths, documentarians and Nancy Grace from pointing at their own suspects and theories. In Netflix's new doc Casting JonBenet, director Kitty Green takes a unique approach to the traditional true crime genre, casting local Boulder actors to relive and recount what they know and what they've heard. It ultimately makes for dark, disturbing and highly entertaining watching. The film is out on Netflix on April 28.
It's been just over 20 years since the death of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, found in her Boulder, Colorado home under mysterious circumstances. Ramsey's parents Patsy and John were the primary suspects in the case that has both fascinated and horrified people around the world for years. And while no one has ever been charged in JonBenet's murder, that hasn't stopped amateur sleuths, documentarians and Nancy Grace from pointing at their own suspects and theories. In Netflix's new doc Casting JonBenet, director Kitty Green takes a unique approach to the traditional true crime genre, casting local Boulder actors to relive and recount what they know and what they've heard. It ultimately makes for dark, disturbing and highly entertaining watching. The film is out on Netflix on April 28.
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