' Michael Mitchell is accused of kidnapping year - old Elizabeth Smart in 2002 . In Session 's Jean Casarez and Lena Jakobsson contributed to this report . Defense attorneys say Mitchell is insane . ` ` It was indescribable fear , '' Smart said of her nighttime abduction . Smart was held captive for six months .
' Michael Mitchell is accused of kidnapping year - old Elizabeth Smart in 2002 . Defense attorneys say Mitchell is insane . ` ` It was indescribable fear , '' Smart said of her nighttime abduction . Smart was held captive for six months .