Geraldo Rivera and John Ramsey face off years after TV host staged a ‘mock trial’ for JonBenét’s murder

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Geraldo Rivera is making amends with the father of JonBenét Ramsey.After John Ramsey’s daughter was found murdered at 6 years old in the basement of her family’s Colorado home in 1996, the journalist, 81, staged a mock murder trial on television.On Monday, during NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rivera addressed the mock trial that aired on his daytime talk show, “The Geraldo Rivera Show,” in 1997, telling Ramsey, “I deeply apologize to you for what you and your family have suffered.”During the episode, the political commentator’s “jury” found Ramsey and his wife, Patsy Ramsey, liable for their daughter’s death, per NewsNation.Rivera continued, “No one deserves to go through what you went through.

That’s my bottom line. And when I walk around and it is with stories like yours in my head over the last 54 years of my career, I, it is a burden to me.

It’s a soulful burden. And again, man to man, to you, I apologize, and I am sorry for everything you have gone through, John.”Ramsey responded, “Geraldo, I accept your apology and thank you.”Ramsey and the tragedy has been back in the spotlight since the November release of the Netflix three-part docuseries “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?”, which premiered on Nov.

25.The 80-year-old has been vocal for decades about what he considers to be missteps made by authorities during their investigation.