Mark Helm
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Mark Alan Helm was an attorney in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case, where he was a member of the team representing the alleged kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell.
Helm was born on May 31, 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Bates College
in Lewiston, Maine in 1992 and Vanderbilt University Law School
in 1997, after which he practiced criminal defense in New York City, and Salt Lake City.
In 2004, Helm represented Melissa Ann Rowland, aged 28, a woman in Salt Lake City, Utah, who was charged with murder after the death of one of her near term twins—the result, say prosecutors, of her refusal to have a medically advised caesarean section.
In 2005, in a case that made national headlines, Helm represented Brian David Mitchell who was charged with the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
and sexual assault. Smart, who was 14 at the time, was kidnapped at knife point from her bedroom on June 5th, 2002 and found alive nine months later on March 12th, 2003 a few miles from her home in Sandy, Utah.
On December 17th, 2008 Mark Helm was found dead in his home.
Helm was born on May 31, 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Lewiston, Maine in 1992 and Vanderbilt University Law School
Vanderbilt University Law School
Vanderbilt University Law School is a graduate school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874, it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law has consistently ranked among the top 20 law schools in the nation, and is currently ranked 16th in the 2012...
in 1997, after which he practiced criminal defense in New York City, and Salt Lake City.
In 2004, Helm represented Melissa Ann Rowland, aged 28, a woman in Salt Lake City, Utah, who was charged with murder after the death of one of her near term twins—the result, say prosecutors, of her refusal to have a medically advised caesarean section.
In 2005, in a case that made national headlines, Helm represented Brian David Mitchell who was charged with the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
The kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart occurred on June 5, 2002, when 14-year-old American girl Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City, Utah, bedroom...
and sexual assault. Smart, who was 14 at the time, was kidnapped at knife point from her bedroom on June 5th, 2002 and found alive nine months later on March 12th, 2003 a few miles from her home in Sandy, Utah.
On December 17th, 2008 Mark Helm was found dead in his home.