World & Nation
A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart when she was a teenager and stood by as the Utah girl was sexually assaulted was released Wednesday after spending 15 years in prison.
Sept. 19, 2018
Wanda Barzee will also testify against her husband, who she says kidnapped the Utah teenager in 2002.
Nov. 18, 2009
Wanda Barzee, one of two people charged with kidnapping teenager Elizabeth Smart, was ruled incompetent to stand trial by a state judge who committed her to a state hospital “to restore her mental health.”
Jan. 10, 2004
The drifter and self-proclaimed prophet accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart was removed from his competency hearing in Salt Lake City for singing religious songs.
Feb. 17, 2005
A judge is considering whether the woman accused in the 2002 abduction of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart should be forcibly medicated in an attempt to restore her competency for trial.
Feb. 17, 2006
The woman accused with her husband of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart so the man could keep the girl as a second wife has filed for divorce, according to court documents.
Dec. 20, 2004
California
The recent arrests in the Elizabeth Smart case have energized a stalled investigation into the 1991 abduction of 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard, according to police in the Northern California community where she was taken.
March 16, 2003
A grand jury indictment against Elizabeth Smart kidnapping suspect Brian David Mitchell was unsealed in Salt Lake City, a day after the self-proclaimed prophet was ruled competent to stand trial.
Sept. 2, 2004
In video link from jail, the couple arrested in Utah abduction stand expressionless.
March 20, 2003
Elizabeth Smart’s abductor found guilty of kidnapping, rape
Dec. 10, 2010