News: JonBenet Ramsey's brother Burke reveals who he thinks brutally killed his six-year-old sister

JonBenet Ramsey's brother Burke reveals who he thinks brutally killed his six-year-old sister
21:39, 19 SEP 2016 UPDATED 23:29, 19 SEP 2016
BY CLAIRE RUTTER
The brother of the six-year-old beauty pageant contestant broke his silence on the Dr Phil show


JonBenet Ramsey's brother Burke has responded to the theory that his parents covered up his sister's murder in order to protect during the final part of his interview with Dr Phil and given his opinion on who he thinks killed her.

In the final instalment, which aired on Monday, the 29-year-old was asked about the shocking theory that Burke could have possibly been involved in his six-year-old sister's unsolved murder.

“I don't know what to say to that, because I know that's not what happened. There's been people who have said that's not even physically possible for a nine-year-old to do that,” he stated.

“Like you won't find any evidence, because I didn't do it.”

He answered categorically “no” to Dr Phil's question, about killing his sister.

Burke Ramsey on Dr. Phil
Burke Ramsey on Dr. Phil
GettyThe site where 6 year old Jonbenet Ramsey was killed in Boulder, Colorado, 1996
Male DNA was found under JonBenet's fingernails suggesting that she had “clawed” at her attacker and DNA, likely to be saliva in her underwear, ruling out Burke and his family members.

Within two weeks of JonBenet's tragic death, on January 15th 1997, police were given a “strong suggestion” that the Ramsey's were not involved in the murder of the six-year-old.

Burke and his parents John and Patsy – who died of ovarian cancer in 2006 – were ruled out of any wrongdoing by the police in 2008.

Burke Ramsey on Dr. Phil
Burke Ramsey on Dr. Phil
Burke Ramsey on Dr. Phil
Burke, who broke his silence for the first time to mark the 20th anniversary of his sister's death, added: “Look at the evidence or the lack thereof.”

A footprint from a pair of Hi Tec boots were found at the Ramsey home and the family's lawyer insists that this is proof that an intruder got into the house.

“Burke Ramsey never owned a pair of hi Tec boots,” Lin Wood, the family's lawyer said.

Evidence found at the crime scene shows that a broken window, which could have been used to access the basement where JonBenet was found, had no leaves on it like other windows at the residence. On the otherside of that broken window was a suitcase, where police found a footprint. It's thought that an intruder could have possibly stepped on the suitcase to get back out of the window, leaving the footprint behind.

ReutersJohn (L) and Patsy Ramsey address the media after completing two days of police interviews regarding the death of their daughter Jon-Benet Ramsey at their lawyer's office in Atlanta, Georgia on August 29, 2000
Burke Ramsey on Dr. Phil
“I kinda always just thought it was a paedophile, who saw her at one of the pageants, snuck in, who knows?” Burke told Dr Phil about who he thinks killed his sister.

The murder of the six-year-old beauty queen has never been solved and has been at the centre of conspiracy theories as to who her killer could be.

One of the theories alleging that there could not have been an intruder was that there had not been any footprints found in the snow on the fateful morning.

Investigators stated to the media that no footprints had been discovered at the scene and that there had not been any sign of forced entry at the Ramsey's Colorado family home.

The case has been examined on the Dr Phil show, with the host talking to John Ramsey and his son Burke.

KPA/Zuma/REXJonBenet Ramsay
Crime scene photos taken on the day her body was discovered showed little snow
On Thursday's show, Dr Phil discussed the missing footprints in the snow, which he claimed was the “number one thing that made people prejudiced against the Ramseys” and pointed out one obvious fact from the crime scene photos.

Pictures taken by police on the day that JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in 1996 and there were only patches of snow that could be seen.

“There's no snow,” Dr Phil said, showing the crime scene photos around the house meant no footprints could have been left by an intruder, referring to reports that the investigators had been trying to get a confession about the murder