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Kit Roberts
Topics: Crime, News, True crime, US News, Film and TV
The father of JonBenét Ramsey has claimed that tests were not carried out on DNA from the weapon used to kill her.
John Ramsey appeared on the series True Crime News, which started its television run on September 9. Speaking to host Ana Garcia he opened up about important tests which he believes should have been carried out earlier.
His daughter, JonBenét Ramsey, was just six-years-old when she was found dead on Boxing Day in 1996.
She had been beaten, sexually assaulted, and then strangled to death in their home in Colorado.
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Police were able to recover a murder weapon which was used to kill JonBenét, a garrotte.
After examining the weapon they recovered the DNA of an unknown male from it.
But John claims that this is where the investigation stopped, as they didn't run the DNA through their database.
He told Garcia: “I don't know why they didn't test it in the beginning.
“To my knowledge it still hasn’t been tested. If they're testing it and just not telling me, that’s great, but I have no reason to believe that.”
The case remains unsolved to this day, with police unable to pin down a suspect.
John went on to urge police to do what they could to explore what avenues were possible.
He said: “We’re not asking you to clear us or apologize or be nice to us again.
“Just do the things that you should do that can be done. If you do that and we don't get an answer, we tried. We did everything we could do.”
He added: “We’ve had unidentified male DNA from January 1997, and this one prosecutor told me I’ve never, ever seen a police department try to explain away unidentified male DNA in a sexual assault case.”
The host went on to note that there are seven items which are considered critical evidence in the case which were not tested.
John replied: “To our knowledge, that’s correct. These items were sent originally in January 1997 to the lab for testing were returned untested.”
The episode is the first in the new series, which will examine large profile true crime as well as less well-known cases covered in local news.
A press release for the show said: “From urgent calls to action for runaway criminals and missing persons to heart-stopping ‘caught on cam’ moments, the show delivers a daily dose of riveting narratives that keep viewers on the edge of their seats."
UNILAD has reached out to Boulder Police Department for comment.