Kidnapper Holds Young Girl Captive For More Than 18 Years
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Kidnapper Holds Young Girl Captive For More Than 18 Years
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On June 10, 1991, Jaycee Dugard was walking to the bus stop in South Lake Tahoe, California, when Phillip and Nancy Garrido attacked her with a stun gun and forced her into their car [citation:6][citation:10]. Her stepfather gave chase but could not keep up. For nearly two decades, Jaycee was held in a hidden compound behind the Garridos' Antioch home, a space concealed by trees, tarps, and a six-foot fence that no one thought to search [citation:5]. There, Phillip Garrido repeatedly raped her, fathering two daughters who were born and raised in captivity [citation:2][citation:6].
Jaycee's world consisted of a soundproof shed, a makeshift bathroom, and tents connected by extension cords [citation:5]. She was renamed "Alyssa" and taught to tell her daughters that Nancy was their mother and she was their older sister [citation:2]. The nightmare finally ended in August 2009, when a suspicious UC Berkeley campus officer ran a background check on Garrido, leading to a parole visit where he confessed [citation:2][citation:6]. Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the girl who was stolen for 18 years never stopped hoping.
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