Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart | part two

About this episode

Elizabeth Smart discusses her abduction experience and the importance of sharing her story.

Today we’re turning things over to our friends at Netflix’s Skip Intro and their conversation with Elizabeth Smart. She reflects on the harrowing experience of being abducted from her bedroom at just 14 years old. In this intimate conversation, Elizabeth opens up about why she wanted to retell her story in more explicit detail in the Netflix film Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart, and help other survivors not feel alone. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at tudum.com! Read more about how Elizabeth Smart reclaimed a normal life and why she decided to share her story with filmmakers. Check our true crime hub at tudum.com/truecrime. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

People in this episode

Guest: Elizabeth Smart

Topics covered

• abduction
• survivor stories
• true crime
• documentary
• personal narrative

Keywords

• Elizabeth Smart
• abduction
• Kidnapped
• true crime
• survivor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Skip Intro, tudum.com, tudum.com/truecrime

Books & works: Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

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