2016/12/16

NewDaily December 15, 2016: New twist in the JonBenet Ramsey murder

Sophisticated DNA tests could finally reveal who killed child pageant star JonBenet Ramsey, after a new investigation revealed alleged flaws in previous forensic interpretations.

The six-year-old’s body was discovered by her father John in their family home in Boulder, Colorado on December 26, 1996.

Investigators concluded Ramsey was strangled to death after receiving a blow to the head, and while her older brother Burke has long been accused of the murder – and her parents of forging a ransom note found at the scene – no court has ever found them guilty.

In fact, both Burke and JonBenet’s parents were cleared by prosecutors in 2008 after DNA evidence was found not to match any of the family members.

But after an investigation by the Boulder Daily Camera and KUSA-TV in Denver alleged officials had misinterpreted the evidence, Colorado police and prosecutors announced on Tuesday (local time) they would re-examine the DNA with new and improved technology. more