Sept. 14 was about the time that Ed stopped appearing in public - haven't seen any recent articles, either.
According to a Sept. 26 Deseret News article (post #44), the Smart family press conference on September 17 was the last one, pending new developments in the case. This statement was issued through Smart family spokesman, Chris Thomas. As I indicated in my previous post, it seems strange to me that the family would just discontinue the press conferences and the searches without making a personal statement to those who have remained so diligently involved in this case. As I said, it all seems rather abrupt and impersonal to me.