Posted by 4Lindsey on November 17, 2009 at 10:06am
7 years ago, in 2002, 14 year old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped in her bedroom at knifepoint by Wanda Eileen Barzee and her former husband. 9 mnths later she was found wakling around Salt Lake City, Utah, with the couple and two other people. The two other people were a drifter and a self-proclaimed prophet that had done some handywork in Smart's home.Now, charges have been brought against Barzee and Brian David Mitchell, who kidnapped her and transported her illegally with the intent of sexual assault.During trials, Smart testified that Mitchell had performed a mock-marriage with her and had repeatedly and daily raped over the course of those 9 months in 2002.Now 21, Smart brought the case up again because she was set to leave on a mission in September (she's Mormon, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).Now 64, Barzee has had her sanity and mental stability question several times, and is currently housed at Utah State Hospital. Mitchell, also 64, has served time.
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