Wanda Barzee, a registered sex offender convicted of participating in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002, is apparently living in a dilapidated home in Utah following her early prison release, only blocks from an elementary school. According to the Utah Department of Corrections’ sex offender registry, 73-year-old Barzee is living less than a mile …
On her first night of release, after serving 15 years in prison, kidnapper Wanda Barzee allegedly screamed to the “top of her lungs” while quoting religious scriptures on Wednesday night, prompting a call to authorities. TMZ reports a guest staying in an adjacent room from 72-year-old Barzee at an extended stay hotel in Salt Lake …
Wanda Barzee, the woman who served 15 years bars for her part in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart, is staying at a Salt Like City hotel. The news comes days after family members said they wouldn’t allow her to live with them upon her release from prison. FOX News reports that Barzee’s address is listed …
By LINDSAY WHITETHURST DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart when she was a teenager and stood by as the girl was sexually assaulted was released from prison Wednesday after 15 years in custody. Wanda Barzee, 72, left the Utah state prison in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper, spokeswoman …
In her first sit-down interview since the news of her abductor’s upcoming prison release, Elizabeth Smart shared additional details on kidnapper Wanda Barzee, some of which have never been heard before. “…Just the feeling that kind of radiated from her. It just was dark. And it was evil. And I just knew that she — …
The woman who helped kidnap then-teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002 has been granted parole in a surprise reversal by the Utah Board of Pardons. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the parole board initially denied kidnapper Wanda Barzee’s early parole in July. Yet, the board reversed its decision on Tuesday and scheduled Barzee’s release for …
One of the individuals convicted in connection with the high-profile 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart reportedly skipped her own parole hearing this week. According to KUTV, Wanda Barzee was expected to appear Tuesday morning for the hearing at the Utah State Prison. A board member said the 72-year-old is believed to have “refused to attend …
To the outrage and shock of many, the Utah woman currently jailed for the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart could be eligible for parole later this year. CrimeFeed reported that Wanda Barzee, now 72, was sentenced to 15 years in jail on that conviction. While she’s scheduled to be released in 2024, an upcoming parole hearing …
