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Ed Smart Reflects on Surreal Kidnapping Cases

2/6/2026

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Ed Smart, father of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, discussed the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie on CBS Mornings and described the case as "so surreal."
Smart offered advice to Guthrie's family during the interview.
Smart also reflected on his own experience as a person of interest in his daughter's abduction.

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Story summary

Ed Smart, father of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, discussed the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie on CBS Mornings and described the case as "so surreal."
Smart offered advice to Guthrie's family during the interview.
Smart also reflected on his own experience as a person of interest in his daughter's abduction.