Overview
- Burke Ramsey broke a long public silence to tell the Daily Mail that unidentified DNA found on JonBenét — reportedly under her fingernails and on her clothing — is the best chance to solve the nearly 30-year-old killing.
- He told reporters he wants investigators to re-analyze those samples with modern methods and to send material to additional forensic labs to try to find a match.
- Burke denied any family involvement in the murder and said the existing unidentified DNA does not match members of his family, offering to cooperate with investigators.
- The renewed push follows renewed media attention from an upcoming ABC Diane Sawyer special and a Netflix drama, which coverage says has prompted calls for fresh examination of old evidence.
- Forensic DNA techniques and investigative genetic genealogy have solved other cold cases in recent years, which supporters of new testing say creates a realistic path to identifying a suspect if a usable profile can be matched.