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Amanda Knox and John Ramsey - Megyn Kelly's "Double Feature" of Fascinating Interviews

Explore episode Jun 28, 2026

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John Ramsey on Forgiveness, Faith, and Closing Reflections

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Megyn Kelly closes the interview by asking how Ramsey has managed to say he has forgiven JonBenét's killer. He describes an evolution: in the first years, he told people he would kill the perpetrator without remorse. Then he reasoned that only JonBenét could truly forgive, getting himself off the hook emotionally. Finally he arrived at the understanding that forgiveness is a gift one gives oneself — releasing the anger and desire for revenge — while still wanting the killer held to full accountability under the law. He connects his faith journey: losing his eldest daughter Beth in a car accident four years before JonBenét had first devastated and then rebuilt his belief, so that when JonBenét was killed he did not have to fight that battle again. Kelly closes with a prayer for the Ramsey family and the conviction that JonBenét is 'safe with her mama now.' Final sponsor reads and a brief musical jingle close out the episode.

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