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Smart Kidnapping There's growing evidence that kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart tried to evade her own rescue. She apparently had several opportunities to escape during her nine months in captivity. The 15-year-old was abducted at knife-point from her Salt Lake City bedroom last June. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

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There's growing evidence that kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart tried to evade her own rescue. She apparently had several opportunities to escape during her nine months in captivity. The 15-year-old was abducted at knife-point from her Salt Lake City bedroom last June. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.