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		<title>Forced medication started for woman charged in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wand Barzee, 62, and her estranged husband, Brian David Mitchell, face criminal charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault for allegedly abducting Elizabeth Smart, then 14, from her home in Salt Lake City. <span style="color: red;font-family:tahoma;font-weight:normal;font-size:x-small;">[video]</span>]]></description>
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		<title>Court OKs forcible medication for Elizabeth Smart kidnapper</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanda Barzee, 62, has fought the forced administration of anti-psychotic drugs, saying through her attorneys the medication is against her religion.]]></description>
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		<title>Forced meds for Elizabeth Smart kidnapper Mitchell? Maybe.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors called a Utah State Hospital psychiatrist to the stand to begin an expected three days of clinical expert testimony about whether the self-proclaimed prophet can be forcibly medicated to make him mentally competent to stand trial in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspected Elizabeth Smart abductor unfit for trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton Hein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart from her bedroom in 2002 and holding her for nine months was again declared unfit to stand trial Monday after screaming at a judge to forsake those robes and kneel in the dust.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors want Barzee force-medicated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salt Lake County prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to consider the forced medication of accused Elizabeth Smart kidnapper Wanda Eileen Barzee. 
Third District Judge Judith Atherton set a hearing on the matter for Feb. 16. 
The judge will hear testimony from experts, then weigh several factors, including whether there is a substantial likelihood that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Smart&#8217;s accused kidnapper ruled incompetent</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11806/elizabeth-smarts-accused-kidnapper-ruled-incompetent</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton Hein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Judge orders man confined for mental treatment
(CNN) &#8212; The man accused of kidnapping Salt Lake City, Utah, teenager Elizabeth Smart three years ago was found mentally incompetent to stand trial Tuesday.
District Judge Judith Atherton ruled that Brian David Mitchell, 51, was suffering from a delusional disorder based on his religious beliefs, leaving him unable to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge in Mitchell case says she needs more time to decide on competency</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11617/judge-in-mitchell-case-says-she-needs-more-time-to-decide-on-competency</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After six days of hearings that began in February, the question of Brian David Mitchell&#8217;s mental competency is far from black-and-white.
&#8220;Things are pretty gray,&#8221; said 3rd District Judge Judith Atherton, who delayed any decision concerning Elizabeth Smart&#8217;s accused kidnapper by taking the matter under advisement.
Atherton said she needs time to digest the &#8220;radically different&#8221; expert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accused Smart Kidnapper Booted From Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY, (AP) &#8212; A street preacher charged with kidnapping teenager Elizabeth Smart was removed from court Tuesday after shouting Biblical admonitions, the fifth time he has been removed from hearings for such a disruption.
Brian David Mitchell was in his defense chair only seconds before the outburst: &#8220;Awaken, arise Israel. Come forth, Babylon. Repent, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angry Mitchell rebukes court at hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10582/angry-mitchell-rebukes-court-at-hearing</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10582/angry-mitchell-rebukes-court-at-hearing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prognoses differ: The defense still says he is delusional; a prosecution witness says his writings show he isn&#8217;t
Accused Elizabeth Smart kidnapper Brian David Mitchell&#8217;s song selection is getting stale. On Friday, he opened his ongoing competency hearing by repeating a song he sang in January with lyrics, &#8220;Repent, for the kingdom of heaven&#8217;s at hand.&#8221;
But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accused Utah Kidnapper Sings at Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10521/accused-utah-kidnapper-sings-at-trial</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton Hein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The man charged with kidnapping teenager Elizabeth Smart was kicked out of his mental competency trial Friday after he began singing a religious hymn, the fourth time he has been removed from hearings for singing.
As Brian David Mitchell was led away, he shouted, &#8220;He mocks and scorns the son of God. &#8230; You know I [...]]]></description>
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