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Missing US girl found 18 years on | 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 - the first when she was 14. | A US woman found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her alleged kidnapper - the first when she was 14. |
Jaycee Dugard and her daughters, 11 and 15, were kept in a "hidden backyard within a backyard", police say. | Jaycee Dugard and her daughters, 11 and 15, were kept in a "hidden backyard within a backyard", police say. |
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. |
"She was in good health, but living in a backyard for the past 18 years does take its toll," El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar said. | "She was in good health, but living in a backyard for the past 18 years does take its toll," El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar said. |
Ms Dugard disappeared in 1991, aged 11, apparently taken by two people who bundled her into a car. | Ms Dugard disappeared in 1991, aged 11, apparently taken by two people who bundled her into a car. |
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Mr Kollar said that since the kidnapping she had lived with the couple, isolated from view at a property in Antioch near San Francisco, 170 miles (273m) from her home in South Lake Tahoe. | Mr Kollar said that since the kidnapping she had lived with the couple, isolated from view at a property in Antioch near San Francisco, 170 miles (273m) from her home in South Lake Tahoe. |
"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." |
She and the children spent "most of their lives" there, he said, adding that they had never been to school or seen a doctor. | She and the children 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. |
Mr Garrido has a conviction for rape and was paroled in 1999, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. | Mr 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. | 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. | 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 | 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. |
The backyard area had electricity from extension cords and a rudimentary outhouse and shower, "as if you were camping," he said. | The backyard area had electricity from extension cords and a rudimentary outhouse and shower, "as if you were camping," he said. |
Although Mr Garrido was previously visited by a parole officer, there nothing odd noted about the backyard. | Although Mr Garrido was previously visited by a parole officer, there nothing odd noted about the backyard. |
The area occupied by Ms Dugard and her children was concealed by shrubs, rubbish bins and a tarpaulin, he said. | The area occupied by Ms Dugard and her children was concealed by shrubs, rubbish bins and a tarpaulin, he 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 South Lake Tahoe. | The incident occurred as she was walking from her home to a school bus stop in South Lake Tahoe. |
She sounds like she's okay. I hope she's been well treated this entire 18 years Carl ProbynStepfather | 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. |