- shari's father saw her pull up and get out of the car. he left the room for a moment and when he returned, the car was there, but shari was nowhere to be seen. when you get a case like this, what we're trying to establish is the motive for the crime. is it a criminal enterprise? is it sexually motivated? in shari's case, the family wouldn't have to wait long for the first clue to emerge. - the smith family received a phone call around 2:28 a.m. on monday morning after shari's abduction. (phone ringing) - there was a man on the other end of the line and he asked to speak to my mom.