[Conservative Texan Mom]

I think the *contaminated* DNA is propaganda from JMK lawyers. It's an attempt to weaken the evidence. I wonder if that means they got a match?

[stlnative]

What's more, detectives are now seriously investigating a lead that was ignored years earlier: a report of an unknown blue van spotted outside the Ramsey house the night before and the day after JonBenet was murdered.

After a murder investigation that went nowhere, the answer to the question, "Who killed JonBenet," is likely in the Denver police department crime lab.

"I believe the technology of today makes it extraordinarily difficult for a killer not to leave his calling card," says police forensic specialist Greg LaBerge, referring to the suspect's complete DNA profile.

He believes he has the DNA for the man he suspects is the killer of JonBenet Ramsey: "It would be very, very helpful to the investigation to have that DNA matched to an individual."

The crime lab has two spots of JonBenet's blood found on the underwear she was wearing the night of the murder. Mixed in with that blood is the DNA of an unknown person. It has taken years to isolate, but forensic scientists in Colorado now have a complete DNA profile of the killer. They know the killer is a male. What they don't know is his name.

Augustin and Gray are convinced that the DNA sample belongs to JonBenet's killer, because of a small amount of matching DNA that also was found under the 6-year-old murder victim's fingernails.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/16/48hours/main661569.shtml

[Sacajaweau]

I've heard two different stories. The first said it was a contaminated scalpel from a previous test. The second says finger nail clippers.

I can't believe there is not more DNA around....that has been held back. And then there's the palm print.

If there's a palm print, there's likely finger prints. I'm betting the knife....not the casing...the blade. It's pretty hard not to be curious about the condition of a knife blade.

We're all guessing. That's fine.

I just hope that if it's him, he doesn't get off because of some stupid technicality....or insanity plea.