Posted on 07/23/2002 9:34:42 PM PDT by Jolly Green
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Theory(?) | Facts | |
Richard Ricci has been identified as the prime suspect in the case, though several of his "theme park" pals are under suspicion. | - Ricci is a 5-time loser, having been convicted of burglarizing a food bank and shooting a police officer. He has recently been indicted on three additional state charges including theft at the Smart residence and burglary of a Smart neighbor. Additionally, he has been recently indicted on three federal charges related to two bank robberies. - Ricci worked for the Smarts last year for several months and was paid with a white Jeep in lieu of cash. He had full access to the house and may very well have had a key to the Smart residence. Ricci and two others were fired when some items were stolen from the home. Ricci later approached Ed Smart and said he wasn't involved and wanted his job back. Ed Smart declined to rehire him. - Ricci lives in a trailer park in West Jordan that is now referred to as a "theme park" because of the large number of Ricci convicted felon friends living there. - Ricci has no credible alibi for the period during and shortly after the abduction. He is believed to have put an additional 1000 miles on the Jeep during a period when he claimed the Jeep was in Moul's shop. Moul also reported that Ricci removed several trash bags, the seat covers and a post hole digger and carried them across the street. - Ricci had both opportunity and motive. |
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Ed Smart and Richard Ricci were gay lovers. This is based upon Ed Smart's pleading before the media for Ricci to come clean, where he used phrases like "Help me, Richard". | This theory was eloquently refuted by Jengaio and it hasn't reared its ugly head recently. | |
Elizabeth Smart had a nose ring, must have been rebellious and ran away. Later, proponents shifted emphasis to "piercings". | Numerous photographs of Elizabeth Smart show no indication of a nose ring and the existence of a nose ring has never been reported by any credible news source. | |
Moul, the mechanic, lied to the grand jury and in TV interviews. Some of the scenarios: He knows more than he is telling; his eyesight is bad; he made it up; he is in cahoots with Ricci; he used Ricci's Jeep without Ricci's permission. | Moul has no criminal record and no motive. What's more his vehicle logs corroborate his testimony. If Moul had "borrowed" the Jeep, he certainly would have washed it to remove the bugs, mud and pine needles. | |
Elizabeth Smart's aunt, in a televised interview said the police "are working with us". Implications: This surely must mean that the Smarts and their influential friends and church must be controlling/thwarting the 100-man SLCPD/FBI task force | We will ask Jengaio to analyze the phrazing. | |
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Motive | Possible Suspect | Details |
Kidnapping | All | - The SLCPD has said there has not been any credible ransom demands. This may be due to the massive search and media blitz within 5 hours of the abduction i.e. the perps may have realized that their chances of getting caught were very high and they decided to get rid of the evidence. |
Ricci & cronies | - Ricci and his colleagues have recently been indicted for several Utah bank robberies, each producing only a modest amount of cash i.e. $1800 split 3 ways. It is likely that they were looking for a bigger "score". | |
Unknown | N/A | |
Burglary | Ricci | - Ricci has five previous convictions for theft, burglary, and assault (shooting a police officer). He has recently been indicted on three additional state charges including burglary of a Smart neigbor while they were sleeping (a M.O. similar to the Smart kidnapping) and theft of the Smart home. He has also been indicted on three federal charges including two bank robberies. - The Smarts, like most people, wouldn't keep large amounts of cash around. It seems likely that a simple burglary would not produce much in the way of cash or jewelery. - The SLCPD has said some things were taken but haven't identified those items. |
Unknown | N/A | |
Burglary Gone Wrong | Ricci | - The Smart perpetrator may have been surprised by Elizabeth Smart and decided to remove the only witness. |
Unknown | Same as above | |
Sexual Predator | Ricci | - Fox News reported Ricci had attempted an "inappropriate relationship" with one of his old girlfriends 16 yr old daughters. |
Unknown | N/A | |
Revenge | Ricci | - Ed Smart wouldn't rehire Ricci even though Ricci claimed he had no involvement in the theft of the Smart house. |
Unknown | N/A | |
Runaway | Elizabeth Smart | Unknown possible motive |
Unknown | N/A |
I think probably the reason the Smarts backed off their request for Boylan to come in and do a sketch early in the case was at the request of LE. I think the reason the Smarts brought her in now is they want to get to the truth and they are not sure LE does.
I'm not sure why there is still discussion of this, I think LE said they thought the kidnapper might be a trusted member of the community very early in the case and I think they abandoned that theory soon after they voiced it.
I discovered today that this had been misquoted all along ie. it never was "trusted member of the community". I found some partial quotes and MadisonA provided the following, which tends to offer a far wider perspective. I believe that Ricci was that "trusted person".
I think the exact quote by Atkinson on June 19th is "We believe that this person may be a trusted person in the neighborhood or in the community. [It] might be someone ... that had reason to be here, that had reason to come across the family, all those kind of things we still believe,"
but touch would be important...rough hands? hairy hands? sweaty hand?
There wouldn't be all this controversy over LE not wanting a sketch released if MK had not seen the kidnapper. If he were wearing a mask there would be no reason to keep that fact from the public, the kidnapper would know he had worn a mask. Also the fact that he dressed casually and spoke softly was to make Elizabeth feel as comfortable as possible and not scream, a ski mask would not contribute to this desired atmosphere.
I found this conversation about texture thought provoking, and it makes me think either the kidnapper touched MK or vice versa or there was something about his appearance that could be compared to texture, like rough skin or something.
The milkman, the security video in the convenience store, the security man at Shriners Hospital, MK, the searcher, and Moul all say it was a man.
It may have been implied, but until I read your post, I hadn't heard it. It makes me sick all over again.
Exactly..remember the AUNT stating that the authorities are cooperating with THEM.
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