Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping
Did Elizabeth Smart vanish from her own bedroom?
4.1 (18)
67 mins
Discover how teenager Elizabeth Smart was taken from her home in Salt Lake City during the night. Her captors move her between locations while the search expands across the country. Uncover how months later, a chance sighting brings her back and exposes the truth of her captivity.
Ep 1:
A Perfect Life Stolen in the Night
A devoted family, a gifted young harpist, and one terrifying June night that shattered everything—introducing the case that gripped America and launched a desperate search.
Ep 2:
Suspicion, Silence, and a Dead End
As leads run cold, suspicion turns toward the Smart family itself, while a troubled contractor becomes the prime suspect—until his sudden death leaves more questions than answers.
Ep 3:
Nine Months in Captivity's Shadow
While the world searches, Elizabeth endures unimaginable horror in a mountain camp, tethered and terrorized, even as her captors boldly parade her through public spaces.
Ep 4:
The Making of a Monster
Who was the man behind the atrocity? A disturbing look into Brian David Mitchell's twisted past, his warped theology, and a failed attempt to claim another victim in California.
Ep 5:
The Voice She Finally Remembered
A nine-year-old's buried memory resurfaces, defying skeptical investigators and igniting a public campaign that finally puts Elizabeth's face—and her captor's—before the nation.
Ep 6:
Judgment for the Wicked
Justice moves at an agonizing pace as Mitchell's courtroom theatrics stall his trial for years, while Elizabeth finds the courage to confront him and reclaim her voice.
Ep 7:
Reflections on a Nation's Wound
Looking back at the lessons, laws, and lasting scars left behind—and how Elizabeth transformed unspeakable trauma into a lifelong mission of advocacy and hope.
