was john ramsey a pedophile? did patsy murder her own daughter? the tabloids were having a field day, even speculating about a motive. >> let me give you the motive that is ascribed to you. you were downstairs. maybe she came down. she said, "mommy, i wet my bed." you said, "again, jonbenet!" and you either pushed her or you hit her. you were exhausted, furious. you did it. >> you have a child. of the night and slaughter your child? we're parents. we love our children. >> these are the two major motives -- either you sexually molested her, or you snapped. >> let me tell you something. i am a cancer survivor of stage four cancer. john has lost a child in an automobile accident. that completely changes your outlook. when you are standing on the brink of death with a terminal illness, your priorities suddenly line up in a row. and you know exactly what the important things are in life. and bedwetting is totally insignificant. >> did either of you for a moment suspect each other? >> no. >> not for a minute. >> absolutely not for a microsecond. >> repo

the ramseys were not a match. yet detectives zeroed in on patsy ramsey. their speculation, she accidentally killed jonbenet and john helped cover it up, but what kind of accident would cause patsy to murder jonbenet? investigators had a theory. >> she had a bedwetting problem. a serious bedwetting problem that was ongoing for years. >> some believed frustration with jonbenet's bedwetting that night caused patsy to snap or maybe it was something else that set patsy off. investigators focused on a curious finding in the autopsy. >> the small intestine is described as containing fragmented fruit material, which may represent fragments of pineapple. >> but the ramseys had said they put jonbenet to bed after the car ride home and had no memory of her eating pineapple. >> that became a contentious point. i said look i could say i forgot i gave her pineapple, but i didn't. that's the truth. >> subsequently patsy ramsey and burke ramsey's fingerprints were found on that bowl. >> that led to another police theory. >> i'm just wondering if at some point jonbenet ca

six hours had passed since patsy ramsey had called 911. their little girl, jonbenet, was still missing. police combed the house, trying to figure out how an intruder could have gotten in. one possibility? an open window in the basement, but that with us dismissed quickly. >> the window well had cobwebs on it. you can't go through cobwebs without disturbing them. >> officers examined the ransom note and tapped the phone. >> the kidnapping note said, i'm going to call you between 8:00 and 10:00. >> as the deadline came and went, john ramsey was pacing, so, police asked him to search the house for clues. >> one of the detectives asked me and my friend, who was there, to go through every inch of the house. started in the basement. we have one -- one room in the basement that -- there are no windows in that room. when i opened the door and when i turned the light on, i -- i hoped that she was still okay, but i could tell that she probably wasn't. >> jonbenet's body was covered in a blanket. did you take duct tape off her mouth? >> i took the du

the handwriting analyst who says it was patsy ramsey who wrote the infamous ransom note. >> when you compare the ransom note to patsy ramsey's own writing, it is stunning. >>> no whipped cream for the holidays. >> no more ready win for christmas. >> how did this happen? plus, who is that girl? the young lady at trump tower with the most powerful people in the world. >> who is

you can see the handwriting analysis 's ownnd patsy ramsey handwriting samples that she gave to investigators. it is pretty stunning when them up and look at them word by word, letter by letter. we will let you judge for yourself when you see that. that was perhaps the most stunning visual information that i got when you really got to see it up close, side by side. we are looking forward to that episode of "20/20" tonight. coming up after the break, any chance of a warm-up for the weekend? we will check back in with doug. are at the washington, d.c., medical center -- we are doug: clouds will be increasing today, 29. then a wintry mix early in the morning, then warming up to 54. even warmer temperatures on sunday. we will probably have some updates to these watches and advisories at 4:00. jummy: it is going like this this weekend. thank you for joining us this midday. watch "abc 7 news at 4:00." have a wonder same nose. same toughness. and since he's had moderate alzheimer's disease, the same never quit attitude. that's why i asked his doctor about once-a-day namzaric. (avo) namzaric is appro

the handwriting analyst who says it was patsy ramsey who wrote the infamous ransom note. >> when you compare the ransom note to patsy ramsey's own writing, it is stunning. >>> no whipped cream for the holidays. >> no more ready win for christmas. >> how did this happen? plus, who is that girl? the young lady at trump tower with the most powerful people in the world. >> who is she? >>> then what it's

was there enough evidence to indict john and patsy ramsey? of a crime? >> based upon the evidence that was presented, i believe that's correct. >> reporter: but if the case went to trial, did he believe that the ramseys would be convicted? >> no. >> based on the evidence you were presented, do you feel you know who killed jonbenet ramsey? >> i highly suspect i do. >> now, the grand jury an indictment accusing john and patsy ramsey, not of murder, but of child abuse finding they allowed jonbenet to be placed in a situation which resulted in her death and, of course, the prosecutor decided not to pursue that indictment. >> let's talk to dan abrams about that right now. usually you think of prosecutors sort of molding the grand jury in the image they want them to be but we're hearing, we wanted to do it, he didn't. >> only the prosecution presenting evidence to a grand jury, right. there is no defense attorney there. so, typically what happens is the prosecutor will present the evidence in the hope of getting an indictment and almost all cases they get it.

, or at least patsy ramsey should be indicted. important to keep that in mind this was not a juror in the typical way we think of jurors who heard all the evidence, heard both sides and came to a conclusion. this is a grand juror who heard only the prosecution's side and decides now that this person thinks that he knows who did it. >> just incredible we're getting new information 20 years out. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. >> dan, thank you very much. and all of you can see the full interview on "20/20" at 10:00 eastern right here on abc. >>> now to another murder mystery, the latest on the jogging murder mystery here in new york. authorities say they now have a profile of the person responsible for killing -- for the killing. abc's linsey davis has a new development. >> reporter: this morning new york police say they are closer than ever to identifying the person responsible for karina vetrano's murder. >> we're still getting tips. we're still vetting those as they come in. >> reporter: 30-year-old vetrano is seen here in this s

. >> reporter: for decades, the spotlight has been on jonbenet's parents, john and patsy ramsey. they were never charged with the crime, but were secukewered in court of public opinion. >> did you kill your daughter? >> no, i did not. >> did you kill your daughter? >> no, i did not kill my daughter. >> reporter: unidentified male's india dna was found on the underpants. the ramses were exonerated. but the investigators claim this evidence was misinterpreted. >> what would account for the blood in her underwear? >> underwear, could be from any other transfer. it's really no sexual assault here. >> no, this finding is not indicative of a sexual assault. >> they're looking for the wrong type of person if this was not a sexually motivated crime, which we believe that it was not. >> the suit takes exception with what it describes as the investigators' allegation that the ramseys could have helped cover up their daughter's murder to protect burke. >> parents can be involved in another way other than murder. it's not not one or the other, it's a bunch of shades in between. >> the lawsui

was there enough evidence to indict john and patsy ramsey of a crime? >> based upon the evidence that was presented, i believe that's correct. >> reporter: but if the case went to trial, did he believe the ramseys would be convicted? >> no. >> reporter: no doubt? >> there is no way that i would have been able to say, beyond a reasonable doubt, this is the person. >> reporter: in the end, the grand jury indicted, not for murder, but for child abuse. finding the ramseys allowed jonbenet to be "placed in a situation which resulted in death." in a stunning twist, that prosecutor decided not to move forward with a case against the ramseys, and ten years later, another d.a. publicly cleared the family. amy robach, abc news, new york. >> thank you. and she'll have much more on her special "20/20" tonight. the full interview, 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight." the disturbing video just in. the football star punching a woman inside a restaurant, weeks before his bowl game. >>> and shots fired inside a walmart. holi

patsy ramsey died ten years ago and was buried next to her daughter. the death is still unsolveed. larry: the president-elect is still in florida for the holidays and received a standing ovation at a church service. he has two cabinet positions to fill before inauguration on january 20. keeping the president out of harm's way is a monumental task. kristine frazao looks at the unique challenges the secret service faces for the inauguration upcoming. kristine: the parade route ceremony is 15 city blocks from the u.s. capitol to the white house. the roughly two-mile trip down pennsylvania avenue according to a retired secret service agent is nerve-wracking. it takes a toll on an agent's mind like no ther assignment. >> the whole world is watching and leader of a free world. what better time to make a statement. >> planning for it changes little. what does change are emerging threats. like the deadly terror attack on a christmas market in germany. >> they will block access and there will be hundreds of thousands of people expected to line the national mall. similar to the security meas

. >> was there enough evidence to indict john and patsy ramsey of a crime. >> based upon the evidence that was presented i believe that's correct e-about you if the case went to trial, did he believe the ramseys would be convicted. >> no. >> no doubt. >> no way. that i would be able to say beyond reason doubt. >>reporter: in the evenly the grand jury indicted. not for murder but for child abuse finding the room situation allowed her to be placed in a situation which resulted in death. in a stunning twist that prosecutor decided no the to move forward with the case against the ramseys and 10 years later another da publicly cleared the family. amy row buck abc news new york. >>> now to see the rest of the stoy and more of the0 view with the grand jury flip over to our channel at 10:00 right after the newscast for 2020. >>> union pilot who fly product for amazon are notifying online shoppers that they may fought get the holiday gifts delivered on time. union representing the cargo pilot is running ads on facebook and google suggesting that amazon may struggle with delivery because of sta

remember, john and patsy ramsey, unanimously by a jury they returned a true bill of indictment on child abuse resulting in death and accessory after the fact -- meaning after the murder -- of first degree murder. helping somebody after the fact committing first degree murder and the district attorney didn't believe he could prove it, didn't bring the charges so he's lived with that for all these years. >> 20 years later, you have to special. let me tell everyone where they can watch it. it's a special report, the murder of jonbenet, tonight 9:00 eastern and pacific on cnn. jean casarez, thank you so much. >> thank you, brooke. >>> now a number of police shootings across the state of georgia has put law enforcement on edge. six officers have been shot in as many days, two of them killed. that shooting happened last wednesday in americus, georgia. since then, four more officers were shot and injured in separate incidents in two other towns. nick valencia is following the story from atlanta. six officers. why? >> six days, six officers, two of them shot fatally, brooke. this spate of shoot

. >> reporter: it was noon, six hours had passed since patsy ramsey had called 911. their hill girl jonbenet was still missing. police combed the house trying to figure out how an intruder could have gotten in. one possibility -- an open window in the basement. but that was dismissed quickly. >> the window well had cobwebs on it. you can't go through cobwebs without disturbing them. >> reporter: officers examined the ransom note and tapped the phone. >> the kidnapping note said i'll tall you between 8:00 and 10:00. >> reporter: as the deadline came and went, john ramsey was pacing so police asked him to search the house for clues. >> one of the detectives asked me and my friend who was there to go through every inch of the house. started in the basement. we have one room in the basement that there are no windows in that room. when i opened the door and when i turned the light on, i -- i hoped that she was still okay, but i could tell that she probably wasn't. >> reporter: jonbenet's body was covered in a blanket. >> did you take duct tape off her mouth? >> uh-huh. i

. >> asking for the amount of money that was john ramsey's bonus. they were prime suspects he and patsy. >> the botched crime scene. the investigation still ongoing. >> ongoing. active investigation. i speak to the current district attorney of boulder that says i found charges. the d.a. before him absolutely excused and apologized and exonerated the parents. this district attorney says i don't think we're in the business of exonerating people. i'm looking for the evidence. >> fascinating. thank you so much. again, the cnn special report, the murder of jonbenet airs tuesday night right here on cnn. >>> coming up, honoring every day heroes. making a difference in our wo d world. you're live in the cnn newsroom. [vo] quickbooks introduces jeanette and her new mobile wedding business. at first, getting paid was tough... until she got quickbooks. now she sends invoices, sees when they've been viewed and ta-da, paid twice as fast! see how at quickbooks-dot-com. >>> top of the hour. i'm poppy harlow in new york. we begin with this bipartisan call for an in

. >> police asked the ramseys for handwriting samples. john gave them two notepads. >> these pads were pads that were kept by the telephone and each, john and patsy had their own pads. >> detectives concluded the ransom note was written on pages torn out of patsy's notepad. >> jean casarez joins me now. it's just a fascinating case on so many levels. >> once you start thinking about it and talking about it and looking at the evidence there is, you just can't stop talking about it. john ramsey doesn't like to relive it. he does not do interviews, very rarely. we were able to go into a remote small little town that he now lives in that he does not want disclosed. i spoke to him for hours. the insight you get as he relives this, and it was emotional for him to relive it and questions because he and his wife were indicted unanimously by the grand jury but the prosecutor did not bring charges because he didn't believe he could prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. that true bill of indictment was returned. one note, so fascinating, when he found

. >> reporter: police asked the ramseys for handwriting samples. john gave them two notepads. >> these pads were pads that were kept by the telephone and each john and patsy had their own pads. >> reporter: detectives concluded the ranson note was written on pages torn out of patsy's notepad. >> jean casarez joins me now. they could literally see the imprint, right, on the notepad, and whoever did it had taken a lot of time to write that ransom note. >> 2 1/2 pages long. >> pivotal. >> written to mr. ramsey. a small foreign faction, we've got your daughter, don't tell anyone or we will murder her, we will behead her, use your brain, your southern charm. they were from atlanta. i spent hours talking to john ramsey and he said this ranson note was a hoax because it wasn't a kidnapping, tvsit was murder. all the authorities looked at him. a good friend, a former d.a. came to him and said, look, the police believe you murdered your daughter, get a lawyer, get the best defense lawyer you can. he did but then they said, no, you and your wife both are the