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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.

 

Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case goes to the jury soon

The jury is expected to begin deliberations late Thursday in the trial of a homeless street preacher accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in 2002.

 

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