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I don't know the answers to any of those questions but I hope someone does. I would guess Moul or someone else at his repair shop id'd him. Police may have known for a while and are seeing how he will react to this announcement. They probably have been following him and are pretty comfortable they can reach out and touch him any time.

As far as Dick, I haven't heard anything he's said since the original round of '26 hours of questioning'. Soon after I heard he would only talk to police with his lawyer present and I know the police got a warrant for the last search they did of his property. I think he's pretty much lawyered up and I definitely don't think he would give up his accomplice, it's bad enough he's going back to the pen as a child abductor, a stool pigeon as well and he won't have a prayer. Yesterday there was rumor they were going to arrest him for the earlier burglary of the Smart house, that was probably to motivate him to be more cooperative.

Here's an interesting tidbit from the kutv.com website:

Convict handyman Richard Ricci could face a burglary charge in connection with an alleged theft at the home of kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart.

A source close to the investigation tells 2-News that the charge could come as early as next week. The exact date of the alleged burglary is not known, but it is not likely that it occurred June 5th the same night Smart was abducted.

A source tells 2-News the charge may include "burglary and more". In addition the source said "It's a whole new ballgame."

http://kutv.com/related/StoryF older/story_711629785_html

Here's the article (note the last paragraph says they're questioning the guy that may have been with Ricci when he returned the Jeep to the repair shop Jun 8!!:

Meantime, a man has been identified who helped tow Richard Ricci's white jeep to a West Valley auto repair shop. 2-news has been told the man hired Ricci for building or renovating homes.

Detectives may be looking for him now. Police are very interested in tracking the whereabouts of Ricci’s Cherokee which was given to him by Elizabeth’s father, Ed Smart, for work at his home.

Police said the Cherokee was put in the shop at the end of May. A man reportedly help tow the Jeep to the shop at that time. The Cherokee reportedly was later removed and then returned three days after the Smart abduction. A mechanic said the jeep was brought back caked with mud and with about a thousand additional miles on the odometer.

The mechanic said he saw Ricci walk across the street and meet another man. The mechanic did not get a good look at the second man. Police want to know if it is the same man who helped Ricci tow the truck to the shop the first time in late May.

Police still have not named Ricci as a suspect, and his wife insists Ricci was at home the night Smart was kidnapped. Ricci’s wife has already testified before a federal grand jury looking into the Smart abduction.

In all police are now questioning four ex-convicts in the case and a fifth man who may have been with Ricci when he returned the SUV to the repair shop.

http://kutv.com/related/StoryF older/story_1102873425_html