{"id":219373,"date":"2026-01-28T16:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/jonbenet-ramseys-father-addresses-rumor-of-familys-involvement-with-jeffrey-epstein\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:12:28","slug":"jonbenet-ramseys-father-addresses-rumor-of-familys-involvement-with-jeffrey-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/jonbenet-ramseys-father-addresses-rumor-of-familys-involvement-with-jeffrey-epstein\/","title":{"rendered":"JonBenet Ramsey&#8217;s Father Addresses Rumor of Family&#8217;s Involvement With Jeffrey Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you were old enough to watch the news in the 1990s, then you probably remember the name JonBenet Ramsey.<\/p>\n<p>The six-year-old pageant contestant was found murdered in her parents\u2019 basement on Christmas Day of 1996, and the crime remains unsolved thirty years later.<\/p>\n<p>Now, many social media users have become convinced that the notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein may have been involved in Ramsey\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"The grave of JonBenet Ramsey is shown August 16, 2006 in Marietta, Georgia. \" class=\"wp-image-546695 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-960x643.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-1080x723.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-1200x803.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-71660247-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The grave of JonBenet Ramsey is shown August 16, 2006 in Marietta, Georgia. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Barry Williams\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To be clear, there\u2019s no good reason to believe that, but social media hoaxes have become much more sophisticated in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The rumor seems to have started with a TikTok user who claimed that a portrait hanging in Epstein\u2019s home showed the deceased financier with JonBenet sitting on his shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, if you don\u2019t see it, you don\u2019t see it, but I\u2019m sure you see it. Is that JonBen\u00e9t?\u201d asked the user.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a stretch at all,\u201d one person wrote in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. I believe it\u2019s JonBenet,\u201d a second agreed, adding:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u201cMy mind is blown. So sad!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other users alleged that Epstein\u2019s friend and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was in attendance at JonBenet\u2019s sixth birthday party.<\/p>\n<p>While there\u2019s no evidence to support that claim, there is a loose connection between Maxwell and JonBenet\u2019s father, John Bennett Ramsey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you know that JonBenet Ramsey\u2019s father, who was a lifelong conservative, also shares the same attorney with Ghislaine Maxwell?\u201d one TikTok user asked.<\/p>\n<p>That part is actually true. As <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/jonbenet-ramsey-father-shuts-down-jeffrey-epstein-rumor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radar Online<\/a> points out, John Bennett hired the Denver law firm of Haddon, Morgan, and Foreman following the murder of his daughter.<\/p>\n<p>And Maxwell hired the same firm in 2015 for a civil lawsuit brought by Epstein trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre. She hired the firm a second time in 2021, when she was arrested on sex trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"A protest group called &quot;Hot Mess&quot; hold up signs of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Federal courthouse on July 8, 2019 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-546697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-960x641.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"A protest group called &quot;Hot Mess&quot; hold up signs of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Federal courthouse on July 8, 2019 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-546697 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-960x641.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1154615733-2-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A protest group called \u201cHot Mess\u201d hold up signs of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Federal courthouse on July 8, 2019 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Stephanie Keith\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the rest of these claims? As Ramsey tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/27\/john-bennett-denies-jonbenet-ramsey-jeffrey-epstein-connection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, they appear to be completely fabricated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely no truth to it. I haven\u2019t seen this, but with A.I., anything is possible,\u201d Ramsey said this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI figured one of these days I would be accused of being an Epstein pal. Hasn\u2019t happened yet. Internet people can be very cruel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/jeffrey-epstein-attempted-suicide-video-deleted-from-doj-files-whats-going-on-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epstein took his own life<\/a> in a New York City jail cell in 2019. Many still believe he was murdered in order to protect the identities of his wealthy friends and clients.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/jeffrey-epsteins-tiny-deformed-penis-leads-to-surprising-michael-jackson-connection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The so-called \u201cEpstein files\u201d<\/a> remain a source of controversy, with the Trump administration vowing to release reams of new information about the investigation, but thus far failing to do so.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/jonbenet-ramseys-father-addresses-rumor-of-familys-involvement-with-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes If you were old enough to watch the news in the 1990s, then you probably remember the name JonBenet Ramsey. The six-year-old pageant contestant was found murdered in her parents\u2019 basement on Christmas Day of 1996, and the crime remains unsolved thirty years later. 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