Overview
- Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart premiered on Netflix on January 21, presenting a first‑person account with new interviews from Smart, her father Ed, and her sister Mary Katherine, as well as investigators.
- Mary Katherine appears in the film and is credited with identifying the kidnapper’s voice months after the abduction, a breakthrough Smart has called lifesaving.
- Elizabeth’s mother, Lois Smart, declined to participate, with Netflix noting her choice and Elizabeth saying she wished to respect family members who prefer privacy.
- Brian David Mitchell remains in prison serving a life sentence, and Wanda Barzee, released in 2018 after a 15‑year term, was arrested in May 2025 for violating sex‑offender restrictions.
- Now 38, Smart continues her advocacy through the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, has published multiple books, contributes to ABC News, and lives with her husband and three children.