Posted on 08/01/2002 10:48:40 PM PDT by Jolly Green
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04/01/01 | Sunday | Ricci burglarizes a Smart neighbor's home taking various items. |
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. |
The Smart family, Runion, Levy, Ramsey, Casey's family, etc....wlll all go through a long period that entails many emotions, and healing. There are no words that can explain it...but just know the Smarts are in pain. And continue to pray for all of them. Thanks, FR.
Lord Almighty, what an ordeal to go through. God bless and keep you and yours. From now on, you and your family are specifically in my prayers.
Have a great visit, and be blessed.
Trying to make sense out of what we are finding out now versus the first stories:
This 2-hour business in the early morning of June 6th is what has given me pause for thought. As you said, kids don't handle 2 hours of sitting, lying still very well.
Could Ed & Lois have been awakened by MK much earlier than 4 a.m.? I think so, & that they used that time period to call family, particulary Tom.
This web of deceit they have woven may entangle them yet. Hope I'm wrong.
I can't speak to what is on the other Mormon boards that you visit because I don't read them. I do have a sense that there are posters on those boards who do not accurately reflect what life in Utah or in the Mormon church are like. I'm basing this on some of the things that have filtered into this forum from those other boards. I grew up in a neighborhood not far from Federal Heights. I'm a lifelong Mormon and I can tell you that I'm in total agreement with UtahGirl's posts about life in Utah and the views of the church.
Practicing Mormons frequently find themselves in positions where they have to defend their beliefs. It has been my experience that usually I'm debating someone who has a misunderstanding of our doctrine or have been told untruths about our history. I have at times been accosted by someone out of the clear blue sky as soon as they find out what my religion is. I will be standing there listening to them call me and my church the most vile things even though we have only just met. It is difficult to show patience at times but I do think that is what the Savior would expect of me. I might add that at times I'm unsuccessful in this and if I've been offensive to anyone here then please forgive me.
I also apologize to those of you who feel I'm once again wasting bandwidth. I don't wish to debate my religion on this thread and will refrain from doing so. Freepmail me if you wish. I did want to show that there are all kinds of Mormons and would hope that you wouldn't judge us by a negative experience you may have had.
I haven't seen any evidence of that yet. If I happen to find it before you do then I will post it immediately. Catholics don't defend pedophilia and Baptists don't condone thievery. There are bad apples in every group and if it turns out that some member of my church is culpable in this case I will condemn them as will all other Mormons. The family and it's sanctity is central to Mormons. They will not stand for any member who does anything contrary to that sanctity.
I think they are still trying to find her and are not sure how much danger she may be in. Hopefully they will not find her body but will find her alive.
but could it also mean that they know she is dead? I hope not...I am just silly I know...but I still think she could be alive and I am counting on it too and I haven't a real good reason why
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