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To understand that what has happened to these three women was not their fault. there needs to be this unconditional love and consideration for them. give them the space to reunite with their families and to try to heal and find that new normal in life. >> elizabeth must be aware of the story because it is such a big story and something that happened to her. how is she feeling about this? >> you know, just thrilled. to hear that three more young women have been found, they are back with their fam...

That innocent-looking house behind us? they dont know. its also being said that dogs are going to be brought in to search a nearby vacant lot. what connection or why? again, authorities arent saying. but in the meantime, theres a the lot of celebration. the fact that these three women who when they were abducted were teenagers have been found alive and well goes against most of the odds and most of the thoughts of people who had searched for them for so many years. they are in the process of bei...

Neighbors here surprised by what happened but also talking about these events that happened over the past few years perhaps some indication, thomas, of what was going on in that house. >> kristen, stand by. ill bring in clint van zandt and ed smart with us on the telephone. clint, as were hearing from the neighbors that are giving eyewitness reports to what they have experienced over the years and also with notifying police. again, nbc news has not independently verified the reports of what neig...

Through is just going to be a horror story. just a little bit ive heard so far is probably the most deg ra dading thing you could ever go through. these women went through it for a decade. >> someone who knows some of that feeling, at least from family members, is you, ed. your daughter elizabeth was kidnapped in 2002 when she was just 14 years old. she was found nine months later. i mean, what went through your mind when you heard about this today? >> you know, i mean, i -- when i heard about i...

She knew. she knew and she kept -- we had the strength. she kept us on the strength. and thats -- you know, i give her -- i dont know how she did it. if it was my daughter, i dont know. shes my niece, and i -- i survived day by day with god. >> you just heard from the cleveland police chief there, also the aunt of gina dejesus, one of the three women abducted and then found after ten years in captivity. were following the breaking news thats coming to us minute by minute out of cleveland. these ...

We are very glad to be joined this morning by a man who knows this story all too well, ed smart. as bill said, his daughter liz became a household name after being kidnapped from her home in salt lake city. she was 14 years old held in captivity for nine months. ed smart rejoins us. he has been here before. welcome back. >> thank you. martha: this has to bring it all back for you, when you hear this story this morning? >> it is just so wonderful to think that three young women are back with thei...

Pertinent information. >> he said he was traveling with his sister. >> with his sister. >> spreading the word of god. >> so, you know, and i had respect for somebody who would spend their life trying to help other people. when he didnt show up again, i thought, well, hes on to his next spot and never a second thought. >> mary katherine saw him maybe all of five minutes? >> minutes, yeah. >> just minutes. >> it just came to her. >> yeah, just came to her. his name never crossed my mind. as being ...

>> but mary katherine is certain the man she saw take elizabeth is emmanuel. ed and lois are willing to believe she is right and that elizabeth may still be alive. they grow frustrated that police seem unwilling to follow up on the lead. >> i think there were some that felt by putting out another picture that it might confuse the public. it might cloud the investigation. >> around the time of mary katherines revelation, brian mitchell decides its time to leave utah. before they do, elizabeth is ...

Is very fragile and that it can be taken at any moment. and you just never know. >> are you still so angry? >> no. i cant have anger in my life. i mean, if you have anger, you cant -- you cant move forward. you know, if you cant let it go, then youre always stuck there. >> ed, you know, i cant imagine as a father you not wanting to just -- >> strangle him? >> -- reach over and strangle him. what does it take for you not to just want to take out every human emotion imaginable on the man who could...

>> the officer is right. the young woman in the wig is elizabeth smart. elizabeth later testifies about being stopped by the police. >> what questions were the police asking you? >> they were asking me what my name was, how old i was, where i graduated from high school, where i was from. and then they started asking me if i was elizabeth smart, if i knew that my parents were very worried about me and that they missed me. >> elizabeth is separated from mitchell and barzee who are taken into custo...