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| US kidnap survivor 'doing great' | US kidnap survivor 'doing great' |
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| A woman freed in California 18 years after being kidnapped at the age of 11 is said to have had a happy reunion with her mother. | A woman freed in California 18 years after being kidnapped at the age of 11 is said to have had a happy reunion with her mother. |
| Jaycee Lee Dugard had been living in her alleged kidnapper's home in a suburb of San Francisco after her abduction 200 miles (322km) away. | Jaycee Lee Dugard had been living in her alleged kidnapper's home in a suburb of San Francisco after her abduction 200 miles (322km) away. |
| She and the two children he allegedly fathered with her are "doing great", stepfather Carl Probyn said. | She and the two children he allegedly fathered with her are "doing great", stepfather Carl Probyn said. |
| Mr Probyn said his ex-wife had been struck by how young Jaycee looked. | Mr Probyn said his ex-wife had been struck by how young Jaycee looked. |
| Jaycee's stepfather gives details to ABC's Good Morning America | |
| He and Jaycee's mother divorced after the abduction and he told US media how he had endured years of "hell", under suspicion of having played a part in his stepdaughter's kidnapping. | He and Jaycee's mother divorced after the abduction and he told US media how he had endured years of "hell", under suspicion of having played a part in his stepdaughter's kidnapping. |
| Jaycee Dugard was forced into a car on her way to school in front of his eyes. He had tried in vain to give chase on a bicycle. | Jaycee Dugard was forced into a car on her way to school in front of his eyes. He had tried in vain to give chase on a bicycle. |
| Ms Dugard's alleged abductor and his wife have both been arrested as police search their home in Antioch. | Ms Dugard's alleged abductor and his wife have both been arrested as police search their home in Antioch. |
| Phillip Garrido, 58, is being held on suspicion of various kidnapping and sex charges. He is already a convicted rapist and kidnapper. | Phillip Garrido, 58, is being held on suspicion of various kidnapping and sex charges. He is already a convicted rapist and kidnapper. |
| His wife Nancy, 54, was allegedly with him during the kidnapping in South Lake Tahoe, a town in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. | His wife Nancy, 54, was allegedly with him during the kidnapping in South Lake Tahoe, a town in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. |
| 'Guilt over bonding' | 'Guilt over bonding' |
| Ms Dugard has retained custody of her children and is staying at a motel in the San Francisco region, according to the US authorities. | Ms Dugard has retained custody of her children and is staying at a motel in the San Francisco region, according to the US authorities. |
| She, her two daughters, her sister, her mother and another relative were at the reunion on Thursday, Mr Probyn said. | She, her two daughters, her sister, her mother and another relative were at the reunion on Thursday, Mr Probyn said. |
| "I think they're pretty happy," he added. | "I think they're pretty happy," he added. |
| In interviews on NBC, ABC and CBS on Friday morning, Mr Probyn said the most surprising thing to his wife had been that Jaycee still looked very young. | In interviews on NBC, ABC and CBS on Friday morning, Mr Probyn said the most surprising thing to his wife had been that Jaycee still looked very young. |
| "She looks very young, she looks very healthy," Mr Probyn said. "She told me that Jaycee feels really guilty for bonding with this guy. She has a real guilt trip." | "She looks very young, she looks very healthy," Mr Probyn said. "She told me that Jaycee feels really guilty for bonding with this guy. She has a real guilt trip." |
| He said he was struggling to understand why his stepdaughter had not come forward earlier. | He said he was struggling to understand why his stepdaughter had not come forward earlier. |
| "I don't know if she was brainwashed, I don't know if she was walking around on the street, I don't know if she was locked up under key for 18 years, I have no idea," he said. | "I don't know if she was brainwashed, I don't know if she was walking around on the street, I don't know if she was locked up under key for 18 years, I have no idea," he said. |
| OTHER SOLVED ABDUCTIONS Elisabeth Fritzl (Austria): Held 1984, aged 18; found 2008 Shawn Hornbeck (US): Abducted 2002, aged 11; found 2007Natascha Kampusch (Austria): Abducted 1998, aged 10; escaped 2006 Elizabeth Smart (US): Abducted 2002, aged 14; found 2003Steven Staynor (US): Abducted 1972, aged 14; escaped 1980 Timeline: Jaycee Lee Dugard case | |
| DNA tests are being taken to confirm Ms Dugard's identity as the police investigation progresses. | DNA tests are being taken to confirm Ms Dugard's identity as the police investigation progresses. |
| Police have removed a car from the suspects' home in Antioch. | Police have removed a car from the suspects' home in Antioch. |
| They said they had found a vehicle which matched a description of the car originally described at the time of the abduction. | They said they had found a vehicle which matched a description of the car originally described at the time of the abduction. |
| 'A disgusting thing' | 'A disgusting thing' |
| Fred Kollar, undersheriff in El Dorado County where South Lake Tahoe is located, this week described finding a makeshift compound in the backyard consisting of sheds, tents and outbuildings. | Fred Kollar, undersheriff in El Dorado County where South Lake Tahoe is located, this week described finding a makeshift compound in the backyard consisting of sheds, tents and outbuildings. |
| Phillip Garrido allegedly fathered two children with Ms Dugard, police say | Phillip Garrido allegedly fathered two children with Ms Dugard, police say |
| The true identity of the backyard's inhabitants only emerged after Mr Garrido was called in along with his "family" for a parole office hearing on Wednesday. | The true identity of the backyard's inhabitants only emerged after Mr Garrido was called in along with his "family" for a parole office hearing on Wednesday. |
| Suspicions had been aroused when Mr Garrido, who has a printing business, was seen acting suspiciously towards the children as he tried to enter the University of California, Berkeley, campus to hand out religious literature. | Suspicions had been aroused when Mr Garrido, who has a printing business, was seen acting suspiciously towards the children as he tried to enter the University of California, Berkeley, campus to hand out religious literature. |
| Diane Doty, a neighbour, has said she often heard children playing in the backyard. | Diane Doty, a neighbour, has said she often heard children playing in the backyard. |
| "I asked my husband, 'Why is he [Garrido] living in tents?'" she said on Thursday. | "I asked my husband, 'Why is he [Garrido] living in tents?'" she said on Thursday. |
| "And he said, 'Maybe that is how they like to live.'" | "And he said, 'Maybe that is how they like to live.'" |
| The alleged abductor has himself told a US TV channel that his story was "heart-warming". | The alleged abductor has himself told a US TV channel that his story was "heart-warming". |
| "It's a disgusting thing that took place with me at the beginning, but I turned my life completely around," Mr Garrido told KCRA television from El Dorado County jail. | "It's a disgusting thing that took place with me at the beginning, but I turned my life completely around," Mr Garrido told KCRA television from El Dorado County jail. |
| Court records show that Mr Garrido was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old woman in South Lake Tahoe in 1976. | Court records show that Mr Garrido was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old woman in South Lake Tahoe in 1976. |