Elizabeth Smart was 14 years old when kidnappers grabbed her from her Salt Lake City home in 2002 and abused her for nine months — now, at age 38, she's revisiting that nightmare and the media frenzy ...

Elizabeth Smart opens up about her new podcast, "The Survival Files," her new bodybuilding hobby and how she continues to ...

Elizabeth Smart opens up about the horrors she endured for nine months in the new Netflix documentary, Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart Streaming Jan. 21, the documentary has Smart giving brutal details ...

Brian David Mitchell was arrested in connection with Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping nearly a year after she was first taken Salt Lake County Sheriff's Department/Getty ; FOX via Getty ; Salt Lake County ...

Elizabeth Smart was 14 years old when she was kidnapped in 2002 Brian Mitchell and Wanda Barzee abducted 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart on June 5, 2002 She was found nine months later, and her kidnappers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Jan 22, 2026, 03:48pm EST Jan 23, 2026, 08:54am EST Kidnapped: ...

The new Netflix documentary Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart explores the abduction of then-teenager Elizabeth Smart from her bedroom in 2002, as well as her return to her family nine months later. In ...

Disclaimer: The article contains mentions of abduction and rape. Reader discretion is advised. On June 5, 2002, an unknown man kidnapped 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart from her house in Salt Lake City, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. More than 20 years after her kidnapping, Elizabeth Smart is ...

She was found by authorities nine months later, and her kidnappers were later sentenced to time in prison Now a married mother of three, Smart is a vocal victims' rights advocate and founder of the ...