Forensics is a very complex field. If the crime scene is not secured correctly, or piece of evidence is handle wrong or "contaminated", an entire case can change in favor of the culprit.
JonBenet Ramsey case is a prime example of police failing to secure the crime scene and due to that valuable evidence is lost forever. The mysterious death of JonBenet Ramsey (the daughter of a socialite and a wealthy businessman) was a case that could have been solved if the crime scene was correctly secured.
JonBenet was found murdered in her parents' house in Boulder, Colorado, on December
26, 1996. She was only six years old. John and Patsy (the parents of Jonbenet) put her to bed the night of December 25th, 1996. When Patsy woke up the next morning, she noticed a note on the
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After they call 9-11, John found his daughter dead. She had been strangled and her mouth was ducttaped.
As an investigation begins, the detectives made the parents the prime suspects because at first, the answer to the crime could be obvious. The parents were named "in suspicion" and the rest of the family's name was cleared. In 2003 the FBI tested DNA from JonBenets underwear.
The DNA did not match any sex offenders close to the area. In 2006, a former teacher named
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John Mark Karr confessed to the crime. Although he was not charged because their was no proof, nor did the DNA at the crime scene match his.
The crime could have been solved if it wasn’t for the mistakes of the first responders.
Since the crime happened on Christmas Day, there were fewer people available to get to the scene. The police officers should have shut down the crime scene immediately and taken statements from JonBenet's parents. Also, unauthorized individuals were allowed to move about the crime scene while the investigation was in progress. The case, still unsolved today, could have been solved if the crime scene was assessed