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Cops Aim to Quiz JonBenet Brother

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:27:00 CDT

Colorado cops are seeking to again question the older brother of murdered beauty pageant tyke JonBenet Ramsay. Burke Ramsay was just 9 when his 6-year-old sister was found bound with cord, bludgeoned and strangled in the basement of their Boulder home. Burke was questioned and cleared by DNA after the...

Ex JonBenet Suspect Stalking Me: Teen

Kevin Spak — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:10:42 CDT

A 19-year-old girl has taken out a restraining order against John Mark Karr, the man who falsely claimed to have murdered JonBenet Ramsey, the AP reports. San Francisco resident Samantha Spiegel says she met Karr, who now calls himself Alexis Valoran Reich, when she was 9; he worked at her...

Boulder Cops Take Over JonBenet Case

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:34:00 CST

Police in Boulder, Colo. are taking control of the investigation into JonBenet Ramsey's 1996 murder, the Colorado Daily reports. Reclaiming the probe from the Boulder County DA, police plan to include state and federal investigators and apply new technology to the cold case. “Some cases never get solved, but some...

DNA Clears JonBenet's Family

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:35:53 CDT

New DNA evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case has exonerated the entire Ramsey family, the Boulder Daily Camera reports. Scientists analyzed a sample from JonBenet's clothes, using new technology called "touch DNA," and found no match to JonBenet's parents, brother, or anyone in law enforcement databases. The local district...

Natalee's Mom, JonBenet's Dad Hook Up

Greg Atwan — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:08:48 CDT

The father of slain pre-teen beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is dating the mother of missing Aruba tourist Natalee Holloway. Fox News broke the romance today, offering its detail-hungry viewers only that the bereaved pair met at a fundraiser and have "been spotted openly holding hands and kissing" in Alabama.