Elizabeth Smart says she feels liberated after body building competitions
Elizabeth Smart, who survived abduction and sexual abuse as a teenager and went on to become a child safety advocate, recently revealed a pivot into body building.
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Elizabeth Smart, who survived abduction and sexual abuse as a teenager and went on to become a child safety advocate, recently revealed a pivot into body building.
Elizabeth Smart is opening up about a new chapter in life, body building. Smart, who was abducted as a teen, described her first competition as "terrifying" and said she "was shaking," but added she now feels liberated and competing is "a celebration" of her body.
Elizabeth Smart was just 14 when she was kidnapped from her bedroom in Salt Lake City. She is now an activist and mother of three.
Elizabeth Smart was found alive 20 years ago after being kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Salt Lake City. She joins "CBS Mornings" to reflect on that day and what she's doing to help others. CBS News' Gayle King reports.
Elizabeth Smart sits down with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King 20 years after she was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 14.
Twenty years ago, the life of Elizabeth Smart was forever changed when she was kidnapped as she slept in her Salt Lake City home.
Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted at 14, reveals that she was sexually assaulted again in summer 2019 while on an airplane. The harrowing experience inspired her to launch "Smart Defense," a program aimed to teach women and girls the skills and confidence they need to protect themselves. Smart talks with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King about how her experiences shaped her belief in self-defense.
Smart hopes Smart Defense will train women to fight back and empower them to tap into their own strength.
In our exclusive interview, Ed Smart reveals how difficult it was to come out as gay to his family and friends
Seventeen years after his daughter's kidnapping and miraculous rescue, Ed Smart says there's something he has to talk about
"As an openly gay man, the Church is not a place where I find solace any longer," Smart wrote
In phone call to reporter from jail, a man identifying himself as Jake Patterson describes holding the Wisconsin teen prisoner
The child safety activist, who was herself abducted in 2002, talks about steps to recovery for Wisconsin teen who was held captive for three months
"There's no going back," says Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted at age 14 for nine months, of life before abduction
Wanda Barzee, who helped kidnap Smart, is listed in sex-offender registry as living near Parkview Elementary School in Utah
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Wanda Barzee spent more than 15 years behind bars
Wanda Barzee helped her husband kidnap Smart back in 2002 and was released from prison Wednesday after more than 15 years behind bars
Ahead of Barzee's anticipated release on Wednesday, Smart speaks to "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King in her first sit-down interview since the news broke
In her first sit-down interview since the news broke, Elizabeth Smart claims her captor, Wanda Barzee, encouraged her husband to rape her
Smart says the release of 64-year-old Wanda Barzee, years earlier than expected, was a shock
Wanda Barzee pleaded guilty to kidnapping Elizabeth Smart and helping keep her captive for nine months
The death is being investigated as a homicide; Utah County Sheriff's Office interviewing "persons of interest"
Police say man, once convicted of attempted murder, cut line and was approaching Utah woman famous for child kidnapping case
Elizabeth Smart made the remarks in a video posted by Fight the New Drug, an anti-pornography advocacy group