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New DNA technology could solve JonBenét Ramsey's killing 30 years later

📍 Colorado, US·🕐 2h ago·2 outlets

In the early hours of Dec. 26, 1996, after a festive family Christmas, Patsy Ramsey walked down the stairs in her Boulder, Colorado, home to discover a terrifying ransom note telling her that her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét Ramsey had been kidnapped. She immediately called 911 and the Boulder Police Department responded to the scene in three minutes. Courtesy of John Andrew Ramsey - PHOTO: JonBenét Ramsey was 6 years old when she was found dead in her home in Boulder, Co. on Dec. 26, 1996. The taunting two-and-a-half-page ransom note was addressed to JonBenét's father, John Ramsey, and…

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Also reported by abc13.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

2h ago
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[Claude, second read] Reads as analysis, not a new event. Retrospective on the 1996 JonBenét Ramsey case and new DNA technology; no new death or specific new occurrence reported. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.

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