'When was the last time you saw JonBenet alive?' Never-before-seen footage of murdered six-year-old beauty queen's brother talking to police is aired in new documentary

  • The Killing of JonBenet: The Truth Uncovered aired Monday night on A&E
  • The new documentary aired never-before-seen footage of Burke Ramsey's police interview in 1998, two years after his little sister's murder
  • In the interview, Burke, then 9, recalls the last time he saw his sister
  • JonBenet's father also sat down for an interview with A&E, again proclaiming his innocence 
  • For years, JonBenet's parents Patsy and John were the subject of public suspicion about the case, but police have since cleared their names
  • JonBenet Ramsey was six years old on December 26, 1996, when she was found strangled to death in her basement in Boulder, Colorado
  • Experts who spoke with A&E said they believed an intruder was to blame  

By Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com

Published: 07:32 EST, 6 September 2016 | Updated: 07:44 EST, 6 September 2016

The brother of JonBenet Ramsey nervously shifted in his seat and chugged soda during his police interview two years after the six-year-old beauty queen's murder in 1996. 

This never-before-seen footage of police speaking with Burke Ramsey aired Monday night on The Killing of JonBenet: The Truth Uncovered - A&E's two-hour special on the nearly 20-year-old cold case. 

In the interview, then nine-year-old Burke answers simple questions about his sister's death, specifically about Christmas Day - the last time she was seen alive. 

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The Killing of JonBenet: The Truth Uncovered aired Monday night, including never-before-seen footage of the murdered pageant queen's brother's 1998 police interview

The Killing of JonBenet: The Truth Uncovered aired Monday night, including never-before-seen footage of the murdered pageant queen's brother's 1998 police interview

Burke Ramsey (left), then nine years old, answered simple questions about his sister's death two years prior in the 1998 interview 

Burke Ramsey (left), then nine years old, answered simple questions about his sister's death two years prior in the 1998 interview 

One investigator on the case suspected Burke may have killed his sister, but all three members of the Ramsey family were later cleared of suspicion 

One investigator on the case suspected Burke may have killed his sister, but all three members of the Ramsey family were later cleared of suspicion 

'When is the last time you saw JonBenet alive?' the police investigator asks Burke in one clip. 

Kneeling on his chair, Burke bites his bottom lip before responding. 

'Um....probably...in the car...tired and laying down,' Burke responds, as he sinks into the chair. 

JonBenet Ramsey (pictured) was six years old in 1996 when she was found strangled to death in her basement the day after Christmas 

JonBenet Ramsey (pictured) was six years old in 1996 when she was found strangled to death in her basement the day after Christmas 

In another segment of his interview, Burke is asked about Christmas morning, some 24 hours before his sister was first noticed missing. 

According to Burke, JonBenet and the rest of his family were just as happy and excited as usual. 

'What do you remember about that morning and about the fun things you were doing that day?' the investigator asks. 

'I just remember her falling on the bike and sitting on it,' Burke responds. 

'Your family, do they take a lot of pictures, as you're opening presents and stuff?' the investigator continues. 

JonBenet's father John Ramsey sat down for an interview with A&E to again proclaim his innocence 

JonBenet's father John Ramsey sat down for an interview with A&E to again proclaim his innocence 

'Yeah, we take it in turns, opening presents. Towards the end,we just kind of go for it,' Burke says.  

Burke was at one point a dark horse suspect in his sister's murder, but police have since ruled out both him and his parents as suspects in the case thanks to DNA evidence. 

Burke himself did not address the claims in the A&E special, but he is set to give his first television interview with Dr Phil later this month. 

In the A&E documentary, JonBenet's father John Ramsey sat down for an interview to again proclaim his family's innocence.

Above is the last picture ever taken of JonBenet, right, with her mother Patsy, left, on Christmas morning 1996 

Above is the last picture ever taken of JonBenet, right, with her mother Patsy, left, on Christmas morning 1996 

Patsy Ramsey died in 2006 from ovarian cancer. She was 49 at the time of her death

Patsy Ramsey died in 2006 from ovarian cancer. She was 49 at the time of her death

Speaking about the old claims against his son, John Ramsey said: 'The accusation that Burke is some violent 90-pound, 9-year-old-child … is laughable. I’m sorry — I can’t think of a better word. It’s absurd.'

Experts who spoke with A&E largely agreed with Mr Ramsey, saying that DNA evidence suggested that the six-year-old pageant queen's killer was actually an intruder. 

JonBenet Ramsey was first reported missing the morning after Christmas Day, when her parents discovered a ransom note in their house. Their six-year-old daughter was found hours later, in the basement of the home, strangled to death. No one has ever been charged with her murder, but Boulder Police say that the investigation remains open.   

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