It’s always shocking to hear of a case where an abducted child resurfaces years later after being held captive by a kidnapper. Jaycee Lee Dugard’s story grabbed the media’s attention earlier this week when she was found to be alive and living with the man, Phillip Garrido, who kidnapped her 18 years ago. Dugard was just 11 years old when she was taken by Garrido on her way home from school while her stepfather watched helplessly from the window of their home.
Since then, Dugard has lived in Garrido’s backyard inside various hidden sheds and tents. Dugard gave birth to two of Garrido’s daughters, now aged 11 and 15, who also lived in the backyard as captives with their mother. Undersherriff, Fred Kollard, told reporters, "None of the children had ever gone to school, they had never been to a doctor, they were kept in complete isolation in this compound..."
More reports are now coming out about how this nightmare could have ended earlier. Three years ago in 2006 someone called 911 to tip off the police that there was a mysterious woman and two children living in tents in Garrido’s backyard. When an officer went to check it out, he only spoke with Garrido, a registered sex offender, briefly in his front yard and did not investigate the rest of the property leaving Dugard and her daughters to endure three more years of captivity.
It is also being reported that Garrido’s wife, Nancy, was also at the scene of the abduction and will face 29 felony counts along with her husband. An article from CNN reports that the couple will face charges of kidnapping someone under the age of 14, kidnapping for sexual purposes, forcible rape and forcible lewd acts on a child. There has been some debate over whether Nancy Garrido should face the same charges as her husband based on speculation that she may have been brainwashed as well.
What do you think of Jaycee Lee Dugard’s story?
Do you think Garrido’s wife, Nancy Garrido, should be held accountable for all of the charges her husband is facing?
What a tragic story, but I'm so thankful they got out! I do think the wife should be punished, but I think psychological testing will dictate if she should be punished the same as her husband. He's a piece of work!!
Unbelievable. Not much more to say. I have been following this story. That poor woman and her children will never live a normal life.
I guess the only good thing about this case is that the girl is alive and she is home with her family. I pray that she gets counseling and that she can learn to live a somewhat "normal" life.
I think that they wife should be held responsible for at least something. I mean even if she was brainwashed legally she had a part.
Nobody in their right mind and that includes Nancy would be so far gone from a "brainwash treatment" to NOT know right from wrong. Nancy had the opportunity for four months while Phillip was in jail to release the girls. She should be charged to the fullest extent of the law. Nonetheless, I am so happy that another case like this has been solved and god knows how many others may still be in the clutches of these monsters.
I think that this ending is amazing, Im a mother and cant imagine my life with out my kids. Im so happy that one missing child now adult has been found. I think that this storie will give some hope to other families with missing children. Im happu that the family is back together. I think that the wife of the child molester should be punished.
I remember being in Lake Tahoe right after she was kidnapped. Being the same age as her, I was a young girl, and it impacted me greatly. I thought about her and prayed for her a lot in the years after. I cried with happiness when she was found to be alive, but then was pretty quickly saddened to hear what she had been through. I think the penalties should be great and to the fullest extent of the law for Garrido and his wife. I will continue to pray for Jaycee and her two girls.
That young women should have been found years ago and that low life should never have seen the light of day
This is such an amazing story to me! I am so happy for the family to be back together, but it is so sad that it ever happened. Those poor girls are going to need so much love and support to heal all of their mental wounds. I definitely think that the wife should be held for the same charges as she was there the whole time and allowed everything to happen to those poor children. Just so sad and wonderful all at the same time. May God bless that family!
Yes, the wife should be charged the same as her husband. How could she have lived all these years knowing what he was doing.
Yes, I agree that the wife should be held accountable as well. She certainly didn't do anything to bring Jaycee home or to make the situation right! She is just as guilty for taking part in this and not doing anything about it!! Wow! I can't imagine how terrified Jaycee must have been! It's so sad that things could have ended earlier than it did!
Yes I think the wife should be held accountable because what was she thinking. I don't understand how anyone could be so sick. It's hard to even imagine what she is going through and what her thought process is as of now. This makes me worry about what can happen to my kids. Back to the wife, she should be held accountable because it is just like conspiracy.
Yes, I think the wife should be held responsible. She was a grown woman at the time of the kidnapping from what I understand and she should have known better. My next reason is that we currently do not know if the wife not only helped kidnap that poor girl, but couldn't she also have perpetrated abuse against that girl? Not all sex offenders and psychopaths who harm children are male.
In some ways, the perp's wife is more guilty than he is! She lived with this sick secret for years and chose never to do anything about it. How this poor girl survived for so long in such a terrifying environment, endured countless abuse at the hands of this sick creep and gave birth to 2 babies in those unsterile environments is completely unimagineable to me. My heart goes out to Jaycee and her 2 children for the horrors they endured. What I fail to comprehend is why she chose not to escape, or even how she managed to keep 2 tiny babies inside and quiet... surely those babies cried at some point.... did the neighbors not hear???
You know it has to be so strange for her now. She missed 2 presidents, 9/11, and so many other important things. I pray for her and her family, I hope she can get some help and learn that this wasn't her fault.