JonBenét Ramsey's Dad Says Male DNA on Garrote Still Hasn't Been Tested: 'I Don't Know Why'

The hit podcast 'True Crime News' is heading to TV on Monday, Sept. 9, with host Ana Garcia kicking off the season with an exclusive interview with John Ramsey

John Ramsey says he doesn't understand why police have never tested DNA from an unidentified male on the garrote used to strangle his daughter, JonBenét  Ramsey, who was found murdered in the basement of their Colorado home in 1996.

“I don't know why they didn't test it in the beginning,” Ramsey tells host Ana Garcia on the new seriesTrue Crime News, which is making its television debut on Monday, Sept. 9.

“To my knowledge it still hasn’t been tested,” he says.  “If they're testing it and just not telling me, that’s great, but I have no reason to believe that.”

In True Crime News's new syndicated TV series on Fox-owned stations, Garcia, host of True Crime News: The Podcast, goes in-depth on some of the country’s most infamous true crime stories as well as lesser known, local cases.

In its debut episode, the Emmy Award-winning journalist talks to Ramsey about his daughter, JonBenét, who was 6 years old when she was found sexually assaulted, beaten and strangled with a garrote the day after Christmas in 1996.

The high-profile murder of the tiny beauty pageant queen remains unsolved.

Related: Read PEOPLE's Original 1997 Story on the JonBenét Ramsey Murder

The case remains riveting, with theories still swirling about who killed her.

During their interview, Ramsey tells Garcia that he and his family simply want answers about what happened to his daughter.

“We’re not asking you to clear us or apologize or be nice to us again,” he says. “Just do the things that you should do that can be done. If you do that and we don't get an answer, we tried. We did everything we could do.”

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Ramsey tells Garcia, “We’ve had unidentified male DNA from January 1997, and this one prosecutor told me I’ve never, ever seen a police department try to explain away unidentified male DNA in a sexual assault case.”

Garcia notes that there are at least seven items that are considered critical evidence that have never been tested.

“To our knowledge, that’s correct,” says Ramsey. “These items were sent originally in January 1997 to the lab for testing. were returned untested.”

“We’re not asking you to clear us or apologize or be nice to us again,” Ramsey says. “Just do the things that you should do that can be done. If you do that and we don't get an answer, we tried."

Each 30-minute episode of True Crime News "offers a compelling and comprehensive look into the world of true crime,” according to its release.

The new series will air 52 weeks a year and will cover breaking news stories as well.

“From urgent calls to action for runaway criminals and missing persons to heart-stopping ‘caught on cam’ moments, the show delivers a daily dose of riveting narratives that keep viewers on the edge of their seats," the release states.

The Boulder Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

You can find out when and where to watch True Crime News here.

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