US EditionElizabeth Smart kidnapper arrested after visiting Utah parks
- Wanda Barzee, who abducted Elizabeth Smart in 2002, was taken into custody on April 9 for breaching her probation after being spotted at a public park in Salt Lake City.
- Barzee violated parole terms that prohibit her, as a registered sex offender, from entering community parks following her 2018 release after serving a federal sentence.
- Barzee told police that she visited two local parks in Salt Lake City because she believed she was instructed to do so by a divine command, and mentioned that she enjoys sitting on benches and feeding ducks.
- At 79 years old, Barzee was booked under the name Wanda Mitchell into Salt Lake County Jail but released shortly after pending formal charges, according to police statements.
- Barzee's arrest highlights enforcement of parole conditions for serious offenders and could result in further legal proceedings related to her probation breach.
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Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper Wanda Barzee Arrested for Violating Sex Offender Terms, Police Said
Wanda Barzee, who held Elizabeth Smart captive for nine months in the early 2000s, was arrested in Utah for visiting at least two parks, authorities said, which violated sex offender conditions.
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ThePatriotLight - Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper Wanda Barzee arrested for violating probation in Utah
ThePatriotLight - The woman convicted of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart over two decades ago was arrested Thursday for violating her sex offender probation. Wanda Barzee, who abducted then-14-year-old Smart with her husband Brian David Mitchell in 2002, is accused of illegally visiting Liberty Park and Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 79-year-old reportedly told the Salt Lake City Police Department that God encouraged her to visit the g…
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