Elizabeth Smart
Elizabeth Smart is an American child safety advocate, ABC News contributor, producer and author. She first gained national recognition in June 2002 when she was abducted from her Salt Lake City home at 14. Lifetime documented her kidnapping in I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017), which she produced. She also appeared in A&E's two-part special Elizabeth Smart: Autobiography (2017). In 2011, she founded the Elizabeth Smart Foundation to combat sexual violence. She also joined ABC News as a contributor on missing person cases. Smart has published two best sellers: My Story (2013) and Where There's Hope (2018).
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Lifetime Teams Up with Elizabeth Smart for New Movie on Tanya Kach, Who Was Held Captive by School Security Guard
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How Jayme Closs, Elizabeth Smart, Jaycee Dugard and Others Survived Headline-Making Abductions
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Sisters in Survival: How Women Who Escaped Kidnappers Have Helped Each Other Heal
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Elizabeth Smart Reveals Why She Stepped Out of Her 'Comfort Zone' to Appear on 'The Masked Dancer'
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Elizabeth Smart Says She Was Sexually Assaulted on a Plane Last Summer: 'I Froze'
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Ed Smart, Father of Kidnapping Survivor Elizabeth Smart, Reportedly Says He Is Gay
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Kidnapping Survivor Elizabeth Smart on Jayme Closs Abduction: 'This Family Has Gone Through Hell'
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Elizabeth Smart Rejoices After Jayme Closs Is Found Alive: 'What a Miracle'
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Elizabeth Smart Welcomes Daughter Olivia
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Elizabeth Smart Declares 'My Past Has No Bearing on My Happiness Now' as Her Kidnapper Walks Free
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Elizabeth Smart's Kidnapper Pictured for the First Time Since Her Release
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Elizabeth Smart Urges Authorities Not to Release Woman Who Helped Kidnap Her: 'She Is a Threat'
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Jane Lynch Talks Her Return to 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' on 'PEOPLE Now' — Watch the Full Episode
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Elizabeth Smart Opens Up About Raising Her 2 Young Kids and a Life Now Full of Blessings
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Elizabeth Smart's Incredible Story: From Kidnapped Teen to Survivor and Married Mom
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Woman Who Helped Kidnap Elizabeth Smart Will Be Freed Next Week: 'Incomprehensible,' Smart Says
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Elizabeth Smart and Husband Matthew Gilmour Expecting Their Third Child
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Elizabeth Smart Says Her Captor Allegedly Tried to Kidnap Another Girl by Posing as Mormon
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Elizabeth Smart Saw Her 'Terrifying' Lifetime Movie Alone: 'I Never Want to Watch It Again'
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Elizabeth Smart Opens Up on Triggers for Painful Memories: 'I'll See Something ... and It'll Take Me Back'
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Elizabeth Smart Says She Contemplated Suicide After Being Raped During Kidnapping: 'I Remember Feeling Devastated'
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Elizabeth Smart's 'Strong and Inspirational' Story Is Coming to Lifetime
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Kidnap Survivor Elizabeth Smart Shares First Photo of Her New Baby Boy on Easter Sunday
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Elizabeth Smart Will Deliver Her Second Child on Sunday, Says Her Father
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Elizabeth Smart Meets Fellow Kidnapping Survivor Amanda Berry for the First Time: 'You're Just My Hero'
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How Elizabeth Smart Found Love After Her Terrifying Abduction as a Teen
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Baby Boy on the Way for Elizabeth Smart