Posted on 07/23/2002 9:34:42 PM PDT by Jolly Green
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| Richard Ricci has been identified as the prime suspect in the case, though several of his "theme park" pals are under suspicion. | - Ricci is a 5-time loser, having been convicted of burglarizing a food bank and shooting a police officer. He has recently been indicted on three additional state charges including theft at the Smart residence and burglary of a Smart neighbor. Additionally, he has been recently indicted on three federal charges related to two bank robberies. - Ricci worked for the Smarts last year for several months and was paid with a white Jeep in lieu of cash. He had full access to the house and may very well have had a key to the Smart residence. Ricci and two others were fired when some items were stolen from the home. Ricci later approached Ed Smart and said he wasn't involved and wanted his job back. Ed Smart declined to rehire him. - Ricci lives in a trailer park in West Jordan that is now referred to as a "theme park" because of the large number of Ricci convicted felon friends living there. - Ricci has no credible alibi for the period during and shortly after the abduction. He is believed to have put an additional 1000 miles on the Jeep during a period when he claimed the Jeep was in Moul's shop. Moul also reported that Ricci removed several trash bags, the seat covers and a post hole digger and carried them across the street. - Ricci had both opportunity and motive. |
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| Ed Smart and Richard Ricci were gay lovers. This is based upon Ed Smart's pleading before the media for Ricci to come clean, where he used phrases like "Help me, Richard". | This theory was eloquently refuted by Jengaio and it hasn't reared its ugly head recently. | |
| Elizabeth Smart had a nose ring, must have been rebellious and ran away. Later, proponents shifted emphasis to "piercings". | Numerous photographs of Elizabeth Smart show no indication of a nose ring and the existence of a nose ring has never been reported by any credible news source. | |
| Moul, the mechanic, lied to the grand jury and in TV interviews. Some of the scenarios: He knows more than he is telling; his eyesight is bad; he made it up; he is in cahoots with Ricci; he used Ricci's Jeep without Ricci's permission. | Moul has no criminal record and no motive. What's more his vehicle logs corroborate his testimony. If Moul had "borrowed" the Jeep, he certainly would have washed it to remove the bugs, mud and pine needles. | |
| Elizabeth Smart's aunt, in a televised interview said the police "are working with us". Implications: This surely must mean that the Smarts and their influential friends and church must be controlling/thwarting the 100-man SLCPD/FBI task force | We will ask Jengaio to analyze the phrazing. | |
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| Motive | Possible Suspect | Details |
| Kidnapping | All | - The SLCPD has said there has not been any credible ransom demands. This may be due to the massive search and media blitz within 5 hours of the abduction i.e. the perps may have realized that their chances of getting caught were very high and they decided to get rid of the evidence. |
| Ricci & cronies | - Ricci and his colleagues have recently been indicted for several Utah bank robberies, each producing only a modest amount of cash i.e. $1800 split 3 ways. It is likely that they were looking for a bigger "score". | |
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| Burglary | Ricci | - Ricci has five previous convictions for theft, burglary, and assault (shooting a police officer). He has recently been indicted on three additional state charges including burglary of a Smart neigbor while they were sleeping (a M.O. similar to the Smart kidnapping) and theft of the Smart home. He has also been indicted on three federal charges including two bank robberies. - The Smarts, like most people, wouldn't keep large amounts of cash around. It seems likely that a simple burglary would not produce much in the way of cash or jewelery. - The SLCPD has said some things were taken but haven't identified those items. |
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| Burglary Gone Wrong | Ricci | - The Smart perpetrator may have been surprised by Elizabeth Smart and decided to remove the only witness. |
| Unknown | Same as above | |
| Sexual Predator | Ricci | - Fox News reported Ricci had attempted an "inappropriate relationship" with one of his old girlfriends 16 yr old daughters. |
| Unknown | N/A | |
| Revenge | Ricci | - Ed Smart wouldn't rehire Ricci even though Ricci claimed he had no involvement in the theft of the Smart house. |
| Unknown | N/A | |
| Runaway | Elizabeth Smart | Unknown possible motive |
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Sounds more like sour grapes to me. Boylan is getting all of the attention.
I shouldn't say this, but Jolly, you are such a bright man, you could contribute so much here, yet you have to pounce on anything and anyone who does not think like you. Don't you know that your credibility is mocked by your own rankor?
You would be so much more productive if you would use the good brain God gave you. Don't you admit that having MK interviewed by this artist right at the beginning would have been better? Yet you call it sour grapes.
Why on earth would you say that? You may not like Mark Klass and don't even know him, but he knows the pain of the Smarts and everyone who has suffered this horrible reality..and has dedicated his life to helping in these matters.
Sour grapes? Now go slam me. I sure wish you would be the better person I KNOW YOU ARE.
The parents and family, it would seem. They are, after all, the only ones involved with personal contact with the little sister and possibly the only ones who know of Elizabeth's contacts, friends, etc. ---- if the alleged abductor IS NOT a handyman, or a band of conspirators.
I agree, Jolly..I so wish that when they do these interviews, they didn't have to watch a clock so they can get to the "food segment" of the show, so we can learn the answer to "why".
What is the valid reason for not releasing it. I know she gave a short statement on it, but it fascinates me because I am interested in the different kind of work she does. I just wish she had been allowed in when this little girl had it fresh.
Heck, I can't remember what the checker looked like at the grocery store yesterday.
Maybe because by doing so, it would preclude Elizabeth coming back if it turns out she is a runaway? Otherwise, I haven't a clue.
READ! READ! PLEASE READ! I never said it wouldn't have been better to have the sketch in the beginning. I did say that Mark Klaas' comments sound like sour grapes. That is my opinion - that's why I said "to me". Last I knew, we were entitled to our opinions on FR.
One more opinion that I will share: A victim doesn't an expert make. I have compassion for Mark and his loss. I have no sympathy for poverty pimps and I have no sympathy for those who make their living from the pain of others - medical professionals excluded.
Probably so, but I'll bet that if he short-changed you $20 and you didn't realize it until later, you would remember him for a very long time.
Well, thank heaven......I knew I was about due one......LOL!!
Very touching and so sad. They just showed some of little Samantha's art work of her standing by her house, and a little bubble above her head showing her saying.." Be brave "
Pray for those parents.
Because, like I've been saying for a long time, they know who the kidnapper is but they don't want you to know?
Boylan indicated that MK is an artist - which was news to me. It wouldn't be surprising that MK has received training in that area and is possibly as talented as ES in her own domain. If that were so, MK probably created her own sketches. Boylan's role would be (and even sounds like from the interview) to help MK understand how to enhance them with textures, etc. Assuming a certain level of expertise, who could possibly do it better than MK?
This has some significant benefits from the police perspective i.e her results couldn't be tainted by someone trying to draw a sketch - a concern previously expressed. This might sound far fetched to some of you, but my nine year old daughter could do a fairly good job and she hasn't had any formal training.
Jen, what's your take on the Boylan interview?
Sheriff Mike Carona is giving the eulogy, and I for one, can't stop crying . You know, this touches your heart so much, this precious one who was brutally murdered. Her sweet grieving Mom...the throngs of people there inside and outside ...there for support.
It will touch your heart, and make you think how trite the bickering is over something we don't know. This is a horrible result of a missing child.
Sarah is home with Jesus now. I pray Elizabeth is still with us..and I do invite you to tape this touching funeral, and put this is prospective. It is a moment that America can join together because of this little angel.
They wouldn't make any mistakes with sketch artists if they knew who the perpertator is and didn't need any sketches. Thus this would not reflect on the SLCPD/FBI's competence one way or another in this case.
I read this as saying people had very legitimate reasons for raising questions about why there wasn't a sketch forth coming from very early on.
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