[cherry]

I still find it hard to believe that a Ricci type criminal would ever think he could make a haul with the whole family right there....

think about that...if they really wanted money or jewelry or tv's or computers or even the harp for that matter, then would the perp's have picked a better time to gain access to the house....

we know the family took vacations together ...perhaps that would have been the time to hit the house...

that being said, some criminals perhaps like Ricci do things just for the thrill of getting away with it....who knows..

sadly, I too wonder whether we will ever know what happened to poor Liz.....

multiple the grief of the Smart's by thousands, because there are a lot of grieving parents out there....I keep thinking back to Molly Bish.....

still not totally convinced it was a Ricci operation....but there is definately a "criminal class" out there and he was part of it for sure....

[stlnative]

I still find it hard to believe that a Ricci type criminal would ever think he could make a haul with the whole family right there....

I don't think he went in the Smart house, but may have found someone that was willing to. Also remember he did enter the neighbors house and even rummaged through drawers while a guest lady friend slept in a bed in the same bedroom that had the dresser in it and she even spoke to him, as she thought it was member of the family and told him it was ok to turn a light on and Ricci even answered back to her.

Oh well I am hitting the bed. Goodnight!

[varina davis]

I agree it was not a burglary. No sane person would attempt a burglary with a house full of people when it would be so much easier when the house was empty. Ricci was not likely the perpetrator, but perhaps learned of it after the fact and kept quiet. It still could be that good old "trusted member of the community" -- though that's not a popular theory on this thread.

[Jolly Green]

I still find it hard to believe that a Ricci type criminal would ever think he could make a haul with the whole family right there....

You are totally ignoring the simple fact that it is precisely Ricci's MO.