Missing Girl’s Neighbors Submit to Fingerprinting

Police took fingerprints voluntarily from male neighbors of Elizabeth Smart to compare with dozens of prints left by visitors after the 14-year-old girl disappeared and before authorities arrived.

Authorities said they have only recently received results of their initial dusting of the house and want to confirm who was inside on June 5; they also want to take note of any unidentified prints.

Five of the eight neighbors sought by police submitted to the fingerprinting, police said Monday. Three of the men were out of town, but authorities said they planned to comply when they return.

“We are not using this to implicate anybody,” Salt Lake City Police Sgt. Fred Louis said. “We just want to verify who was in the home that morning.”