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To be honest, this is just the media saying this. I don't believe I have heard the police actually say this. I would say they have shown her pictures of him and probably have had him dress in light clothes and a golf/driving hat. Also you can bet that they have recorded his voice and have played it to her. It is possible that she has said she is not sure if it is him or not. If they say this to the public but they end up finding "just enough" evidence to arrest him on her kidnapping. Then we have to remember that everything the police say publicly is on public record and can and will be used in court by the defendent's lawyer. I really believe that she probably did not see him or cannot actually ID him again. This is the reason no composite was done on the perp. Also you have to understand that once they read a suspect his Miranda Rights he is under arrest and has the right to a lawyer. This is why you keep hearing the word witness, this means he might cry for a lawyer as a witness... but the cops will say... hey we are just talking to you... we have not read you your miranda rights and your not under arrest, so why do you need a lawyer unless you did do it? I would assume that the FBI or Police looked hard at Ricci to find a parole violation so that they could bring him and arrest him under something different. This gives them a chance to question him all they want without him having a lawyer around, since he has not been charged. Of course he does not have to talk, but he is talking and without a lawyer. He could say I have nothing to tell you... and you have no right to question me, since I have not been charged in this case. They are treating him with kid gloves right now and are questioning him and bargining with him. They have had him since 6/14/02 on the parole violation. The media just found out about it, and are playing to the hilt... I think the police are going along with it... it makes them look good, but in the end I think they know he is not the guy, but why not keep the story in the media if they let the media think this guy may be the one. You have a guy in custody, the police are questioning him, but Elizabeth has still not been found. If this guy did take Elizabeth and he is in custody, then she is probably dead since she was not found with him or in his home or cars. So this drives people even harder to go out and search for her remains. It is like a game... the media gets what they want (news & ratings), the police get what they want (they like they are doing their job), the Smart Family is keeping the story hot (bringing more attention to it).

Remember that Police have said that Ricci is working with them, but that his alibi cannot be fully verified and the "media" is saying that he failed at least one polygraph. Whatever parole violation they brought him in on, must be something that allows them to search his cars and home and also allows them to hold him.

He could have failed a drug test or they found something on him that is against his parole terms.

Post21: Police said they have not shown Ricci's photo to Elizabeth's 9-year-old sister, Mary Katherine.

I heard the police make this statement a few days ago. And was very surprised that they hadn't shown his picture to Mary Katherine.

I don't believe in lie detector tests, except as an investigative tool, but the police should also give one to the man's wife. She said he was with her during the time of the kidnapping.