Elizabeth Smart (activist)
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Smart in 2012
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Elizabeth Ann Smart November 3, 1987 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (B.M.) |
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| Spouse(s) | Matthew Gilmour (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | elizabethsmart |
Elizabeth Ann Smart-Gilmour (born November 3, 1987) is an American child safety activist, contributor for ABC News, and professional classical harpist. She first gained national attention at the age of 14 when she was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City and rescued nine months later. As a musician, Smart has performed harp on national television in the United States.
Smart was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Edward (Ed) and Lois Smart. She has four brothers and a sister and is the second-oldest child in her family. She attended Bryant Middle School and Brigham Young University, studying music as a harp performance major.
On June 5, 2002, Smart was abducted at knifepoint from her bedroom in her family's Salt Lake City home. She was rescued by police officers nine months later on March 12, 2003, on a public street in Sandy, Utah, 18 miles from her home, following the help of an America's Most Wanted episode. She had been in the captivity of Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Ileen Barzee. Her abduction and rescue were widely reported and were the subject of a made-for-TV movie, titled The Elizabeth Smart Story, and non-fiction books.
On October 1, 2009, Smart testified that she was raped three to four times daily, tied up and threatened with death if she attempted to escape.
On November 16, 2009, Barzee agreed to plead guilty to assisting in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors. On May 19, 2010, Barzee was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. As part of a plea deal between the defense and federal prosecutors, federal Judge Dale A. Kimball gave Barzee credit for seven years that she had already served.
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