{"id":93177,"date":"2017-06-16T04:02:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T04:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/?p=93177"},"modified":"2019-02-24T19:21:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T19:21:22","slug":"elizabeth-smart-explains-how-she-survived-her-9-month-capture-gallery-t2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/elizabeth-smart-explains-how-she-survived-her-9-month-capture-gallery-t2\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Smart Explains How She Survived Her 9 Month Capture"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_93043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93043\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93043\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-1-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com<\/figcaption><\/figure> <div class=\"dx-mob-container\"> <section class=\"widget truea-widget\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"truea-667847450\"><div class=\"proper-ad-unit\">\r\n    <div id=\"proper-ad-trueactivist_content_2\"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('trueactivist_content_2'); }); <\/script> <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/section> <\/div>  <div class=\"dx-desktop-container\"> <section class=\"widget truea-widget\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"truea-1570151988\"><div style=\"display:flex\">\r\n  <div style=\"flex:1\">\r\n    <div class=\"proper-ad-unit\">\r\n      <div id=\"proper-ad-trueactivist_content_1\"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('trueactivist_content_1'); }); <\/script> <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"flex:1\">\r\n    <div class=\"proper-ad-unit\">\r\n      <div id=\"proper-ad-trueactivist_content_2\"> <script> propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('trueactivist_content_2'); }); <\/script> <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/section> <\/div> \n<p>A sweet young girl, a strange religious fanatic, and a family left unaware. Elizabeth Smart was only fourteen years old when the unthinkable happened to her in the safety of her own home. It would seem that one of the people that her father had helped out with work turned around and did the worst thing imaginable to his young daughter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See the pain, the struggle and the triumph of Elizabeth Smart.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">An Innocent Young Girl<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93044\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93044\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-2.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-2-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Elizabeth Ann Smart was the second-oldest child of Edward and Lois Smart. She had four brothers and one sister, with whom she shared a bedroom. She was a student at Bryant Middle School and was doing exceptionally well. In fact, she was not only on the track team, she was also an amazing harp player and joined in a number of recitals. But little did she know her entire life was going to come crashing down.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Smart Family<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93045\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93045\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-3.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-3-393x400.jpg 393w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-3-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elizabeth\u2019s family was known to be devout Mormons who were kind to everyone they met. So when Brian David Mitchell showed up looking for work, Edward Smart didn\u2019t hesitate to offer him a few odd jobs to do around the house. He just thought that he could offer the man a bit of money for completing some work. Little did he know the kind of horrible plans he was devising to do to his beautiful older daughter.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Someone\u2019s In The Bedroom<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93046\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93046\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-4.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-4-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:http:\/\/img2.thejournal.ie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On June 5, 2002, Elizabeth had been sound asleep in her bed when she woke up because someone was standing over her bed. She was startled awake by a cold knife being held against her throat. Her abductor told her quietly, \u201cI have a knife at your neck, don\u2019t make a sound, get up and come with me.\u201d And then after dragging her through the house and almost to the door, he said again, \u201cIf you make any sound if you do anything that causes any attention or causes someone to come, I will not only kill you, but I will kill anyone who tries to stop me.\u201d Elizabeth was only 14 years of age at the time.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mary Katherine Saw It Happen<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93047\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93047\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-5.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-5-400x312.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:http:\/\/img2.thejournal.ie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mary Katherine, the 9-year-old younger and only sister of Elizabeth had woken up her parents after witnessing her sister get kidnapped. She ran into her parent\u2019s bedroom and said, \u201cMom, somebody has taken Elizabeth!\u201d Shaken and scared, her parents ran into their room and saw that Elizabeth was nowhere to be found. Mary Katherine spoke again and said, \u201cYou\u2019re not going to find Elizabeth, a man has taken her.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Searching For Elizabeth<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93048\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93048\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-6.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-6-400x262.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As soon as her parents realized that was Mary Katherine was saying was the truth, they quickly called the authorities. As soon as family and friends had heard the horrible news, they willingly lent police a hand and searched all around the area close to the house and other nearby locations. Sadly for Elizabeth, it would seem that she had just vanished without a trace.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Asking For Help<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93049\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93049\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-7-288x400.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just like most missing person cases go, searches, posters, and pleas for help were sent all over town and the outer areas of the Smart home. Elizabeth\u2019s parents and siblings were distraught over what had happened to her, and more so because they knew that someone had indeed taken her from her bed in the middle of the night. All they knew was that they needed to find out who took her and pray that she was still alive.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Who Was Immanuel?<\/h2>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93181\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/photo_2017-06-14_08-27-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/photo_2017-06-14_08-27-25.jpg 640w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/photo_2017-06-14_08-27-25-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/>\n<p>5 months into the investigation, without much evidence to go on, Mary Katherine suddenly remembered the person who had taken Elizabeth that fateful night in June. She told her parents that she thought the man who had taken Elizabeth was the drifter who had worked at their home who called himself Immanuel. It would seem that even if he had only seen the Smart daughters for a brief moment, he had become quite obsessed with Elizabeth from that time onwards.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Supposed Divine Intervention<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93051\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93051\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-9.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-9-400x273.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apparently, Mitchell was also a Mormon who seemingly went quite extreme in his religious beliefs. In the year 2000, on Thanksgiving Day, he told his wife Barzee that he had a conversation with God. And during their talk, God had told him to take on 7 other wives. He had also received the message that his name was no longer Brian David Mitchell, but in fact Immanuel David Isaiah, and that his new purpose on earth was to \u201cserve as a mouthpiece for the Lord during the Last Days.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Attempting To Live A Normal Life<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93052\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93052\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-10.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-10-400x340.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>David and his wife, Barzee, were known to be devout Mormons as well, just like the Smart family. In fact, his wife even played the organ in church. But apparently, not everything was coming up roses. According to Barzee, her first year of marriage to Mitchell was \u201cextremely rough.\u201d In order to make things work, \u201cshe tried to make her second year better by being more submissive and not arguing with Mitchell as much.\u201d But things just went downhill from there.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Immanuel\u2019s Plans<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93053\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93053\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-11.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-11-400x294.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/allthingscrimeblog.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From that day of his \u201cconversation\u201d with God, Mitchell\u2019s manner changed completely. He stopped cutting his hair and he started wearing robes, looking more and more like a biblical figure and reminiscent of an Old Testament prophet. He was even known around Salt Lake Valley as an \u201ceccentric but harmless street preacher,\u201d and no one ever thought that he would cause any harm. How wrong they were.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Things Got Stranger With Time<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93054\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93054\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-12.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-12-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/www.sutherlandmanifesto.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During their time together, Barzee explains that not only did she have to give up her love for music and no longer play for the Church, Mitchell also forced her to cut all ties with her family. At the time, Barzee had 6 children from a previous relationship. And although she wasn\u2019t allowed to see her family, Mitchell still kept in contact with his. It would seem that he was slowly manipulating her into doing everything he required of her, which was going to eventually ruin her life.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Just A Few Miles Away<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93055\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93055\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-13.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-13-400x273.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/img.ksl.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What authorities couldn\u2019t figure out at the time that they were searching for Elizabeth, was that Mitchell had been living in a dug-out shelter just a few miles away from the Smart residence. It was made out of logs and tarp, and was basically a wooded campsite. Elizabeth had even recalled that during the time everyone was searching for her, she had actually heard her uncle\u2019s voice calling out her name. She was too afraid to answer him at the time, remembering Mitchell\u2019s warning of killing her and her loved ones if she made a single peep.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Life On The Hillside<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93056\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93056\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-14.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-14-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When she was kidnapped, Elizabeth was forced to hike four miles into the foothills to the makeshift campsite that Mitchell and wife Barzee were living in. As soon as they arrived, a strange, \u201cwedding ritual\u201d was conducted with the fake ceremony ending with \u201cthe new and everlasting covenant,\u201d which in Mormon terms is used for polygamous marriage. Elizabeth was then forced to remove her clothing and that is when Mitchell raped the then 14-year-old girl.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Horribly Forced Way Of Life<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93057\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93057\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-15.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-15-400x231.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elizabeth recalls the horrible treatment she got the day she arrived in her new \u201chome.\u201d She said, \u201cI was begging and crying and just so scared. I remember thinking, I know what comes after a wedding and that cannot happen to me. That cannot happen.\u201d But sadly for Elizabeth, that\u2019s exactly what took place. She continues, \u201cI remember him forcing me to the ground, (and) fighting the whole way. And then when he finished, he stood up, and I was left alone, feeling absolutely broken, absolutely shattered. I was broken beyond repair. I was going to be thrown away.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">And It Didn\u2019t End There<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93058\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93058\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-16.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-16-400x171.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the days turned into months, Elizabeth\u2019s torment continued day in and day out. She refers to the time as her \u201cliving hell,\u201d and especially more so when Mitchell would look at the pornography. She reiterated, \u201cLooking at pornography wasn\u2019t enough for him. Having sex with his wife after looking at pornography, it wasn\u2019t enough for him. And then it led him to finally going out and kidnapping me. He just always wanted more. I can\u2019t say that he would not have gone out and kidnapped me had he not looked at pornography. All I know is that pornography made my living hell worse.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Going To Lakeside California<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93059\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93059\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-17.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-17-400x226.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Elizabeth\u2019s sister had remembered who had taken her that night in June, America\u2019s Most Wanted decided to air a segment about her kidnapping in January of 2003. As soon as the show was done, a number of calls came in from people who claimed to know exactly whom Mitchell was. His ex-wife, his kids, even his stepchildren told them that he was no longer clean-shaven, but that he had a beard, long hair and wore robes. They even said that he had a \u201cthing\u201d for young girls.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Spotting The Trio Hitch-Hiking<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93060\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93060\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-18.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-18-400x161.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:http:\/\/www.sltrib.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For a second segment, America\u2019s Most Wanted aired Elizabeth\u2019s story and shared, even more, details of her kidnapping. Then finally, in March 2003, the strangely garbed \u201cfamily\u201d was seen hitchhiking back to Salt Lake City, Utah from California. Surprisingly while in California, they were not \u201cin hiding,\u201d and rather were out amongst the crowd. And just like the citizens of Salt Lake City, it would seem that he was a harmless, albeit strange man, with a family that lived his rather simplistic and prophetic lifestyle. But finally, on March 12, 2003, everything changed.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Finding Elizabeth<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93061\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93061\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-19.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-19-400x274.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/thecatholiccatalogue.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When they got to Sandy, Utah, people recognized \u201cImmanuel\u201d from the show, and immediately called The Sandy Police. When the police found the trio, they had asked them what their names were, and Elizabeth had first told authorities that her name was Augustine Marshall. She was still afraid of the harm that Mitchell could inflict on her. But the police reassured her saying, \u201cElizabeth, you\u2019re safe now. Your family needs you,\u201d and they took her away from Mitchell and Barzee and into a holding cell to await her real parents\u2019 arrival.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Back Where She Belongs<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93062\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93062\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-20.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-20-400x269.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:https:\/\/tbmwomenintheworld2016.files.wordpress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elizabeth\u2019s father recalls the amazing day that he received a phone call from Detective Parks who worked for the Sandy Police Department. He said it came at around 1 p.m. and they told him that they believed they had found their daughter who had been missing for 9 months. When they arrived at the station, Elizabeth\u2019s mom demanded that Elizabeth be allowed to come out of the holding room to see them. They couldn\u2019t believe their shock and happiness when it really was their Elizabeth. Her father says he grabbed her, not being able to hold back his tears and thought to himself, \u2018Thank you! What a miracle this was. What a blessing that we would be able to have our daughter back.\u2019<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Charging Mitchell And Barzee<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93063\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93063\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-21.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-21-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/signaturebooks.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Almost immediately after Elizabeth was deemed safe, Mitchell and Barzee were charged with aggravated kidnapping, burglary, and sexual assault. Detained in Federal Court, they were said to undergo a psychological evaluation after all that had transpired over the last few years, especially after what they did to Elizabeth Smart.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sharing Her Torment<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93064\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93064\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-22.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-22-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the horrible abuse and torment that Elizabeth had to endure, she was able to remain strong and sane, and share her experience with the public. In her countless interviews, she explained for herself exactly what had happened at the hands of her captor. She says, \u201cOver the next nine months, Brian David Mitchell would rape me every day, sometimes multiple times a day, he would torture and brutalize me in ways that are impossible to imagine, starve and manipulate me, like I was an animal.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cruelty At The Hands Of Her Kidnapper<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93065\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93065\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-23.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-23-400x253.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She continues, \u201cIf I could\u2019ve slept for nine months, I would\u2019ve. That\u2019s where I could go to almost and not feel the pain, not feel the despair, not feel everything that was happening to me. There was a point that I stopped crying. It\u2019s not just because I didn\u2019t feel pain anymore, not because I didn\u2019t feel sorrow. It was just to keep going. I mean, it just was to survive, to live.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Wanda Barzee<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93066\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93066\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-24.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-24-400x228.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/i2.cdn.cnn.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When questioned about why she went along with the kidnapping, rape, and torture of Elizabeth, Barzee had said that Mitchell was manipulating her. She claims that Mitchell told her that, \u201che had a revelation from God,\u201d and she wanted to follow God\u2019s revelations. She claims though that personally, she knew that what she was doing was wrong.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sending Her Apologies To Elizabeth<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93067\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93067\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-25.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-25-400x295.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During her time of sentencing, Barzee said, \u201cI\u2019m greatly humbled as I realize how much Elizabeth Smart has been victimized and the role I played in it. I\u2019m so sorry, Elizabeth, for all the pain and suffering I caused you and your family. It is my hope that you find it in your heart to forgive me.\u201d And although Elizabeth wasn\u2019t around to see Barzee\u2019s sentencing, Barzee still said her apology to the young girl. She was sentenced to 15 years in jail, with 5 years of probation after release, after which she would also be placed on the sex offender list.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What Happened to Brian David Mitchell?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93068\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93068\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-26.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-26-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:http:\/\/cdn.newsapi.com.au<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mitchell, on the other hand, was sentenced to life imprisonment for what he did to Elizabeth. And with amazing courage and strength, Elizabeth spoke directly to Mitchell, whom she hadn\u2019t seen since she was saved from his clutches. She told him, \u201cI know that you know what you did is wrong. You took away nine months of my life that can never be returned. You will never affect me again.\u201d Mitchell though refused to look at her and was even removed for singing and disturbing the peace. It didn\u2019t matter though, at least she could rest knowing that he was going to live the rest of his life in prison.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Moving On With Her Life<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93069\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93069\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-27.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-27-266x400.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/c767204.r4.cf2.rackcdn.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite everything that Elizabeth had to endure, she went on to live a wonderful, and better yet, happy life. She was able to finish school, and pursue her love of music at Brigham University in Utah. After graduating, she went on to start the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which hopes to teach children about violent and sexual crime. She has made it her life mission to educated young kids about abuse and how to deal with the aftermath. She wants to ensure that anyone who has undergone sexual abuse knows that they are \u201cnot damaged goods,\u201d and that they are worthy of love.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Getting Married To The Love Of Her Life<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93070\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93070\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-28.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-28-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: https:\/\/peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elizabeth has since met the man of her dreams, Matthew Gilmour. She had met him in Paris, as they were both missionaries there. After a 1-year courtship, the couple got engaged and was eventually married on February 18, 2012, at the Laie Hawaii Temple in a very private ceremony.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Family To Call Her Own<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93073\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93073\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-29.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-29-400x386.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She and her husband now have 2 beautiful children, a daughter born in February of 2015 and a son born in 2017. She explained that being a mother was her \u2018greatest aspiration.\u2019 She had said, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be here if it weren\u2019t for my mom. My mom is a hero and has influenced my life more than any other person, and I\u2019d like to have that same influence on my children.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">No Longer A Victim<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93071\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93071\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-30.jpg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-30-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-30-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-30-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:http:\/\/mediad.publicbroadcasting.net<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elizabeth is quite adamant about her purpose of helping others who have been victimized like she has. She says, \u201cYou can never judge a child or a victim of any crime on what they should have done because you weren\u2019t there and you don\u2019t know and you have no right just to sit in your armchair at home and say \u2018Well, why didn\u2019t you escape? Why didn\u2019t you do this?\u2019 I mean, they just don\u2019t know.\u201d She continues, \u201cThat\u2019s wrong. And I was 14. I was a little girl. And I had seen this man successfully kidnap me, he successfully chained me up, he successfully raped me, he successfully did all of these things. What was to say that he wouldn\u2019t kill me when he\u2019d make those threats to me? What was to say that he wouldn\u2019t kill my family?\u201d<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Her Book, \u2018My Story\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93072\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93072\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-31.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elizabeth-Smart-31-263x400.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: http:\/\/religionnews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elizabeth Smart- Gilmore has written a memoir of what happened to her when she was kidnapped, raped, tortured and kept by Mitchell and Barzee. In her story, she explains that she survived because of her family, her faith and by the love of her living God. She says that the best advice she got from her mom was, \u201cElizabeth, what this man has done to you is terrible. He has stolen nine months of your life that you will never get back. 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