The request for an interview is based on a task force that is reviewing evidence.....that's it, and most likely nothing new:
Boulder police conducting additional interviews in JonBenet Ramsey caseAttorney says brother, Burke, among those contacted
By Vanessa Miller Camera Staff Writer
(From Boulder Camera Newspaper)
JonBenet Ramsey Boulder police are conducting a new round of interviews related to the 1996 JonBenet Ramsey homicide based on recommendations from an advisory committee that met in 2009 and pored over all the evidence.
Burke Ramsey, JonBenet's older brother who was 9 at the time of the homicide, is among the people who have been contacted recently by Boulder police, according to Lin Wood, attorney for the Ramsey family.
"I understand that they met with Burke and gave him a card and said, 'If you want to talk to us, here's how you would contact me,'" Wood said. "But the police have not interviewed Burke."
Wood said he's sure the police contact has nothing to do with any new investigation of Burke Ramsey or his father, John Ramsey. Burke Ramsey was officially cleared as a possible suspect in May 1999, Wood said, and the whole family was exonerated by then-District Attorney Mary Lacy in 2008.
"Whatever the reason for any type of approach with Burke, it would have nothing to do with the case other than with the reality that John and Burke could help the Boulder police as witnesses in the investigation," Wood said. "For all I know, they have gotten some tip and think Burke could give them some information."
Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner wouldn't reveal details about the investigation, including whom police have contacted.
"We continue to work the Ramsey case and have tailored our investigation based on recommendations from our 2009 advisory committee," Beckner said. "This has included additional contacts and interviews with those who may have information pertinent to the case."
The advisory committee met after the Boulder Police Department took the lead in the Ramsey investigation back from the Boulder County District Attorney's Office in February 2009.
The 20-some person group, which included veteran investigators from several state and federal agencies, met for two days to review all the evidence. The goal was to explore all possible theories about what happened the night JonBenet was killed.
The 6-year-old beauty queen was found dead Dec. 26, 1996, in the family's home at 755 15th St. At the time, Boulder investigators said the girl's parents were under an "umbrella of suspicion," but a grand jury ended an investigation into the case with no indictments.
Scott Robinson, a Denver defense attorney and legal analyst, said it would be premature to assume that police have new information in the investigation just because they're contacting people connected to the case.
"But it would be absolutely accurate to say they're not letting this case lie," he said. "They are attempting to re-interview people, and sometimes when you interview people years later, you get information that leads to a trail that leads to a suspect that leads to an arrest."
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