A discovery has been made about JonBenet Ramsey’s death which has now revealed that the DNA evidence brought forward in the case did not match her family members. In a new book written by a former Sheriff, her parents, who were under suspicion for the murder, have once again gotten vindicated.
Keep reading for the details.
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John W. Anderson
The former Texas Sheriff is baring it all in his new book , Lou and JonBenet: A Legendary Lawman’s Quest to Solve a Child Beauty Queen’s Murder .
Anderson Interviewed Lou Smit
The former Sheriff interviewed Colorado investigator Lou Smit, who worked on JonBenet’s case until he passed away in 2010.
Smit Revealed The DNAs Didn’t Match
Smit discloses to Anderson that the DNA from JonBennet did not match any family members or anyone close to the case, even after the public thought otherwise during investigations.
Smit Alleged Authorities Put JonBenet’s Parents Under Pressure
He argued that the police and other law agencies involved in the case continued to scrutinize the parents of JonBenet, Patsy Ramsey, and John Bennett Ramsey and placed them under an umbrella of suspicion that led many to point fingers at them in the case.
John and Patsy Ramsey Were Suspects For A While
The source continued that many years after her death, JonBenet’s parents remained the primary suspects in their daughter’s murder.
They Were Cleared In 2008
However, they were cleared in 2008 although they were never charged with any crimes.
Smit’s Evidence May Be The Only Thing Available
As it stands, the investigator’s copy of the DNA results from the case may be the only evidence in existence that has not been seized by authorities, as censored results have circulated online in the past .
John Ramsey Supported A Petition Asking For The Governor’s Intervention
JonBenet’s father supported an online petition that requested Colorado’s governor to intervene in the investigation after 26 years of her death by putting an external agency in charge of DNA testing in the case.
The Police Have Ignored The DNA Results
Anderson wrote in his book.
The Suspect Is An Intruder
Smit argued that the likeliest suspect, in that case, would have been an intruder. He quit investigations in 1998, citing frustrations with the Boulder Police Department on JonBenet’s parents being the suspects.
Smit Insists That Ramsey Didn’t Kill Their Daughter In His Resignation Letter
The investigation was sure of John and Patsy Ramsey’s innocence in his resignation letter as he wrote .
Anderson Believes Boulder PD Suppressed The Evidence
The author alleged that the Boulder Police department sat on a pile of evidence in the case as the department did not share the CBI Lab DNA report’s findings with the county prosecutor for months.
JonBenet Was Discovered In The Basement
The six-year-old beauty queen was discovered dead in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder on December 26, 1996. She was strangled and beaten several hours after her mother called 911 to report her daughter missing and finding a ransom note by the “kidnapper.”
Homicide
JonBenet’s death was ruled a homicide, but nobody was ever prosecuted for it. Police have now reopened the case in a bid to solve the murder nearly 30 years after.
