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Janice · 10-24-2003, 12:10 PM

10:00PM--NBC
Oct. 24

Elizabeth Smart interviewed for TV special

Elizabeth Smart said she's "still pretty much the same person," after her nine-month kidnapping ordeal.

She also told Katie Couric in her first television interview that her experience made her more compassionate toward the homeless, according to NBC.

Couric interviewed the 15-year-old high school freshman Tuesday at her family's ranch near Salt Lake City. The network did not pay for the interview, said NBC spokeswoman Caryn Mautner.

Ed and Lois Smart talked about the police investigation and how their faith helped them during the nine months Elizabeth was gone.

"It was a miracle that we could function as a family together because these ... types of things can wreck marriages and pull families apart, and I think we've become stronger and closer as a family," Ed Smart told Couric.

Brian David Mitchell, 50, and his wife Wanda Barzee, 57, are charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated burglary in Elizabeth's June 5, 2002, abduction.

The homeless couple allegedly kept Elizabeth as Mitchell's second wife for nine months in Utah and California. They were found March 12 in Sandy, a suburb about 15 miles south of Salt Lake City, nine months after Elizabeth disappeared.

Mijada · 10-24-2003, 12:14 PM

She's on the cover of People Magazine this week with her parents. It's so nice to hear that she is doing well and trying to put that ordeal behind her. She is very lucky to have such a loving and supportive family.

10-24-2003, 12:10 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Katie Couric interviews Elizabeth Smart 10:00PM--NBC Oct. 24 Elizabeth Smart interviewed for TV special Elizabeth Smart said she's "still pretty much the same person," after her nine-month kidnapping ordeal. She also told Katie Couric in her first television interview that her experience made her more compassionate toward the homeless, according to NBC. Couric interviewed the 15-year-old high school freshman Tuesday at her family's ranch near Salt Lake City. The network did not pay for the interview, said NBC spokeswoman Caryn Mautner. Ed and Lois Smart talked about the police investigation and how their faith helped them during the nine months Elizabeth was gone. "It was a miracle that we could function as a family together because these ... types of things can wreck marriages and pull families apart, and I think we've become stronger and closer as a family," Ed Smart told Couric. Brian David Mitchell, 50, and his wife Wanda Barzee, 57, are charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated burglary in Elizabeth's June 5, 2002, abduction. The homeless couple allegedly kept Elizabeth as Mitchell's second wife for nine months in Utah and California. They were found March 12 in Sandy, a suburb about 15 miles south of Salt Lake City, nine months after Elizabeth disappeared.

10-24-2003, 12:14 PM	#2
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	She's on the cover of People Magazine this week with her parents. It's so nice to hear that she is doing well and trying to put that ordeal behind her. She is very lucky to have such a loving and supportive family.