The 15th anniversary of the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart is next year but there are many young people who don’t know her story. In the 2000’s, every single media outlet and every single person was talking about Elizabeth Smart. It was all anyone could talk about, a normal middle-class family, who experienced the most tragic event any parent or child could experience. The events that followed Elizabeth’s abduction are truly heartbreaking. But ultimately, Elizabeth has left her demons in the past and is moving forward in life. With a new Lifetime film adaption of Elizabeth’s abduction, the attention is once again shifted to her story. Here’s what you don’t know about the event that transpired on June 5, 2002.
Who Is Elizabeth Smart?
Born on November 3, 1987 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Edward and Lois Smart. Elizabeth has four brothers and a sister and she is the second-oldest child in the Smart family. Furthermore Elizabeth is an incredibly talented harpist.
Edward and Lois
The Smart family lived in the upscale neighborhood of Federal Heights in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ed is the owner of a real estate and mortgage company in Utah. Edward and Lois have been married since 1986 and have six children together. Just your typical, normal family. Until June 5, 2002 that is, when their lives changed forever.