[varina davis]

Smart said he had gone "the extra mile" when he sold Ricci the vehicle, allowing him to pay it off while Ricci worked for Smart at $8 per hour over seven or eight weeks. But Smart ended the relationship a year ago when he discovered that money, jewelry and other items had been taken from the family's home.

After the theft, "Richard came to me, face to face. He said, 'Ed, I want you to know that I did not take it,' " Smart said.

"I said, 'Richard, I appreciate that, but I want you to know that I can't have anyone in my home right now, that with this violation and not knowing who took the items, I just can't have you back in my home."

The two men parted "on very good terms, so to speak, relative to the situation," Smart said.

That's from a July 12 CNN article and press conference in SLC. Sure sounds different that today's story..

[lakey]

Wouldn't it be interesting to hear the Smarts' 911 call? Strange that the police allowed media to play Samantha's friend's mother's call...