a good working relationship with boulder police. the boulder police, who have long focused on ramsey. >> craig silverman, i think this says there's a third person involved. the dna said there was an adult male who left his blood tracing on the long johns, the sleep wear of that poor child. i think that something happened with those parents and the third person, i think it's the most logical reading of the indictment that is secret since friday. >> it's a possibility. some say the dna is a contamination, it's not important. you may be right. so many experts look at this crime scene and said it was staged. could it have been a staged kidnapping? i don't know. the boulder police have so many files on this case. the grand jury that heard sworn testimony and without a prosecutor pushing for charges, they said jon and patsy, we don't think you were sleeping, we think you permitted and rendered assistance, a hell of an accusation against the parents of this girl. >> nice to see you again. nice to see you. >>> we weigh in on the jonbenet >>

there is one other possible lead that i proposed to the boulder police department and the d.a.'s office over the course of writing, and that was another grand jury inquiry and calling burt ramsey to the stand in that event. would anything come of that? i couldn't say for certain. but he turned efforts away from investigators to interview him back in 2009 and a grand jury might be another opportunity to see if they can get that interview. >> again, who is it that you would like to hear them interview? >> burke ramsey. >> and burke is? >> the son. in the home at the time of the homicide. >> the 13-year-old. did you interview burke yourself? >> no, i did not interview him. boulder police attempted to interview him after the chief called the cold case task force meeting to review all the circumstances before he took the case back from the d.a.'s office. those efforts to speak to him. he is now an adult. those were not granted. so that's one additional possible lead i think could be followed up on. >> okay. >> all right. >>> coming up in the 3:00 eastern hour, the journalist who push

a boulder police detective tells john ramsey to search the house, including the basement. >> it was aconcrete-walled room. i knew instantly when i opened the door that i'd found her. >> did you know she was dead? >> no, i didn't. i had this rush of just thank god i found her. her hands were tied. she had tape over her mouth. i removed the tape immediately. >> the 6-year-old beauty queen has a cord wrapped around her throat, held by a paint brush from patsy ramsey's hobby kit. an autopsy later shows that her skull is fractured, and evidence of a sexual assault is inconclusive. days later, the ramseys issue this warning. >> i will tell my friends to keep -- keep your babies close to you. there's someone out there. >> but who? there are no signs of forced entry at the family's home, leading detectives to wonder about john and patsy ramseyers even about their 9-year-old son burke. all of them give hair and blood samples to police. but a year later, december 1997, they are still not cleared. >> they do remain under an umbrella of suspicion, but we're not ready to name any suspects. >> repo

a boulder police detective tells john ramsey to search the house, including the basement. >> four concrete wall room. i knew instantly when i opened the door that i had found her. >> did you know she was dead? >> i didn't. i had this rush of just thank god i found her. her hands were tied. she had tape over her mouth. i removed the tape immediately. >> reporter: the 6-year-old beauty queen has a cord wrapped around her throat held by a paint brush from patsy ramsey's hobby kit. an autopsy shows her skull is fractured and evidence of a sexual assault is inconclusive. days later, the ramseys issue this warning. >> i will tell my friends to keep -- >> it's okay. >> keep your babies close to you. there is someone out there. >> reporter: but who? there are no signs of forceden triat the family's home leading detectives to wonder about john and patsy ramsey, even about their 9-year-old son burke. all of them give hair and blood samples to police but a year later, december 1997, they are still not cleared. >> they do remain under an umbrella of suspicion but we're not ready to name suspects. >> r

the boulder police department confirms this is still an open investigation.ue to receive tips but have not received a credible tip for a long time. christi? >> all right. thank you so much. in a couple of minutes i'm going the talk live with this man. the former lead investigator in the jonbenet ramsey murder case. we're going to ask what is in the documents were not released. b. >>> have you been outside this morning? >> the frost is already nipping at the noses. it's cold here in italiatlanta zblooinchtsds # # >>> there is a killer on the loose. >> absolutely. >> i don't know who it is. i don't know if it's a he or a she. but if i were arrested in boulder, i would tell my friends to keep -- keep your babies close to you. there's someone out there. >> who could forget that? jonbenet ramsey's mother back in 1997. it's been almost 20 years since someone killed her daughter. newly released documents showed they were going to indict her parents. again, back in 1996. no one has ever been charged in this case. but james is the former lead investigator of it. he's

there's also been tension between the boulder police and the boulder da throughout this case -- gregg were fixated on the ramseys. gregg: patsy ramsey, of course, died of cancer, but then there was a new da, mary lacy -- >> right. gregg: -- five years ago, she said that new dna evidence suggested an intruder was the killer and that she said, look, i plan from now on to treat the ramseys as victims of a crime. she essentially exonerated and apologized. did she get it wrong? >> right. well, she's not the da anymore. i know the new boulder da, stan garnet, he worked with me in the denver da's office, and he's not bound by that exoneration of mary lacy. mary lace by was another bizarre boulder prosecutor. remember that whole john mark carr fiasco? that was mary lacy. gregg: you know, i'm getting the very clear sense, craig, that you think maybe the grand jury got it right back in 1999. is that what you're saying? >> well, i have no way of knowing. i -- but i do know this, jonbenet ramsey was the victim of first-degree murder. somebody struck a terrible blow to her head, but the way she di

. >> reporter: this morning, boulder police insist this is still an open case. but it's gone cold. and 17 years later, investigators say jonbenet's killer may never face justice. dan? >> 17 years later. clayton, thank you. >>> for more on the story, let's bring in attorney and former miami-dade county judge. let's go over this decision by the prosecutor not to file charges. how unusual is this? and what do you think was going through his mind? >> it's very unusual. keep in mind, the prosecutor is the one that brings this before the grand jury. the grand jury votes to indict on two counts. and says, there's not enough. and this doesn't happen very often. we have to keep in mind, what the grand jury is looking for, is probable cause. not proof beyond a reasonable doubt, which is what the prosecutor has to have to obtain a conviction in the case. >> he felt he could not do that. you have keyed in on one detail in a the parents were indicted as accessories. what does that tell you specifically? >> it's very interesting when we look at this indictment, that the parents apparently, not o

. >> but the boulder police department which was accused of bungling the case feels vindicated by theand believe there was ample evidence to go to trial saying cases are rarely perfect and often contain conflicting evidence. as a result, the opportunity to present the entire case to a jury may be lost forever. the statute of limitations on the grand jury indictment ran out in 2002, megyn. the d.a. has not yet commented on his next move. jon ramsey has not commented on the release. >> thank you. joining me now, mark furman, former homicide detective with the lapd. what does this mean to you? >> when i look at this, the grand jury seems to agree in these two indictments that jon and patsy ramsey both knew the person that actually caused the death of jonbenet. they were the ones that the placed jonbenet in that situation to be killeded. the death of a child where there is abuse, fist degree. they aided and covered up and staged a crime scene, wrote a ransom note. those are the tidbits of evidence they are referring to in this indictment. because those are the issues that the actually mad

we talked to the boulder police department, carol, also, about where this investigation stands today.ut it's a cold case. so that means there's not an active investigation going on right now. they do continue to get tips. they continue to follow up on leads they may have. but we're told they have not had any credible tipness a very long time and no new leads that would provide a break through into who killed 6-year-old jonbenet ramsey. >> i know he didn't want these documents released but he wasn'ted other court documents released as well so people could get a clear picture. but going back to what it said, it believed one or both parents assisted in the murder? is that what you said? >> that's how we're interpreting them. i can read you. on or between december 25th and 26th, 1996 -- that's when we know jonbenet was killed in her parents' home -- that john and or patricia ramsey did unknowingly, recklessly to permit a child to be placed in a situation which posed a threat of injury or death to a child's health. and itless says they render assistance to prevent the discover and convicti

at this point, the boulder police department remains the lead on this investigation.nsider it an open investigation, but it's a cold case, so that does not mean it's an active investigation. they continue to get tips, but i'm also told they have not received a credible tip for a very long time. so at this point, brooke, they have no solid leads. >> i think you said it perfectly off the top, just leads to so many other questions, but i know, ana cabrera, so many of you follow eed all the twists a turns of the story. if you would like to read the document, you can, go to cnn.com. >>> coming up, nancy grace wants to weigh in on the document release. she'll join me in just about half an hour from now. >>> more breaking news here. the 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit off the eastern coast of japan, and with the earthquake there, now you have the tsunami advisories in effect for the coast, including that area near the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant where that horrendous accident happened in 2011. chad myers, i'm bringing you in because first we're talking 7.3, so at

slide in colorado says her father saved her life. 13-year-old gracie johnson told police her father shielded her as the boulders cascaded down on them on a popular hiking trail. he, along with his wife, daughter, and two relatives from missouri were all killed in the rock slide. volunteers helped recover their bodies today. >>> police in texas hope this shocking video of a home invasion will lead to an arrest. it shows three masked men breaking in and continuing to the bedroom. that's where they're seen attacking the homeowner while he slept. police say he woke up, fought back. they say at one point, he removed the mask of one of the attackers, and their face was caught on camera. >>> police in new new york city say a homeless man went on a stabbing spree on a bike path. one of the victims was a two-year-old boy. police say he was attacked while in his stroller. the child was treated and released from the hospital. all five victims are said to have non-life threatening injuries. investigators said the suspect used a half a pair of scissors in the attack. >>> a dramatic rescue on the south of china sea. a rescue

police in boulder, colorado, say the case remains open. >>> one of the most historic football programsege football but this week it was never known as a protest by its own players. we'll tell you why they boycotted their own game. at any minute... ...you could be a victim of fraud. most people don't even know it. fraud could mean lower credit scores... ...and higher interest rates when you apply for a credit card. it's a problem waiting to happen. check your credit score, check your credit report, at experian.com. america's number one provider of online credit reports and scores. don't take chances. go to experian.com. >>> bottom of the hour. welcome back. i'm fredricka whitfield. four things crossing the cnn news desk right now. right now, he's just 20 years old. but mexican authorities say juan pablo vazquez is linked to 79 killings. among his alleged victims, a policeman, exotic dancer and innocent bystanders. he was arrested on october 8th in northern mexico but authorities didn't disclose that until this week. >>> and number two in new york, authorities are investigating a fire th

five, three boy scout leaders who toppled over a 200 million--year-old boulder say they're now getting death threats and hate mail. policeting the incident. the men could face felony charges. this is a crime to deface state parks. the men say they pushed the boulder over, because it was loose and could have fallen on hikers. >>> congress is still staring at a new deadline. pass a new spending plan by january 15th, or the country will face a second government shutdown. david rothkopp, a commentator at cnn.com, blames you, the voter. he writes, you, the voters, have become ill informed, caught up in the name-calling and partisanship, and the climate that created the washington we have today. you got the government you deserve. let's bring in maria cardona, and angie holmes, from blaze.com. i know this will be a fiery conversation. i'm ready. let's start with amy. do you believe that that assessment is correct, that the voters have the congress they elected, so they own it? >> well, it's a very famous phrase from alexa detoke, but i don't blame the voters. the voters, elect representatives to go to congress and reflect thei

boulder. that should be out shortly. in san francisco, policere on the scene at oakland because the signal lights are out. mass transit, all on time this morning. we have no delays -- well, specific too soon, metering lights are on with minimal delays. authorities are preparing if a large protest over a sheriff deputy shooting a 13-year-old to death. the boy's family is ready for his funeral. we go to the newsroom with that story. >> we have new information: police are warning neighbors of a large protest mapped today -- planned today for the police shooting of a teen boy rallying in the name of 13-year-old andy lopez in downtown santa rosa. new information about deputy would shot lopez: 48-year-old erick gelhaus is a 24-year veteran of the department, a firearms instructor who has written articles for law enforcement on the use of deadly force. >> it is maddening. they used excessive force. >> we can never take back what happened. we can express our sympathy and our sorrow to the lopez family and the community. >> lopez was carrying a realistic

witnesses say some of the boulders that fell were the size of cars. >>> new york city police are investigatinge caught on a helmet camera. it started when a motorcycle driver apparently cut off an suv during the hollywood block party rally sunday. the suv driver then hit the motorcycle's back wheel. everyone stopped. police say that's when bikers started attacking the suv. the man's wife and toddler were inside, so he takes off, running over another biker, hurting his leg. the motorcycles take chase, they swarm the suv. when it finally comes to a red light, the bikers attack. one driver took off his helmet and smashed it through the window. they then dragged the driver outside and assaulted him in front of his wife and child. he had to be taken to the hospital. just moments ago, we learned the motorcyclist originally hit by the suv was charged with reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. the investigation is ongoing. >>> an italian judge has ordered more testing to determine if amanda knox's dna is on the weapon used to kill her roommate. previous tests were thrown out be

boulders. some of the rocks were the size of cars. >> a dramatic rescue caught on camera in southern california. a policeer raised to the scene of an accident and saved a woman from a burning car. dash cam shows the officer battling smoke and flames as he struggled to free the 22-year-old woman trapped in the driver apps seat. talk about a hero -- as the flames began to engulf the car the officer announced on his radio the woman was safe and assured firefighters no one else was in the car. >> congress is tied up in knots over the budget and that is preventing couples in our area from tying the knot themselves. tonight on the news edge you'll meet a couple who has the wedding bells blues. >> eleanor holmes norton makes a passionate plea about funding for the district. >> we'll have the latest from her tonight on the news edge. >> you get it. america's fastest, most reliable internet. it's the ultimate for downloading, streaming, and chatting. -- that guy all over the football field. thanks, joe. if the running backs don't start picking up the blitz, the quarterback is going to have a long night. is that y

boulders weighing more than 100 tons crashed down on a viewing area in a heavily used hiking trail. >>> an explosion underneath the campus of the university of california berkley last night forced policeacuate the entire campus. one student was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. a spokesperson says thieves were trying to steal copper wire from the electrical system and they are to blame for the explosion. >>> the first snow of the season came way too early in stevens pass, washington. road crews said they hadn't finished summertime makes to stabilize the slopes leading down to the highway through the higher elevations. so there's a 24-hour watch on the mountain pass till the snow clears. >>> feel like san diego originally? well, it's going to feel more like summer as we head through the day. howard has the forecast coming up next. >> we'll meet the woman whose personal research helped revolutionize the understanding revolutionize the understanding of breast cancer i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. t

boulder in a state park. state officials are concerned someone would knock over a prehissic wok formation. one man says the policehave easily rolled and hit someone. >> yea! >> they admit they probably should have called the park ranger rather than doing the moving of that rock themselves. >> wow. >>> frightening images from the philippines as part of 450-year-old church came crashing to the ground during an earthquake. it is the oldest church in that country. 144 people are said to have hit in this sqearthquake which hit tuesday. >>> a protest in san francisco, surrounding a bus and carrying people and slated to be deported. it's not clear how many people are on board. the protesters want federal action on immigration reform. the stalemate lasted two hours before the bus was allowed to leave. >>> coming up, records set on the markets. why investors are happy with washington's debt deal. "money time" is next. as a working mom of two young boys life could be hectic. angie's list saves me a lot of time. after reading all the reviews i know i'm making the right choice. online or on the phone, we help you hire right