Elizabeth Smart

For the first time since she was abducted at 14 years old, Elizabeth Smart spoke about her tragic experience outside of the courtroom. Smart appeared at a women's conference called "Overcoming the Unimaginable," put on by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger . Elizabeth Smart testified in court last month about her abduction (Getty) According to Yahoo News , Smart (now 21) was "upbeat" when she addressed the audience and described how she has regained a normal life after the incident. A video from the conference aired on the Today show this morning, in which Smart said, "I have never let it hold me back, and ... Read Full Story

The Elizabeth Smart kidnapping occurred on June 5, 2002, when American girl Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City, Utah, bedroom at the age of 14. She was found 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. Ed and Lois Smart, with their six children, resided in the affluent neighborhood of Federal ... Read Full Story

Elizabeth Smart (2nd-R), Mark Scharman (R) of the Salt Lake City Police Department, Louis Smart (2nd-L-behind Scharman) her mother and Richard Lambert (L) of the U.S. Attorneys office, leave the Federal Court House after Smart testified, for the first time, in a competency hearing for her kidnapper Brian David Mitchell on October 1, 2009 in Salt Lake City. (Getty Images) more pics » Elizabeth Smart was just 14 when she was abducted in 2002 from her Salt Lake City bedroom. She was found alive in the company of Brian David Mitchell and his wife Wanda Ileen Barzee nine months later, but her ordeal was ... Read Full Story

(CNN) — Wanda Eileen Barzee pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges stemming from the 2002 abduction of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart, prosecutors said. Barzee, 64, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor, Brett Tolman, U.S. attorney for Utah, said in a statement … Read Full Story

More from The Yahoo! Newsroom: In June of 2002, then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her family’s home in Salt Lake City, Utah. In March of 2003 she was found alive, 18 miles away, with presumed kidnappers Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Ileen Barzee. She was returned to her family. Read Full Story