Posted on 07/26/2002 9:45:30 PM PDT by Jolly Green
LOL!! So did I.......but not as fast as you did......sighhhhhhhhh.
(Know where I can order one of those crocheted stuffed animals? Those sound like real collectors' items.......LOL!!)
Morse also questioned whether Ricci had ever picked up the Jeep from the shop. "They didn't have the money to get it out," he said.
David Morse says that police seized a tan hat, identical to this one except for its color, from his mobile home Thursday.
"They were just getting to where they were getting on their feet a little bit and then this happened. Now they're back in the hole a little bit."
Dave Smart, Elizabeth's uncle, said the Jeep was a gift of gratitude from his brother to Ricci for work well done.
"This worker was doing a lot of work for Ed and was very skilled and did a good job, and Ed was just wanting to help him get back up on his feet," Smart told CNN's "Larry King Live."
Though giving the Jeep was "a little bit unusual," he said, "This was a method of helping both of them to an end."
WHAT???? IT WAS A GIFT OF GRATITUDE OF HIS BROTHER TO RECCI ?????
Whoa !! Never heard that LINE before !!!!! Must have slipped through the cracks.
You can take it to the bank, IMO, that no one has "sold" anyone. It is possible, however, that the Smart brothers had shady dealings with Ricci and his friends and really aren't sure if the handyman knows more than he is telling. If so, hesitation by the Smarts to absolutely condemn him is understandable. Plus, they wouldn't want to ruin the family's reputation if it isn't absolutely necessary and they believe the girl is safe.
So let me see......Ed Smart says the jeep was PAYMENT for services rendered, David Smart says it was a GIFT, and Angela Ricci says it was paid off in CASH. What I find to be really ironic is that this jeep has now become the focal point of the investigation......and was actually still titled to Ed Smart during the crucial May 31-June 8 time period.
It's about time the media concentrated on child abductions -- these are our children we're talking about!
As far as the recent "rash" of abductions, none seem to follow any "copy-cat" pattern. For example, the most recent in St. Louis was by an alleged perpetrator who lived in a deserted factory; it's doubtful he even read newspapers or watched TV. The one in Philadelphia apparently has some sort of gang-related activities involved.
Where I live, everyone is big on neighborhood watch programs. Great. How about intense neighborhood children watch programs? Parents keeping abreast of state and local law enforcement postings of convicted and released sexual predators in neighborhoods. They are usually posted on LE websites with pictures and status quo.
You just leave Jolly alone !!
he would never sell that kind out of the back of his pickup at the flea market ! He sells only LOVE BEADS !
Have to disagree. More gun laws don't keep weapons out of the hands of criminals. More laws won't stop criminals, there are plenty of laws on the books now.
Parents, grandparents, relatives and friends of children need to take up the cause big time.
BTW, welcome to freerepublic!
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As far as I know, that part about Elizabeth and the abductor going into a bathroom prior to getting her shoes and leaving has only been reported by the tabloids.......but it has been repeated in a number of articles. To me, that is something that does NOT fit with an abduction scenario, particularly since there were other family members sleeping in bedrooms off of that same hallway. I wonder about that piece of information.......
Just keep reading this thread, believe me there are plenty of bozos that post here. I really just learned in the last 5-10 years that people operate from their own, chosen, personally self-serving perspectives and no amount of facts or logic will ever deter them from their convoluted mentality. Sorry, but it's true and symptomatic of our depraved society today.
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