[sandude]

they didn't have anything connecting Ricci to this case..

We can't be sure of that. I think that most of what they had was circumstantial but nobody outside of the investigators knows for sure. If I'm right about MK's recognition of Ricci's voice that might fall into the category of direct evidence. The problem with that is this. A good defense lawyer would argue that MK picked his voice because it was familiar to her. She had heard it in the past when Richard worked in the Smart home. I think that LE really needed to find Elizabeth's body. There may be some very good clues at her burial site to tie Richard and the Jeep to the crime.

[lakey]

I wish you'd stop saying "find her body." There's no proof.

[ChocChipCookie]

Here's a thought that just occurred to me re: MK recognizing the kidnapper's voice. How likely would it be for the kidnapper to speak in an audible voice? If it were me, I would be whispering or speaking in a voice just above a whisper. I certainly wouldn't be speaking in a normal voice. If the kidnapper saw MK in the bed, he would have been even more likely to whisper so as not to wake her. Kind of makes you wonder about the credibility of MK recognizing and identifying the voice.