Episode Appearances
Crime Weekly · Feb 27, 2026
S3 Ep145: Elizabeth Smart | A Prophet in Prison (Part 4)
“Elizabeth's younger sister who recalled the suspect's name 'Emmanuel' in October 2002, providing critical lead police initially dismissed”
Criminal Investigation FailuresCognitive Bias in Law EnforcementInterrogation Tactics and Psychology
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S3 Ep145: Elizabeth Smart | Becoming Esther (Part 3)
“Elizabeth's 9-year-old sister who witnessed the abduction and provided unreliable eyewitness description”
Child Abduction Investigation ProtocolsEyewitness Testimony Reliability Under TraumaAmber Alert System Development
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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Jan 21, 2026
Elizabeth Smart
“Elizabeth's 9-year-old sister who witnessed abduction, provided description to police, and identified kidnapper”
Child abduction and kidnapping investigation protocolsTrauma-informed victim interrogation and law enforcement responseReligious manipulation and cult psychology in abuse cases
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