Kidnapped and Held Captive for 18 Years: The Tragic Story of Jaycee Dugard

Taken

She mounted the hill near her home and crossed over the road as her mother and stepfather had instructed her. She later recounted how she was daydreaming about summer, barely noticing a car coming up behind her and slowing down. She looked back, expecting the car to keep on going. Instead, it stopped. The driver side window rolled down, and a man began asking Jaycee for directions.

jayceeDugard04.jpg

This composite of handouts provided by the El Dorado County Sheriff, shows Phillip Garrido and his wife shortly after their arrest on August 27, 2009 in Placerville, California. Phillip Garrido, a convicted rapist, and his wife Nancy reportedly admitted to kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991 when she was 11 and holding her captive for the past 18 years. Garrido reportedly raped her for years and fathered two children with her. (Photo by El Dorado County Sheriff via Getty Images)

Moments later, his arm shot out of the window. Armed with a taser, he stunned the young girl. Jaycee recalls falling to the ground and trying to push herself away from the road with her hands, but was unable to escape as the man, Phillip Greg Garrido, lifted her up and tossed her into the back of his vehicle.

© 2022 History by Day all rights reserved