Nearly 30 years after JonBenét Ramsey was found strangled in her family’s Colorado home on December 26, 1996, her older brother is speaking out again. Burke Ramsey, now 39, told the Daily Mail that the strongest evidence in the case remains unidentified male DNA found on JonBenét’s underwear and beneath her fingernails, a profile that matched no member of the Ramsey family.“We need to find that match,”he said.“It’s the best evidence we have.”
Burke also addressed the lingering suspicion that has followed the family for decades, saying plainly:“The DNA says we didn’t do it. I know none of my family did it. I didn’t do it.”Boulder Police officially exonerated the Ramsey family after 12 years, though the murder itself has never been solved. Burke admitted that revisiting the case still brings back pain, but said he wants answers regardless.
The interview arrives at a busy moment for the case. A new Diane Sawyer investigation premieres on ABC on Friday, November 6, and Netflix is preparing an 8-part drama starring Melissa McCarthy as Patsy Ramsey. As the 30th anniversary approaches, a new generation is meeting one of America’s most famous cold cases for the first time. Do you think the DNA will eventually lead to an answer?
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