Elizabeth Smart

Elizabeth Ann Gilmour (née Smart; born November 3, 1987) is an American child safety activist and commentator for ABC News. She gained national attention at age 14 when she was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City by Brian David Mitchell. Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, held Smart captive for nine months until she was rescued by police officers on a street in Sandy, Utah.

Elizabeth Smart
Smart in 2023
Born
Elizabeth Ann Smart

(1987-11-03) November 3, 1987
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Alma materBrigham Young University (B.M.)
Occupations
  • Activist
  • journalist
Known forAbduction survivor
Spouse
Matthew Gilmour
(m. 2012)
Children3
Websiteelizabethsmart.com

Smart has since gone on to work as an activist and advocate for missing persons. Her life and abduction have been the subject of numerous non-fiction books and films.

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