Elizabeth Smart calls her captor Wanda Barzee 'a threat'; urges authorities not to release her

Wanda Barzee and her husband Brian Mitchell kidnapped Elizabeth Smart from her home and held her captive for nine months, repeatedly raping her while letting her starve at times
PUBLISHED SEP 14, 2018

Elizabeth Smart - whose story of being kidnapped at the age of 14 and held captive for nine months made headlines in 2002 - has expressed shock over the scheduled early release of one of the captors. Simultaneously, she's also talked about taking extreme measures to protect her family.

While Elizabeth hasn't revealed what she's planning on doing to protect her family, what is known is that she is doing this because she's "afraid of tipping her hand before next week's release of 72-year-old Wanda Barzee," reports TMZ. According to reports, Barzee pleaded guilty to kidnapping Elizabeth in 2009, and she's expected to be set free this coming September 19 after spending 15 years behind bars. "Barzee pleaded guilty in federal court in November 2009 and agreed to testify against her husband, Brian David Mitchell, who was convicted in December 2010. Mitchell is serving two life sentences," reports People magazine.

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