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"If a prosecutor sees that one of his witnesses has already made several contradictory statements, chances are he's going to see if he can get along without calling that person as a witness--and if the person doesn't testify, they won't be admitting his out-of-court statements as evidence. "

Okay, that all makes sense.

But first we need a body and second we need a suspect, or more important, a motive. I don't see either in the foreseeable future. Ricci's dead. Elizabeth is still missing.

Motive.

Yes, I think that finding Elizabeth is a must, in the minds of law enforcement, b/f proceeding further to prosecute anyone in this case. I certainly hope that Ricci didn't go to his grave knowing what happened to Elizabeth. If he knew anything, I doubt he'd have told Angela enough for it to be of help to anyone in finding her. In fact, for all the previous talk of waiving his attorney-client privilege so his lawyer could tell any info HE knew, I doubt Ricci (if involved) told his lawyer where Elizabeth now is. Often a defendant will steadfastly insist to his own lawyer that he is innocent. He will get his story straight and stick to it, even when he and his lawyer are alone. The lawyer, like the prosecutors, just has to make the best case out of what he has.