![]() ![]() A man took her with a gun.’ And of course being awoken to that, it was like, this is a bad dream.”Ĭouric: “Because you thought, well, maybe Elizabeth went to sleep on the sofa. She was-”Įd Smart: “Almost hiding behind the blanket.” She came in and said, ‘Elizabeth’s gone.” And you were awakened by Mary Catherine.” Lois and Ed Smart gave an interview about the circumstances to Katie Couric.Ĭouric: “Tell me what happened. They at first did not believe her, until they found the window screen that had been cut. Just before 4am, Mary Katherine went and told her parents what had happened. She crept quietly back into her bed where she hid for up to two hours. She saw then that Elizabeth and the man were still in the house, outside the bedroom of her brothers. She also said she thought his voice sounded familiar but she could not recall where she had heard it before.Īfter Elizabeth and the abductor left the room, Mary Katherine ran to tell her parents what had happened. Mary Katherine said the abductor was polite, calm and nicely dressed. She said she thought she heard Elizabeth ask ‘Why are you doing this?’ and the man possibly replied ‘for ransom.’ The abductor said something along the lines of ‘You better be quiet, and I won’t hurt you.’ Mary Katherine said she thought the man had a gun.Įlizabeth said ‘ouch’ at one point after she stubbed her toe. ![]() She said he had dark hair on his head, as well as dark hair on his arms and hands. She said he was 30-40 years old, was wearing light colored clothes and a golf hat. Mary Katherine told police that the abductor was a white man who was around the same height as her brother Charles – 5’8. Elizabeth was 14 at the time she was abducted and Mary Katherine was 9. Mary Katherine pretended to be asleep through the abduction. Mary Katherine heard the man threaten Elizabeth if she didn’t stay quiet. A man entered the house by cutting a window screen near the back door. In the early hours of June 5, 2002, Elizabeth and Mary Katherine were asleep in a bedroom of the Smart home. Elizabeth got awards in physical fitness and academics. The Smart family did not get home until late that evening as they had attended the Bryant Middle School awards function. The day before ElizABETH abduction was June 4, 2002. The family are part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elizabeth has four brothers and one sister – their names are Mary Katherine, William, Edward, Charles and Andrew. Elizabeth Ann Smart was born on Novemin Salt Lake City, Utah. ![]()
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