Elizabeth Smart--New Suspect, New Thread

Larry King Live; KUTV; Salt Lake Tribune; etc. ^ | December 23, 24, 25, 2002 | Various

[sandude]

I haven't heard anything from you since Elizabeth was found. You have always been a big supporter of the SLCPD, what do you think about them now?

Hey Holmes I guess they blew it on this one. Overall I feel that law enforcement gets it right more often than not. When they do poorly in high profile cases it has a tendency to make them look like idiots in all that they do. As you recall most of us discounted the theories of those who felt there was a polygamist angle in her abduction. My apologies to them for not giving their ideas more weight. The engineer in me always will point to the most logical path. In this case I was wrong. I wonder what the real story was with Ricci and the Jeep? What was he doing that he had to keep so quiet about? Perhaps Moul was being dishonest or maybe his memory of who returned it was flawed. So many mysteries that may never be solved.

[trussell]

Isnt it possible that Ricci had a key to the Smart house, and was paid by Mitchell to give it to him.

The dirt and pine needles on the jeep could be from taking them to the tent in the woods.

Just an idea. I have no proof that this could be true.

[TXLady]

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[Sherlock]

trussell - I'm hoping we hear answers to these questions and many others from the SLCPD (but I'm not holding my breath).

[Sherlock]

Here is a new link I think might have been started by brigette. Utah Girl is posting there.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/865259/posts

[lakey]

I recently read that, particularly Blood Hounds. And I thought they were the best.

We decided to put our German Shepherd into FBI training in January. He's is too young and so very intelligent that it would have been a shame to keep him holed up with us. Reports are that he learned all the commands in 3 days.

[lakey]

RE: Moul

Did media ever say who contacted whom first, and when?

[lakey]

No key. The officer who did a t.v. segment on ?? 48 Hours, showing the kitchen window & pathway up behind the Smart home - that there were no scuff marks around the window, clothing threads, etc. - was interviewed last night. He's apologizing all over himself for not investigating more thoroughly.

I guess the theory is now that Mitchell went through the window.

[Sherlock]

I guess the theory is now that Mitchell went through the window.

I believe this is correct and they are now admitting there was some kind of footprint or foot impression in the carpet under the window.

[FR_addict]

3) SLC Police Department should be required to publish all the "evidence" they have that led them to the conviction Ricci was involved with the kidnapping.

It's nice to see we agree on the above.

I would like to hear Ed's 911 call too.

MK gave a fairly detailed description of the kidnapper (including hair on the back of his hands) according to Ed. I would like to know more about the gun vs Elizabeth saying it was a knife. I would like to know if Emanuel had a beard at the time of Elizabeth's kidnapping. One of the Smart's relatives had supposedly seen him in Kinko's the same day as the kidnapping. I'm not sure if it was before or after the kidnapping. Did he have a beard then? Has anyone ever seen Emanuel wearing a polo shirt and a golf cap before? If Elizabeth's relative saw Emanuel in Kinko's was he known to the neighborhood?

[Sherlock]

Those are all good questions. I read somewhere back when they were still looking for "Emanuel" that he was known to wear some kind of a white turbin type hat. Remember right after the kidnapping the first sketch released by LE was of a guy that wore a turbin who came forward a cleared himself. I think MK gave the turbin description and this guy that had occasionally talked to Liz after her concerts was tracked down because of the turbin but he wasn't the right guy. If police had been honest and reported a white turbin instead of a white baseball hat someone would have probably figured out old "Emanuel" right away, from what I've read everyone in Salt Lake knows "Emanuel".