How did Elizabeth Smart meet Matthew Gilmour?

The pair first crossed paths in Paris, reportedly on a Mormon mission trip. Gilmour, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, made an impression because he didn’t recognize Smart as the kidnapping victim from the headlines. “I got to know her as she truly is,” he told PEOPLE in 2012.

How long was Elizabeth Smart with her abductor?

She remained with her kidnappers for nine months before police were tipped off by eyewitnesses who spotted Smart and her captors near a Walmart in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley.

Did Elizabeth Smart know her abductor?

Smart, who recognizes her now-bearded abductor as Immanuel, is forced on a grueling hike up the foothills behind her home until they reach a campsite, where they are “married” in a ceremony by Barzee.

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Is Kimmy Schmidt based on Elizabeth Smart?

But while we’re impatiently awaiting the next series of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, its lead actress, Ellie Kemper, has revealed that she based her character upon Elizabeth Smart – a girl from Salt Lake City who was kidnapped when she was only 14.

How did Elizabeth Smart meet Matthew Gilmour?