Elizabeth Smart Reuninted with Her Mother**picture***

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ^ | March 13, 2003 | Elizabeth Neff

[Kentucky]

Police found Elizabeth Smart alive and in the company of a transient panhandler Wednesday, some nine months after she disappeared from her Salt Lake City home. Sandy police located Elizabeth in the suburb with Brian David Mitchell, who had worked odd jobs for the Smarts for five hours in November 2001 and was wanted for questioning. Salt Lake City Police Chief Rick Dinse said investigators are convinced Elizabeth was kidnapped, and released the name of Wanda Eileen Barzee as a second suspect in the crime.

[Illbay]

This entire episode has me very much on edge. There have been plenty--some of whom I could name but won't--who have had a heyday on the Elizabeth threads over months, coming up with some of the most outrageous--and unfounded--allegations and theories.

I have been suspended exactly once in the five years I've been on FR. It was after I, in a fit of pique, angrily denounced a bunch of them as "pigs" (with attendant photographs) on and "Elizabeth" Thread.

That lets you know how personally I take this topic.

[Illbay]

She is his wife. Her children (his stepchildren) have come forward with the details.

[Iwo Jima]

Understood.

[Catspaw]

So the stepkids confirmed they were legally married? Thanks for the info.

[Minutemen]

Thank god the child is alive.
But you gotta wonder about that sniveling fruitcake of a "father" of hers.
That imbecile(dad?) is the guy that hired all those degenerates to do work around his house.
I'm betting it turns out that "dad" might have had some hanky panky goin on with his degenerate buddies, and they took his daughter and threatened him with blackmail.
How do you like my conspiracy theory?

[RnMomof7]

Did MSNBC say if he or his wife/girlfriend/companion had lawyers yet? If they do have lawyers, they'd be clamming up pronto.

There are an estimated 30,000 people (fundamentalists) in plural marriages in Utah..and they believe they are doing Gods will..if this guy is as much a fanatic as he seems I will bet he will welcome his platform to preach to all the other LDS in Utah..(just a guess , but fanatics love a platform..so he may be hard to shut up)

[Illbay]

In an interview with some of Barzee's adult kids (who apparently aided in the apprehension of the two), they said that they didn't believe this theory, that Elizabeth was serving as a "replacement child".

It is true that Barzee's fifteen-year-old daughter had left about twelve years ago to go live with her father after not being able to take Mitchell any longer, but the Barzee kids say that they never really abandoned their mother.

Rather, she is the one who has consistently pushed THEM away.

Unfortunately, I'm afraid it's going to come out that Mitchell, who allegedly has a history of paedophilia, was simply seeking to get his jollies with Elizabeth.

[Illbay]

I don't recall, but I think so. I think they were actually at one time a semi-coherent couple, according to people who attended church with them years ago.

[Illbay]

But you gotta wonder about that sniveling fruitcake of a "father" of hers.

Just shut yer "sniveling" yap.

[landerwy]

Some have been downright vicious in their attacks of LDS people, and subscribed all sorts of actions and beliefs to the LDS. You are not doing that. Illbay is used to being attacked by them and is understandibly, to me anyway, passionate in his responses.

[gopwhit]

"14/15 girl is hardly a woman...rape does not make a once virgin a woman"

Thank you homeschool mama---I agree totally what is this Little House On The Prairie here?

[Illbay]

Actually, it sounds like Mitchell has always shunned contact with "normal" people, and has always preferred isolation. His "flock" is the homeless in and around Salt Lake City.

[RnMomof7]

who allegedly has a history of paedophilia,

I had heard there was no "history" of paedophilla ..just that the kids were uncomfortable..Bill that wife is as much to blame as he is.She deserve the same punishment

[AppyPappy]

That imbecile(dad?) is the guy that hired all those degenerates to do work around his house.

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' ...Matthew 25:40

[Illbay]

To me it's not really about being LDS. I can't stand it when the "Jerry Springer" wannabes come around with their stupid, idiotic rumor-mongering.

That's NOT a good reflection on FR, for one thing.

For another, although I do NOT know the Smarts personally, I do personally know two families who know them, and I know that there is nothing to the stupid, cretinous garbage like this nematode in #345 just posted.

I get riled up at injustice no matter who is the recipient.

[landerwy]

One thing different about him than some of the others you are speaking of is he is not a believer in the Book of Mormon. Having said that he will probably welcome the platform and maybe this might play some into his being caught back in Utah.

[Illbay]

Re the allegations of paedophilia: They were made yesterday by Mitchell's ex-wife, who divorced him seventeen years ago and claims that he molested their daughter and others, but she could never get him investigated.

They are "allegations" you understand.

Also, yes, this Barzee woman must go down just as far. No doubt.

[homeschool mama]

**I agree totally what is this Little House On The Prairie here? **

I'm not following this portion of your post, gop...

[RnMomof7]

Thank god the child is alive. But you gotta wonder about that sniveling fruitcake of a "father" of hers. That imbecile(dad?) is the guy that hired all those degenerates to do work around his house. I'm betting it turns out that "dad" might have had some hanky panky goin on with his degenerate buddies, and they took his daughter and threatened him with blackmail. How do you like my conspiracy theor

I agree with Bill..that is discusting that is a loving dad..

[twigs]

My daughter was approaching 17, and she is a big (not fat) girl, but still plenty of body fat when she hit puberty. (Glad she's not reading this).