The father of JonBenét Ramsey claims that DNA tests were not performed on the weapon used to kill her.
John Ramsey appeared on the series True Crime News, which started airing on September 9. During his conversation with host Ana Garcia, he discussed tests that he believes should have been conducted much earlier.
His daughter, JonBenét Ramsey, was only six years old when she was discovered dead on Boxing Day in 1996.
She had been beaten, sexually assaulted, and strangled to death in their Colorado home.
The police managed to recover the murder weapon, a garrotte, used to kill JonBenét.
After examining the weapon, they discovered the DNA of an unknown male on it.
However, John claims that the investigation stalled at that point, as the DNA was not run 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, with police unable to identify a suspect.
John urged police to explore all possible avenues. 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 noted that there are seven items considered critical evidence in the case that were not tested.
John replied, “To our knowledge, that’s correct. These items were sent originally in January 1997 to the lab for testing and were returned untested.”
The episode marks the beginning of the new series, which will examine high-profile true crime cases as well as less-known cases covered in local news.
A press release for the show stated, “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.”