[Grig]

"The most interesting thing to me is her comment to the police, "Oh...you think I'm that Eliz. Smart girl who RAN AWAY!" I've heard that quote a couple of times now from the officer who found her."

She was kept up in the mountains the first few months and was not aware of any of the media hoopla over the case. I think it's very likely that she was TOLD by her captors that everyone things she ran away to make it easier to convince her that the search for her was abandoned. With that kind of time and the right manipulation, you could abduct a girl and get her to think she ran away too.

I find it interesting that SHE brought up the name. I wonder if it was a deliberate attempt to signal the police without tipping off her 'minders'. She only denied being Elizabeth then when they were around.

The jerk is an ex-Mormon however, he was excommunicated a long time ago.

[xzins]

The burkas say "islam" to me. Maybe this particular prophet concocted a new brew that combined the two.

I listened to that police officer replay, and those officers were clearly disturbed that Eliz. Smart kept denying her identity. THEN...she said the "run away" thing. On top of denial after denial.

That makes it an open case to me.

I'm thinking that there are some issues here that need putting to rest. If they aren't, then Mr. Ed Smart shouldn't be surprised to find that little girl gone again real soon.