this is a crazy kidnapping story. 18 years missing and then found.

[krichard]

he should be paralyzed from the neck down, eyes and ears burned out and well feed through a feeding tube for the rest of his life. I would love to see him live a very long time with only his thoughts to keep him company....... f that sick mother fer.

[mossguy]

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

Don't even waste a bullet on him. I have a very sharp sword.

Would you really want to get his blood on your sword?

Best,
Tom

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I caught the interview on the radio earlier today with Ally Jacobs and Lisa Campbell (the UCPD officers who "smelled a rat" so to speak when Garridos met with them to discuss having a religious event on the Berkley campus). Worth a listen. They're pretty down-to-earth - obviously not the most polished or skilled interviewees, but it's still interesting. Mostly it came down to hunches and good gut instinct, which a lot of police work does (ask a cop sometime).

http://www.knx1070.com/

I agree there's something to be said about rewriting the laws to be much harsher with respect to sexual offenders. IMHO rape should be a capital crime. The victims will require many years of therapy and even then, may never be truly "normal".

[VaSteve]

But where can I buy Tamiflu?

[slow&rusty]

I agree with all comments made here....but what I do not understand is why the mother (now 29) and her kids did not try to escape (maybe they did and we do not know the details yet?) Surely they could have snuck over that wooden fence in the night or tried "something" to run...or reach out to a neighbor...look at how close the neighbors houses are.

I fear that her life and her children will be tragically ruined. They will need alot of support to integrate back into society.

Sadly there are more young children that are abducted much like this every single day and we never know what happens to them. I cringe every time I am in Walmart and they have the pictures of "Have You Seen XXX....Age 8.... Missing since 19XX"..

Yasin

[Porsche-O-Phile]

The initial report I've heard is that Jaycee Dugard is afflicted with Stockholm Syndrome. Keep in mind she's had contact with pretty much ONLY this guy for 18 years.

This is going to take a long time to "set right" and may not even ever happen.

[WilsonTC]

Unless he's kept in solitary confinement, this guy won't live long in prison.

It's an eye-opener when you look at the numbers:

Missing Children Statistics


“…A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the U.S, over 2,100 per day

In excess of 800,000 children are reported missing each year

Another 500,000 go missing without ever being reported…”

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

[7T7911s]

I fully support the "catch and release" program. Catch them, then release from 1000 ft.
No chute.
If they survive the fall they are innocent and cleared of any charges.
We could televize with pay per view to offset the fuel expences.
Kenny

[URY914]

Originally Posted by WilsonTC

Unless he's kept in solitary confinement, this guy won't live long in prison.

It's an eye-opener when you look at the numbers:

Missing Children Statistics


“…A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the U.S, over 2,100 per day

In excess of 800,000 children are reported missing each year

Another 500,000 go missing without ever being reported…”

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

I find this VERY hard to believe. 800K kids a year? This must include run-a-ways and kids lost in a store yet get found in the toy dept.

[RWebb]

likely the # that "go missing"

i.e. includes just what you said if reported to the system

much smaller # are abducted; and - as horrific as this is - only a tiny fraction are abducted by non-relatives -- usually a relative takes the kid (illegally)

[WilsonTC]

Originally Posted by URY914

I find this VERY hard to believe. 800K kids a year? This must include run-a-ways and kids lost in a store yet get found in the toy dept.

That's an accurate number.

The breakdown is listed on the DOJ website, but you have to dig. I think "abducted by strangers" is something around 60k/yr.

From the web: Take the number 800,000: It's true that 797,500 people under 18 were reported missing in a one-year period, according to a 2002 study. But of those cases, 203,900 were family abductions, 58,200 were nonfamily abductions, and only 115 were "stereotypical kidnappings," defined in one study as "a nonfamily abduction perpetrated by a slight acquaintance or stranger in which a child is detained overnight, transported at least 50 miles, held for ransom or abducted with the intent to keep the child permanently, or killed."

[campbellcj]

Sick situation. Definitely Stockholm Syndrome as any kid over 5 or so could eventually escape just about any douchebag captor given a strong enough desire to do so, IMHO.

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by Tobra

I remember when she first got snatched, they were looking at the step father pretty close for a LONG time.

I feel really bad for the step father. Sure, the kid & her daughters are messed up, but this guy has (apparently) been presumed guilty by many since her disappearance. Yet he clearly didn't do it.