On June 5, 2002, Elizabeth Smart, a 14-year-old girl from Salt Lake City, Utah, was kidnapped from her Federal Heights home by Brian David Mitchell. The kidnapper and his wife, Wanda Barzee, held ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elizabeth Smart was 14 years old when kidnappers grabbed her from her Salt Lake City home in 2002 and abused her for nine months — ...

When Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her home in 2002, it set her life on a trajectory that was far from the one she’d first imagined. “I just saw this calm road ahead of me,” the survivor and ...

In the two decades since she was kidnapped and held captive for nine months, Elizabeth Smart has dedicated her life to helping other survivors — and now, she’s sharing more than ever before in a new ...

The activist and commentator was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City at the age of 14 in 2002 Elizabeth Smart/TikTok Elizabeth Smart is marking the 21st anniversary of her rescue after being ...

Elizabeth Smart made national news when Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee kidnapped her in June 2002. During the nine-month-long ordeal, the then-14-year-old was subjected to daily rapes and ...

Community Foundation of Southwest Colorado hosts child safety and survivor advocate panel The Community Foundation of Southwest Colorado chose a difficult topic for the 2024 edition of its annual ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case captivated the nation in 2002 when the 14-year-old was abducted from her Utah home. "I was kidnapped out of my bed at knifepoint," Smart said. "I was ...

High-profile abductions, like those of Patty Hearst and J. Paul Getty III, have captured the nation’s attention, but experts say kidnappings by strangers are exceedingly rare. By Michael Levenson A ...