View from the Y for Wednesday, March 19, 2003
The BYU presidential change sent through BYU. Those charged in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart will be arraigned today. With Provo's new housing ordinance on the horizon, some BYU students feel they're being discriminated against.
Suspects charged in Smart case
Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Ilene Barzee, were charged Tuesday, mrch 18, with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated burglary in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart.
A joyful celebration for Elizabeth's return
Many children and parents shed tears and laughter at the Welcome Home party for Elizabeth Smart at Salt Lake City's Liberty Park, Friday night, March 14.
Police still looking for clues in Smart case
Even though Elizabeth is home, family members and police officials pled with the community Thursday to come forward with any clues or tips they may have regarding Elizabeth or her abductors.
View from the Y for Thursday, March 13, 2003
Elizabeth found, and a neighborhood changed. The whole story of Elizabeth's recovery is still somewhat sketchy. The LDS Church has advised some of its leaders to stay at home for this spring's General Conference. One of BYU's oldest student organizations reaches out to students in a traditional way - a pow-wow.
View from the Y for Friday, March 14, 2003
Tears of sorrow turned to tears of joy as Elizabeth Smart's family was reunited after a nine-month absence. The national headquarters for the Middle East language research center is now open at BYU. Military deployment has students dropping out of school. Warm weather let the campus come alive yesterday.
Witnesses tell of seeing Smart with abductors
Accounts by people who saw Elizabeth Smart and her alleged abductors, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Eileen Barzee hours before police apprehended the group in Sandy.
BYU NewsNet at Noon for Thursday, March 13, 2003
Elizabeth Smart is home. The Salt Lake Community rallies around her. BYU students say what they think about her appearance. And a local lay-off will leave 80 people without their jobs.
Ed Smart encourages use of Amber alert
Just hours after the return of his daughter Elizabeth - missing since June - Ed Smart urged lawmakers to implement a national Amber Alert system.
BYU campus: Elizabeth, welcome home
Whether first heard on the television, radio or by word of mouth, reactions seemed to be the same. As the news spread that Elizabeth Smart was alive Wednesday afternoon, students across BYU campus began talking about the event.
Mother thankful for Rachael Alert
Jennifer Triplett's son Nicolas is safe at home with her because of the Utah abduction alert system commonly known as the Rachael Alert.
Smart family appears on CBS network
The siblings of Elizabeth Smart, the Salt Lake City girl who was kidnapped from her home June 5 of last year, spoke out for the first time on "48 Hours Investigates."
S.C. man charged with extortion in Smart case
An 18-year-old South Carolina man was charged Wednesday Nov. 6 with trying to extort $3 million from the Smart family in return for Elizabeth.
California man revealed as Smart suspect
The suspension of an Orange County prosecutor has revealed that Utah investigators suspect California sex-offender James Witbaard for the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, 14, from her Salt Lake home last June.
Smart family hopeful of Elizabeth's return
As Elizabeth Smart's birthday draws near, her family is still hopeful for her return and is now focusing efforts to help others who have felt the same loss.
House passes Child Abduction Prevention Act
The proposed law is a compilation of various bills that will expand the AMBER alert program, increase funding for the National Center for Missing Children and toughen penalties for child abductors.
Senate proposes nationwide kidnap alerts
A national Amber Alert system has been proposed in the Senate after several local alert systems, like Utah's Rachael Alert, successfully recovered kidnapping victims.
Child kidnappings down despite increased media coverage
The number of child abduction cases has actually declined this year both nationally and in Utah, although media coverage of kidnappings this summer has been intense.
Missing children on decline
Children's disappearances is actually on the decline, but the ones who do vanish are often harder to find.
Bush announces missing children conference
President Bush announced a parental guide and a White House conference about missing children in his latest speech from the Rose Garden.
Elizabeth Smart update June 10, 2002
Six days of intense search and world-wide news coverage have not brought the police any closer to finding Elizabeth Smart.
Kidnapping tests new "Rachael Alert" system
The abduction of Elizabeth Smart marked the debut of a warning system called Rachael Alert, which was designed to disseminate important information to the public in the case of child abduction.
Crews search for abducted SLC girl
Police have issued a statewide alert to find a Salt Lake City girl who was abducted at gunpoint from her bedroom Wednesday, June 5, morning.
14-year-old girl abuducted from bedroom
Elisabeth Smart was kidnapped this morning from her home. Her little sister witnessed the kidnapping. The Rachel Alert was signaled in hopes to get the word out before the kidnapper got too far. Police are still searching for the young girl.
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