[Eva]

Did you read the report, a little over a week ago, that said that Elizabeth had met with Mitchell five or six times before the kidnapping? She had been visiting them at the shelter where they lived and was taking food and things to them. Sometimes she went with friends and a few times alone. She talked religion and Mitchell told her that she had been chosen to be his wife. She didn't take him seriously on that because she was so young.

I had predicted this would be the case and some of the Mormons on this board became very annoyed with me.

[ewing]

Correct, the tabloids (the only ones still following this story) said that Elizabeth met with the Mitchells alone at least 4 times before the abduction.

[ewing]

[Illbay]

Did you read the report, a little over a week ago, that said that Elizabeth had met with Mitchell five or six times before the kidnapping?

Where'd you read that? "Weekly World News"?

Either give us a source, or shut up.

I'm so sick of the rumor-mongering on this story. When the kid was missing, the family was "evil," and now that the kid has been found, and we know what really happened, people like you simply shift gears to keep the emphasis on your "evil family" delusion.

You make me sick. Put up, or shut up.

[Sabatier]

I read that, too. Did she tell Mom about these visits or was she sneaking out to see the guy? There's a rebellious stage teen girls go through where they find the one person that would irriate Mom the most but in this case, Mom brought the guy into the home first. The family seems a little confused.

[irish_links]

"...Did you read the report, a little over a week ago, that said that Elizabeth had met with Mitchell five or six times before the kidnapping?..."

If this is true (the source I think is the Globe tabloid, very disreputable) it confirms a suspicion that I had regarding the truthfulness of the Smarts' assertion that Mitchell only had one contact with the family, six months prior to the kidnapping. That didn't jibe with MK's ability to recollect Mitchell's voice and knowledge of his psycho-street preacher moniker, Emmanuel.

Which leads one to question why the Smarts told the media (we don't know what they told LE) this little white lie.

Could be that they were embarrassed, which is understandable. But their silence may have caused LE to spend $$$ and valuable manhours in a needless search. And, one probably innocent ex-con ended up dead, with the stress of this investigation being a contributing factor.

The plot thickens.

[rmvh]

re # 32...I think the girl was happy.