The JonBenet Ramsey case may have a link to an unsolved 1997 Boulder rape: father

A Colorado father claims Boulder cops may have missed an opportunity to apprehend JonBenet Ramsey’s killer – by ignoring an attack on his own baby daughter that happened months after the infamous murder.

The father alleges that a masked man dressed in black broke into his home on September 14, 1997, sneaked into the room of his then 12-year-old daughter, threatened and raped her.

The horrifying incident was only foiled because the girl’s mother heard voices and came into the room to investigate, prompting the mysterious man to flee.

JonBenet, just 6, had been killed nearly nine months earlier. She lived less than two miles away, and the two girls went to the same dance studio, the father said.

In a chilling interview with The US Sun, the father recalled how the same type of cigarette butts – Camel Blue – were found outside both houses and said he had asked local police to investigate.

But the Boulder cops weren’t interested, he claimed. Both cases have not been resolved.

The girl is only identified by the alias “Amy” by The Sun.

“There are so many similarities between the two cases that I think there’s a very good chance it was the same person,” Amy’s father told the outlet.

“The only difference is that my daughter survived,” he added.

The Boulder police were “dismissive” and “disinterested,” the father claimed.

“They were completely disinterested,” he claimed. “They didn’t bother at all … they just lied and told us they would deal with this or that – but they hadn’t.

JonBenet Ramsey, a child beauty queen, was found dead at her family home on December 26, 1996. Authorities said earlier this month they would launch a new probe into her murder with unsolved cases investigators.

Amy woke up to see the stranger standing over her bed. He kept calling her name.

“I know who you are,” he repeated, before warning, “I’m going to KO you, shut up.”

Then he sexually assaulted her, her father said.

The father hired a private investigator who discovered the cigarette butts and found other possible links between the two cases – including nearly two dozen burglary or trespassing reports in the area and background checks showing possible suspects in Amy’s case had once worked at JonBenet’s home – But the police said they didn’t do anything.

“They were completely disinterested … they didn’t care about my daughter’s case and they didn’t even really care about the Ramsey case,” he said.