SALT LAKE CITY - Elizabeth Smart, the 15-year-old girl who
vanished from her bedroom nine months ago, wandered back into
her house, grabbed some fresh undies and then disappeared
again without a trace.
It was a rollercoaster of emotion for Ed Smart and his wife
Lois after the joyous reunion with Elizabeth and then the
subsequent re-dissappearance just hours later. All they could
say was "damn it."
"Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Did anyone see which way
she went?"
According to reports, friends and neighbors were busy hanging
balloons and feeding the press corps and didn't think twice
when Elizabeth wandered out the backdoor with a gunnysack
slung over her shoulder.
"I think she was heading west," neighbor Judy Tomkins
said with a faraway look. "Toward them mountains."
During a press conference Wednesday evening, Salt Lake City
Police Chief Rick Dinse admitted the odds of finding Elizabeth
alive were remote at best, and unless someone came forward
with new information, there was nothing they could do except
enjoy the rest of the delicious grilled burgers the neighbors
had prepared.
"It's dark out. We'll get started first thing in the
morning. Please pass the cole slaw."
So far there are no suspects.
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