Prosecutors in Jaycee Dugard Case Think Phillip Garrido's Apology Letter is Bull
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But according to CNN, prosecutors believe Phillip Garrido is using this letter as an opportunity to manipulate the "public perceptions" of the kidnapping case.
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November 17, 2009 6:30 AM SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The man accused of kidnapping, raping and holding Jaycee Dugard captive for nearly two decades wrote a jailhouse apology letter that talks about "ending a sexual problem believed to be impossible."
But according to CNN, prosecutors believe Phillip Garrido is using this letter as an opportunity to manipulate the "public perceptions" of the kidnapping case.
But according to CNN, prosecutors believe Phillip Garrido is using this letter as an opportunity to manipulate the "public perceptions" of the kidnapping case.
November 13, 2009 10:37 AM 
NEW YORK - Phillip Garrido, the alleged kidnapper of Jaycee Lee Dugard, apologized "to every human being for what has taken place," in a letter to NBC affiliate KCRA in Sacramento, Calif.
Garrido and his wife Nancy have been charged with kidnapping 11-year-old Dugard in 1991 and holding her hostage for 18 years. Phillip Garrido also allegedly raped Dugard, father two daughters with his victim.
Phillip Garrido Letter: Apologizes "To Every Human Being" for Alleged Jaycee Dugard Kidnapping
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Garrido and his wife Nancy have been charged with kidnapping 11-year-old Dugard in 1991 and holding her hostage for 18 years. Phillip Garrido also allegedly raped Dugard, father two daughters with his victim.
November 11, 2009 8:20 AM 
NEW YORK - The defense attorney for Nancy Garrido, who allegedly held Jaycee Lee Dugard captive for 18 years while her husband allegedly raped and impregnated her, has been removed from the case.
Court documents show that Gilbert Maines was removed during a closed hearing in El Dorado Superior Court on Thursday. However, Judge Douglas Phimister immediately stayed the decision until another hearing Nov. 30.
Nancy Garrido's Lawyer Removed in Jaycee Lee Dugard Trial
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Court documents show that Gilbert Maines was removed during a closed hearing in El Dorado Superior Court on Thursday. However, Judge Douglas Phimister immediately stayed the decision until another hearing Nov. 30.
October 30, 2009 12:24 PM 
NEW YORK - Terrified.
That's what Katie Callaway Hall, the woman Phillip Garrido kidnapped and raped thirty years ago, said she felt as she sat in a California courtroom Thursday and watched Garrido and his wife Nancy Garrido deal with charges of kidnapping, raping and imprisoning another girl, Jaycee Lee Dugard.
"The same old fear came back that I felt 33 years ago," Hall said.
Phillip Garrido Faces His 1976 Rape Victim at Jaycee Lee Dugard Hearing
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
That's what Katie Callaway Hall, the woman Phillip Garrido kidnapped and raped thirty years ago, said she felt as she sat in a California courtroom Thursday and watched Garrido and his wife Nancy Garrido deal with charges of kidnapping, raping and imprisoning another girl, Jaycee Lee Dugard.
"The same old fear came back that I felt 33 years ago," Hall said.
October 14, 2009 10:51 AM 
NEW YORK - Jaycee Dugard, two months after resurfacing from 18 years in captivity, has released her first personal statement to People magazine, along with photos of herself as an adult.
"I'm so happy to be back with my family," she told the magazine. "Nothing is more important than the unconditional love and support I have from them."
Jaycee Dugard to People Magazine: "I'm So Happy to be Back With My Family"
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"I'm so happy to be back with my family," she told the magazine. "Nothing is more important than the unconditional love and support I have from them."
October 14, 2009 8:39 AM SAN FRANCISCO - People Magazine has released the first photos of Jaycee Lee Dugard as an adult and the young lady who was held captive for 18 years appears happy, fit, and healthy.
Her image today is a stunning contradiction to the horrors that Jaycee suffered, allegedly at the hands of Phillip and Nancy Garrido, who are accused of kidnapping her when she was 11 years old.
Jaycee Dugard Stunning First Photos in People Magazine
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Her image today is a stunning contradiction to the horrors that Jaycee suffered, allegedly at the hands of Phillip and Nancy Garrido, who are accused of kidnapping her when she was 11 years old.
October 12, 2009 10:51 AM 
ANTIOCH, Calif. - The investigation into Phillip Garrido, the man accused of kidnapping and raping Jaycee Lee Dugard, has taken another turn.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's office said Friday that bone fragments dug up from the backyard of Garrido's Antioch, Calif., home and a neighboring property probably belonged to Native Americans buried a long time ago.
Jaycee Update: Bones in Phillip Garrido's Backyard Likely Native American, Says Anthropologist
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The Contra Costa County Sheriff's office said Friday that bone fragments dug up from the backyard of Garrido's Antioch, Calif., home and a neighboring property probably belonged to Native Americans buried a long time ago.
October 1, 2009 8:30 AM SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Phillip Garrido, civil rights crusader?
The man charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard 18 years ago, then raping and hiding her in his backyard, has contacted a Sacramento television station to voice concerns about Dugard's legal rights.
Really.
Phillip Garrido is Worried About Jaycee Dugard
(AP)
The man charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard 18 years ago, then raping and hiding her in his backyard, has contacted a Sacramento television station to voice concerns about Dugard's legal rights.
Really.
September 28, 2009 7:00 AM 
NEW YORK - Eighteen-year kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard initially had mixed emotions regarding the arrest of her alleged captors, but now acknowledges that "some terrible things were done to her," according to a lawyer for the Dugard family, who held a press conference last Thursday.
Dugard was 11 when police say Phillip and Nancy Garrido kidnapped her from her South Lake Tahoe, Calif. bus stop and held her captive in their Antioch, Calif. backyard. Police say the couple raped Dugard, now 29, and Phillip Garrido fathered her two daughters. The Garridos have pleaded not guilty to a combined 29 charges.
Jaycee Dugard: "Terrible Things" Happened, but Mixed Emotions over Captors' Arrest
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Dugard was 11 when police say Phillip and Nancy Garrido kidnapped her from her South Lake Tahoe, Calif. bus stop and held her captive in their Antioch, Calif. backyard. Police say the couple raped Dugard, now 29, and Phillip Garrido fathered her two daughters. The Garridos have pleaded not guilty to a combined 29 charges.
September 25, 2009 11:18 AM 
NEW YORK - Jaycee Lee Dugard will testify against her alleged kidnappers, Phillip and Nancy Garrido, if the time comes, her lawyer said.
McGregor Scott, a former U.S. attorney in Northern California who is representing Dugard and her family for free, told The Associated Press Dugard knows she will have to testify against the Garridos if the case goes to trial.
Jaycee Dugard Says She'll Testify Against Phillip and Nancy Garrido
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McGregor Scott, a former U.S. attorney in Northern California who is representing Dugard and her family for free, told The Associated Press Dugard knows she will have to testify against the Garridos if the case goes to trial.
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