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The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart

Salt Lake City, Utah, United StatesJune 5, 2002

On June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was taken from her bedroom in Salt Lake City by Brian David Mitchell. She was held captive for nine months before being found alive in 2003. Mitchell was sentenced to life in prison.

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