Kidnapping Suspect Removed From Hearing
From Times Wire Reports
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.
Brian David Mitchell, 51, and his wife, Wanda Barzee, 59, are charged with kidnapping, sexual assault and burglary in the 2002 abduction of the teenager. Barzee already has been declared incompetent to stand trial and is in a state institution.
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