Dec. 15 (UPI) — More than 20 years ago, the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl from her Salt Lake City bedroom had many Americans glued to the news, hoping to learn who was to blame and whether she’d ever be found alive. On Jan. 21, Netflix’s documentary, Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the search for and eventual rescue of the teen.
The documentary, from director Benedict Sanderson, explores Smart’s story from her own perspective through interviews with her, her family and those involved in the investigation. The film also includes what Netflix describes as never-before-seen archival materials from the case.
Now 38, Smart said she wasn’t prepared to tell the full story of what happened to her when she was a teen.
“After I was rescued, when I first got home, I did not want to talk about what happened with anyone,” she told Tudum. “And when the trial finally happened, I remember sitting up on the stand, giving these answers, and feeling like there was no context around them…