After a false news story that the police suspect a family member, Ed takes and passes a polygraph test.
Ed appears on the TV show America's Most Wanted and tells host John Walsh in confidence about this new information.
When Walsh reveals it on Larry King Live, the Smarts publish a sketch of Immanuel, who is later identified as Brian David Mitchell.
After having taken her to San Diego, Mitchell returns to Salt Lake City with his wife Wanda Ilene Barzee and Elizabeth.
Both Brian and Wanda Barzee were sentenced to aggravated kidnapping, sexual assault and burglary, underwent mental competency evaluations with no court date set.