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Elizabeth Smart kidnapper convicted; jury rejects insanity

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper convicted; jury rejects insanity

A federal jury in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday morning convicted a self-proclaimed prophet and street preacher of kidnapping and repeatedly raping then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smart, rejecting arguments by the defense that Brian David Mitchell was insane at the time of the crimes.

 

Suspect in Elizabeth Smart case deemed competent

A federal judge on Monday ruled that the man charged in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart is competent to stand trial, paving the way for him to face charges nearly eight years after the girl was snatched from her bedroom....

 

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