Police Test New DNA In JonBenet Case
Internet Tipster Sends Hair, Bodily Fluid To Police
POSTED: 8:46 am EDT August 17, 2001
UPDATED: 4:33 pm EDT August 16, 2006
BOULDER, Colo. -- Police in Boulder said that they're going to be testing new DNA samples for possible leads in the long-cold JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation.
Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner (pictured, left) said that the hair and bodily-fluid samples were received from an Internet tipster who said they were sent to her by someone close to a man who lived in Boulder when JonBenet was murdered five years ago.The chief said that he doesn't know if the material will provide any viable lead. The 6-year-old child was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home on Dec. 26, 1996.Police have said JonBenet's brother Burke is not a suspect, but they still regard the parents, John and Patsy, as being "under suspicion." The entire family was at home the night JonBenet was murdered.
Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner (pictured, left) said that the hair and bodily-fluid samples were received from an Internet tipster who said they were sent to her by someone close to a man who lived in Boulder when JonBenet was murdered five years ago.The chief said that he doesn't know if the material will provide any viable lead. The 6-year-old child was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home on Dec. 26, 1996.Police have said JonBenet's brother Burke is not a suspect, but they still regard the parents, John and Patsy, as being "under suspicion." The entire family was at home the night JonBenet was murdered. Previous Stories:
- March 5, 2001: Former Housekeeper Sues Ramseys
- February 21, 2001: John Ramsey Locked Up During Botched Robbery
- January 10, 2001: Ramseys Claim They Were Set Up
- August 30, 2000: Police Say Ramsey Talks Didn't Go Well
- August 29, 2000: Interview With Ramseys Heats Up
- August 22, 2000: Boulder Police To Interview Ramseys Monday
- June 3, 2000: Ramseys Post Suspect Sketch Online
- April 10, 2000: Patsy Ramsey Fingered As JonBenet's Killer
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