6 Quotes by Lee Benson

History never repeats itself, historians do.

When youre sharing a foxhole with another man, you don't worry about what color he is, just whether or not he will protect your back

The police department's interest in Emmanuel, or lack thereof, became an issue for several reasons.

And third, after the family's press conference resulted in a positive ID of Emmanuel as 49-year-old Utah native Brian David Mitchell, Sgt. Don Bell of SLPD downplayed Mitchell's potential as a suspect, and the department again left it to the Smart family to take the lead in publicizing Mitchell's identity and photographs.

First, the department did not participate in the early February press conference when Ed Smart and his wife, Lois, revealed Emmanuel's description to the public. Second, the police had failed to find the homeless man, or identify his true identity, during October, November, December and January, when they privately knew of his existence,

When youre sharing a foxhole with another man, you don’t worry about what color he is, just whether or not he will protect your back.