Within the early hours of June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Good was taken from her Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah bed room whereas her sister Mary Katherine slept close by. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, the world was keen to grasp precisely what had occurred.
Now, Elizabeth is lastly sharing her full story.
Netflix will premiere Kidnapped: Elizabeth Good on January 21, a gripping documentary that revisits her surprising abduction and explores the lasting affect it has had on her life.
The collection options never-before-seen archival footage and unique interviews, detailing the 9 months Elizabeth spent in captivity. It examines the lives and motives of her kidnappers, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, whereas chronicling the investigation that in the end led to their arrest.
All through the movie Elizabeth, alongside her household, recount the trauma she endured and the lasting emotions of guilt and disgrace that adopted the kidnapping.
“After I used to be rescued, I used to be very embarrassed by what had occurred to me,” she instructed PEOPLE in an unique interview. “Though my head knew it wasn’t my fault, my coronary heart couldn’t really feel the identical means. I felt I’d be judged. I ended up feeling very alone and remoted.”
Now a mom of three, Elizabeth hopes her story can provide solace and understanding to others. “I would like survivors to know they don’t seem to be alone. There are such a lot of of us,” she says. “And I would like individuals who’ve by no means skilled this to grasp what it’s actually like — the depth of worry, being compelled to do stuff you by no means would. There’s a goal in sharing my story.”
Good additionally instructed Tudum by Netflix, “There will likely be victims and survivors who watch this, and I hope they understand that they don’t should really feel ashamed. I additionally hope viewers achieve compassion for households going by means of comparable experiences. And I hope it reveals that even after horrible issues occur, there can nonetheless be completely happy endings — that life can nonetheless be fantastic.”
The documentary options interviews with key figures concerned in Elizabeth’s rescue, together with her father, Ed Good, uncles Dave and Tom Good, and detectives, reporters, and even Utah residents who noticed Elizabeth out in public whereas in disguise.
Some members of the family, together with her mom Lois Good, declined to take part within the movie. “Some members of my household wish to go away issues previously,” Elizabeth defined. “And personally, that’s okay with me. I wish to respect their needs.”
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Good guarantees to be a harrowing but in the end hopeful exploration of survival, resilience, and the ability of talking out.
