About 6 a.m. Police arrive and speak to both parents. They report a kidnapping to the FBI and conduct a cursory search of the house. The door to a remote room in the basement is stuck, and they do not search it. An FBI agent from Boulder arrives shortly after. FBI agents from Denver arrive.
Police prepare a response to the ransom note.
They set up wiretap and tape recording equipment. Victim's advocates arrive to talk with the Ramseys. Police ask John Ramsey to check the house to see if anything was out of place. He and a friend, Fleet White, start in the basement. Ramsey opens the door to a remote room, turns on the light and sees the body of JonBenet behind the door.