The Story of Elizabeth Smart
In Salt Lake City, UT, a young teenager by the name of Elizabeth Smart was taken from her bedroom in her family's million-dollar home. An unknown man, later identified by as Brian David Mitchell, took her on June 5, 2002. Elizabeth's 9-year old sister, Mary Catherine, told investigators that an older man had abducted Elizabeth at knifepoint. Mitchell had previously worked for Ed and Lois Smart as a handy man at their home. Mitchell was known as a homeless preacher on the streets of Salt Lake City, and believed himself to be God. …
