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I am late to the thread today and only am as far as your post here, so it may be handled differently by the time the last post is stated here. The last post now is 37 at this time. 3:00 p.m. central time.

Reporters are sneeky when they ask questions, they do the same to Bush and he laughs also when they do it.

With all due respect to you Brigette..and I do respect you and all your tiring work here...President Bush may smirk or laugh, but if Jenna or Barbara were missing for 5 weeks, I doubt he would be laughing. This is totally bizaar behaviour on this father's part. # 1...If it were you or me...that letter would be RUSHED to the F.B.I. immediately, and The F.B.I. or the P.D. would be handling it, both in investigation and media attention...and would advise the family to be quiet about it, while they do their work, and that includes testing the ORIGINAL copy. They in my mind, would not thrust him out onto the media with it as a "tidbit" to keep the media satisfied instead of leaving SLC.

There is something wrong here. Think of it....they have waited all these days...a letter comes stating someone knows where she is...and the Dad breaks it to the press ? And then laughs at the questions?

You said in post # 16...(this tells us that the police are not taking the letter seriously) I can't get past the words of that ! What Dad, with his little girl missing for sooooo long,would come out with something that the police are not considering even worth a press conference ?? And #2...What Dad would USE THIS LETTER just to keep the press interested?

I am not trying to be harsh, but there is something wrong with this picture.

Well, I for one would. If it were my daughter, I might do anything and everything to keep the media's attention on my child. The more attention it gets, the more likely the case will not end up unsolved.

I agree. Why would he circumvent the police on this letter? Something is going on here.

"And #2...What Dad would USE THIS LETTER just to keep the press interested?"

This family's use of the media is starting to raise some red flags with me. Why does the family not use their camera time to focus on finding Elizabeth, rather than using it to discuss how much fun they had on past family vacations or who may or may not be a suspect in the case? If they truly want the public's assistance in finding their daughter, why do they not come to EVERY press conference armed with photos of who the public should be looking for??? Why do they not come to EVERY press conference armed with the address to the website containing details on who the public should be looking for??? Why would the entire Smart family use their time on Larry King to discuss THEMSELVES rather than focussing on who the public should be looking for???

ELIZABETH is getting more and more lost in this family media circus. I'm beginning to question the family's motives for maintaining it.