Elizabeth Smart was 14 years old when she was kidnapped in 2002 Brian Mitchell and Wanda Barzee abducted 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart on June 5, 2002 She was found nine months later, and her kidnappers ...

Nearly 24 years ago, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her bedroom at only 14 years old and held captive for a grueling nine months before she was finally rescued. Now, Smart is urging investigators ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on March 12, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 12, 2003, Elizabeth Smart, the 15-year-old ...