Antivirus Pioneer Wanted in Belize Killing
SAMBOLIN: The creator of McAfee anti-virus software is wanted for questioning in a murder case, if you can believe it.</s>BERMAN: This is a weird one, too. Police in Belize say they want to talk to John McAfee in connection with the shooting death of his neighbor. So far, they say McAfee is nowhere to be found. Richard Roth following the developments from New York. Richard, there are reports of tension between McAfee and the guy who is dead, McFall. What more do you know about that?</s>RICHARD ROTH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It may come down to dogs, although there could be other reasons. Look, he's not the main suspect yet. This is John McAfee, the pioneering anti-virus software millionaire, sold it out in the '90s to Intel. And his neighbor Gregory Fall had reportedly complained about the barking of McAfee's dogs and that they come on to his property. He turns up face up in a pull of blood, gunshot victim. McAfee in hiding, the police are saying they want to question him. He wasn't exactly living a suit and tie life down there, goatee, eccentric, entrepreneur type, allegedly had hidden in a cardboard box when police came looking for him in April in Belize, according to a police spokesman in Belize, Central American nation. This is an island situation, off the coast in Belize. He had hidden in a box, put sand on top of him, so they couldn't find him. They found a lot of drugs, a lot of guns on his property.</s>SAMBOLIN: And some questionable dealings there as well in Belize. What do we know about that?</s>ROTH: Well, he may be linked to people who the police want to question. He really had a lot of hobbies. He liked to fly in low altitude open cockpit planes. He was very into yoga. He had a mansion in Colorado. He had a lot of different interests. But one reporter or friend who talked to reporters back here and someone who talked to Wired.com said they thought he was very likely to possibly end up dead within the year. They didn't get guy vibe from him, McAfee.</s>SAMBOLIN: Wow.</s>ROTH: But again, no charges yet.</s>BERMAN: A strange, complicated life of his own, no doubt. Richard Roth, thanks for being here with us this morning.</s>SAMBOLIN: Thank you.</s>BERMAN: It is 15 minutes after the hour. A lot of news going on this morning, Christine Romans here with that.</s>CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: A lot of news, indeed. Thanks, you guys. A new twist this morning to the David Petraeus sex scandal. The Pentagon says General John Allen, the top American commander in Afghanistan, he's under investigation for sending potentially inappropriate e-mails to a woman named Jill Kelly. Jill Kelly is the woman in the Petraeus case who said to have received threatening e- mails from Petraeus' biographer and mistress, Paula Broadwell. A massive and deadly explosion in Indianapolis remains a mystery. There are new pictures of the neighborhood homes that were destroyed in that blast over the weekend -- simply devastating. Dozens of other homes were damaged. Two people were killed, seven others injured. A bomb has been ruled out. And authorities say there were no reports of a gas leak prior to that explosion. The puppeteer behind Elmo on "Sesame Street" taking a leave of absence over allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy. Kevin Clash, his accuser, who is now 23, claims he had, quote, "a relationship" with Clash started when he was 16. Clash issued a statement saying they did have a relationship but it was between two consenting adults. Monday night football, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime, 16-13. The Chiefs tied the game in a field goal at the end of regulation. But a Matt Cassel interception sent the Steelers up -- set them up for the game winning three pointer in OT. The win could be costly. Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger left the game with a shoulder injury after being sacked in the third quarter.</s>BERMAN: Yes, Pittsburgh holding its breath on the wellbeing of Ben Roethlisberger shoulder, no doubt.</s>SAMBOLIN: All right. Thank you, Christine. It's 16 minutes past the hour. It is time for your "Early Reads", your local news that is making national headlines. First, eyes wide shut. Vernon Loeb, "The Washington Post" reporter who co-wrote Paula Broadwell's book about General Petraeus, says he was dumbfounded by their affair. Loeb who spent 16 months working on the book with Broadwell wrote an op-ed that was posted last night, saying, quote, "On rare occasions, her good looks and close access would prompt a colleague to raise an eyebrow about their relationship. But I never took it seriously."</s>BERMAN: It feels like there are 1,000 more shoes to drop on this story. Man. "The Seattle Times," rescuers will continue their search for two stranded snowboarders on Mt. Rainier. That's the Washington state. They say they spotted the men last night but because of darkness and bad weather, they were forced away. Derek Tyndall and Thomas Dale had to spend the second night on the mountain. They call 911 on Sunday to report they were trapped in a blizzard. Here's hoping they're OK.</s>SAMBOLIN: Yes, indeed. And for an expanded look at our top stories, head to our blog CNN.com/EarlyStart.</s>BERMAN: All right. How about this -- no gas? No problem. Coming up: a first for Motor Trend's Car of the Year Award.