The father of JonBenét Ramsey has shared hopes that his daughter's killer will finally be revealed 28 years after her tragic death.
It's been nearly three decades since the body of the six-year-old pageant queen was discovered in her parents' basement in Boulder, Colorado on Boxing Day after being reported missing earlier that morning.
It's believed that JonBenét had been killed in the early hours of the morning, with the child's body showing signs of assault and sexual abuse.
An autopsy would later rule that JonBenét had died from a combination of asphyxiation, after being strangled with a garrotte, and blunt force trauma to the head.
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Despite the case sending shockwaves across America and countless conspiracy theories doing the rounds on the internet over the years, no one has ever been formally charged with the killing of JonBenét. Which means that the exact circumstances around her death have remained a mystery for almost three decades.
However, this may all be about to change as John Bennett Ramsey, now 81, has now revealed that DNA evidence could finally solve the mystery.
Speaking about the update in an interview with The US Sun, Ramsey revealed that he is set to speak with chief of Boulder Police Stephen Redfearn in January and is hoping that chief of Boulder Police Stephen Redfearn will involve the FBI on finally cracking the case.
"We have been asking and praying for this over the past 28 years," he explained.
"We are encouraged that the police will finally use the FBI's skills and resources to help solve our case."
DNA found at the scene was previously tested and returned a match for an unidentified male, with the discovery ruling out John, his wife Patsy, and their son Burke as suspects in 2008 after years of speculation.
The DNA had been recovered from underneath JonBenét's fingernails, in her underwear, from the garrotte, and the blanket which had been used to hide her body.
Explaining how advancements in DNA sampling could lead to the breakthrough needed, John added: "Suppose they now use cutting-edge DNA labs to develop a DNA profile in the proper format for familial genealogy research.
"In that case, we have pretty good odds of finding the killer's identity."
The father also spoke about how he hopes Netflix's recent docuseries Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey will help keep the case fresh in peoples' minds.
"The reason I've done these media interviews - Netflix, the documentary - is to keep pressure on the police," John said.
"We're not going to go away, folks."
Topics: Crime, True Crime, US News, Netflix
Brenna Cooper