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| Missing US girl found 18 years on | |
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| A US woman found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her alleged kidnapper, police say. | A US woman found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her alleged kidnapper, police say. |
| Jaycee Lee Dugard and the children, aged 11 and 15, were kept in a "hidden backyard within a backyard". | Jaycee Lee Dugard and the children, aged 11 and 15, were kept in a "hidden backyard within a backyard". |
| Alleged kidnapper Phillip Garrido, 58, and his wife Nancy Garrido, 54, are being held in custody in California. | Alleged kidnapper Phillip Garrido, 58, and his wife Nancy Garrido, 54, are being held in custody in California. |
| DNA tests are being done to establish Ms Dugard's identity, but meanwhile she has been reunited with her mother. | DNA tests are being done to establish Ms Dugard's identity, but meanwhile she has been reunited with her mother. |
| Ms Dugard disappeared in 1991, aged 11, from outside her Lake Tahoe home, apparently taken by two people. | Ms Dugard disappeared in 1991, aged 11, from outside her Lake Tahoe home, apparently taken by two people. |
| Phillip Garrido allegedly fathered two children with Ms Dugard, police say | |
| El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar she had lived with the couple, isolated from view at a property in Antioch near San Francisco since the kidnapping. | El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar she had lived with the couple, isolated from view at a property in Antioch near San Francisco since the kidnapping. |
| "The tents and outbuildings in the backyard were placed in a strategic arrangement to inhibit outside viewing and to isolate the victims from outside contact." | "The tents and outbuildings in the backyard were placed in a strategic arrangement to inhibit outside viewing and to isolate the victims from outside contact." |
| The three spent "most of their lives" there, he said, adding that they had never been to school or seen a doctor. | The three spent "most of their lives" there, he said, adding that they had never been to school or seen a doctor. |
| Their identities were revealed after Mr Garrido was spotted by police at the University of California Berkeley campus with the two young children. | Their identities were revealed after Mr Garrido was spotted by police at the University of California Berkeley campus with the two young children. |
| He raised suspicions because as a registered sex offender he was not allowed to be with young children. | He raised suspicions because as a registered sex offender he was not allowed to be with young children. |
| Phillip Garrido has a conviction for rape and was paroled in 1999, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. | Phillip Garrido has a conviction for rape and was paroled in 1999, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. |
| He was called in by his parole officer for questioning, and brought the two children and a young woman he called Allissa with him. | |
| During questioning he revealed that Allissa was actually Ms Dugard. She also confirmed her identity to police. | |
| There have been few clues as to Jaycee Lee's whereabouts in 18 years | |
| At the Antioch property, there was also a vehicle hidden in the backyard which matched the vehicle originally described at the time of the abduction, Mr Kollar said. | At the Antioch property, there was also a vehicle hidden in the backyard which matched the vehicle originally described at the time of the abduction, Mr Kollar said. |
| "It's a pretty spectacular story just to find someone like that. Someone we assumed was dead," said Bill Clark, a senior prosecutor in El Dorado County. | "It's a pretty spectacular story just to find someone like that. Someone we assumed was dead," said Bill Clark, a senior prosecutor in El Dorado County. |
| Jimmie Lee, a local police spokesman, said Mr Garrido was also being held for investigation of rape by force, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and sexual penetration. | Jimmie Lee, a local police spokesman, said Mr Garrido was also being held for investigation of rape by force, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and sexual penetration. |
| Under suspicion | Under suspicion |
| As news spread of Ms Dugard's apparent re-appearance, her stepfather Carl Probyn told ABC News in the US that her family was now convinced she was coming back to them. | As news spread of Ms Dugard's apparent re-appearance, her stepfather Carl Probyn told ABC News in the US that her family was now convinced she was coming back to them. |
| "I had personally given up hope," he said, saying that he just wanted to find the people responsible. | "I had personally given up hope," he said, saying that he just wanted to find the people responsible. |
| Mr Probyn was watching on 10 June 1991, as the young girl was apparently taken away by two unidentified people. | Mr Probyn was watching on 10 June 1991, as the young girl was apparently taken away by two unidentified people. |
| The incident occurred as she was walking from her home to a school bus stop in the southern Lake Tahoe town of Meyers. | The incident occurred as she was walking from her home to a school bus stop in the southern Lake Tahoe town of Meyers. |
| She sounds like she's okay. I hope she's been well treated this entire 18 years Carl ProbynStepfather | |
| Her stepfather - who initially came under suspicion in her disappearance and is now estranged from Ms Dugard's mother - has described how a stranger drove up and grabbed Ms Dugard, bundling her into a grey car even as she tried to resist by kicking and screaming. | Her stepfather - who initially came under suspicion in her disappearance and is now estranged from Ms Dugard's mother - has described how a stranger drove up and grabbed Ms Dugard, bundling her into a grey car even as she tried to resist by kicking and screaming. |
| Mr Probyn believed a man and woman were in the vehicle. Despite several false reports of sightings in the intervening years, Ms Dugard was never seen again. | Mr Probyn believed a man and woman were in the vehicle. Despite several false reports of sightings in the intervening years, Ms Dugard was never seen again. |
| "She sounds like she's okay," he said. | "She sounds like she's okay," he said. |
| "She had a conversation with my wife and she remembers things. I hope she's been well treated this entire 18 years." | "She had a conversation with my wife and she remembers things. I hope she's been well treated this entire 18 years." |
| "To have this happen where we get her back alive, and where she remembers things from the past, and to have people in custody is a triple win," he told the Sacramento Bee newspaper. | "To have this happen where we get her back alive, and where she remembers things from the past, and to have people in custody is a triple win," he told the Sacramento Bee newspaper. |