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The Ramsey family can never, ever, regain all that has been lost since that day in 1996 when their daughter was taken from them. With the new year around the corner begins a change of focus on finding JonBenet's killer (s); a new DA in Boulder; new eyes on leads and evidence.

In January 1997 law enforcement knew that there was foreign male DNA found at the crime scene of JonBenet's Christmastime 1996 murder. The breaking story this year when her parents were finally cleared of any suspicion in the crime through the use of cutting edge DNA technology is ranked in the top 10 news features right along with the Democratic National Convention--

More than the DC happened in '08
by a Denver Daily News staff reporter

"What an incredible year for news in our fair Mile High City and throughout the Centennial State. From historic political conventions to violent lawmakers, the Denver Daily News in 2008 brought its readers some seriously eye-popping headlines. Here’s our Top 10 list:
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No. 7 (Ramsey’s Cleared): Prosecutors cleared JonBenet Ramsey’s parents and brother in July in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen, saying they were “deeply sorry” for putting the family under a cloud of suspicion that hung heavy for more than a decade. New DNA tests came too late to clear the name of JonBenet’s mother, Patsy, who died of cancer in 2006, but cleared the name of father John Ramsey.
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No. 1 (History Is Made): Denver hosts its first Democratic National Convention in 100 years, an event that draws thousands to Colorado in August and is climaxed by Obama’s historic nomination acceptance speech before 80,000 people at Invesco Field at Mile High."