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RE; The Mechanic's Story Conflicts

I am taking a break from doing dishes...but here is just one I found now (more will come later tonight)

A mechanic told ABC News last night, the car disappeared right before the kidnapping and didn't re-appear until two days after Elizabeth's kidnapping when Ricci dropped it off. Sources told ABC News the car racked up 1,000 miles on the odometer.
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The whole point of this is he went in front of a Grand Jury and gave statements, then he is on TV giving 2 different versions of the Jeep and how it got off his lot. "it disappeared" or "Ricci came in to pick it up", a lawyer defending Ricci will see these conflicts with the Mechanic's story.

I watched the Ashleigh Banfield Show twice that night (it is on 3 times) In the evening at 8pm, early night at 11pm and again at 3am central times. I watched it a 11pm and 3am, and listened carefully to what he said. He said that Mr. Ricci had come in on May31st to pickup the Jeep before the repairs were completed. I think AB asked him he saw Ricci that day and he said yes but he did not talk to him. This was right at the beginning of her interview with him. Does anyone know if they have transcripts of the show online?

Interesting. I wonder if the mechanic was merely assuming the car was taken by Ricci since someone had called to let the mechanic know he was going to take it. If Ricci had a key, he could simply pick up the car after hours without anyone seeing him. It makes a great alibi if the car is ever tied to the abduction.

"The FBI came out and took samples out of my head of hair to match forensics to see if anybody else's hair is in the hat besides mine," said Dave Morse, Ricci's father-in-law.

Looks like forensics is getting rather involved now. They must have more than one person's hair in the hat.

A mechanic told ABC News last night, the car disappeared right before the kidnapping and didn't re-appear until two days after Elizabeth's kidnapping when Ricci dropped it off.

I think you are grasping at straws with this. The mechanic said a woman called saying it was an emergency and they needed the car. He said he asked her when he would be paid. It's quite likely the mechanic put the key over the visor or on top of the left front wheel - a common practice for small garages when their customer can't make it in before they close. The vehicle wasn't there the next morning so it "disappeared" - a word usage easily explained by his translating his native language into English.

Another point that flies in the face of some of the wild speculation on this topic, is something called a mechanic's lien which exists in Utah as well as most states. A mechanic making a repair on someones car is entitled to be paid. That is the law. If they are not paid in a timely manner, they can file a mechanic's lien with the state. If they still are not paid, the state will issue a clear title to the mechanic.

In other words, what could possibly motivate the mechanic to frame Ricci? Nothing, absolutely nothing.