Elizabeth Ann Smart (November 3, 1987) is an American woman who survived a nine-month kidnapping and is now a political activist. She currently studies music at Brigham Young University.
Background
Elizabeth Ann Smart born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ed and Lois Smart in November 3, 1987. She has a younger sister named Mary Katherine and an older brother named Charles.
Abduction
Main article: Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City, Utah, bedroom on June 5, 2002, at the age of 14. She was found alive nine months later on March 12, 2003, in Sandy, Utah, about 18 miles from her home, in the company of Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Ileen Barzee, who were indicted for her kidnapping but ruled unfit to stand trial. Her abduction and recovery were widely reported and were the subject of a made-for-TV movie and a published book.
On October 1, 2009 Smart testified to being threatened, tied, and raped daily while she was held captive
Post-abduction life and political activism
"I know that there is a God and he loves us and that no matter what people can take from you or do to you or harm you, they can't take that away from you.... I want [the people of France] to know God exists and that he loves them, and there isn't anything in this world that could possibly change what he feels for them. And that they will never be alone, and that he wants them to be happy."
— Elizabeth Smart, September 2009
On March 9, 2006, Smart went to Congress to support Sexual Predator Legislation, and on July 26, 2006, she spoke after the signing of the Adam Walsh Act.
Smart currently works as a bank teller and is a senior at Brigham Young University studying music, where she plays the harp. In May 2008, she traveled to Washington, D.C., where she helped introduce a pamphlet to which the U.S. Department of Justice asked her to contribute.
In 2009, Smart commented on the kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard, stressing that dwelling upon the past is unproductive.
On November 10, 2009, Smart will leave on a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Paris, France
Background
Elizabeth Ann Smart born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ed and Lois Smart in November 3, 1987. She has a younger sister named Mary Katherine and an older brother named Charles.
Abduction
Main article: Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City, Utah, bedroom on June 5, 2002, at the age of 14. She was found alive nine months later on March 12, 2003, in Sandy, Utah, about 18 miles from her home, in the company of Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Ileen Barzee, who were indicted for her kidnapping but ruled unfit to stand trial. Her abduction and recovery were widely reported and were the subject of a made-for-TV movie and a published book.
On October 1, 2009 Smart testified to being threatened, tied, and raped daily while she was held captive
Post-abduction life and political activism
"I know that there is a God and he loves us and that no matter what people can take from you or do to you or harm you, they can't take that away from you.... I want [the people of France] to know God exists and that he loves them, and there isn't anything in this world that could possibly change what he feels for them. And that they will never be alone, and that he wants them to be happy."
— Elizabeth Smart, September 2009
On March 9, 2006, Smart went to Congress to support Sexual Predator Legislation, and on July 26, 2006, she spoke after the signing of the Adam Walsh Act.
Smart currently works as a bank teller and is a senior at Brigham Young University studying music, where she plays the harp. In May 2008, she traveled to Washington, D.C., where she helped introduce a pamphlet to which the U.S. Department of Justice asked her to contribute.
In 2009, Smart commented on the kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard, stressing that dwelling upon the past is unproductive.
On November 10, 2009, Smart will leave on a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Paris, France
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