The older brother of JonBenet Ramsey filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against a Michigan forensic pathologist who told a Detroit-area media outlet that Burke Ramsey killed his 6-year-old sister. The complaint alleges that Dr. Werner Spitz said in a Sept. 19 interview that 9-year-old Burke bludgeoned JonBenet to death in 1996. In 2008, her parents and brother were cleared by prosecutors who said DNA on the girl's underwear didn't match anyone in the family. The lawsuit accuses Spitz of being a publicity seeker "with a history of interjecting himself in high profile cases." CBS is airing a six-part television docuseries "The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey" in which investigators are teaming up with new experts to re-examine the evidence using today's technology and forensics.

Source: ABC News October 07, 2016 00:25 UTC