But apparently, there must have been a reason why the Boulder "intruder team" not only put him on their list, but placed him right up there in the top three--even as late as 1998.

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I'm not quite sure what you mean by the Boulder "intruder team", but while I believe that Lou Smit was certainly developing his intruder theory on the basis of evidence, I don't necessarily believe he had the Whites in his sights or had narrowed his focus to three suspects.