Girl solves sister’s abduction after reading Guinness World Records

Immanuel was the preacher’s name Brian sometimes went by. He had met the girls‘ other Lois while he had been preaching in town as a homeless man. Lois had given him her husband’s card, saying he could perhaps help him and he could work on the house. Brian David Mitchell who was going by Immanuel with the Smart family accepted the offer.

When he came over to do the work on the house, Mary Katherine had been reading the Guinness World Records book, and re-reading it all those months later helped jog her memory and recall his name.

The police were skeptical since they believed another suspect had been behind the kidnapping, someone who had already died in custody. But Mary Katherine Smart had been right; it was Brian David Mitchell who was responsible for the kidnapping.

The family eventually released a sketch of him, which ultimately led to his spotting and subsequent police arrest.

During this time, Elizabeth had been held in captivity by her kidnapper. During captivity she was raped, forced to drink alcohol till she threw up, and was ‘married’ to Brian in a bizarre ceremony.