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 Elizabeth Smart Biography (Kidnapping Victim) — Infoplease.com
Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her bedroom on 5 June 2002, by a stranger who snuck into her family's Salt Lake City home with a gun.
Ricci was never charged with Smart's kidnapping, but in August 2002 he died of a brain hemorrhage in prison while being held on a parole violation from another crime...
Elizabeth Smart, - Elizabeth Smart, Utah teenager, was reunited with her family in March, nine months after being...
www.infoplease.com /biography/var/elizabethsmart.html   (403 words)

  
 CNN.com - Elizabeth Smart found alive - Mar. 13, 2003
Elizabeth Smart, missing since June 2002, was found alive near Salt Lake City.
Missing teenager Elizabeth Smart, the subject of an intense police hunt since she was reported abducted from her bedroom last summer, was found alive Wednesday in the nearby suburb of Sandy and reunited with her family.
Elizabeth was abducted at gunpoint from her family's 6,600-square-foot Salt Lake City home June 5, 2002, while her parents and four brothers slept.
www.cnn.com /2003/US/West/03/12/smart.kidnapping/index.html   (1179 words)

  
 Elizabeth Smart kidnapping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth Ann Smart (born November 3rd, 1987) is a young American woman from Salt Lake City, Utah who was kidnapped at the age of 14 from her bedroom on June 5th, 2002.
Ricci, a handyman hired by the Smarts, was on parole for a 1983 attempted murder of police officer Mike Hill.
Elizabeth is taken to a secret camp in Emigration Canyon where she is held prisoner and raped.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_Smart_(born_1987)   (4731 words)

  
 Things Elizabeth Smart could have done to escape her captors.
The nut job who kidnapped her calls himself "Emmanuel," and I have to give him credit because Emmanuel is a much more compelling name for a cult leader than "Brian." After he became a suspect, his stepson was quoted as saying "Emmanuel is capable of kidnapping a child."
It turns out that Elizabeth was held at knife-point and was as close as 10 minutes away from her home at times throughout her 9-month ordeal.
Almost a year before Elizabeth Smart was found, there was a 7 year old girl named Erica Pratt who was kidnapped, bound with duct tape around her arms, legs and eyes, and left in the basement of a building:
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 Elizabeth Smart Coverage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The widow of a man wrongly suspected in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart is appealing a wrongful death lawsuit.
A street preacher charged with kidnapping teenager Elizabeth Smart was removed from the courtroom Tuesday after a loud outburst, another disruption in the effort to gauge his mental fitness for trial.
The widow of a former Elizabeth Smart kidnapping suspect who died in police custody is suing a lead investigator in the case.
tv.ksl.com /index.php?nid=80&page=3   (488 words)

  
 Elizabeth Smart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart was deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial by a Utah judge and ordered to a state mental hospital.
Brian David Mitchell, the man charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of Elizabeth Smart, was removed from a competency hearing after he distrupting proceedings by shouting out Biblical admonitions....
The father of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart said he hopes the man accused of kidnapping her will be kept in a mental hospital now that he has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial.
www.boarc.com /Society/Elizabeth+Smart.html   (631 words)

  
 Digitalpretzel.com » Blog Archive » Nancy Grace Vs. Elizabeth Smart
Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart, now 18, recently appeared on CNN to give an interview with Nancy Grace.
She [Smart] was there to speak about a new sex offender registry bill to be passed before the house and senate.
In the interview Grace repeatedly tried to pry into Smart’s past and bring up painful memories of her abduction and sexual abuse, and Smart said over and over that she is not here to re-live that, only to discuss the importance of the new bill.
www.digitalpretzel.com /?p=104   (479 words)

  
 Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping - Daily News/Chat Thread - Day 32   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Elizabeth was taken from her home at about 1:30am on the morning of June 5th, 2002.
Daily prayers for Elizabeth Smart and her family do continue here...I pray for her safe return...but if her safe return, is not what is to be, then I pray for her family to endure, for what may lie ahead for them...God is all, and a refuge, no matter the circumstances...
Smart’s kidnapping had tapped into the deepest and darkest of maternal fears to which Johnson was certainly not immune.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/711579/posts   (8757 words)

  
 cbs4denver.com - No Trial In Elizabeth Smart Case
Elizabeth's father, Ed Smart, said he was resigned to the judge's decision about the family's one-time handyman.
Mitchell, 51, is accused of kidnapping then 14-year-old Elizabeth from her bedroom in 2002, sexually assaulting her and keeping her as his second wife.
Mitchell and Barzee, 59, were charged with kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary and attempted aggravated kidnapping.
cbs4denver.com /topstories/topstories_story_207165955.html   (367 words)

  
 Brian David Mitchell and Elizabeth Smart in the News
Elizabeth Smart does not want others to experience the ordeal she endured when she was kidnapped in 2002...
Elizabeth Smart's accused kidnapper found competent to stand trial, By Stephen Hunt, The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah (After months of fighting and anticipation over Brian David Mitchell's competency hearing scheduled to encompass three days of expert testimony it was all over in five minutes Tuesday morning.
Attorneys for Elizabeth Smart's accused kidnapper stipulated, or agreed, that Mitchell was mentally competent to proceed with his prosecution for allegedly abducting the teen-aged girl...
www.cultsoncampus.com /mitchell.html   (3710 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Preacher pleads not guilty to Elizabeth Smart kidnapping   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Brian David Mitchell is charged with kidnapping the then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smart from her bedroom in 2002.
Mitchell, 50, and his 58-year-old wife, Wanda Barzee, are both charged with kidnapping the then-14-year-old from her bedroom in 2002.
9/2/2004 12:38 PM Brian David Mitchell is charged with kidnapping the then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smart from her bedroom in 2002.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-09-02-smart-plea_x.htm   (413 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Held Captive: The Kidnapping and Rescue of Elizabeth Smart: Books: Maggie Haberman,Jeane MacIntosh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the dead of night in June, 2002, 14-year old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped at knifepoint from her devoutly Mormon household.
Elizabeth, being only a sophmore in Highschool is my Ro-Model because she has inspired me to believe miracles do happen, if you have faith in yourself.
I feel Elizabeth has gone through so much and has maintained who she is and managed to put up with all that torment for 9 months.
www.amazon.com /Held-Captive-Kidnapping-Rescue-Elizabeth/dp/0060580208   (1773 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart kicked out of hearing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man charged with kidnapping teenager Elizabeth Smart was kicked out of his mental competency trial Friday after he began singing a religious hymn, the fourth time he has been removed from hearings for singing.
Mitchell, 51, a self-proclaimed messenger of God, is accused of kidnapping then 14-year-old Elizabeth in 2002, sexually assaulting her and keeping her as his second wife.
He is also charged in the attempted abduction of Elizabeth's cousin seven weeks after her kidnapping.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-03-11-smart_x.htm?csp=34   (374 words)

  
 KSL-TV Special Reports
A bungled burglary, a failed kidnapping for ransom, or possibly that a child predator who had been stalking Elizabeth was to blame.
Smart adds that Elizabeth was a heavy sleeper, she wouldn't have woken up with just a little noise.
In any case, Ed Smart believes the answers can still be found....that Ricci's death isn't the end of the line...and it certainly isn't the end of the story.
www.ksl.com /dump/news/cc/breaking/missing.htm   (684 words)

  
 Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community - Secret document unsealed in Elizabeth Smart case
Prosecutors dropped a bombshell in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case today, revealing Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Eileen Barzee were indicted by a state grand jury last September -- a document that has remained secret until it was unsealed this morning.
Attorneys for accused Elizabeth Smart kidnapper Wanda Eileen Barzee on Friday asked that she be released into the community.
Noting that not all treatment alternatives have been explored, a judge ordered Friday a hearing to determine if Wanda Barzee, accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart, meets the criteria to be forcibly medicated in an attempt to restore her competency.
www.websleuths.com /forums/showthread.php?t=12206   (603 words)

  
 Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping - Daily News/Chat Thread - Day 31   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Her parents, Ed and Lois Smart, grandparents Charles and Dorotha Smart and several other members of their family, talk about their agonizing ordeal, the ongoing investigation and the faith that keeps them hopeful that she'll be found alive.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ A month after Elizabeth Smart was taken from her bedroom in the middle of the night at gunpoint, police haven't made an arrest or charged a suspect.
Elizabeth was abducted in the early morning hours of June 5, setting off an investigation that has brought up to 10,000 leads.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/711084/posts   (5172 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Elizabeth Smart kidnapping suspect found mentally competant
SALT LAKE CITY – A judge on Tuesday found a homeless man competent to stand trial in the kidnapping of teenager Elizabeth Smart, bringing an early end to what had been expected to be a three-day hearing to gauge Brian Mitchell's mental state.
Mitchell, 50, and wife Wanda Barzee, 58, are both charged with kidnapping the then-14-year-old from her bedroom at knifepoint in 2002 and keeping her for nine months in Utah and California.
Mitchell was reportedly motivated by a "revelation from God" to take and detain Elizabeth in the Wasatch foothills just a few miles from her home, according to court documents.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040831-0830-wst-elizabethsmart.html   (364 words)

  
 Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping - Daily News/Chat Thread - Day 36   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Smart family spokesman Chris Thomas anticipated the problem after Monday's news conference, where the only new information was a clarification of the rewards being offered.
Police say Elizabeth Smart was taken from her bedroom at gunpoint by a soft-spoken abductor.
The Smarts are getting desperate, and I think the realization is sinking in that perhaps it may just be a long wait to find her body, and an unsolved mystery.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/713606/posts   (5427 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Blood Tests in Smart Case - U.S. & World
SALT LAKE CITY — Eight male neighbors and friends who were in the home of Elizabeth Smart within hours of her kidnapping have been asked by the Salt Lake City Police Department to provide blood samples and fingerprints by Monday, Fox News has learned.
Ed Smart, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart's father, ran up and down the street alerting his neighbors when he noticed his daughter was missing — many of them came over and had gathered inside before the police arrived.
Smart was taken from her home in the early hours June 5.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,56476,00.html   (1475 words)

  
 Elizabeth Smart bombed. - By Jack Shafer - Slate Magazine
Elizabeth Smart legally deserves anonymity twice over because she's 1) a minor; and 2) a purported victim of a sexual crime.
Smart's parents deserve a dozen sharp raps on the head, as well.
And after the Smart kidnapping and the family's appeal for help, only the hard-hearted could look away.
www.slate.com /?id=2080346   (861 words)

  
 COURTTV.COM - The Abduction of Elizabeth Smart
A judge ruled Brian David Mitchell, the man charged with kidnapping Elizabeth Smart in 2002 is not competent to stand trial.
Brian David Mitchell, the man charged with kidnapping teenager Elizabeth Smart, was kicked out of his mental competency trial Friday after he began singing a religious hymn.
Nine months after being abducted from her Salt Lake City home, 15-year-old Elizabeth Smart is reunited with her family after tipsters recognize Brian David Mitchell, a self-proclaimed prophet who once worked as a handyman in the girl's home.
www.courttv.com /news/smart   (645 words)

  
 Judge: Man charged in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping not competent to stand trial - Courttv.com - Top News
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man charged in the kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart is mentally incapable of standing trial, a judge determined Tuesday.
Mitchell was the third of six children and a "loner" in a "highly dysfunctional" family, the judge wrote.
Mitchell and wife Wanda Barzee, 59, were charged with kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary and attempted aggravated kidnapping.
www.courttv.com /news/smart/072605_ap.html   (188 words)

  
 Entertainment: Television: Exposé: The Kidnapping Of Elizabeth Smart
In the early hours of 5 June 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knifepoint from the bedroom of her well-to-do Salt Lake City family home.
It includes interviews with Elizabeth's father and other family members, who never gave up hope for their daughter, refusing to believe that she was dead.
It was only due to the pressure they placed on the police that kept the investigation alive and finally led to the discovery of Elizabeth, dressed and veiled in white, and walking with her captors, on the outskirts of Salt Lake City.
xtramsn.co.nz /entertainment/0,,12255-4564008,00.html   (361 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Woman charged in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping ruled incompetent to be tried, ...
SALT LAKE CITY – The woman accused in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping is still not competent to stand trial and must receive another year of treatment, a judge has ruled.
Barzee, and her husband, Brian David Mitchell, are accused of kidnapping the then 14-year-old girl at knifepoint from her Salt Lake City home June 5, 2002, and holding her captive for nine months.
Barzee and Mitchell are charged with kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary and attempted aggravated kidnapping in Elizabeth's disappearance.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040811-0224-elizabethsmart.html   (520 words)

  
 Balanced News Blog » Blog Archive » Utah Court to Rule on Woman Charged in Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping Case
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal on whether a woman accused in the 2002 abduction of then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smart may be forcibly medicated in the hope she may become mentally fit to stand trial.
Elizabeth was taken from the bedroom of her Salt Lake City home in June 2002 and was found nine months later with Barzee and Brian David Mitchell, a homeless man who had once worked as a day laborer at her house.
Barzee and Mitchell, also declared incompetent for trial, are charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, burglary and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
www.balancednewsblog.com /?p=2648   (305 words)

  
 lexisONE(R) Judge Kicks Suit By Widow Of Wrong Suspect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Angela Ricci had alleged that Cory Mack Lyman, a lieutenant and later captain who led the kidnapping investigation, blamed her husband Richard Ricci to avoid allegations of incompetence and to "satisfy the public's need to identify a suspect." Ricci was arrested on separate charges.
Richard Ricci was arrested on a parole violation and returned to prison nine days after then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smith was kidnapped from her bedroom in June 2002.
On March 12, 2003, Elizabeth Smart was found with self-styled prophet Brian David Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee, who were both charged in the abduction.
www.lexisone.com /news/ap/ap030906e.html   (250 words)

  
 CNN.com - Elizabeth Smart kidnapping suspect ruled incompetent - Jan. 9, 2004
One of the two people charged with kidnapping Elizabeth Smart from her Salt Lake City bedroom has been found incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday.
Barzee and her husband, drifter and self-styled prophet Brian David Mitchell, 50, are charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated burglary in the June 5, 2002, abduction of Elizbeth, then 14.
The couple also were charged in the attempted abduction of Elizabeth's 18-year-old cousin, Jessica Wright, seven weeks after Elizabeth, now 16, was taken.
www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/01/09/elizabeth.smart.suspects.ap/index.html   (385 words)

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