Timeline of events in the life of Elizabeth Smart

June 5, 2002 – Elizabeth Smart is abducted from her home in Salt Lake City, Utah.
March 12, 2003 – Smart is found alive in Sandy, Utah.
March 18, 2003 – Brian Mitchell and Wanda Barzee are charged with aggravated kidnapping, sexual assault, and burglary.
April 30, 2003 – Smart makes her first public appearance after her return.
October 27, 2003 – Dateline NBC interview with Smart and her parents.
November 9, 2003 – Movie adaptation of her kidnapping, The Elizabeth Smart Story airs.
March 8, 2006 – Smart goes to Congress to support sexual predator legislation and the AMBER alert system.
May 2008 – Smart, along with the DOJ, present You’re Not Alone in Washington, D.C.
November 17, 2008 – People magazine does a feature on Smart as one of their heroes of the year.
October 27, 2009 – Smart speaks at the 2009 Women’s Conference in California.
November 17, 2009 – Barzee sentenced to 15 years for her role in Smart’s kidnapping.
2011 – The Elizabeth Smart Foundation is created.
March 2011 – Smart is awarded the Diane von Furstenberg Award.
May 25, 2011 – Mitchell sentenced to life in federal prison.
July 7, 2011 – Smart becomes a commentator for ABC News.
January 2012 – Smart becomes engaged to Matthew Gilmour.
February 18, 2012 – Smart and Gilmour marry.
October 7, 2013 – Smart publishes her book, “My Story”.