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JonBenét Ramsey’s brother slams police ‘mistakes’ in six-year-old’s ‘murder’ probe & wants ‘unbiased’ investigator

LAW enforcement's past sins that have thwarted justice for JonBenét Ramsey can't be repeated today, her half-brother said.

The six-year-old beauty pageant queen was found dead in the basement of her family's BoulderColorado, home on December 26, 1996, but her family hasn't given up their pursuit to find the killer.

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Boulder police said they haven't given up their search for JonBenet
Boulder police said they haven't given up their search for JonBenetCredit: Dateline
Pageant Queen JonBenét Ramsey was killed on Christmas Day 1996 aged 6Credit: Alamy
The home where JonBenét was found dead in December 1996Credit: Getty Images - Getty

John Andrew Ramsey - JonBenét's half-brother - told The Sun the "best chance" to solve one of America's most unsettling cold cases is "today" if the governor takes the case from Boulder police.

Boulder police has been the lead investigative agency since the beginning; minus a brief period of time when the town's district attorney headed the case.

An  with thousands of signatures pleads with Gov. Jared Polis to hand JonBenét's murder case over to an outside law enforcement agency and use the latest DNA technology.

"This case garners a lot of emotion," John Andrew said, "and there's value to having an unbiased, outside investigator with fresh eyes and fresh perspective and no baggage to come in and look at this case.

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"The lead investigator is someone who was at the house in 1996. That's not a positive for this case."

Boulder police said in a general statement Sunday - shortly after news broke of the online petition - that detectives met with federal, state and local agencies and consulted ";with DNA experts from around the country" as recently as March.

When asked by The Sun about new tips and if they're credible, a spokesperson texted, "We can't about any details related to tips and the ongoing investigation.

"At this time we are not doing any media interviews. We are letting the press release speak for itself."

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Boulder police has historically held onto the case with a vice grip, which prompted the Ramsey family to petition the governor.

"The focus is making sure the same mistakes that were made in '96 won't be made today," John Andrew said.

"Early on, Boulder police refused help from the Denver police and the FBI," he said. "There are outside agencies and DNA labs willing to help. The same mistakes can't be repeated."

Polis' office said in an emailed statement on Monday, that they will review the petition and "look into how the state can assist in using new technology to further investigate this cold case and to identify JonBenet Ramsey's killer and bring him or her to justice."

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'ENCOURAGING' PART OF BOULDER PD'S RESPONSE

Boulder police's statement included an "encouraging" shift from December 2021, when The Sun reported Boulder police didn't contact top crime genealogists or Othram, a cutting-edge genealogy lab built to solve cold cases.

"The Boulder Police Department is aware of the recent request involving the homicide investigation of JonBenet Ramsey and wants the community to know that it has never wavered in its pursuit to bring justice to everyone affected by the murder of this little girl," the department said in the statement.

Since December 1996, the town police department said detectives followed up on more than 21,016 tips, letters and emails and travelled to 19 states to interview or speak with more than 1,000 people.

"Multiple suspects have been run through the system to check for matches due the huge advances in DNA technology," Boulder police said.

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