[Iwo Jima]

There is no reason not to have a sketch done -- none whatsoever. If you decide not to release it, fine. That's a different call. But get the sketch done. Even if the little girl didn't see the face, which is very much in doubt, she could still give meaningful information about body type, etc. Sketch artists are expert at tweezing out information that the witness did not know that they had or did not intend to divulge.

[Neenah]

Think of the $$$$ spent on helicopters, and police, if this Edmunds dude is NOT A SUSPECT.

The Milkman started this thing in the first place.!!!! Think about THAT.

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

There is no reason not to have a sketch done -- none whatsoever.

What if the girl saw him and knew exactly who he was?

[not-an-ostrich]

Whether it's a kidnapping for ransom or whatever, if the perp thinks they don't know what he looks like Elisabeth Smart is safer. Maybe the 9 year old is spending her time looking at photos of criminals.

[TheDon]

I disagree completely, for the reasons in my previous post. Then again, I'm not a LEO, and have no training in such matters. I'm just going on what makes sense to me. I'm sure the SLC Police and the FBI do have all the identification information that each witness can supply. If it doesn't happen to include a sketch, it's because they didn't see the face.