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Kidnapped Elizabeth Smart

Kidnapped Elizabeth Smart

CrimeDocumentary

Release Date: 21st January, 2026

Release Platform: Netflix

Language: English, Hindi, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian

Producer: Gabby Alexander

Production House(s): Minnow Films

Director(s): Benedict Sanderson

Duration: 1h 31m

Overview

Kidnapped Elizabeth Smart is a gripping Netflix documentary that revisits one of the most haunting abductions in modern American history. In June 2002, fourteen‑year‑old Elizabeth Smart was taken at knifepoint from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah. For nine months she endured captivity, forced isolation, and repeated abuse at the hands of Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. The crime shocked the nation, leaving her family devastated and her community in fear.

Cast

Elizabeth Smart

Elizabeth Smart

Mary Katherine Smart

Mary Katherine Smart

Ed Smart

Ed Smart

Cory Lyman

Cory Lyman

Nicea DeGering

Nicea DeGering

Dave Smart

Dave Smart

Cordon Parks

Cordon Parks

Tom Smart

Tom Smart

Fun Facts

- The documentary is unique because Elizabeth herself recounts her harrowing experience, giving viewers an unfiltered perspective.

-  Elizabeth’s abduction in 2002 became one of the most widely covered missing-person cases in U.S. history.