Held Captive: The Kidnapping and Rescue of Elizabeth Smart

Book Description
A family's worst nightmare ...

On a June night in 2002, Salt Lake City teenager Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knifepoint from her own bedroom. For months afterward her distraught family prayed for her safe return while a massive manhunt was undertaken. Then, in March of the following year, Elizabeth Smart was discovered alive just a few miles from her home, the prisoner of a man who believed himself the Messiah and his loyal, complacent wife. What happened to Elizabeth during her nine months in captivity is shocking; how she finally gained her freedom is remarkable. And now the story can be told -- including startling information about the controversial investigation and the heartbreaking torment endured by an extraordinary young survivor.


About the Author
Haberman is a staff reporter for the New York Daily News, for whom she covered the Smart case. She began her career as a New York Post reporter, where she covered local politics and many national stories, from the arrest of Dr. Jack Kevorkian to the school shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas.


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On a June night in 2002, Salt Lake City teenager Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knifepoint from her own bedroom. For months afterward her distraught family prayed for her safe return while a massive manhunt was undertaken. Then, in March of the following year, Elizabeth Smart was discovered just a few miles from her home, the prisoner of a man who believed himself the Messiah and his loyal, complacent wife. What happened to Elizabeth during her nine months in captivity is shocking: how she finally gained her freedom is remarkable. And now the story can be told— including startling information about the controversial police investigation and the heartbreaking torment endured by a young survivor.


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