The guilty plea of a former Colorado forensic analyst has renewed attention on the unsolved Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, as her father continues urging investigators to use advanced DNA technology that he believes could finally identify the killer.
According to Fox News, John Ramsey told the outlet that he never believed former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic analyst Yvonne "Missy" Woods played any role in the DNA evidence collected during the investigation into his daughter's 1996 Murder.
Ramsey said the first DNA testing was performed by an independent laboratory in Virginia, which reported in January 1997 that unidentified male DNA had been found in JonBenét's underwear.
Authorities have also said Woods' criminal conduct did not affect the Ramsey investigation.
"The Boulder Police Department does not believe the actions of Missy Woods have had any effect on the JonBenét Ramsey case after a review of all the records by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation," a department spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
The Boulder County District Attorney's Office reached the same conclusion, saying investigators determined Woods' misconduct would not impact the evidence in the homicide investigation.
Officials said the case remains active, with investigators continuing to meet regularly and keeping members of the Ramsey family informed about developments.
According to the district attorney's office, investigators are reviewing evidence to ensure it benefits from advances in forensic science. Officials said they remain committed to exploring advanced DNA testing through outside independent laboratories while evaluating evolving testing methods.
Those comments align with what Ramsey has requested for more than a year.
Woods pleaded guilty on June 23 to cybercrime, first-degree perjury, attempting to influence a public servant, and forgery stemming from misconduct committed between 2008 and 2023 while working for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Prosecutors said she altered and deleted data tied to the laboratory's DNA quality control process. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 8.
Ramsey said he continues to question why some evidence collected at the crime scene was never tested.
"We always kind of wondered why," he said. "Items that should have been sampled, but they weren't."
He also said additional rounds of testing identified the same unknown male DNA profile on multiple pieces of evidence, strengthening his belief that investigators already possess the DNA needed to solve the case.
JonBenét Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's Boulder, Colorado, home on Dec. 26, 1996. No one has ever been charged in the case, which remains one of the nation's most well-known unsolved murders.