[cookiedough]

It would not take a genius to kidnap Liz.

Fact is, Ricci is a suspect because he had the means and the opportunity, and he would not divulge what he knew about the situation with the Jeep. Furthermore, like the vast majority of criminals, Ricci committed more crimes than those for which he was convicted. He wasn't a guy who got caught every time he committed a crime. In fact, if Liz hadn't been abducted, it is doubtful the cops would have nabbed him the B& E at the Smart's neighbors, the robbery at the Smart house, or the bank robbery.

I've met a lot of criminals in my line of work, and I've yet to meet a genius. Granted, a few of them were smarter than most, but those few did not waste their time on crimes against persons -- instead, they went after the big money.

Did you have the impression that Polly Klass' killer was a genius? (He entered her home, abducted her from her bedroom while she was in the company of her friends, and killed her. Then he disposed of her body.)

It doesn't take a genius to kidnap a person at gunpoint, and kill them. It takes a violent sociopath or psychopath, that's all.

Before you argue the point, my viewpoint is that any crime committed with a gun is a crime of violence.

[jandji]

Did you have the impression that Polly Klass' killer was a genius? (He entered her home, abducted her from her bedroom while she was in the company of her friends, and killed her. Then he disposed of her body.)

actually studying this case led me to look at the Klass murder case. the actual facts of that scenerio are very bizarre, much like the Van Dam murder case. Ricci doesn't fit that profile. Yes, he is a thief, dope addict, convicted felon, but is he really the main guy? Look how intense LE was focused on Bret Edmunds.