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 ...

An upcoming Netflix documentary explores Elizabeth Smart’s 2002 kidnapping, including the investigation and the events leading up to her 2003 rescue. “I just wanted to tell them I’m still alive,” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. More than 20 years after her kidnapping, Elizabeth Smart is ...

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 ...

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 ...

After Netflix released ‘Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart‘, many viewers started revisiting the case and tried to remember what really happened back in 2002. Now that the documentary is set to retell the ...

According to books and news stories, immediately after her abduction, Smart was kept at a campsite a few miles from her home. She was sometimes tethered to a tree or hidden in a hole. She once heard ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. In 2002, Elizabeth Smart’s abduction shocked the nation when the ...

High-profile abductions, like those of Patty Hearst and J. Paul Getty III, have captured the nation’s attention, but experts say kidnappings by strangers are exceedingly rare. By Michael Levenson A ...