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You sound as if you haven't been folowing this case very closely and yet are making a lot of accusations and insinuations.

The younger sister was made available to a sketch artist when the police wanted it -- they said no to the artist proposed by Mark Klaas when they found out that both Klaas and the artist were being paid by Fox News and just in it to get the first scoop.

Where did you ever get the idea that the younger sister wasn't "made more available to police for questioning initially"? According to police, their forensic psychologists interviewed her several times early on, and at police request she was not allowed to live with her family for several weeks so that the family couldn't taint her memories (inadvertently or deliberately). Furthermore, police never made a peep about having any problems interviewing the little girl when they wanted to.

And you seem to be having trouble distinguishing between the vague references to sexual assault which are being made public (mainly by prosecutors, not by the Smarts who have been much more vague than the prosecutors), and the prospect of Elizabeth being grilled on the gory details in an open courtroom.

If you're interested in the case, read up on the facts.

First, if my daughter is missing, then I would use one of the premier sketch artists in the country--one that the FBI still calls even though she works privately, no matter who I thought might get a "scoop." After all, getting this info out to the public is the idea isn't it?

Secondly, the youngest girl was made initially available but only for a short time. Even the FBI spokesperson after they were called in spoke publicly about how difficult it had been to speak to the girl because the parents were not making her as available as the FBI had wanted.

Third, I have now heard the father, an uncle, an aunt and a couple who were so close to the family as to be considered family, bring up in interviews the sexual assault aspects of the case. References were vague--of course, but nonetheless, if they are indeed concerned about minimizing publicity, they bring their "concerns" directly to the police and the DA, not through the media.

Fourth, I don't know what vested interest you have in this, but the obnoxious tone of your reply made it obvious you do have one. If you would like to further discuss this case, the facts as they are and not as you want them to be, we can take this to private replies so that we don't waste other Freepers' time.

Maybe they could clear the courtroom and seal the records when the rape charges are disussed in court since she's a minor, and normally a minor's name would NEVER be released in a sex case.

Open court for the kidnapping, burglary, but clear the courtroom for the other stuff and then SEAL the records.

If these hideous creeps aren't punished for their horrible acts, then it's OPEN SEASON on any future child, and God forbid the wrath that would become any OTHER set of parents who let perps NOT get away with it.