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Judge Says Lawsuit Against CBS By Brother Of JonBenet Ramsey Can Move Forward

Last updated on Wednesday, January 10, 2018

(MICHIGAN) - A judge has allowed a lawsuit filed by the brother of JonBenet Ramsey, the girl who was found dead under mysterious conditions in 1996, to move forward.

Epoch Newsroom reports, Burke Ramsey, who was 9 at the time of his sister's death, argued in the suit that the CBS report damaged his reputation by falsely suggesting that he killed the girl. The Boulder Daily Camera reported that a judge ruled Friday that the lawsuit can move ahead. Her death remains unsolved.

In December 2016, Burke sued CBS and a production company in a Michigan court. The circuit court judge in Michigan last week, however, denied a motion filed by CBS and the other defendants to dismiss the case.

JonBenet Ramsey's body was discovered in the basement of the family's Boulder, Colorado, home the day after Christmas in 1996. Her brother and parents were cleared of her death in 2008, according to The Associated Press.

At the heart of the lawsuit is the two-part series, "The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey," which aired in September 2016.

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