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I was just reading your comments on yesterday's thread about when the neighbors were called in vs. when the police were called. This issue was discussed pretty extensively on past threads. Let me try to recap......

According to police logs, the Smart call came in at 4:01 am, and police responded to the scene eleven minutes later. I recall an extended debate here about what could have feasibly taken place during that eleven minute time span. It was my position that eleven minutes was NOT sufficient time for approximately 10 neighbors to be assembled in the Smart home before the police arrived. Utah Girl and others argued that it WAS sufficient time, as close friends will rush to help as soon as they are called.

I had a number of problems with the "rushing to help" scenario. One, there was apparently an armed gunman in the neighborhood.......would these neighbors not have first taken the time to check the safety of their own homes and children before rushing to the Smart home? Did these neighbors leave their own families unattended, or did entire families have to be roused and dressed before going to the Smart house? It was my contention that eleven minutes was not enough time for these things to have taken place. Others on the thread disagreed. Also, with reports of an armed gunman in the neighborhood, the scenario of neighbors rushing out of their homes and searching the bushes in the dark seemed unlikely to me. Once again, others on the thread argued that it seemed perfectly "normal" to them for neighbors to respond in such a way.

Like you, I was left with many questions in my mind about what happened when that night. I, too, would like to see a detailed timeline on who was called, when they were called, and when they arrived at the house.......but I don't think we'll ever see one.

Oops......since I mentioned you in my post #6, I should have pinged you to it. I wasn't picking on you, I just remember you having some pretty clear thoughts on this issue and responding to it.

Of course! ALL the neighbors are in on it too!

But ssshhh - it's supposed to be a secret. You see, EVERYONE in SLC is actually in on it, except for a few people that just can't be trusted to keep a secret.

LOL

Actually, the reports I've heard said the police were called at 4:01 am and responded at 4:08 am that morning to the Smart home. There were neighbors there at the home already. How many, I don't know, and I did see one local news report where a neighbor across the street received a phone call about the abduction. She and her husband immediately got up, put clothes on, and were at the Smart home. She said the police tape was already up when she and her husband got there. So.....

If I were a defense lawyer for the perp in this case, I'd make sure that I got a good timeline on the chaos that morning. Who was called when, etc. Phone records can be checked, etc. And I'd sure make the argument that the crime scene was contaminated and how could they be sure of the evidence, who was in the home, how did the evidence get there, not by my client, etc. Something along those lines.