[Yaelle]

I think that repulsion about the beauty contests helped convict the Ramseys in people’s heads.

Nope. What made me suspect the Ramseys, from what I remember about the case:

1. The rambling, several-pages-long phony ransom note that was written IN the home, probably AFTER the girl was dead.
2. The ransom amount being the exact weird amount of the dad's PRIVATE recent Christmas bonus.
3. The lie that the girl had not eaten anything after dinner the night before, when pineapple was found in her stomach, and there was pineapple on the table.
4. The lie that Burke the brother was asleep when they found out she was missing, but his voice could be heard in the background on the 911 call.

There were some others but I've forgotten them. It does seem like there was another man involved, though, with this DNA evidence. This still doesn't prove that one of the parents was not also involved, but makes it a lot less likely.

[islander-11]

And... The strange configuration of the house that would have made it difficult for someone unfamiliar with the place to move from the floor where JonBenet’s bedroom was located to the basement, the lack of forced entry, the practice ransom note found in the home, the handwriting analysis that matched the note to Patsy’s handwriting samples, etc.

Put me down as not there yet on this one.

[IndyTiger]

FWIW, my theory has always been that JonBenet died accidentally, perhaps when roughhousing with her brother, and the parents panicked and tried to cover it up to make it look like a murder.

[Glenmerle]

1. The rambling, several-pages-long phony ransom note that was written IN the home, probably AFTER the girl was dead.

2. The ransom amount being the exact weird amount of the dad's PRIVATE recent Christmas bonus.

3. The lie that the girl had not eaten anything after dinner the night before, when pineapple was found in her stomach, and there was pineapple on the table.

4. The lie that Burke the brother was asleep when they found out she was missing, but his voice could be heard in the background on the 911 call.

I remember these as well -- and much more. There was no rush to judgment in this case, as many have said. The Ramseys lied over and over again. And as far as I can see, this new evidence only raises questions. It doesn't solve anything, one way or the other.