Excerpts
The following are excerpts from the letter Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy wrote John Ramsey describing additional DNA testing done on JonBenet’s clothes and her belief that the Ramseys were not responsible for the child’s death.
. . . I understand that the fact that we have not been able to identify the person who killed (JonBenet) is a great disappointment that is a continuing hardship for you and your family.
However, significant new evidence has recently been discovered through the application of relatively new methods of DNA analysis. This new scientific evidence convinces us that it is appropriate, given the circumstances of this case, to state that we do not consider your immediate family, including you, your wife, Patsy, and your son, Burke, to be under any suspicion in the commission of this crime. I wish we could have done so before Mrs. Ramsey died.
. . . Unexplained DNA on the victim of a crime is powerful evidence. The match of male DNA on two separate items of clothing worn by the victim at the time of the murder makes it clear to us that an unknown male handled these items.
. . . To the extent that we may have contributed in any way to the public perception that you might have been involved in this crime, I am deeply sorry. No innocent person should have to endure such an extensive trial in the court of public opinion, especially when public officials have not had sufficient evidence to initiate a trial in a court of law.
. . . We intend in the future to treat you as the victims of this crime, with the sympathy due you because of the horrific loss you suffered.