JonBenet Ramsey's father asks governor to have DNA testing in case done by outside agency

The father of JonBenét Ramsey, the 6-year-old Colorado girl whose 1996 killing in the family home became a huge national story, is asking the Colorado governor to intervene and let an outside agency to take over DNA testing in the ongoing investigation.

On December 26, 1996, JonBenét was reported missing from the family's home in Boulder. Her mother, Patsy, told police she found a three-page ransom note demanding $118,000 for the girl's return. Her body was found hours later by her father, John, in a basement room of the home.

The case captivated the country since due to JonBenét's involvement in beauty pageants for young girls, her family's wealth, and the initial suspicion around her parents, who were never charged and later cleared by authorities through DNA testing.