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It seems that the public and in particular the searchers are being played the fool by the police.
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I agree with you there Iwo Jima.

[Palladin]

Can this be the same police department that acted so brilliantly to foil the Beesley kidnapping? That was 10 years ago, but I imagine many of the same police officers are involved in the Smart case. Go back and read brigette's links on how they caught the Campbell gang. It was the ultimate in excellent police work. They even installed lights on top of the getaway van to track it from the air! And a device to cut off the ignition by remote control as the van drove up Fedral Way to enact a vicious crime. Come on, people....these are not the Mayberry cops, but a sophisticated, well-equipped, tecnically-savvy department. I believe they have all their ducks in a row, but are intent on getting all the collaborators before they charge Ricci.