Burke Ramsey has urged investigators to revisit DNA evidence in the unsolved killing of his sister JonBenét, saying a match from samples found beneath her fingernails could help solve the case.
Ramsey, who was nine when six-year-old JonBenét was killed in Boulder, Colorado, made the comments in an interview with the Daily Mail, ending a decade-long period of public silence.
“We need to find that match. It’s the best evidence we have,” he said, referring to unidentified DNA recovered from beneath his sister’s fingernails.
He called for the samples to be sent to different laboratories for further testing. “Find the match. That will go a long way to bringing justice. It’s been 30 years and enough is enough,” he said.
JonBenét was found strangled in the basement of the Ramsey family’s home on December 26, 1996. Her murder remains unsolved.
Burke also rejected years of suspicion directed towards his family, saying: “I didn’t do it.” He maintained that the DNA evidence points away from the Ramseys.
The case is receiving renewed attention, with Diane Sawyer revisiting the murder in a new ABC special due to air on Friday.
Melissa McCarthy is also set to portray JonBenét’s mother, Patsy Ramsey, in an upcoming Netflix drama. McCarthy has said she hopes the series will prompt a fresh investigation and that she does not believe anyone in the Ramsey family was responsible.
Burke said he was willing to assist investigators in any way he could, arguing that the evidence needed to identify JonBenét’s killer could still be awaiting examination in a laboratory.
