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JonBenét's Father Urges DNA Testing Amid Renewed Interest

1/8/2025

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John Ramsey, the father of JonBenét Ramsey, is passionately pushing for DNA testing in his daughter’s unsolved 1996 murder, suggesting a chilling connection to a 1997 assault on another girl from the same dance studio. Frustrated by authorities' dismissal of this link, he seeks justice as renewed interest surges following a Netflix docuseries, prompting Boulder police to revisit the evidence.

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Story summary

John Ramsey, the father of JonBenét Ramsey, is passionately pushing for DNA testing in his daughter’s unsolved 1996 murder, suggesting a chilling connection to a 1997 assault on another girl from the same dance studio. Frustrated by authorities' dismissal of this link, he seeks justice as renewed interest surges following a Netflix docuseries, prompting Boulder police to revisit the evidence.