JonBenét Ramsey Case Back in Focus as Father Urges Advanced DNA Analysis

Authorities say a former Colorado DNA analyst's misconduct did not affect the investigation, but John Ramsey believes modern forensic technology could still identify his daughter's killer.

Andrew PowellJul 12, 20263 min read

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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.