Report: Elizabeth Smart’s Kidnapper Is Living Near Elementary School After Prison Release

Wanda Barzee, the woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart as a teenager from her Salt Lake City bedroom in 2002 and holding her captive, in an April 8, 2016 file photo. Utah State Prison/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
|Updated:

Wanda Barzee, a registered sex offender who was convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, is reportedly living in a Utah home just blocks from an elementary school. She was released from prison early this year.

Barzee, 73, is living less than 1 mile from Parkview Elementary School, located near downtown Salt Lake City, according to the Utah Department of Corrections’ sex offender registry. Pre-kindergarten to fifth-grade students attend the school, according to CrimeOnline.
Google LogoMark Us Preferred on Google
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
twitter
Related Topics