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I believe it was because the perps planned the kidnapping very well and went to extreme measures to hide evidence i.e. the newspapers all over the floor in the Jeep. Ricci did not want to go back to the slammer.
Excellent conclusion. In fact, that possibility is KEY to why LE is struggling. I propose that neither Ricci nor his white Jeep were seen by Elizabeth Smart the night of the kidnapping. (Forgive me if you have discussed this before, as I haven't had time to read all the past discussion threads. But it seems to me that the essence of Neenah's theory is very plausible: i.e. that there was not enough time for Ricci to accomplish everything in the hours between falling asleep and 6 a.m. coffee with his bride. (I'm quite sure his neighbor said Ricci was drinking a beer by 8 that morning, but I digress.) My point: A kidnapping for ransom plot "masterminded"--I use the term loosely--by these clowns would not have had Ricci in the role of abductor, because E. would have identified him after her release. And recently, Dinse conveyed his belief that Ricci was not necessarily the abductor, but is still involved. Now I'm on a roll of wild speculation, but I propose that the white Jeep therefore was NOT the getaway car, because E. would have identified that as well. LE seemingly has not found convincing forensic evidence in it, I think. (Am I saying "I think" enough? Don't know the etiquette of a discussion such as this one; don't want to sound didactic ;^) The getaway car with evidence, I think, would be somewhere else. Ricci maybe provided a key to the house and the idea. And, when the plan went bad, Ricci had to drive somewhere to help bury/dispose of the body. There's no evidence in the Jeep because they didn't use the Jeep to transport her, alive or dead. Whatever happened, I agree that the perps planned this meticulously. It's airtight enough that no one's had to blab.