Tom Smart and his brood had a three hour meeting after Elizabeth 'ran away' they were undecided what to do with this troublesome teenager, they abused the Amber Alert system by 'crying abduction' Ed Smart knew he had not a hope in hell of police involvement had he told the truth....and Tom Smart wanted his book to hit the shelves...a book of lies....

SALT LAKE CITY -- Elizabeth Smart's uncle has faulted the police investigation into her disappearance in a new book, claiming the teen would still be a kidnap victim if the family had not gotten involved.

"I don't think she would be back," Tom Smart said. "There's five or six things that had to happen, and all those things, thank God, happened, including help from the community, which raised awareness to find Elizabeth."

In Plain Sight: The Startling Truth Behind the Elizabeth Smart Investigation, went on sale Monday.

Elizabeth was allegedly kidnapped from her home in June 2002 and found nine months later in the Salt Lake suburb of Sandy, walking down a street with …

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