One of Elizabeth Smart’s abductors has been arrested for violating the conditions of her release by visiting multiple parks in Utah. On Thursday, Wanda Barzee, 79, was arrested by the Salt Lake City Police. The police told PEOPLE that Barzee was being charged with “one count of violating Utah’s law restricting registered sex offenders from …
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 …
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 — …
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 …
