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| Utah Kidnap Suspect Ricci Dies |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/16/2002 |
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A suspect in the kidnapping of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart died August 30 at a hospital three days after suffering from a brain hemorrhage and collapsing in his jail cell, doctors said. One day earlier, doctors had said Richard Albert Ricci, 48, had an irreversible injury to the brain stem after the hemorrhage. He had not been listed as brain dead because he could still breathe on his own, although he was on a ventilator, Dr. Richard J. Sperry said. Ricci's family, including his wife, Angela, his mother, brother and sister, decided to take Ricci off life support, doctors at University of Utah Hospital said. Police had said Ricci's death could make it difficult to ever find Elizabeth or her abductors. Smart family spokesman Chris Thomas said the family believes Ricci's death might persuade others who have information about the case to come forward. 'The investigation is not over,' Thomas said. 'There are too many unanswered questions.' Ricci, a former handyman for the Smart family, was not charged in the disappearance and denied involvement. He was in prison for a parole violation. |
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