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The infamous Boulder, Colorado home where 6-year-old pageant star JonBenét Ramsey was found murdered in 1996 remains unsellable nearly three decades after the girl’s death.
Despite eight separate attempts to find a buyer over the course of years, the sprawling Tudor mansion on 15th Street has become a real estate pariah, shrouded in its dark history.
The property, most recently listed in March 2023 for a steep $6.95 million, has languished on the market. Even after the price dropped by $701,000 seven months later, prospective buyers stayed away.
Now, more than a year later — and as a docu-series on the murder continues trending on Netflix — the home has been quietly taken off the market again.
This grand estate has undergone significant renovations in hopes of distancing itself from its grim past.
But the house’s connection to one of America’s most infamous unsolved murders continues to overshadow its curb appeal.
The tragic story of JonBenét Ramsey captivated the nation when the young beauty queen was discovered bound and strangled in the basement of her family’s home on Dec. 26, 1996.
As detailed in the documentary, “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey,” a chilling ransom note and a desperate 911 call from her mother, the late Patsy, initially pointed to a kidnapping. Hours later, her father, John — who appears in the documentary — found JonBenét’s body in a rarely used basement room.
The murder, still unsolved, remains a cold case that grips true-crime followers to this day.
Since the Ramseys moved out of the home in the wake of the tragedy, the property has been sold a couple times but never fully embraced by its owners. It was purchased by an investor group in 1998 for $650,000 with proceeds donated to a children’s charity in JonBenét’s honor.
In 2004, Timothy and Carol Minor bought the house for $1.05 million, but have been trying to sell it on and off since 2008.
A viral TikTok video about the house shows before and after photos.
“Who would want to buy a house where a little girl was murdered and will always be in the news cycle?” One person commented on the video.
The latest listing featured a polished version of the 7,571-square-foot mansion, which now includes a top-floor primary suite and extensive landscaping upgrades. Photos showed a sleek kitchen with professional-grade appliances, a formal dining room and a cozy solarium.
The Netflix documentary, a three-part series, which debuted Nov. 25, features candid interviews with JonBenét‘s father, in which he details the moment he discovered his daughter’s body on the ground.
“The window was wide open and that looked fishy,” John said. “The next place we went was another room in the basement. We called it the wine cellar but there was no wine in it; it was an old coal room. And immediately her body was right there in front of me.
“She had tape over her mouth and her hands were tied behind her back. And I immediately pulled the tape off and I tried to untie her hands but the knot was tied really tight, I couldn’t get it undone.
“So I just screamed and I picked her up and carried her upstairs, just to try and get her help.”
Upstairs, JonBenét’s former bedroom still holds haunting significance, even with its private balcony and elegant touches.
Nestled on a quarter-acre in Boulder’s upscale University Hill neighborhood, the home boasts privacy and charm with towering trees, a gated brick and wrought-iron fence, and classic Tudor architecture.
But none of these features can seem to overcome the weight of its past.