JonBenét Ramsey’s father, John Ramsey, says he plans to meet with the chief of the Boulder Police Department in Colorado next month, along with a representative of an independent genetic genealogy research laboratory, as he focuses on crime-scene evidence at local authorities. Are pushing to allow an outside laboratory to test. From the unsolved 1996 murder of his daughter.
Thursday marks 28 years since 6-year-old JonBenét was found strangled and beaten to death in the basement of her family’s Boulder home on Dec. 26, 1996, and her killer remains unidentified.
“We have requested a meeting with (Boulder Police Department) Chief (Stephen) Redfearn in January. He said, ‘Yeah, sure, let’s work together,'” John Ramsey, 80, told Fox News Digital. “We haven’t decided on the day yet, but we’ll figure it out. That is an important meeting. We’re going to have a representative from one of these state-of-the-art laboratories to explain what they can and can’t do. Hopefully, he will accept their help.
Ramsey said that if the BPD chief agreed to allow an independent lab to conduct testing on nearly three-decade-old crime scene items – something he has been pushing for for years – then he would “feel comfortable that we “Moving things forward.”
“The reason I do these media interviews – Netflix, that documentary – is to keep the pressure on the police. We’re not going away, guys,” Ramsey said.
Ramsey wants police to re-test some evidence for DNA traces, including the alien male’s DNA, which federal authorities uncovered in 1997, and test other items for the first time.
Private genetic genealogy databases have grown significantly over the past decade, and the technology used to identify specific individuals and link DNA is more advanced than ever before, allowing the identification of a suspect in the JonBenét murders using genetic evidence. The possibility of detection is more promising than ever. First.
There are over 20 items in the case that were never tested, including a garrote found around JonBenét’s neck, a ransom note found in the Ramsey home on the morning of the murder, a suitcase found in the basement, but that’s just Is not limited. Authorities believe the killer escaped out the window An unidentified flashlight was found on the Ramsey family’s kitchen counter the morning of the murder and unidentified rope was found in brother Burke Ramsey’s room that day, according to public records initially obtained by the reporter. According to Paula Woodward, who has published two books about the Ramsey case.
While it’s unclear whether authorities will be able to find or identify any suspects in the case by partnering with an independent lab with access to private databases, Ramsey is hopeful this will be her first step toward justice for her daughter. The next step is. Whether it gets results or not.
“DNA is a very complex thing. I’ve learned it,” Ramsey said, “but that’s why it needs to be re-examined. That’s one step that we are asking the police to do is to involve one or two of these state-of-the-art laboratories in the world and see what we come up with… and we come up empty handed, so I would say , ‘Thank you. you tried. This is the best we can do right now with today’s technology. Thank you.’ But until we do that, we have not done everything that could be done.”
Ramsey said she is finally hopeful that she and the BPD are making “progress” on the case, 28 years after her daughter’s murder.
BPD told Fox News Digital that the department “meets with the family regularly and plans to do so in 2025.”
Chief Redfearn is the fifth police chief to handle the case since 1996, and he was officially appointed in September after serving as an interim. Boulder Police Department Chief Starting from January. BPD detectives have followed up on more than 21,000 tips, emails and letters and traveled to 19 states to interview or talk to more than a thousand people in connection with the case.
“The murder of JonBenét was an unspeakable crime and this tragedy will never leave our hearts,” Redfern said in a statement in November, 28 years after JonBenét’s murder. “We are committed to following every lead and will continue to work with DNA experts and our law enforcement partners across the country until this tragic case is solved. “This investigation will always remain a priority for the Boulder Police Department.”
According to BPD, local authorities have partnered with federal authorities, including the FBI, and DNA experts from across the country.
“The murder of JonBenét Ramsey is a terrible tragedy and has given rise to unanswered questions and theories for years. Our office has successfully prosecuted other cold cases and numerous murder cases,” said District Attorney Michael Dougherty. “In all of those cases, it was the evidence itself that proved the defendants guilty. Whether it’s DNA or other evidence, much more is needed to solve this murder. I appreciate the cooperation of the CBI, FBI and Boulder Police Department.
Authorities have sorted through 2,500 pieces of evidence and nearly 40,000 reports, comprising more than one million pages of the investigation. According to Redfern, the Colorado Cold Case Review Team also provided BPD with a list of recommendations for the department.
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