Woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart testifies

Wanda Barzee, who is serving a 15-year sentence for her role in Smart's 2002 abduction and was brought into court in shackles and prison garb, portrayed Brian David Mitchell as controlling, possessive and dominating.

Asked by a defense attorney to characterize her nfl kids jerseysfirst year of marriage to Mitchell, she responded: "It was hellish."

Barzee said things improved somewhat whenPatriots Jersey she became more submissive and obedient to Mitchell, but that he remained prone to bouts of fury or tears, sometimes screaming into a pillow.

"He would have these anger outbursts," she said. "He would leave Ravens Jersey the house and come back and apologize saying that he was sorry he nearly destroyed me."

Mitchell, 57, is charged with kidnapping Smart, who was then 14, from her Salt Lake City home on June 5, 2002 with the intent of forcing her to live as his young bride.

Barzee, 64, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and unlawful Steelers Jerseytransportation of a minor and was sentenced in May to 15 years in prison.

As part of her plea agreement she is cooperating with authorities.

Prosecutors declined to call Barzee as a witnessJets Jersey before resting their case earlier this week, but she was put on the stand by defense attorneys -- who are expected to argue Mitchell was insane at the time of Smart's kidnapping.

As he has on most days, U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball ordered Mitchell removed from court after the defendant refused to stop loudly singing hymns and Christmas Carols.

'WEIRDER AND WEIRDER'

In often emotional testimony, Barzee said she met Mitchell Saints Jersey in 1985 at a Mormon church, during a group counseling session while they were both going through divorce, and married him nine months later.

She described her now-estranged husband as "consumed with fear and doubt" and angry over his first marriage, saying they had trouble communicating and fought often until she became more submissive.

Barzee said Mitchell criticized her forPackers Jersey watching television and made her throw darts at a picture of her ex-husband.

In the 1990s, she said, Mitchell decided they should no longer be affiliated with organized religion. The couple ultimately sold their belongings and began traveling across the country, pulling a cart that they built by hand, so he could spread their beliefs and she could play organ recitals, often in nearly empty halls and auditoriums.