[partialpressures]

First time poster here, so be kind.

One of the items that I've always thought peculiar is the 2 hour wait of Mary. Now when I read the above article, I find it may have even been 3 hours. What was the child doing for this time? Just sitting in her bed trying make sense of what happened. I would think she would have fallen asleep or cried inconsolably, and then fallen asleep until her normal waking time. Such a brave little girl. I just can't imagine how she kept herself awake while there in the dark.

Also, why do we hear reference that Mary wakes her dad. When my children needed a parent at night, they came to their mother. Mothers are usually the ones that respond at night.

Also, is there a male living in Sue Ann's home? I think I've read she is a music teacher.

[Utah Girl]

When I was growing up, my dad would always answer the night time calls. I'm one of ten children, my mom would take care of the baby, and my dad would take care of the rest of the kids at night for drinks of water, etc. BTW, welcome. :)

[Neenah]

WELCOME, partialpressures...Very nice post.

Last question first. I know nothing of Sue Ann, but I think I would know her if I saw her, if she was the little dark haired lady that was interviewed several times by the media.

As far as Mary Katherine. Doesn't your heart just bleed for that little one? We don't know what she did. Actually, we know nothing of her at all. She has been sheltered from all press (rightly so). All we know is what the family has said.

That little girl may be "doing well", but I feel very bad for her. For the rest of her life, this will be on her heart. She is the only witness....

Having had alot of kids, I cannot fathom a little 9 yr. old witnessing her sister at GUN POINT (if in fact there was a gun), waiting all that while. I know some say she was afraid, and reacted that way. Other's will say the perp told her to remain quiet . But knowing all kids are different even within a family, I have yet to beieve that the child could or would wait that long to rush into the parents room..or stay in her room and yell for them to come in.But she very well could have.

As far as going to her Dad...I can't answer that either. Maybe Mr. Smart was a compassionate Daddy..who knows...all I know is I remember times when in the middle of the night I would hear.." M O M !!!! " and I wanted them to say...." D A D !!!! " .

I am sure they are doing everything they can to make life as normal as they can for her. This whole thing is so strange. Thanks for posting.

[varina davis]

First time poster here, so be kind.

Great questions and welcome to this thread. I tend to think it's very possible MK told her parents very quickly and THEY waited a couple of hours before notifying anyone because they might have suspected who took Liz away.

[FR_addict]

One of the items that I've always thought peculiar is the 2 hour wait of Mary.

I always thought that there should have been a phone in the girls room as large as the house was.

Someone here said that wouldn't be common in an LDS household, but I'm not convinced that's true. I would think a phone would be an added safety measure in a house as large as the Smart's. No one in the know has mentioned it one way or another, but MK could have called the police if there had been a phone.

[TXLady]

Welcome to the fray. (Texas for knock down drag out) Oh wait, that definition may be Texas slang too. LOL

Anyway, welcome!

[Devil_Anse]

Aha!! Someone else asks, is there a male living in Sue Ann (Adams') home!

I don't exactly know why, but I want to know more about Sue Ann Adams. I guess it is because she enters this case at more than one point--at least in a peripheral way.

She swore that Ed Smart is the one who referred Ricci to her to do contracting work.

She was the first neighbor to respond to Ed Smart's call for help.

She was a victim of burglary by Ricci.

A shirt from her home was found in Ricci's possessions--over a year after his April 1, 2001, break-in of her house.

You heard she is a music teacher? Interesting. I'd heard that Lois Smart was a music teacher, I think.

[Jolly Green]

See the following:

Sister reported the abduction relatively quickly