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I have had a child abducted. Teenaged girl. And fortunately returned within 12 hours. Not a good 12 hours for either of us.

I'm not attacking so you don't need to defend. One of the points I do want to make is that this particular case is, from perspective of miles away from SLC, Mormons, etc., being handled in a most peculiar way. It seems sometimes that coverup is more important than finding the girl.

Relatives and police are saying and doing very strange things. Uncle Tom on Larry King going on about "everyone has issues," instead of begging for perp to release Liz, etc etc....AS IF he's defending the perp....or defending the darkest, most evil aspect of this entire case....THEREFORE, sounds to me AS BAD AS someone defending NAMBLA. Please! Don't take everything so literally.

National Enquirer article said Ed was planning to move the family to a "ski cabin." I thought that sounded pretty strange and speculated that IF they were going to a cabin, THEN it would be at a ski resort, implying that it would be a large, fancy, and expensive cabin....perhaps a resort Ed is developing, hopefully for a megaprofit. THUS defining in my mind another area to investigate....IF Ed is being blackmailed, THEN, who could be doing it? WHAT IF he had some partners in large ventures who were hitting him in the FIGURATIVE kneecaps about debts, etc? MIGHT they have taken the girl?

You're going to get really exhausted if you feel you have to defend the Mormon Church, Mormons, and SLC in general from every idea, concept, speculation, theory, posted here. Those of us who have posted from the beginning are following the case because we want Liz to be found alive and well. Relax, we're not attacking the Mormon lifestyle. I have dozens of Mormons in my family, fine people, bishops, great kids, lots of money...but the ONE kid in the clan who went wrong went so incredibly wrong she belongs on Jerry Springer.

The local news is reporting that search dogs have made a hit on South Mountain in SLC. Actually three positive hits. The police search dogs will be searching the area at first light tomorrow morning, they don't want to disturb any potential evidence. I'm praying for the Smart family, and for Elizabeth. I'm afraid that their story won't have the happy ending yours did.

PoisedWoman wrote: "Relatives and police are saying and doing very strange things. ......Those of us who have posted from the beginning are following
the case because we want Liz to be found alive and well."

Exactly, PoisedWoman. As intent as police have been in their desire to capture and question Edmunds, they still refuse to 1) label Edmunds a suspect, and 2) release polygraph results of Smart brothers.

We are following this case with the hope that Elizabeth will return safe and sound. It terrifies me to the bone to think that a stranger could enter a home in the middle of the night and abduct a child. Until police give me a reason to think otherwise, I'm pinning my hopes on a family member's involvement.... that scenario, I believe, would have a much better outcome.