Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Dorotha Smart was there when her granddaughter, Elizabeth Smart, told a court exactly what had happened to her during her nine months in bondage with Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Wanda Barzee admitted her role in the 2002 kidnapping in Utah and agreed to testify in federal court against her husband, Brian David Mitchell. She apologizes for the nine-month enslavement. A woman who helped her husband keep kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart enslaved for nine months agreed Tuesday to serve 15 years in federal prison after admitting her role in the abduction.
Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Wanda Barzee admitted her role in the 2002 kidnapping in Utah and agreed to testify in federal court against her husband, Brian David Mitchell. She apologizes for the nine-month enslavement. A woman who helped her husband keep kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart enslaved for nine months agreed today to serve 15 years in federal prison after admitting her role in the abduction.
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
A woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of a deal with federal prosecutors and asked Smart to forgive her for all the pain she had caused.
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
A woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of a deal with federal prosecutors and asked Smart to forgive her for all the pain she had caused.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
A psychiatrist will be allowed to say self-proclaimed prophet Brian David Mitchell is faking psychological symptoms to dodge responsibility for his crimes, including the Elizabeth Smart abduction.
Perspective Journal: News and Polit (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Wanda Eileen Barzee, charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart, has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, her attorney said Monday. Barzee’s estranged husband, Brian David Mitchell, is also charged, but awaits a mental competency hearing. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us No tags for this [...]
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
A lawyer for Brian David Mitchell asked a judge on Monday to exclude testimony by two religion experts from a hearing on whether the self-proclaimed prophet is mentally competent to stand trial in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A forensic psychiatrist who concluded that Brian David Mitchell is not delusional and is faking psychological symptoms to avoid prosecution in the Elizabeth Smart abduction should not be allowed to testify at a mental competency hearing, defense attorneys say.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Federal prosecutors say testimony by lay witnesses would reveal the true Brian David Mitchell as a liar who fakes psychological symptoms to dodge responsibility for his crimes, including the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.
Dont Let Them Hurt Our Children (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Elizabeth Smart, at the age of 14, was kidnaped and held against her will six years ago. Brian David Mitchell allegedly kidnapped Smart from her Salt Lake City bedroom and held her captive for nine months. Elizabeth has not spoke of the ordeal often, but now after several years she has decided to open up in the hope that her story might help other children who have survived abductions. Smart says...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The transcript of Elizabeth Smart's testimony in the competency hearing for accused kidnapper Brian David Mitchell drew thousands of readers to The Salt Lake Tribune 's Website, and the method in which reporters delivered that transcript drew some attention from a federal judge and other news
Dont Let Them Hurt Our Children (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Too often, it seems, the world is filled with bad news. We've seen that this past week with the tsunami that hit the Samoas and the earthquake that killed hundreds in Indonesia. Events such as these are shocking. They were unexpected, so they caught people off guard. That's why they are considered to be news. But every now and then, that shocking aspect of a story has a happy ending. Such was the...
American Power (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
From the Los Angeles Times , " Elizabeth Smart, Abducted in 2002 in Utah, Speaks Publicly of Her Ordeal for the First Time ": For the first time since her 2002 abduction captured worldwide attention, Elizabeth Smart spoke publicly about her ordeal, testifying Thursday in federal court that self-proclaimed religious prophet Brian David Mitchell repeatedly invoked religion to justify the sexual...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
In a competency hearing for her kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, Elizabeth Smart publicly revealed details of her captivity for the first time. She says, "There wasn't an actual 24-hour time period... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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