[Devil_Anse]

Thanks, Utah Girl.

Hey, you know, another thing I think of, when I think of those who are right in Utah, in or near SLC--I think of the local police and their connections. In the Chandra case, either the D.C. chief, or his assistant, once made this comment: "The strange thing about the Levy case is, there was no street talk. Our people tried to tap into the usual street talk that occurs after a crime, but...nothing." That's not the exact words, but that's definitely the gist of what was said. The implication was, of course, that if there was no street talk, then perhaps the "usual suspects" (known criminals) were not responsible for the crime.

So I wonder if the police have heard any "street talk" about the Smart abduction?

[Utah Girl]

I have a friend who is a detective for the Provo police dept. I've tried grilling him to see if he has the inside scoop, but he is very closed mouthed. The only thing he says to me is that he is glad he isn't a detective for the SLPD. Even his wife can't get him to talk about the cases he works on. He'll tell details only after the perp(s) are in prison.

[Sherlock]

So I wonder if the police have heard any "street talk" about the Smart abduction?

There's obviously nothing new in the case and not likely to be unless Elizabeth is found or her body is found. If her body is stumbled across it will probably be meaningless unless the mud or foliage in the area is tied to evidence from the Jeep which will only be made public to further implicate Ricci, who I believe was an accomplice and possibly involved with what ultimately happened to Elizabeth, but not the person that took her from her bedroom.

Since there's nothing new to discuss I'll just reiterate my view that the SLCPD has known who the kidnapper is since the early days of the case so I don't think they've needed to listen for any street talk other than know what's being said to CTB. By the fact they haven't charged the kidnapper I believe they have no plan to and probably have political reasons for not wanting his identity known, maybe someone who shouldn't have been on the streets and no longer is, maybe because of who he might have been working for. I doubt they could have kept this from the FBI so any hope in the FBI cracking the case is in my view leaning on a reed. I'm sure the family is not involved and don't believe LE is protecting a sexual pervert who is a neighbor, a prominant member of the community, or a Mormon cleric. There could be people the kidnappers worked for, such as organized crime, but there has been no information released by LE to lead to any educated speculations.