Case Against Alleged Kidnapper Moves Ahead
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From Times Wire Reports
A grand jury indictment against Elizabeth Smart kidnapping suspect Brian David Mitchell was unsealed in Salt Lake City, a day after the self-proclaimed prophet was ruled competent to stand trial.
Unsealing the indictment against Mitchell moves the case toward a trial without a preliminary hearing, which could have included sensitive testimony from the girl. Mitchell was expected to be arraigned today.
Mitchell, 50, and his wife, Wanda Barzee, 58, are both charged with kidnapping Smart in 2002. Barzee is in a mental hospital.
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