Douglas C. Pizac-Pool/Getty ; Lois Smart via Getty ; Douglas C. Pizac-Pool/Getty Brian David Mitchell enters court for his competency hearing February 17, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah ; Elizabeth ...

Judge said Brian Mitchell is competent to stand trial for kidnap and rape. March 1, 2010 — -- The self-proclaimed prophet charged with kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Smart is faking mental ...

She was found by authorities nine months later, and her kidnappers were later sentenced to time in prison Now a married mother of three, Smart is a vocal victims' rights advocate and founder of the ...

John Walsh says Smart handled personal testimony with dignity and grace. Nov. 11, 2010— -- When Elizabeth Smart stepped down from the stand, ending three days of excruciatingly personal testimony ...

Elizabeth Smart’s “Where There’s Hope” offers advice on moving past trauma. Books by a psychologist, a pediatrician and a mother add more perspective. By Judith Newman St. Martin’s Press will publish ...

Elizabeth Smart is not letting her past trauma keep her down. One week after Wanda Barzee—who kidnapped a then-14-year-old Smart in 2002 and held her captive for nine months—was arrested for violating ...

Taking the witness stand for a second day, Elizabeth Smart provided a riveting account of how she survived nine months as a prisoner of the man on trial, Brian David Mitchell. It was, she told the ...

Brian David Mitchell was arrested after Utah residents recognized him from 'America’s Most Wanted' episodes Elizabeth Smart's life was forever changed when she was abducted in the middle of the night ...

Elizabeth Smart's life was forever changed when she was abducted in the middle of the night by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. During the early morning hours of June 5, 2002, Mitchell broke ...