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July 9, 2008
New DNA Tests Clear Family In JonBenet Ramsey Slaying
I would have lost a lot of money on this.
http://www.knbc.com/news/16834138/detail.html
Early in the investigation, police found male DNA in the drop of blood on JonBenet's underwear and determined it was not from anyone in her family. But Lacy said investigators were unable to say who it came from and whether that person was the killer.
Then, late last year, prosecutors turned over long underwear JonBenet was wearing to the Bode Technology Group near Washington, which looked for "touch DNA," or cells left behind where someone has touched something.
The lab has been using this technology for only about three years.
The laboratory found previously undiscovered genetic material on the sides of the girl's long underwear, where an attacker would have grasped the clothing to pull it down, authorities said.
Lacy said in a statement that the presence of the same male DNA in three places on the girl's clothing convinced investigators it belonged to JonBenet's killer and had not been left accidentally by an innocent party.
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Less than two months after Patsy Ramsey died, the case appeared to blow wide open with the arrest in Thailand of John Mark Karr, a sometime teacher obsessed with the little girl's slaying. Karr made bizarre, detailed confessions to the killing, but authorities said DNA evidence showed he did not commit the crime.
Posted by Rob Kiser on July 9, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Comments
There are still more unanswered questions: Who wrote the long note on Patsy's pad w/Patsy's pen?
Who gave her pineapple 2 hours before she died?
The ME said she had chronic erosion of her vaginal area, meaning she had been sexually abused OVER TIME. I want to know about this evidence.
Posted by: Legalfriend on July 10, 2008 at 8:20 AM