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Elizabeth Smart beams in bikini on family trip to California after recently celebrating 21st anniversary of kidnapping rescue
"Pool time equals best time," she wrote on Instagram.
Elizabeth Smart reveals secret she kept from parents after kidnapping
Famed kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart has revealed that she “was embarrassed and ashamed” to tell her parents about being raped during her ordeal in 2002 when she was 14. "The...
Elizabeth Smart says she was sexually assaulted on a plane
Famed kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart was sexually assaulted last year while she was asleep on a flight, she revealed Thursday. Smart -- who was abducted and repeatedly raped when she...
Father of Elizabeth Smart comes out as gay, says he's leaving Mormon church
“I think that there are so many like myself that have remained closeted for the better part of their lives and debate on whether or not it’s something that they...
Elizabeth Smart: I didn't want my Jayme Closs Lifetime special to be 'exploitative'
Elizabeth Smart, America’s most famous kidnapping survivor, is now an advocate for child safety. Even so, she was reluctant to host her new Lifetime special “Smart Justice: The Jayme Closs...
Elizabeth Smart unites famous kidnapping survivors to support Jayme Closs
Seven survivors of America's most infamous abduction cases have united for the first time, creating television history. Elizabeth Smart -- held captive for a year in 2002 when she was...
Elizabeth Smart 'thrilled' after kidnapped teen Jayme Closs found alive
Elizabeth Smart, the Utah woman who was abducted when she was 14 and held captive for nine months, on Friday said she was “thrilled” that Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs has...
Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper living near elementary school
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart is living several blocks from a Salt Lake City elementary school following her release from prison in September, according...
Elizabeth Smart captor caused hotel ruckus her first night out of prison
One of Elizabeth Smart's kidnappers turned her first night of freedom into a full-blown Jesus fest -- prompting a call to the cops, according to a report Thursday. Wanda Barzee...
One of Elizabeth Smart's captors freed from prison
The woman who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart and stood by as her husband repeatedly raped the then-teen 16 years ago was sprung from prison Wednesday. Wanda Barzee was freed from Utah...
Elizabeth Smart says captor who is set to walk free egged on rapist husband
Elizabeth Smart says the woman who helped kidnap her as a 14-year-old girl not only stood by as her husband raped her, but egged him on, according to a new...
Niece: Family won't take in Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper
SALT LAKE CITY — Once an accomplished organ player in Salt Lake City, Wanda Barzee became a disturbing figure for members of her own family after she helped in the...
Elizabeth Smart: Released kidnapper is still dangerous
SALT LAKE CITY — Elizabeth Smart says a woman who helped kidnap her when she was 14 and stood by as she was sexually assaulted should be committed to a...
Elizabeth Smart calls decision to free captor 'incomprehensible'
One of Elizabeth Smart's abductors is getting out of prison next week -- a decision that the kidnapping victim says is "incomprehensible." Wanda Barzee will be free Sept. 19, announced...
Elizabeth Smart tried to save India Oxenberg from sex cult
Famed kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart tried to save actress Catherine Oxenberg's daughter from the Nxivm sex-slave cult, according to a new report. Smart — who was held captive and raped...
Elizabeth Smart kidnapper skips parole hearing
DRAPER, Utah — A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap then-Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart from her Salt Lake City home in 2002 refused to attend a hearing...
Why Elizabeth Smart is narrating a movie about her abduction
The Elizabeth Smart story is one of the most famous abduction cases in recent American history, dominating news cycles in 2002 and 2003. Unlike more than half of other kidnappings,...
Elizabeth Smart contemplated suicide to escape 'porn addict' rapist
A child rape victim who suffered a horrific nine-month campaign of sexual abuse at the hands of her demented kidnapper has told how she contemplated killing herself. Elizabeth Smart was...
Elizabeth Smart finally ready for movie to tell her story
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Elizabeth Smart said it required years for her to participate in a movie about her kidnapping ordeal. Smart said Friday that she couldn't have done so...
Knife-wielding man busted trying to confront Elizabeth Smart
A knife-wielding octogenarian ex-con pummeled a police captain when the senior tried to approach famous kidnap survivor Elizabeth Smart at a book-signing at Indiana State University, according to published reports....