New DNA Testing Completed in JonBenét Ramsey Murder

Criminal labs have analyzed new and old DNA evidence and handed a detailed report to police
It is hoped once released, the results will help solve the mystery of the brutal murder of Colorado child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey
JonBenét, 6, was found strangled and beaten to death at her Boulder home in 1996, with no suspects ever charged

New DNA testing has been completed which may help solve the decades-old murder of child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey.

New evidence, as well as some which was previously reviewed, have been analyzed by a criminal lab and returned to police.

The results have yet to be released, but a detailed DNA report has been issued to the authorities.

A police source told The Messenger: 'Time will tell if this is the evidence needed to solve this case.

We know there's evidence that was taken from the crime scene that was never tested for DNA,' he said.

'There are a few cutting edge labs that have the latest technology. That's where this testing ought to be done.

'And then use the public genealogy database with whatever information we get to research and basically do a backwards family tree, which has been wildly successful in solving some very old cases.'

Sources do not believe any of the new DNA evidence will provide a match for the family.

At the time, unmatched DNA was found under the child's fingernails and on her clothes.

The case garnered national attention due to the shocking nature of the crime and the prominence of JonBenét in her local community, where she known as the winner of Little Miss Colorado.

Almost exactly this same time last year, the Boulder Police Department and Boulder County District Attorney's Office announced their plan to consult with private DNA labs in an effort to re-test evidence collected during their investigation of the 1996 murder of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. Using modern technology not available at the time of her death, that testing has now been completed, and there's renewed hope that the girl's killer will finally be identified.

According to The Daily Beast, using information sourced from The Messenger, "The evidence — some of which was previously examined while other pieces were new — was sent off two months ago and has finally been returned to the authorities with a detailed DNA report." As JonBenét's surviving family members await the results of the tests, it's uncertain at this time if there was sufficient DNA available to provide conclusive results.

"Time will tell if this is the evidence needed to solve this case," a law enforcement source told The Messenger. "I hope we get answers, and more importantly, I hope her family finally gets answers."

A crime lab has completed new DNA testing on evidence in the JonBenét Ramsey case, and authorities hope that the latest technology will finally help them find the 6-year-old beauty queen's killer and solve one of the country's most notorious murder mysteries.

The evidence — some of which was previously examined while other pieces were new — was sent off two months ago and has finally been returned to the authorities with a detailed DNA report, a law enforcement source tells The Messenger.

The results have not been released.

"Time will tell if this is the evidence needed to solve this case," says the source. "I hope we get answers, and more importantly, I hope her family finally gets answers."

Thunda Byrd, Flying High, United States, less than a minute ago

I've read every report concerning this murder and can come up with no other explanation than it was Patsy who accidentally killed her in a rage, then covererd it up. Her behavior afterwards was very very strange and not that of an innocent person.

Autumn Lee, NYC, United States, about a minute ago

It was the dad, and the mother helped him cover it up.

Scottgirl, San Francisco, United States, 5 minutes ago

Someone in that house did it and the other two covered up for him or her.