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  WHO WAS RICHARD RICCI?
Richard Ricci was practically tried and prosecuted in the media and by the investigative team handling the case.
She stated that Ricci was a known ex-con, a known felon, and brought suspicion on himself so who could blame anyone for claiming he was the perpetrator.
Ricci did everything he could do to cooperate because he knew he was innocent.
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 Richard Ricci
Richard Albert Ricci (1953-2002) was the main suspect in the dissapearance of 14-year-old girl Elizabeth Smart of Utah, taken away from her house at gunpoint on the morning of June 5, of 2002.
Ricci, a handyman who also used the aliases of Albert Richard Ricci and Rick Ricci, had performed many jobs at the Smarts' home and, according to the police and people who know the Smarts, used to know the house's structure very well.
Ricci, described by many that knew him as a Ladies' man, was booked for a unrelated parole violation a few days after the disappearance, but he suffered a brain hemorrhage while in jail and died in a Utah hospital.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ri/Richard_Ricci.html   (173 words)

  
 05-4185 -- Estate of Richard Ricci v. Salt Lake City Corporation -- 05/17/2006
Ricci argues that the district court abused its discretion in denying her Rule 56(f) motion and that summary judgment was inappropriate because the case turns on questions of motive.
Ricci was arrested by state agents for a parole violation, he was incarcerated in a state facility, and he died in that facility.
Ricci claims that entry of summary judgment was inappropriate because the city defendants' motivation is an issue to be determined by a factfinder.
www.kscourts.org /ca10/cases/2006/05/05-4185.htm   (1245 words)

  
 CNN.com - Ricci's widow: 'He gave them everything he had' - September 5, 2002
Ricci, 48, suffered a brain hemorrhage last week at the Utah State Prison, where he was being held for a parole violation.
Angela Ricci said that despite his condition, her husband was kept in shackles at the hospital.
Ricci was never charged in connection with the Smart disappearance, but, after being jailed for violating his parole, he was charged with stealing items from the Smart home and another home in the same neighborhood.
edition.cnn.com /2002/LAW/09/05/ricci.widow   (583 words)

  
 Utah Kidnapping Suspect Richard Ricci's sudden cerebral hemorrhage was most likely caused by invisible personnel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Richard Ricci, the top potential suspect in the kidnapping of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart, was rushed to U Hospital via helicopter after experiencing breathing problems in his prison cell Tuesday.
Ricci is also charged with one count of burglary and one count of theft for taking items from another home in the Smart's neighborhood in April 2001.
Ricci, who had been in a deep coma since suffering a brain hemorrhage Tuesday night in his cell at the Utah State Prison, was taken off life support at 7:16 p.m.
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 deseretnews.com | Ricci lawsuit is dismissed
The widow of Richard Ricci has hit another legal dead end in her quest to seek legal damages for her husband's death in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart.
Ricci was held on a parole violation when it was discovered the handyman had contact with the Smart family before Elizabeth Smart was abducted.
Angela Ricci claimed her husband was placed in solitary confinement and treated poorly by prison officials under the direction of Salt Lake police, who wanted to put pressure on a man they believed to be a suspect in the case.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635191281,00.html   (440 words)

  
 CNN.com - Smart family: Ricci's death doesn't end search - August 31, 2002
Ricci, who was being held at the Utah State Prison in Draper for a parole violation, told a guard he was suffering from a headache Tuesday evening, said Jesse Gallegos, deputy director of the Utah Department of Corrections.
Ricci was charged with one count each of armed bank robbery, brandishing a firearm in the commission of a violent crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Owens said Ricci's death was a blow to the investigation, but she said, police have a "short list" of other people who could have been involved in taking the girl.
archives.cnn.com /2002/US/08/31/ricci.dead/index.html   (564 words)

  
 CNN.com - Ricci sends Smarts 'sincerest apologies' - July 11, 2002
Police say Ricci, 48, a handyman who once worked in the Smart home, is a focus of their investigation, although they have not named him a suspect.
Ricci, who has a 30-year criminal record, was charged under the habitual criminal statute, which means he could get life in prison if convicted.
Ricci's attorney said his client was saddened and depressed that he is a focus of the girl's disappearance.
edition.cnn.com /2002/US/07/11/missing.girl/index.html?related   (931 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
RICCI: Yes, yes, he had respect for Ed, thought he was a good businessman and -- you know, and he mentioned that the girls played the harp and he thought that was cool.
RICCI: Before he went into surgery, we were very careful to make sure that there were no injuries on the outside of the head, that he didn't fall, that he wasn't hit with any object.
Ricci came back covered in mud, the car covered in mud, and that he met with another person from across the street and drove away.
premium.asia.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0209/04/lkl.00.html   (6085 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Ricci's widow, state settle
Angela Ricci, the widow of former Elizabeth Smart kidnapping suspect Richard Ricci, reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the Utah Department of Corrections Wednesday.
Richard Ricci was arrested June 14, 2002, nine days after Smart's kidnapping, on a warrant that was granted under misleading circumstances, according to the original lawsuit his wife filed in August 2003.
Even though Ricci was never charged in Smart's abduction, Angela Ricci's attorney, Bruce Oliver, said he was not treated like a man who simply violated his parole, nor did he receive proper medical attention in prison.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595094996,00.html   (516 words)

  
 kutv.com - Police Offer No Apology to Richard Ricci's Widow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Outside federal court, Angela Ricci, who is suing the city over its treatment of her husband, said Richard Ricci died from stress, cruelty and grief she blames on a police force eager to solve the high-profile crime.
Richard Ricci insisted he was at home asleep at the time of the kidnapping.
Ricci spoke Wednesday after a hearing in her case against the city was canceled because her lawyer fell ill.
kutv.com /topstories/local_story_118002314.html   (643 words)

  
 CNN.com - Father: 'I can't help but feel that he's involved' - July 12, 2002
Police say Ricci is a focus of their investigation, but they have not named him a suspect.
Ricci denies that he took the Jeep, but Moul said there is "no doubt" it was Ricci.
Ricci, who has a 29-year criminal record, is to be brought before a court Friday or Monday to hear the charges.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2002/US/07/12/missing.girl   (885 words)

  
 Angela Ricci Tells Her Story - CBS News
Ricci had worked as a handyman in the Smart's house and was accused of stealing items from their home.
Ricci was in prison at the time and was unable to attend the funeral.
Richard Ricci’s wife, Angela, defends her late husband, blaming his death on the Smart investigation, KUTV's Marcos Ortiz reports.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/07/18/national/printable515512.shtml   (736 words)

  
 Smart family: Ricci's death doesn't end search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ricci was living with his fiancee and her three sons in Elsinore, Sevier County, and working for a landscaping company when he loaned his pickup truck to some friends, who used it to steal more than $2,500 in donated items from a local food bank.
Richard Ricci's death doesn't change the fact that police still believe he was involved in Elizabeth Smart's disappearance, and that is where their focus will remain.
Richard Ricci got up from the porch swing, where the two enjoyed lounging together, and walked over to the police car, where he was subsequently handcuffed.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/chat/742685/posts   (9917 words)

  
 kutv.com - Judge Rules Against Widow Of Richard Ricci   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Richard Ricci suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage while being held in prison.
Angela Ricci also had sued the state, contending her husband had a history of hypertension when imprisoned and should have been on medication during his last confinement.
Richard Ricci, wrongly suspected of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart, died while being held in prison.
kutv.com /topstories/local_story_188100832.html   (403 words)

  
 Ricci Remains In Coma - CBS News
Ricci has maintained his innocence and has not been charged in the disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth, who was taken from her bedroom by a gunman on June 5.
Ricci, a former handyman for the Smart family, was in prison Tuesday on a parole violation on theft and burglary charges when he called guards to his cell and said he was having trouble breathing, state Corrections spokesman Jack Ford said.
Ricci had been in court earlier Tuesday, when his attorneys asked for more time to review burglary and theft charges that could result in a life sentence for Ricci, if he is convicted.
uttm.com /stories/2002/08/30/national/main520394.shtml   (818 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Widow of Smart case 'potential suspect' files wrongful death lawsuit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Richard Ricci died of a brain hemorrhage in prison three months after Elizabeth, then 14, was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bed in the early hours of June 5, 2002.
Ricci was in prison on a parole violation — he had been caught drinking a beer, the lawsuit states — and was facing charges he burglarized the Smart home and another in the neighborhood when he died.
Ricci was unavailable for comment Friday, and would remain so, said her spokeswoman, Nancy Pomeroy.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-08-30-ricci_x.htm   (938 words)

  
 Ricci Pleads Not Guilty To Theft - CBS News
Ricci is accused of being the masked gunman who robbed a bank on Nov. 2, 2001.
Ricci and two others are accused of using a 9mm semiautomatic pistol in stealing $1,713 from the Far West Bank in Sandy.
Ricci's mechanic told a grand jury that the odometer on Ricci's Jeep - which he received from the Smart family as payment for work done on the property - showed that Ricci drove from 500 to 1,000 miles during that time period.
uttm.com /stories/2002/07/12/national/main515012.shtml   (765 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Angela Ricci Goes On the Record - Greta Van Susteren | On The Record With Greta
RICCI: Oh, just talking with the police and the FBI and all of the interrogation and sitting at the grand jury today and just waiting and just all of it.
DAVID K. SMITH, RICHARD RICCI'S ATTORNEY: Well, I don't know that she's clairvoyant, but I would think that if they went to bed together and it was 1:00 o'clock -- you do the math, in terms of when Elizabeth was taken or allegedly taken.
RICCI: That he was home with me, the same thing I just said, and that we woke up together, and that he'd been there and just basically the same thing.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,56396,00.html   (2137 words)

  
 Ricci's widow is appealing dismissal of police lawsuit Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Richard Ricci died while in state custody on a parole violation in August 2002.
In his ruling, Stewart said Ricci's attorney, Bruce Oliver, had gathered no evidence in the two years since the suit was filed that would show that the Salt Lake City Police Department was in any way responsible for Richard Ricci's death.
Oliver said statements made by Dinse to the media that Ricci was their suspect and that the whereabouts of Elizabeth Smart went to the grave with Ricci were enough to bring a suit.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20050715/ai_n14787998   (490 words)

  
 Roswell Daily Record News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ricci, 48, died at a hospital Friday, three days after suffering from a brain hemorrhage and collapsing in his jail cell, doctors said.
Ricci was jailed on a parole violation when he suffered the brain hemorrhage.
Ricci’s wife of six months has said her husband was at home in bed on the night Elizabeth was taken.
www.roswell-record.com /archives/090102/news06.html   (548 words)

  
 Widow of Smart kidnapping suspect settles wrongful death suit - Courttv.com - Top News
Richard Ricci died of a brain hemorrhage in prison three months after Elizabeth, then 14, was kidnapped from her home in June 2002.
For months, police and FBI investigators had focused attention on Ricci as a "top potential suspect" in the Smart case, but he was never charged in the girl's disappearance, and maintained his innocence.
It alleged that the prison's inattention to Ricci's condition was negligent and caused Ricci's "wrongful and premature death."
www.courttv.com /news/smart/093004_suit_ap.html   (387 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Suspicious hat has link to Smart case suspect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
When Ricci returned the Jeep to the shop June 8 for more work, Moul said he noticed that about 1,000 more miles were on the car's odometer.
Ricci has spent 29 years in and out of prison on burglary, attempted homicide, armed robbery and other convictions.
Ricci's wife has said her husband was asleep in bed on the night Elizabeth was kidnapped.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002/06/27/missing-girl.htm   (469 words)

  
 Lawsuit in Smart case dismissed - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com
Angela Ricci had alleged that Cory Mack Lyman, a lieutenant and later captain who led the kidnapping investigation, blamed her husband Richard Ricci to avoid allegations of incompetence and to “satisfy the public’s need to identify a suspect.” Ricci was arrested on separate charges.
Ricci, or provide any input on the conditions of his incarceration.” He also ruled there was no evidence that Lyman, who is now the police chief in Ketchum, Idaho, was responsible for disclosing Ricci’s name publicly.
Richard Ricci was arrested on a parole violation and returned to prison nine days after then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smith was kidnapped from her bedroom in June 2002.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11742370   (417 words)

  
 CNN.com - Ricci indicted in bank robbery - July 17, 2002
Ricci is being held in the Utah State Prison on parole violations.
She said Ricci was charged with one count each of armed bank robbery, brandishing a firearm in the commission of a violent crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Ricci, 48, once worked in the Smart home as a handyman, and has a 30-year criminal record.
archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/07/17/ricci.indictment/index.html   (409 words)

  
 Orlando Magazine - Media
Police focused on Richard Ricci as the prime person of interest in the Elizabeth Smart disappearance in Utah in 2002.
Ricci was a handyman hired by the Smart family and had a criminal record.
Ricci was touted by police and the media as “very interesting.” While he was being held on unrelated charges, Ricci suffered a brain hemorrhage and died in custody.
www.orlandomagazine.com /media.htm   (1102 words)

  
 Ricci suit against S.L. is tossed out Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Angela Ricci claimed her husband was placed in solitary confinement and treated poorly by prison officials under the alleged direction of Salt Lake police, who wanted to turn the heat up on the man they considered a suspect in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping.
Oliver argued the only evidence Angela Ricci had was what she saw on TV and read in newspapers and books, in particular the book by Deseret Morning News staffers Tom Smart and Lee Benson.
Oliver said statements made by Dinse to the media that Ricci was their suspect and that after Ricci's death, the whereabouts of Elizabeth Smart went to the grave with him, were enough to bring a suit.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20050707/ai_n14728680   (652 words)

  
 Nancy Grace does one thing well. She helps us see the cable "news" corps' corruption
That man, of course, is Richard Ricci, a convicted felon who had worked as a handy-man in the Smarts’ home and fell under King panel suspicion.
During the original search for Smart’s abductor, Ricci was arrested for other crimes, and regarded by police as a “person of interest.” He died of an aneurysm while in jail.
No putting Ricci in a bag with raccoons… Believe it or not, by Nancy Grace standards, that comment is known as “not convicting Richard Ricci.” But then, here she was on August 28, as Ricci was dying in jail:
www.dailyhowler.com /dh050203.shtml   (1502 words)

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