Overview
- Released Jan. 21 on Netflix, the documentary features interviews with Elizabeth Smart, family members and investigators, along with what Netflix describes as never-before-seen materials from the case.
- The film revisits the 2002 abduction from Smart’s Salt Lake City home and her recovery nine months later, presenting a behind-the-scenes view of the search and rescue.
- Coverage underscores investigative turns and mistakes, including Mary Katherine Smart’s recognition of the abductor’s voice that led to a public sketch and a separate missed identification at a library.
- Legal outcomes are updated: Brian David Mitchell was convicted and is serving life without parole, while Wanda Barzee pleaded guilty but mentally ill to related charges and was released in 2018.
- Recent reporting also notes Smart’s work as a child-safety advocate and media commentator, and that Mary Katherine has maintained a low public profile while working in special education.