How It Really Happened (2017)
S04E03 The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart (Part 1)
Episode Overview
On June 5, 2002, Elizabeth Smart is abducted from her Salt Lake City home when a stranger breaks in and threatens her with a knife. While the world believes she has disappeared without a trace, she is actually taken by 48-year-old Brian David Mitchell. This episode delves into the astonishing nine-month ordeal filled with unexpected developments, a police investigation that takes a wrong turn, and a family determined to maintain their hope throughout the harrowing experience.