Since this morning’s postings on the finding of Jaycee Lee Dugard and the arrest of her alleged captor, more details have been released on the story of how Dugard came to be found 18 years after her abduction.
Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe. Her stepfather was said to have been a witness to the abduction. A fact that made him a former suspect for the crime.
A man by the name of Philip Garrido, 58, has been arrested for kidnap and years of abuse that could bring tears to your eyes. In 1991, when she was only 11 years of age, Dugard was abducted and then held as the alleged sex slave of Garrido. He is said to have held her in a hidden section of his back garden without proper living quarters and only basic utilities. He even referred to her as his wife when captured, even though is married to a woman named Nancy Garrido, 54.
Dugard is said to have bore him two children after years of imprisonment and repeated rape. Those children, two girls, are aged 11 and 15. The guy seems to be beyond delusional. Neighbours referred to him as seeming strange and a religious fanatic. In an odd twist, he is even said to have his own religious blog. A website called Voices Revealed, a blog associated with God’s Desire, a church Garrido registered in June of 2008.
According to reports on Gawker (who elaborate on earlier police reports), Garrido was on parole for a 1971 kidnap/rape. He was actually caught when he essentially turned himself in by bringing Dugard and their two children to a meeting with a California parole office. Idiot. It was a moment Dugard had been waiting for and she revealed her identity to California police and her alleged abuser was arrested.
You can see video relating to Dugard’s release and of Garrido’s arrest.
Slightly grainy video of yesterday’s related press conference below.
Jaycee Lee Dugard Press Conference 8/27/09 Part 1.
Jaycee Lee Dugard Press Conference 8/27/09 Part 2.
Jaycee Lee Dugard Press Conference 8/27/09 Part 3.
Jaycee Lee Dugard pictures and pictures of Philip Garrido are below.
This story is heartbreaking, to say the least.
My heart broke for her too. This is unreal and reminds me of the Fitzel case. So many sick people out there who don’t think twice about hurting people
This story made me physically ill – I had to go outside for air. It is such a terrible thing. We had a couple of kids turn up in past years and I’d be interested to eventually see her face to see how closely the age enhancements matched her. It gives us hope and the impetus to keep making appeals for lost children with stories like this (and Natasha Kampusch and Shawn Hornbeck).
It’s mind boggling that someone could be so sick. He is a nasty and ill man who I hope is jailed for a very, very long time. I bet the age enhancers the police used were pretty close. I guess so anyway. I wonder what their kids are feeling right now, poor things probably don’t know what hit them. Also, I’m with you on that last point, it shows there is always hope, even when it seems not in these cases.