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Inside the search for Elizabeth Smart, 20 years later
Chris Thomas, for the Deseret News | Posted March 26 - 11:39 a.m.
Chris Thomas, the Smart family spokesperson, recalls the 10-month, life-and-death battle that brought Elizabeth home.

20 years after kidnapping, Elizabeth Smart's focus is on helping others
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 7 - 5:01 p.m.
Sunday marks the 20th anniversary since Elizabeth Smart was rescued from her nine-month abduction. She works to prevent girls and women from being exploited and abused.

20 years after Elizabeth Smart's rescue, new book explores faith, 'other side' she didn't see
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted March 2 - 3:06 p.m.
A new book by Elizabeth Smart family spokesman Chris Thomas looks behind the scenes of her kidnapping and how his faith and childhood unexpectedly helped prepare him.

How to keep kids safe online: The Utah companies helping parents find answers
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 14 - 10:01 a.m.
The Raise parenting app is a free resource designed to help parents keep their kids safe online.

Elizabeth Smart Foundation bringing self-defense class to SUU campus
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 14 - 9:29 p.m.
The self-defense class founded by Elizabeth Smart is now available to Southern Utah University students as a for-credit course beginning this fall.

Elizabeth Smart marks 20 years since her life-altering abduction
Ashley Imlay, KSL.com | Posted June 3 - 4:37 p.m.
Elizabeth Smart is recognized worldwide for fighting sexual violence and kidnapping, 20 years after her abduction in Utah.

Elizabeth Smart's foundation joins Malouf to combat sexual violence, child exploitation
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 5 - 5:17 p.m.
Elizabeth Smart announced Wednesday that the Elizabeth Smart Foundation is merging with the Malouf Foundation, a Utah-based non-profit.

A look back at the frantic search for Elizabeth Smart 15 years ago
Carter Williams | Posted June 7 - 8:07 p.m.
Monday marked the 15th anniversary of Elizabeth Smart's disappearance and the beginning of a hectic search for the then 14-year-old girl. It was Utah's first use of what is now known as the Amber Alert system.

Elizabeth Smart gets candid during interview, book
Keith McCord | Posted Oct. 4 - 11:59 p.m.
Elizabeth Smart's memoir, "My Story," comes out Monday. The book will focus on her experience of being kidnapped and held for nine months by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee.

Mitchell found guilty, jury rejects insanity
ksl.com | Posted Dec. 10 - 2:07 p.m.
A federal jury has convicted former street preacher Brian David Mitchell of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart more than eight years ago.

Jurors resume deliberations in Mitchell trial
ksl.com | Posted Dec. 10 - 9:40 a.m.
Jurors in the Brian David Mitchell trial once again are deliberating the fate of the accused Elizabeth Smart kidnapper. They deliberated for about three hours before going home Thursday night.

Timeline of Elizabeth Smart's captivity
Sarah Dallof | Posted Oct. 1 - 5:17 p.m.
Elizabeth Smart testified in federal court against Brian David Mitchell, her accused kidnapper. For nine months officials and regular people floated theories and suspicions, but the real events were more disturbing than most of us imagined.
