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NEWS ABOUT: Phillip Garrido

Phillip Garrido stories: 56 news summaries

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BAD IDEAS DEPT.

 Porn Director 
 Making Jaycee 
 Dugard Film 

Rep slams Shane Ryan's plan to focus on Jaycee and Phillip Garrido

Nov 18, 09 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Worst idea of the day (year?) so far: A horror-porn director plans to make a film about kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard and her relationship with accused abductor—and rapist—Phillip Garrido. A spokesperson for Dugard called the idea “exploitive, hurtful, and breathtakingly unkind” after filmmaker Shane Ryan told a... More »

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kidnapping • pornography • rape • kidnapper • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • rapist • Jaycee Dugard pornographer • Shane Ryan

JAYCEE DUGARD CASE

Garrido Apologizes,
Says 'Sexual Problem' Cured

Accused kidnapper 'a changed man': lawyer

Nov 13, 09 10:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Phillip Garrido, Jaycee Dugard’s accused kidnapper, says he “would like to apologize to every human being for what has taken place.” In a letter—his third sent to KCRA from prison—Garrido adds that, “through the spirit of Christ,” a “sexual problem believed to... More »

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kidnapping • rape • abduction • kidnapper • child rape • public defender • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

 Jaycee Shielded 
 Kidnapper 
 From Cops 

Stockholm syndrome turned victim into abductor's defender

Nov 5, 09 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard lied to a suspicious parole officer in a desperate bid to protect her abductor when she was discovered, according to just-released report of her questioning. Jaycee, kidnapped when she was 11 in her northern California town, called herself Alyssa and presented herself as Phillip Garrido's wife.... More »

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California • crime • kidnapping • abduction • sexual assault • child rape • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

Calif. Parole Bungled
Jaycee Case

Watchdog says
Dugard could've been found long ago

Nov 4, 09 3:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Jaycee Lee Dugard could have been found and Phillip Garrido put behind bars much sooner if California parole officials had done their jobs properly, a report by a state prison monitor says. For starters, authorities did nothing when Garrido’s electronic monitor showed he’d traveled further from his home... More »

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California • sex offenders • parole • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

Garrido's 1976 Victim Attends Jaycee Hearing

Katie Callaway Hall 'here because he kidnapped, raped me'

Oct 30, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman kidnapped and raped by Phillip Garrido unexpectedly visited the Bay Area to watch a court hearing for Garrido, who stands accused of the kidnapping and rape of Jaycee Lee Dugard. Garrido abducted and assaulted Katie Calloway Hall in 1976, but was released on parole in 1988. Hall says... More »

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California • kidnapping • rape • trial • abduction • parole • child rape • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Katie Callaway Hall • Placerville, Calif.

 Jaycee: 
 'A Real 
 Innocence 
 in Her Eyes' 

Friends say Dugard adjusting well to new life with mom, daughters

Oct 21, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hello! magazine offers another glimpse at kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard as an adult, riding horseback and posing with mother Terry Probyn. Sources close to the family say Dugard is bonding with her mother and 19-year-old half-sister, and that Dugard’s two “smart, playful” daughters—who were always told she... More »

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kidnapping • missing child • child abduction • women's issues • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Terry Probyn

 Garrido: Cops 
 Trampling 
 Dugard's  
 Civil Rights 

Kidnap victim denied free speech, access to attorney, suspect writes to local TV reporter

Sep 30, 09 9:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Phillip Garrido says the woman he’s accused of abducting as a child and holding captive for 18 years is being denied civil rights as part of the ongoing investigation, he writes in a letter to Sacramento’s KRCA-TV. Jaycee Dugard’s “free speach [sic] rights are being violated,... More »

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free speech • kidnapping • civil rights • attorney • child rape • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

Jaycee Likely to Testify Against Garridos

Lawyer says she's doing 'remarkably well' with family reunion

Sep 24, 09 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jaycee Lee Dugard will likely testify against the couple who held her captive for 18 years, says her family’s lawyer. “Jaycee will, in all likelihood, be a witness for the prosecution,” he told CBS’ Early Show. “She’s aware of that and understands that. That... More »

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kidnapping • testimony • witness • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido

(Newser) - Today’s search of the property of Phillip and Nancy Garrido, charged in the rape and kidnap of Jaycee Dugard, found no evidence to link them to the 1980s disappearances of two other northern California girls, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Investigators will continue sifting through areas dug up after... More »

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crime • kidnapping • abduction • child rape • dogs • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • Antioch, Calif. • Michaela Garecht • Ilene Misheloff

Dogs Might Have Found Human Remains at Garridos'

Two separate canines indicate scent; cops will delve further tomorrow

Sep 17, 09 9:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two dogs trained to sniff out human remains, working separately, alerted police today to the possibility on the property belonging to northern California kidnap-rape suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido, CNN reports. Authorities are also looking for evidence to connect the couple to the 1980s disappearances of girls from nearby towns,... More »

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investigation • crime • kidnapping • dogs • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • Antioch, Calif. • Michaela Garecht • Ilene Misheloff

 Jaycee Dugard: 
 I Want My 
 Pets Back 

Menagerie includes two dogs, five cats, birds

Sep 17, 09 7:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jaycee Dugard wants back a group of pets she raised while in captivity in a northern California backyard, animal-control officials tell the San Francisco Chronicle. “We are very hopeful that it’s going to happen as soon as possible,” one says of the menagerie, which includes two dogs,... More »

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pets • investigation • rape • Animal Control • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • Antioch, Calif.

 Cops Find More Bones 
 at Garrido Home 

Authorities not yet certain if remains are human or animal

Sep 16, 09 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - More bones have been found on the property belonging to Phillip Garrido—the man charged with abducting and imprisoning Jaycee Dugard—and on the property next door, California authorities tell KCBS-AM. “We have located what appears to be bones on both properties. We can’t tell at this point... More »

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crime • abduction • imprisonment • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Antioch, Calif. • Michaela Garecht • Ilene Misheloff

Garridos Suspect in
2 More Cases

Area cops looking to demolish home in search for evidence

Sep 15, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bay Area police are searching Philip Garrido’s home and adjacent properties for evidence of two kidnappings in the late 1980s similar to the abduction of Jaycee Dugard, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Nine-year-old Michaela Garecht was kidnapped in 1988 from nearby Hayward, while 13-year-old Ilene Misheloff was taken... More »

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California • crime • kidnapping • abduction • police investigation • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • Michaela Garecht • Ilene Misheloff

 Bail for Garrido Set at $30M 

Nancy Garrido ordered to be held without bail

Sep 14, 09 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge set bail at $30 million for Phillip Garrido today and ordered Nancy Garrido held without bail after deciding that the couple were likely to flee, the Sacramento Bee reports. Garrido couldn’t leave jail even if he could make bail, as he’s under a hold placed by... More »

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kidnapping • captivity • bail • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido

Fellow Inmates Threaten Nancy Garrido With Rape, Murder

Alleged kidnapper in isolation for own safety

Sep 14, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Garrido has been placed in isolation after other inmates threatened to rape and kill her, sources tell CBS News. Like her husband, Phillip, Garrido is charged with 29 felonies stemming from the kidnapping and imprisonment of Jaycee Dugard. Though she’s expected to seek bail, it’s unlikely to... More »

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prison • kidnapping • rape • abduction • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • Antioch, Calif.

'Worst Sports Column Ever' Author Sorry, Sort Of

Calif. scribe used Jaycee as news peg

Sep 10, 09 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Orange County Register sports columnist is the talk of the blogosphere and the Twitterverse—and not in the good way. Mark Whicker used his Tuesday column to reminisce about the sports events of the past 18 years under the guise of catching Jaycee Dugard up on "what you've... More »

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social networking • Google • kidnapping • rape • abduction • journalism • Twitter • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Mark Whicker • Orange County Register • sports columnist

 Bone Found Near 
 Jaycee's Prison 
 'Probably Human'

But authorities say it could be from Native American burial ground; more tests needed

Sep 8, 09 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The bone fragment found in the backyard next door to the home of kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido is “probably human,” authorities tell the Sacramento Bee—though they caution that more tests are needed, and that Native American remains are often found in that area of northern California. Garrido,... More »

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crime • kidnapping • abduction • Native Americans • child rape • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Antioch, Calif. • false imprisonment • bone fragment • Contra Costa County, Calif.

OPINION

 'Tragedy Porn' 
 Drags Down 
 News Sources 

Online outlets mull pay models, putting a price on sensational stories

Sep 7, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Word is that newspapers will soon start charging for online news—but no one’s quite sure what it’s worth. Take a story like the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping: It’s “tragedy porn” that “neither informs nor enlightens. It merely titillates,” writes Simon Dumenco for Advertising Age.... More »

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media • Internet • Rupert Murdoch • news • pornography • online news • online newspapers • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

(Newser) - Phillip Garrido picked out Jaycee Dugan as his next kidnap victim on a "child shopping" trip when he spotted the "cute" 11-year-old in a store with friends, his wife has told investigators. "That's the one I want," he told his wife, Nancy, but he decided to... More »

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California • kidnapping • abduction • child rape • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • Antioch, Calif.

(Newser) - Phillip Garrido, the California man accused in the abduction and rape of Jaycee Dugard, recorded songs about his fascination with young girls, an acquaintance who received two CDs with the tunes tells the Contra Costa Times. A sample lyric: “The way she walks, yeah, subtly sexy/What can I do?... More »

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music • rape • child abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Marc Lister

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