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Ramseys Cleared in JonBenet Murder Case

Wednesday July 9, 2008
The Boulder, Colorado district attorney has released a letter officially clearing members of the Ramsey family of any involvement in the December 1996 death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey after newly discovered DNA evidence points to a male perpetrator not associated with the family or law enforcement. The DNA evidence, found on another piece of JonBenet's clothing, matches previous evidence found on her panties in 1997.

The DA's letter officially clears Patsy Ramsey, now deceased; John Ramsey and all members of their immediate family of any involvement in JonBenet's death.

"There is now one step left in finding the killer of the little girl," a source close to the investigation told television station KUSA. "And that's to match the DNA to the right person."

No Longer Suspects

District Attorney Mary Lacy met with John Ramsey and his attorneys, Bryan Morgan and Hal Haddon, today to formally deliver the letter clearing the family of any involvement.

The new DNA evidence was developed with a method that was not available in 1996. It's known as "touch" analysis developed by the Bode Technology Group in Lorton, Virginia.

The letter from the DA apologized to the Ramsey family and promised that in the future they would be treated as victims of the crime, not as suspects.

Forum:
Discuss the JonBenet Case

Background:
JonBenet Ramsey Investigation
Profile of JonBenet Ramsey
The Ransom Note
The Autopsy Report

See Also:
Family Cleared in JonBenet Ramsey's Death

Photo: Family photo

Comments

July 10, 2008 at 4:57 pm
(1) regretela says:

I remember the press hounding that family until they ruined their lives. Now everything’s supposed to be fine just because they apologized. That sucks bigtime!

July 10, 2008 at 9:49 pm
(2) Scott Evans says:

The parents did it. There is too much evidence pointing to them both. If you don’t think so, check out http://www.shadowgov.com/Ramsey/ramsey.html

July 11, 2008 at 12:02 am
(3) mred says:

Sorry but i still believe both parents had to do something with her death. I say fry them both

July 14, 2008 at 12:30 pm
(4) Donald says:

“There is now one step left in finding the killer of the little girl,” a source close to the investigation told television station KUSA. “And that’s to match the DNA to the right person.”

Donald has an answer.
OK, here goes;
Background 1, Patsy Ramsey was a frustrated EX beauty contestant and wanted her daughter to
fulfill Patsy’s unfulfilled aspirations.
2, Jon Benet had scraping on her vagina
that indicated she had sex for some time.
3, question, would Patsy allow Jon Benetand her half brother to have sexual intercourse to enhance Jon Benet’s
Physical appearance, hips, pelvic bone etc.
4,There was no forced entree
Now begins Donald’s presumption
10 year old challenged boy needing
acceptance from his peers brags of his
sexual activity with his attractive half
sister. Friend visits Jon Benet’s brother
and insists on enjoying her physically
the same as her brother says that he
does. Semen was found in her and on
her clothes,
two possibilities;
1, she refused and was knocked out
then raped.
2, she went along but then refused to
go along with more exotic
activities like a three way or just
one on one sodomy and was knocked out.

When they discovered she was dead the visitor wrote the childish note that was found.

Now to answer the question posed by the reporter above
is to DNA test the friends of the half brother.

Mommy and Daddy Ramsey purposely wanted to be suspect
so as to draw attention away from the other child, they lost one and didn’t want to lose the remaining one.

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