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"I do believe in the existence of a God or Supreme Being."
So do I.

It's hard for some non-religious people to believe that certain religious people really do "believe in that stuff." But they do. It's called "faith," and in my opinion it is what brings happiness and contentment.

No one who truly had such a mindset could have harmed Elizabeth. The problem is, among people we don't know personally, it's hard to distinguish who has faith and who doesn't. Some are only going through the motions.

I saw that you asked who the possible suspects in this case were. Here's a recap of some of the ideas internet posters have had.
1. Bret Edmunds, b/c in the beginning there was a big search for him. After he was found about June 20, police interest in him appeared to cease.
2. Richard Ricci, deceased. Was suspected, had met Elizabeth while working at her home many months earlier, had some things to point to him, but nothing definite. His involvement, if any, has never been determined.
3. Remember the international kiddie porn scandal? 20 arrests made, about July, in U.S. and Europe? One of the photographers arrested in that scandal lived in Utah.
4. The entire Smart family is suspected by some, especially the men.
5. Spencer Dixon, about whom you've already read. No link to Elizabeth has yet been established, that we know of.
6. The neighborhood milkman, I think his name was Charlie Miller. He was interviewed on TV early on and said he saw a strange man in a car in the neighborhood early morning on about June 3. He also said he'd give milk samples to neighborhood children.
7. The Beesley attempted kidnappers. 10 yrs ago, across the street from Elizabeth's, 3 men were caught as they approached the Beesley home. They were about to kidnap one of the Beesley children for ransom. Not sure, but I think they'd all be out of prison by now.
8. Elizabeth's neighbors are suspected by some.
9. Possible chatroom predator; no confirmation and police claim to have already checked this.
10. Richard Dean Miller, listed on Utah sex offender list, looks a lot like Richard Ricci. Worked as an air conditioning contractor. Ask poster scaredkat about this one.
11. Douglas Young, John Russell Remington, Pete Romero. First two were allegedly partners with Ricci in other crimes. Romero--on Utah sex offender list; lived 2 trailers down from Ricci, knew Ricci. There was one other ex-con who knew Ricci who was summoned to grand jury, I can't remember his name.