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Suspected that thayne smika was stealing cocaine from sid. it's our belief that thayne smika that night didn't have the cocaine or the money to give back to sidney wells. >> i'm the father of a college student, and i think it would be very naive to not think that your college-aged son might be trying recreational drugs. he might sell recreational drugs here or there. it's not a reason for someone to kill sid wells. it's not a reason for police not to investigate this case. sid wells was murdered in cold blood. that's what this case is about. >> at this stage of the investigation, thayne smika ...

Case, but within the next few days, the d.a.'s office who had approved the arrest warrant for mr. smika, came back to us and said that they felt there was not enough evidence. as a result, they wouldn't be filing the murder charges against mr. smika. bail was set and he was released. >> in order to help further the investigation, the boulder district attorney's office convened a grand jury into the murder of sid wells. at that time, thayne smika is essentially out living in society. >> at the end of a two-year grand jury run, no indictment was issued by the grand jury. >> when we found out the...

Boxes upon boxes upon boxes of the investigative file into the murder of sid wells. in december of 2010, 27 years after sid wells was murdered, the d.a. signed off on an arrest warrant accusing thayne smika of murder in the first degree. >> after getting the warrant, we put together a coordinated search which included sending detectives to every place where there was members of the smika family or close friends of the smika family. unfortunately, the family without exception told us they did not know where thayne was and did not know how to locate him. >> i think mistakes were made. i think th...

Case, but within the next few days, the d.a.'s office, who had approved the arrest warrant for mr. smika, came back to us and said that they felt there was not enough evidence. as a result, they wouldn't be filing the murder charges against mr. smika. bail was set and he was released. >> in order to help further the investigation, the boulder district attorney's office convened a grand jury into the murder of sid wells. at that time, thayne smika is essentially out living in society. >> at the end of a two-year grand jury run, no indictment was issued by the grand jury. >> when we found out th...

It's our belief that thayne smika that night didn't have the cocaine or the money to give back to sidney wells. >> i'm the father of a college student, and i think it would be very naive to not think that your college-aged son might be trying recreational drugs. he might sell recreational drugs here or there. it's not a reason for someone to kill sid wells. it's not a reason for police not to investigate this case. sid wells was murdered in cold blood. that's what this case is about. >> at this stage of the investigation, thayne smika is the focus. based on the note that thayne smika had left ...