Living here in Salt Lake (about 6 miles from where she was found) I'm seeing just how this affected the community. I think one reason that this became so big and all over the news is due to the Smarts hard press of the media. They were all over the media. There were billboards up, flyers in just about every business, things everywhere. In fact as the news is on now, it is about 90% Elizabeth Smart. A big deal was made about this case, and that is what brought her home to her family. If there was just the normal humdrum about it, people wouldn't have noticed them walking on the street and called the police. Like Ed Smart said, the public and media is what got his daughter back. It's just too bad we don't see the same amount of attention for every kidnapping case. Anyhow, Salt Lake is celebrating, and an abducted girl has been returned home.