Brother of JonBenet Ramsey thinks
pedophile killed her
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[September 20, 2016]
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - The brother of child
beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, whose 1996 murder remains unsolved, said
on Monday he had nothing to do with her death, speculating that the
killer was a pedophile who stalked her at pageants.
In the final installment of a three-part interview on the “Dr. Phil”
show, Burke Ramsey, who was 9 when his 6-year-old sister was slain, said
it “blows my mind” that some still suspect a family member in her death.
Now 29, Ramsey, who works in the computer industry, denied harming his
sister when asked by host Phil McGraw, who then asked him who he thought
killed the girl.
“Probably some pedophile in the pageant audience,” Ramsey responded,
without offering specific evidence.
The body of JonBenet Ramsey was found bludgeoned and strangled in the
basement of her parents’ Boulder, Colorado, home on Dec. 26, 1996.
The murder of the blond, blue-eyed youngster made worldwide headlines
when videos surfaced of her performing in child beauty pageants dancing
and singing in full makeup and dressed in various costumes.
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Early in the case, police described the girl’s parents, John and Patsy
Ramsey, as being under “an umbrella of suspicion” because of the odd
circumstances surrounding the murder.
Both parents denied that anyone in the family killed their daughter.
Patsy Ramsey, a former Miss West Virginia, died of ovarian cancer in
2006, and John Ramsey moved away from Colorado and has since remarried.
Amid a flurry of documentaries and news stories on the upcoming 20-year
anniversary of the killing, Boulder Police Chief Greg Testa said his
department would not comment on the renewed media interest in the case.
In 1999, a grand jury voted to indict the parents, but then-District
Attorney Alex Hunter declined to prosecute them, citing a lack of
evidence.
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Burke Ramsey, brother of slain beauty pageant contestant JonBenet
Ramsey, arrives for the burial service of his mother Patsy Ramsey in
Marietta, Georgia on June 29, 2006. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/File Photo
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Despite McGraw's assertion during the broadcast that Burke Ramsey
was the "missing link" in the case who had "never answered
questions" about what happened in the house that morning, the boy
was questioned at length by investigators following his sister's
murder and again in later years.
Burke Ramsey said he also testified before the grand jury.
In 2008, authorities disclosed that male DNA found in the girl’s
underwear did not match that of anyone in the Ramsey family. No
match has been found in DNA databases, so the donor is still
unidentified.
Burke Ramsey said he continued “to keep the hope alive” the killer
will be found.
(Reporting by Keith Coffman in Denver; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and
Peter Cooney)
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