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Elizabeth
Smart
- 14 yrs. old
- blonde hair
- red oriental style pajamas
- white Ralph Lauren athletic shoes
(see description below)
- 5' 6"
- 105 lbs.
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These are tennis shoes similar to those the kidnapper
allowed Elizabeth to take with her. They were white Ralph
Lauren athletic shoes with dark stripes and thick soles.
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UPDATED - Suspect Description
- Caucasian man
- 30 to 40 years old
- 5' 8" to 5'10"
- dark hair
- hair on arms and back of hands
- tan pants
- dark shoes
- light jacket
- light golf hat
Sept. 3, 2002--
Even without the top potential suspect in the Elizabeth
Smart kidnapping case, the girl's father Ed Smart still believes
the case will be solved.
Richard Ricci, died Friday night after he was taken off
life- support, following a brain hemmorage.
Crime Specialist Karen Scullin sat down with Ed Smart, this
afternoon... to talk about his daughter's case, and solving
the mystery. Karen?
On Friday, it will be three months since 14 year old Elizabeth
Smart disappeared in the middle of the night. Ed Smart admits
he's frustrated, but yet not necessarily surprised that the
case isn't closed.
Richard Ricci's sudden death hasn't forced Ed Smart to change
his opinion that his former handyman had SOMETHING to do with
Elizabeth's disappearance.
Ed Smart/Elizabeth Smart's Father: I JUST FEEL SO STRONGLY
THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN IT. I DONT KNOW IF HE WAS THE ONE
IN THE HOUSE.
From the beginning, police have said they're looking at three
theories as to WHY the fourteen year old was taken.
A bungled burglary, a failed kidnapping for ransom, or possibly
that a child predator who had been stalking Elizabeth was
to blame.
Police sources have indicated the "bungled burglary" was
the most plausible theory.. but Ed Smart says that one just
doesn't make sense to him.... he believes it was a straight
up kidnapping.
Ed Smart: THERE WAS NOTHING IN THEIR ROOM OF VALUE. IF A
PERSON WANTED TO COME IN, AND SAY OH I TOOK THIS FROM THE
SMART'S HOUSE, AND THIS IS MY TROPHY FOR HAVING GONE INTO
THEIR HOUSE, THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
Smart adds that Elizabeth was a heavy sleeper, she wouldn't
have woken up with just a little noise.
In any case, Ed Smart believes the answers can still be found....that
Ricci's death isn't the end of the line...and it certainly
isn't the end of the story.
Ed Smart: I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH INFORMATION,
ENOUGH PEOPLE AROUND THAT WE SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO FIND
ELIZABETH, FIND OUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HER
And Ed Smart says he'll continue to put himself and the story
on television as much as possible. He says it's the only way
he feels he can help with the case, and that sometimes it
generates a lead.
