For what it’s worth the DA later stated that DNA found at the crime scene removed the family members from suspicion. And then later this happened;
In 2002, the DA’s successor took over investigation of the case from the police and primarily pursued an alternative theory that an intruder had committed the killing. In 2003, trace DNA that was taken from the victim’s clothes was found to belong to an unknown male; this discovery induced the DA to send the Ramseys a letter of apology in 2008, declaring the family “completely cleared”.[8] In February 2009, the Boulder police took the case back from the DA and reopened the investigation.
The crime sceene was compromised. They can’t clear anyone.
It was “trace DNA” the investigators said could have come from when the panties were manufactured. Most women understand this and wash new clothes before wearing them. Heck, my grandma and mama knew this eons ago so everything was washed before we wore it.
The panties JonBenet had on were new from the package so that’s a red flag. Another problem was the panties were several sizes too large. Patsy said she had bought the panties to give to a friend’s older daughter. So, who knew which Christmas package had the panties inside?