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Today, we're going to dive into the story of the 2002 kidnapping a 14-year-old Elizabeth

Smart.

Her abduction in Salt Lake City, Utah, captured headlines across the country and sparked

a months-long hunt full of wild twists and turns.

The investigation was slow going, but then, finally, after months of

false leads and red herrings, Elizabeth's parents made a desperate gamble that would either

bring her home or cost her her life.

Yeah. Hi guys. Welcome back to Clues, where we sneak past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence behind some of the most gripping true crime cases.

I'm Kayla Moore, and I'm going to be the one digging deeper into the timelines,

the backstories, and the court files released on these cases. And I'm your internet sleuth,

Morgan Absher. I'm the one who's diving into Reddit forums and anything else I can find online to get into those lesser known details and pulling at threads that just don't add up.

More on the case and the clues that defined it after this quick break.

Here we go. Do you remember this case when it happened?

2002, I was in second grade. And in Minnesota, I honestly, I don't remember hearing much about this one. I remember her face being on magazines checking out of the grocery store.

I think I remember that when she was found.

Yeah.

Pictures of her, like from security camera footage.

I remember seeing that.

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