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To: Ish who wrote (2132)	6/14/2002 9:34:02 AM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6378

No wonder they are focusing on the family.

To: Ish who wrote (2132)	6/14/2002 11:04:24 AM
From: Sarkie	Respond to of 6378

Theories Abound In Missing Girl Case June 14, 2002 10:10 am EST Police Rule Out Nothing In Case Of Missing Utah Girl, 14 SALT LAKE CITY, JUNE 14, 2002 (CBS News) - Police said they were considering several theories about 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart's abduction, including whether a member of her extended family might be involved. “Anytime you have an investigation of this magnitude and of this kind we always look closely to who this person might have been acquainted with,” Salt Lake City police department spokesman Scott Atkinson told reporters On the ninth day of the search for 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart, police also were looking at the neighborhood and everyone who knows the teen. Elizabeth's aunt and uncle spoke to reporters late Thursday afternoon saying they are cooperating with the police and doing everything they are asked, including taking lie detector tests. They say it's part of the investigation and they are glad the police are being thorough. “We have full faith and confidence in the investigation,” said David Francom, the girl's uncle. “We have cooperated in every way that we have been asked.” Salt Lake City Police using dogs searched around the Smart's home Thursday afternoon. It has been eight days since Elizabeth was reported kidnapped. In a story Thursday, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that detectives believe a family member could have been involved because they have been unable to explain how the abductor could have entered the house through the small window that appeared to be the entry point. It said investigators have surmised that a window screen appeared to have been cut from the inside, possibly to make it look like a break-in. The newspaper said its information came from four sources. But detective Dwayne Baird said that “whoever made reference to four law enforcement sources was not referring to the inner circle” of investigators. Elizabeth's extended family is large. Her mother, Lois, is the second-youngest of eight siblings; her father, Ed, is the second-oldest of six. She has at least 70 first cousins. The newspaper report followed a day of intense hunting for a 26-year-old transient who police said might have information about the teen's disappearance. Bret Michael Edmunds was identified through a partial license plate number provided by a milkman who had seen a car in the neighborhood June 3, two days before the kidnapping. Police have stressed that Edmunds is not a suspect, but reportedly had been living out of his green Saturn, which he would park overnight on streets in the northeastern part of the city. The search for Edmunds became more difficult with the discovery of his abandoned plate Thursday night. The license plate was found by two children digging in a ditch in a park in Centerville, a suburb north of Salt Lake City police said. A statement signed by Ed Smart said the family had looked at Edmunds' photograph and did not recognize him. Elizabeth's 9-year-old sister, Mary Katherine Smart, described the kidnapper as a 5-foot-8-inch man. Edmunds is 6 feet 2 inches tall and 235 pounds. Edmunds was being sought for parole violation and assault on a police officer. He had served 60 days and been put on probation in 2000 for stealing and forging checks.