More than 20 years ago, Ed Smart and Lois Smart were unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight after the kidnapping of their then 14-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Smart. Over the course of the next nine ...

Ed and Lois divorced in 2019 after 34 years of marriage Lois Smart via Getty ; AP Photo/Djamila Grossman Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped on June 5, 2002, by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee She ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Ed Smart has been the spokesman for the Smart family since his daughter Elizabeth was kidnapped in June of 2002. 17 years later, he is used to the cameras and the probing questions.

Elizabeth Smart credits her parents, Ed and Lois Smart, with helping her stay strong during her 2002 kidnapping. “From as far back as I can remember, my parents have always tried to teach me what’s ...

Ed and Lois divorced in 2019 after 34 years of marriage Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped on June 5, 2002, by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee She reunited with her parents nine months later in 2003 ...