New DNA testing has been completed in the JonBenét Ramsey case, spurring hope that the decades-old murder of the Colorado girl may finally be solved.
Investigators have received the results of tests conducted on evidence sent for analysis two months ago, The Messenger reports, citing unnamed law enforcement sources.
The evidence included materials that had been examined previously in addition to newly tested evidence.
Authorities have not disclosed publicly the results of the testing, but the source said they are hopeful it will help bring the killer to justice.
“Time will tell if this is the evidence needed to solve this case,” the source told The Messenger. “I hope we get answers, and more importantly, I hope her family finally gets answers.”
On December 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey reported her daughter missing after finding a ransom note seeking $118,000. The girl’s body was later located in the basement of the family’s home in Boulder.
An autopsy found the 6-year-old died by strangulation and had an 8.5-inch skull fracture.
No one has ever been convicted in connection with the killing. DNA initially recovered from the scene was tested and police subsequently excluded immediate family.
JonBenét’s father, John Ramsey, has long been critical of the Boulder Police Department’s handling of the investigation and has been pressing authorities for years to retest evidence from the crime scene using more modern technology.
Last month, John Ramsey described his understanding of what the new DNA testing could potentially reveal.
“We know there’s evidence that was taken from the crime scene that was never tested for DNA. There are a few cutting-edge labs that have the latest technology. That’s where this testing ought to be done,” John Ramsey told NewsNation.
“And then use the public genealogy database with whatever information we get to research and basically do a backwards family tree, which has been wildly successful in solving some very old cases.”
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[Feature Photo: JonBenét Ramsey/Handout]
