DNA evidence in JonBenet Ramsey’s murder did NOT match family members, but police continued to promote the idea that her parents were “suspects,” new documents show
Though police are trying to project that the 1996 murder of child murder victim JonBenet Ramsey left her parents “under suspicion,” new documents have revealed DNA evidence didn’t match her family members.
The revelation comes from a new book by former Texas sheriff-turned-author John W. Anderson, Lou and JonBenet: A Legendary Lawman’s Quest to Solve a Child Beauty Queen’s Murder.
Anderson interviews Colorado detective Lou Smit, who worked the case until his death in 2010.
Smit argues that evidence found under the little girl’s fingernails and clothing did not match family members or anyone close to the case.
Despite this, Smit says authorities have continued to place parents Patsy Ramsey and John Bennett Ramsey under an “umbrella of suspicion” which has led many to suspect them in the case.
The book is scheduled for release on February 28th.
This is an evolving story.
The body of JonBenet Ramsey (pictured) was found crushed and strangled in her basement on December 26, 1996 after being reported missing
John and Patsy Ramsey, parents of JonBenet Ramsey, meet with a small select group of local Colorado media on May 1, 1997 in Boulder, Colorado, after four months of silence