Vanessa Richardson

A male voice told Elizabeth to get out of bed and threatened to kill her and her family if she tried anything. Elizabeth could feel her sister sleeping next to her and was terrified of what the man would do to Mary Catherine if Elizabeth screamed. So she let the intruder lead her out of her room, then through the front door and into the night.

A male voice told Elizabeth to get out of bed and threatened to kill her and her family if she tried anything. Elizabeth could feel her sister sleeping next to her and was terrified of what the man would do to Mary Catherine if Elizabeth screamed. So she let the intruder lead her out of her room, then through the front door and into the night.

Elizabeth didn't know it, but the commotion had actually woken Mary Catherine up. She was so scared of what he'd said, she couldn't bring herself to get out of bed. Finally, after a few hours had passed, she felt safe enough to run to her parents' room and tell them what happened. She told them, Elizabeth's gone. Lois and Ed assumed Mary Catherine meant Elizabeth had just left the girls' room.

Elizabeth didn't know it, but the commotion had actually woken Mary Catherine up. She was so scared of what he'd said, she couldn't bring herself to get out of bed. Finally, after a few hours had passed, she felt safe enough to run to her parents' room and tell them what happened. She told them, Elizabeth's gone. Lois and Ed assumed Mary Catherine meant Elizabeth had just left the girls' room.

Elizabeth didn't know it, but the commotion had actually woken Mary Catherine up. She was so scared of what he'd said, she couldn't bring herself to get out of bed. Finally, after a few hours had passed, she felt safe enough to run to her parents' room and tell them what happened. She told them, Elizabeth's gone. Lois and Ed assumed Mary Catherine meant Elizabeth had just left the girls' room.

They thought maybe the girls had gotten into a fight or something, and Elizabeth was sleeping elsewhere in the house. But the moment Lois saw the kitchen window she'd accidentally left open, she knew something terrible had happened. The screen was cut, which meant someone had broken in and kidnapped her daughter. They called the police, who arrived by 4 a.m.

They thought maybe the girls had gotten into a fight or something, and Elizabeth was sleeping elsewhere in the house. But the moment Lois saw the kitchen window she'd accidentally left open, she knew something terrible had happened. The screen was cut, which meant someone had broken in and kidnapped her daughter. They called the police, who arrived by 4 a.m.

They thought maybe the girls had gotten into a fight or something, and Elizabeth was sleeping elsewhere in the house. But the moment Lois saw the kitchen window she'd accidentally left open, she knew something terrible had happened. The screen was cut, which meant someone had broken in and kidnapped her daughter. They called the police, who arrived by 4 a.m.

It's unclear exactly how long this was after the kidnapping, but at least a few hours had gone by. By this point, Elizabeth's captor had driven her deep into the mountains surrounding Salt Lake City before stopping. They'd been hiking uphill for a long time, when at some point, Elizabeth realized she recognized him.

It's unclear exactly how long this was after the kidnapping, but at least a few hours had gone by. By this point, Elizabeth's captor had driven her deep into the mountains surrounding Salt Lake City before stopping. They'd been hiking uphill for a long time, when at some point, Elizabeth realized she recognized him.

It's unclear exactly how long this was after the kidnapping, but at least a few hours had gone by. By this point, Elizabeth's captor had driven her deep into the mountains surrounding Salt Lake City before stopping. They'd been hiking uphill for a long time, when at some point, Elizabeth realized she recognized him.

The previous fall, her parents had hired him off the street to do some odd jobs around the house. He called himself Emmanuel. In reality, he was 49-year-old Brian David Mitchell. Elizabeth's kidnapping was the beginning of a twisted mission he'd concocted. Brian thought he was a prophet and was destined to have multiple wives. And Brian had decided Elizabeth would be wife number two.

The previous fall, her parents had hired him off the street to do some odd jobs around the house. He called himself Emmanuel. In reality, he was 49-year-old Brian David Mitchell. Elizabeth's kidnapping was the beginning of a twisted mission he'd concocted. Brian thought he was a prophet and was destined to have multiple wives. And Brian had decided Elizabeth would be wife number two.

The previous fall, her parents had hired him off the street to do some odd jobs around the house. He called himself Emmanuel. In reality, he was 49-year-old Brian David Mitchell. Elizabeth's kidnapping was the beginning of a twisted mission he'd concocted. Brian thought he was a prophet and was destined to have multiple wives. And Brian had decided Elizabeth would be wife number two.

But Elizabeth didn't know any of that as she walked into the darkness. After hours of hiking, they reached a campsite on the side of a mountain. There was a tent and a few tarps on the ground. A woman in a headdress and long robe was there, waiting for them. This was 57-year-old Wanda Barzee, Brian's first wife.

But Elizabeth didn't know any of that as she walked into the darkness. After hours of hiking, they reached a campsite on the side of a mountain. There was a tent and a few tarps on the ground. A woman in a headdress and long robe was there, waiting for them. This was 57-year-old Wanda Barzee, Brian's first wife.

But Elizabeth didn't know any of that as she walked into the darkness. After hours of hiking, they reached a campsite on the side of a mountain. There was a tent and a few tarps on the ground. A woman in a headdress and long robe was there, waiting for them. This was 57-year-old Wanda Barzee, Brian's first wife.

Wanda and Brian put Elizabeth in the tent, forced her to undress, and then Wanda oversaw a marriage ceremony between Brian and Elizabeth. We don't know what the ceremony entailed, but we do know what horrors happened in its aftermath. Brian raped Elizabeth, then chained her to a tree by the ankle with a metal cable. Elizabeth described the days that followed as full of boredom, hunger, and rape.

Wanda and Brian put Elizabeth in the tent, forced her to undress, and then Wanda oversaw a marriage ceremony between Brian and Elizabeth. We don't know what the ceremony entailed, but we do know what horrors happened in its aftermath. Brian raped Elizabeth, then chained her to a tree by the ankle with a metal cable. Elizabeth described the days that followed as full of boredom, hunger, and rape.

Wanda and Brian put Elizabeth in the tent, forced her to undress, and then Wanda oversaw a marriage ceremony between Brian and Elizabeth. We don't know what the ceremony entailed, but we do know what horrors happened in its aftermath. Brian raped Elizabeth, then chained her to a tree by the ankle with a metal cable. Elizabeth described the days that followed as full of boredom, hunger, and rape.