Barzee's Life on Parole After Elizabeth Smart Case

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Netflix’s documentary Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart revisits the 2002 kidnapping and its aftermath, focusing on Wanda Barzee’s role, her 2009 plea, and her 2018 release on supervised parole as a registered sex offender; Smart opposed her release, and Barzee’s post-prison life has continued under monitoring, including a 2025 park-related incident; Barzee does not participate in the film beyond archival footage.
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