On 5 June 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Ann Smart was kidnapped from her home in the Federal Heights neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, by Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. For nine months, from 5 June 2002 to 12 March 2003, Elizabeth was held captive...
At the tender age of 14, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped, abused, and held captive for nine months. She now uses her personal experiences to champion change and to help victims recover from abuse. In 2016, she spoke out about the commonly used lessons about chastity in...
Elizabeth Smart was 14 when Brian Mitchell broke into her house, put a knife to her throat, and forced her to follow him to a camping spot in the woods where his wife was waiting. After performing the wedding ceremony himself (illegally), he raped her. She suffered...
On June 5, 2002, Elizabeth Smart was abducted and held captive of nine months. On Tuesday, September 19th, 2017, Fox 13 aired an interview with the now 29-year-old on Crime Watch. She shares the feelings she had after her nine months of captivity. “I felt like it...
Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her bedroom in 2002 when she was 14. After missing for nine months, she was rescued and returned to her family. Today, Smart is an American child safety activist, author, and contributor for ABC News. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped out of her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah when she was 14. She spent nine months in the captivity of Brian David Mitchell, during which time she was repeatedly raped, abused, and starved. Now, the wife, mother and Crime Watch Daily...
Elizabeth Smart captured the hearts of Americans when she was kidnapped as a young teenager from her bedroom. She agreed to leave with the kidnapper in order to protect the younger sister who shared her room. She was discovered nine months later and it was revealed...
