The father of the child beauty queen hopes that the latest DNA technology and familial genealogy research can help solve the cold case that is re-captivating the nation 28 years later.

Investigators are closer to finding out who killed 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey nearly two decades after the child was found dead, sources told ABC News. ABC News reported that unidentified sources briefed on the investigation said a team of experts has been assigned to look at remaining evidence in the case and to “apply the most modern scientific and cold case techniques to try to solve the crime.

Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey has once again opened the case of the 6-year-old who was found dead in the safety of her own house in Boulder, Colora

From the ransom note to an unidentified bootprint, these pieces of evidence might hold the key to solving JonBenét Ramsey’s murder

A week after the premiere of a Netflix docuseries on the unsolved death of JonBenét Ramsey, police maintained their dedication to finding the little girl’s killer but refused to say whether they have any promising leads at this time.

Progress is being made in the investigation into the unsolved 1996 murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey, those briefed on the investigation told ABC News.

While it starts out with a little background on the case, the docuseries quickly gets into the Ramseys as a family, including about JonBenét's mom, Patsy, a journalism graduate.

The Ramseys were in the middle of a full-on media firestorm after JonBenét’s death, and according to the Ramseys, the police had evidence that there was DNA evidence of an unidentified male retrieved from the scene, and they did not reveal that to the public for months, despite the rampant speculation against the Ramseys.

The infamous murder investigation — which remains open nearly three decades later — is explored in Netflix's 'Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey.'