NEW HOPE

Progress Being Made on JonBenét Ramsey Case, Sources Say

People familiar with the case say that new techniques are being applied to the investigation into the six-year-old’s death.

The JonBenét Ramsey murder case is moving again, sources close to the investigation have said. The six-year-old’s body was found in the family basement with a ransom note on the morning of Dec. 26, 1996. She had been strangled and her skull was broken. There was evidence that she had also been sexually assaulted and unknown DNA was found under her fingernails and in her underwear. Now, sources have told ABC News that progress is being made. They told the publication that ultra-modern techniques are being applied to the case, in a move that offers fresh hope for the Ramsey family. A team of investigators has applied cold case techniques and taken in the opinions and guidance from top experts in their field, they added. However, there was no word on whether existing evidence is meaningful enough to inform charges. Her dad John Ramsey hopes new DNA technology could aid a renewed police investigation.