I Will Never Be Who I Was Before Kidnapping: Elizabeth Smart

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Elizabeth Smart shared some things about her kidnapping with news anchor Bob Evans of Fox 13.

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Elizabeth was found in Sandy, Utah in March 2003 after being held captive by Brian David Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee in both Utah and California, and was sexually abused.

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She started the Elizabeth Smart Foundation and it merged with the Malouf Foundation to create the opportunity for her to have more of an influence on leaders and policy makers.

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I Will Never Be Who I Was Before Kidnapping: Elizabeth Smart

Elizabeth Smart shared some things about her kidnapping with news anchor Bob Evans of Fox 13.

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“It took me a while to recognize that I will never be who I was before all of this happened. That will never happen,” she told

Elizabeth was found in Sandy, Utah in March 2003 after being held captive by Brian David Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee in both Utah and California, and was sexually abused.

She started the Elizabeth Smart Foundation and it merged with the Malouf Foundation to create the opportunity for her to have more of an influence on leaders and policy makers.