Hoffman-Pugh is simply the newest identify concerned within the JonBenét saga, which incorporates witnesses, investigators, and even individuals of curiosity who’ve died.
Earlier this yr, the person who had looked for DNA proof within the early levels of the notorious case, forensic pathologist Dr. Henry Lee, died on the age of 87. JonBenét’s mom, Patsy, additionally died of ovarian most cancers in 2006, by no means understanding the particular person chargeable for her daughter’s dying.
4 years after Patsy’s dying, retired detective Lou Smit, whom John had employed to resolve the case, died. In 2025, detective Tom Haney Jr., who was unable to get a confession from Patsy, died at age 77, whereas a yr earlier than his dying, a neighbor who had claimed to listen to JonBenét’s dying scream additionally handed.
“These persons are dying, and justice is simply fading away,” a supply defined. “With all these witnesses dying, they will have a troublesome time prosecuting this case if and once they make an arrest.”