The Smarts have made sure the alleged abduction of Elizabeth's trial remains in Utah, why, because it is there where Ed Smart has his strength , his power and the mighty support of the Mormon Church.Before Elizabeth, ranaway, a scandal was about to break. A newspaper called The Enquirer dared to print a story that no one else would touch. The same way we long to find a newspaper with balls large enough, to print the Gaspar statement.
During the Elizabeth Smart investigation, the National Enquirer printed a story with the following headline: “Utah Cops: Secret Diary Exposes Family Sex Ring,” and alleged that the three Smart brothers “Ed, Tom, and David were involved in homosexual activity that their wives knew about”
The National Enquirer is known for its absurd stories that the general public don’t question as being completely false advertising. However, residents of Salt Lake were so upset by the story that they turned editions around or had stores pull them from the stands. In addition, after Elizabeth was found the Smarts threatened to sue the National Enquirer if it didn’t retract its statement, which it then did. Even though male homosexuality would have had nothing to do with the disappearance of a daughter or niece, for the Smart brothers to be part of a sex ring would discredit not only their position in the Mormon faith but would somehow discredit their innocence in the face of Smart’s kidnapping—The thought of aberrant sexuality, in any form, points to the perceived savagery in human nature and the fine line between Us and Other.
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However, residents of Salt Lake were so upset by the story that they turned editions around or had stores pull them from the stands.
..........discredit their innocence in the face of Smart’s kidnapping—The thought of aberrant sexuality, in any form, points to the perceived savagery in human nature and the fine line between Us and Other.
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This is why the McCanns cannot afford for the Gaspar statement to be out there , it matters not if it is true or false... as it states here....sexuality, in any form, points to the perceived savagery in human nature, it would also discredit the McCanns in their innocence in the face of Madeleines alleged kidnapping.
However, the Smarts asking for a retraction does not mean the story was not true. The Smarts themselves have never denied it and Tom when questioned said 'I do not know what my brothers have done to each other.'
