Smart Case, July 30, 2002

07/30/02 | Jolly Green

[Jolly Green]

Time Line
06/05/01	Tuesday	Ricci steals items from the Smart home while he is employed there as a handyman. Ricci is charged in July of 2002 of 1 count of theft related to the Smart incident.
05/30/02	Thursday	~ Ricci returns to pick up his Jeep at the auto repair shop before the shop has a chance to fully fix it He tells the repairman that it needed for an emergency.
06/04/02	Tuesday	~ Ricci is at work from about 9am to 5:30pm ~ Ricci claims he spends the evening with friends
06/05/02	Wednesday	~ 1:05am - 2 cars are spotted on the SLC Shriner's Hospital Parking Lot by a hospital security guard, two blocks from the Smart residence ~ 1:30am (approx) - Elizabeth is kidnapped from her home ~ 1:30am - Ricci claims to be in bed asleep with his with wife. ~ Ricci is scheduled to be off work all day today. ~ 7:21am - Rachel/Amber alert is issued and national media is involved. ~ 8:30am - Ricci and his neighbor talk about the kidnapping of Elizabeth, Ricci seems to know too much information about it. ~ Sometime during this day Ricci is visited by police in regards to Elizabeth's kidnapping as reported by Angela Ricci (Richard A. Ricci's Wife which is an ex-convict herself) ~ Ricci is seen by his neighbor digging a hole by his (Ricci's) trailer early in the morning. (heard the neighbor say this on TV)
06/06/02	Thursday	~ Ricci is scheduled to work from 9am to 5:30pm today, but instead works from 10:30am to 7:00pm ~ Police talk to Ricci this day about the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping. (The media is reporting this, so it could be wrong)
06/08/02	Saturday	~ Ricci returns the Jeep to the repair shop to get it fixed. The Jeep is muddy and the repair shop owner sees Ricci remove seat covers from the back of the jeep and place them into a plastic garbage bag that already contains other stuff in it. Also the repair shop owner said a muddy post hole digger was in the back of the Jeep, Ricci removes this also. Ricci has a man waiting across the street to give him a ride. Ricci takes the plastic bag and contents along with the post hole digger with him. Also there is 500 to 1000 extra miles on the Jeep since Ricci picked it up on May 30th, 2002.
06/14/02	Friday	~ Ricci is taken into custody for a parole violation, this being drinking while on parole and association with other ex-cons.
07/11/02	Thursday	Formal charges are filed against Ricci (2 counts of theft & 1 count of burglary) on the theft & burglary of the Smart neighbors home which occurred in April 2001, and 1 more count of theft for stealing from the Smart home on June 6th, 2001.
Special thanks to Brigette for starting this timeline.

[Bella]

There were police dogs at the scene from the first moments. We've heard that the scent ended at the street. Which street, we don't know. Close to the house or not, we don't know.

Wouldn't that indicate they left in a car??

[whenigettime]

"Another question, don't milkmen wear white or light colored clothing and hats?"

AND aren't milkmen considered trusted members, persons, of a community, neighborhood or places where there are other members or persons? (humor here, in case nobody gets it)

[whenigettime]

"Lots of things in life don't make sense. This is one area I would not discount without serious investigation."

Except that the women the polygamists want are sort of like docile lap dogs. The men are control freaks. It would be way out of character for them to go after a teenage girl who has been raised outside of polygamy.

[sandude]

I have been careful to phrase my theories without condemning either the family or the police, although I do have opinions about how each might have done things differently to better effect. If the facts prove either the family or the police to be culpable in some material sense, I will be appropriately judgmental.

I'm sure that both the Smart Family and LE have made mistakes in their handling of this complex situation. Where we can identify those mistakes is of interest but it provides little as to solving the case. If verifiable facts come to light that show's something beyond some ineptness then of course that would be something to look into.

[Utah Girl]

Except that the women the polygamists want are sort of like docile lap dogs. The men are control freaks. It would be way out of character for them to go after a teenage girl who has been raised outside of polygamy.

Exactly. This is why it is very rare for a woman raised outside of polygamy to become a polygamous wife. Usually the wives are children of polygamists and don't know any other lifestyle. Thanks, whenitgettime, for saying what I was thinking last night and couldn't articulate.

[L84AD8]

Thanks for adding 4/1 to Ricci's Time Line!, Jolly Green!

[whenigettime]

"Thanks, whenigettime, for saying what I was thinking last night and couldn't articulate."


I appreciate your kind words!