JonBenét Ramsey's family think advanced DNA testing on several pieces of evidence could solve the murder case

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 December 25, 2024

The shocking murder of JonBenét Ramsey still haunts her family to this day, and still lives on as one of the most popular murder mysteries as the family continues to search for the truth in what really happened to their beloved.

According to the Daily Mail, there's been a renewed interest in her murder thanks in part to a popular Netflix documentary series that attempts to dig in and find out more. 

The outlet noted that the family of the late JonBenét Ramsey believes there are seven key pieces of evidence that will ultimately help solve her murder.

The child beauty queen was tragically killed at her home in Boulder, Colorado in 1996, just a day after Christmas. The case has captivated millions across the world as police, family and friends try to piece together exactly what happened on that tragic day.

What did the family say?

JonBenét Ramsey's father, now in his eighties, is holding on to hope that new technology and a renewed interest in the case will ultimately help solve it and bring some closure to the family -- closure they've sought for nearly three decades.

John Ramsey recently said, "Finding the killer isn't going to change my life at this point, but it will change the lives of my children and grandchildren. This cloud needs to be removed from out family's head."

He hopes that advanced DNA testing on evidence found at the crime scene could help shed light on who killed his daughter. It took some time for him and his family to be exonerated in the public limelight.

The Daily Mail noted:

John, his late wife Patsy – who died in 2006 at the age of 49 – and their son, Burke, who was nine years old and home at the time of the killing, were largely convicted in the court of public opinion following JonBenét's death, despite the Boulder DA officially clearing them and apologizing in 2008.

Some of the evidence that the family believes could help solve the case includes a ransom note found at the scene, the weapon -- a garrotte -- used in the murder of the child, a blanket her lifeless body was swaddled in at the time of her murder, a length of rope found in the same room as her, and a suitcase placed underneath a window in the basement of the family's home.

Detectives also believe the little girl attempted to fight off her attacker, and the family hopes that advanced DNA on material under her fingernails will help bring closure to the case.

Sitting on evidence?

There have been many battles between the family and Boulder police, with the family accusing the police of "sitting on evidence."

The local authorities have strongly denied such accusations, and have still floated the idea that someone in the little girl's family was responsible for the murder, though they never charged a family member.

"The assertion that there is viable evidence and leads we are not pursuing — to include DNA testing — is completely false," the Boulder police said recently.

Hopefully, additional advances in technology will bring an end to the case sooner than later so the family can move on with some shred of peace.

 

 

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