Posted on 06/24/2002 10:02:21 PM PDT by stlnative
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IMO the reasons there's more interest in Smart are:
Wealth (no movies about poor kidnapped kids, ya know)
Media savvy
Home invasion circumstance
Blonde.
Other reason it stays in the news are active hunts, nationwide, for suspects, knowledge of suspects, sex, and other mysterious elements.
I don't wholly discount the color angle, but it's overrated to the other facts IMO. Give that family some money and a home invasion scenario, they would be plenty known.
Definitely not..
Makes you wonder why we call them "correctional facilities." If we kept them occupied turning boulders into gravel for roads, and didn't allow them to be animals in the zoo, there would be a chance that some of them would actually be "corrected."
Police Seize Three Cars in Utah Girl Kidnap Case
...Ricci was one of a number of workers who were dismissed from a job at the Smart home because there were some missing items, but Ricci later returned to the good graces of Ed Smart....
Apparently this guy doesn't have an "alibi." At 4 a.m.? What about his wife? Seems he was away - might have been doing something else criminal, unrelated to this case, which is why he can't offer an "alibi".
If he's the one, it reminds me of the Polly Klass case. Cops, naturally, aimed at the "usual suspects" family, friends, etc. Turns out it was some perpetual criminal creep that saw her once.
So many facts, as tailored in the release, would seem "insinuating." Like him watching her play the harp. I mean, who wouldn't? It's an uncommon sight and she's good.
Personally, I feel the investigation is going right.
they really are a sham....it does take criminals out of society but when they come back. they are worse....
my thoughts on Ricci are about the same as Bella and Bridget.....
don't know if he is the perp....
they have not found anything on him on in his home to warrent him being the chief suspect....the fbi guy did say that they are looking at others as well.
one question I have is this....he admitted to burglary of the Smart's house....was that back when he was the handyman when he and the other six contractors all got fired on the same day,,,or is this burglary sometime after?
that would be significant
I come back to the question of why would a would be burglar wear white clothes and a cap to to rob a house....what vehicle would he drive?...certainly he Ricci would know that the jeep would be recognized....and how did he get Elizabeth out of there...the dogs sniffed to the curb and that's all....did he have the gun on her, open the door , close the door ,go around to the other side and get in, and Liz just sat there?...don't you think that the perp would at least worry that the victim would try to run....
so did he have an accomplice....
and if it turns out that it was ricci,,,wasn't it smart of him to cut the screen....you know, he probably had a key to that house, and cut the screen to get the focus off of him
We're all entitled to our opinions..however, with each passing day, Elizabeth is NOT at home, nor do they have any idea where she is. Is obvious she's not on vacation or at a friends.
Bill Cosby is still black last time I checked and his son's death got a lot of press. All things being equal and the black family had money or could articulate to the press, they would get the coverage. Think not? What if this were Jesse Jackson's little girl?
If this white girl was poor, ugly and didn't play the harp, she would not get any press. That is sad....but not racist. BTW, remember Twana Brawley?????
There is currently at least one little girl missing here in Houston. She's hispanic. Know what? I can't even remember her name, because aside from a few stories in the paper, it has gone entirely overlooked.
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