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How Mitchell and Smart First Met

Mitchell wasn’t a stranger to Elizabeth or her sister Mary Katherine – but that’s because he made sure the girls knew who he was. He targeted Elizabeth since before her family ever hired him to do odd jobs.

According to My Story, Elizabeth’s memoir, Mitchell first saw Elizabeth when her family passed him on a street corner and her mother offered him $5 and some odd jobs around the home. She later learned, that Mitchell decided she was “the one” – the second of five wives he hoped to have – and watched her closely. He took a job in her home to familiarize himself with where their bedrooms were located.