All Wanda Barzee wanted in life was for someone to take care of her, and in return she promised complete devotion. So when her paramour, self-styled prophet Brian David Mitchell, demanded she help him find a child bride, Wanda aided and abetted the kidnapping of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart.
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Sep 13
Wedding Night Horror: Drunk Driver Kills New Bride
It was supposed to be the happiest night of Samantha Miller’s life, but moments after her wedding reception, a speeding car slammed into a golf cart carrying the newlyweds. Miller was killed, while her new husband, Aric Hutchinson, and two others were left seriously injured in th ... Show More
31 m
Sep 6
Behind the Filter: Courtney Clenney's Toxic Relationship
Behind the glamorous online persona of a rising OnlyFans star was a relationship spiraling out of control. When Courtney Clenney’s boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, is fatally stabbed inside their Miami condo, investigators are left piecing together years of volatile, publicly-docum ... Show More
47m 31s
Aug 23
Impersonating Mom: Carol Rey’s Dark Secret
A quiet home in Roseville, Michigan became the scene of a slow-motion cover-up when a family's welfare check turned into something far darker. For months, relatives believed 69-year-old Patricia Bennett was simply out of touch, yet texting back, seemingly alive and well. They lat ... Show More
39m 20s
Apr 2021
The Story of Brian David Mitchell : The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
Brian David Mitchell became a religious fundamentalist, began calling himself Immanuel, and believed himself to be a prophet of God. With his wife, Wanda Barzee, as his disciple, he went on a quest to get his house in order for the upcoming apocalypse. He was going to need help a ... Show More
24m 52s
Sep 2022
Elizabeth Smart | A Story of Survival
Elizabeth Ann Smart was kidnapped at age fourteen on June 5, 2002, by Brian David Mitchell from her home in the Federal Heights neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. She was held captive by Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, and later, in San ... Show More
39m 46s
Oct 2021
Help Us find Missing People with Elizabeth Smart
Inspired by pleas from Gabby Petito’s parents to give all missing persons the same attention as their daughter, RTT is spotlighting families desperate for answers. Elizabeth Smart, who survived unthinkable torture by kidnappers, comes to the Table to lend her powerful voice to th ... Show More
39m 20s
Oct 2017
“The Family” - Anne Hamilton Byrne
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31m 57s