The DNA tech that could help solve JonBenét Ramsey’s murder as her brother breaks 10-year-silence
This Christmas will mark the 30 year anniversary of JonBenét Ramsey’s death, but as her case has long since gone cold, new technology could be used to finally solve her murder.
The news comes as JonBenét’s older brother, Burke Ramsey, spoke to the Daily Mail where he claimed that DNA evidence could shed new light on the case.
He said: “The DNA says we didn’t do it. I know none of my family did it. I didn’t do it.... You know, it's like, stop. There was this energy looking at the family, but the DNA is sitting right there.”
Burke went on to share that they need to find a match for DNA found under JonBenét’s fingernails.
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He continued: “It’s the best evidence we have. It’s probably the person who did it, you know, and it’s the best chance we have to solve this.”
JonBenét was six years old when she was reported missing in the early hours of December 26, 1996.
A ransom note demanding $118,000 was found on a staircase in the family home in Boulder, Colorado, and seven hours later, her body was found in the basement. While her death was ruled a homicide, nobody has ever been charged.
Could new DNA technology finally solve JonBenét Ramsey’s murder?
With technology having advanced in the last 30 years since Ramsey’s murder, it is possible that authorities might finally be able to bring the case to a close.
In a statement, Chief Stephen Redfearn, of the police department in Boulder, said: “Techniques and technology constantly evolve. This is especially true with technology related to DNA testing.”
In another interview with the Daily Mail, JonBenét’s father, John Ramsey, shared that some advanced DNA labs are able to use a miniscule sample to get results.
This is done by investigators extracting DNA from the evidence, which can include DNA left from touch, hair or blood, and matching it with possible suspects.
However, the expertise is not cheap and speaking to Fox News earlier this year, John publicly called on President Donald Trump to get involved to help the family access assistance from a private genetics lab.
He said: “I told the DA that money should not be a restrictor here. I need to get Donald Trump on them. He’ll stir things up one way or the other, but somehow we’ve got to get them to do that.”
John went on to share his beliefs that the advances in forensic genetic genealogy are ‘the gold standard today’.
He continued: “So I’ve been pushing that pretty hard in terms of what I think ought to happen, and I don’t know that they’re doing it. I know they listen, but I don’t know where they are mentally, in terms of making that happen.”
