On June 5, 2002, Elizabeth Smart is abducted from her Salt Lake City home when a stranger breaks in and threatens her with a knife. While the world believes she has disappeared without a trace, she is actually taken by 48-year-old Brian David Mitchell. This episode delves into the astonishing nine-month ordeal filled with unexpected developments, a police investigation that takes a wrong turn, and a family determined to maintain their hope throughout the harrowing experience.
Show
How It Really Happened
Episode
S04E03
Air Date
Aug 18, 2019
Season 4 Episodes
S04E01
The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders (Part 1)
S04E02
The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders (Part 2)
S04E03
The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart (Part 1)
S04E04
The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart: Hiding in Plain Sight (Part 2)
S04E05
Susan Smith: Someone Stole My Babies (Part 1)
S04E06
Susan Smith: The Shocking Truth (Part 2)
S04E07
Drew Peterson: Killer Charm
S04E08
David Cassidy: Fatal Secret
S04E09
The Bombing of Oklahoma City: The Explosion (Part 1)
S04E10
The Bombing of Oklahoma City: McVeigh's Shocking Confession (Part 2)