Cousin of Elizabeth Smart linked to kidnapping case
Salt Lake County authorities say Elizabeth Smart's cousin was the target of an attempted kidnapping last July by Brian Mitchell, the man accused of abducting Elizabeth. Investigators connect the two households as part of the same alleged plot to form a new religious group with seven wives.
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Elizabeth Smart suspect defends polygamy in manifesto
Brian David Mitchell, 49, author of a 27 page tract, argues in a March 2002 entry that polygamy is God’s true plan and that true followers may take multiple wives. Hephizibah Eladah Isaiah is the nickname given for his wife Wanda Barzee, who authorities may charge alongside him for kidnapping Elizabeth Smart.
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