Lost and Found

The True Story of Jaycee Lee Dugard and the Abduction That Shocked the World

De: John Glatt

Narrado por: Randye Kaye

In 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped on her morning walk to the school bus. The search for Jaycee made national headlines, and the case was repeatedly featured on America's Most Wanted. But despite her family's tireless efforts, Jaycee's disappearance remained a mystery.

Then, in August 2009, a registered sex offender named Phillip Garrido appeared on the University of California, Berkeley, campus alongside two young women whose unusual behavior sparked concern among campus officials and law enforcement. That visit would pave the way for a shocking discovery: That Garrido was Jaycee Lee Dugard's kidnapper.

For eighteen years Jaycee had lived on the Garrido property in Antioch, California. Kept in complete isolation, she was repeatedly raped by Garrido, who fathered her two daughters. When news broke of Jaycee's discovery, there was a huge outpouring of relief across the nation. But questions remain: How did the Garridos slip past authorities? And how did Jaycee endure her captivity? This is the story of a girl-next-door who was lost and found.

©2010 John Glatt (P)2014 Tantor

Unbelieveable

I remember hearing this story but certainly not in detail like in this book. God bless Jaycee and her family.

Nurses aide

Please, change the wording... a nurses AIDE is not a NURSE! Nurses aides are extremely important, however they are not nurses! Nurses do a lot to become nurses, not just a 6 week on the job program in a nursing home.

Why publish before the trial?

Very detailed--perhaps too much so, as there is some repetition. My main complaint is that the trial and sentences aren't covered. It seems this was published in a rush to be the first account, which I see as poor judgment.

Additionally, the narrator's overall tone feels wildly inappropriate. Her inflections sounded more like she was narrating a lifestyle piece on a child's quinceañeara rather than the account of a brutal rapist and child kidnapper.

very good

explains alot but does repeat itself at times so that can get old but over all good

Interesting

I Feel the book would’ve been much better if it wouldn’t keep repeating it’s self.

Read Jaycee’s memoir, not this

There are many inaccuracies as this book came out before Jaycee Lee’s memoir. It’s borderline offensive, as this book claims she “bonded” with her abductor, and she later states she did not. There are some interesting insights about her abductor’s previous crimes, but overall would recommend the memoir over this.

Inside a mental predator

I didn’t read about this book when I selected it besides what the title read. There were a lot of mistakes made that hopefully all in that field will learn from. Glad he can’t talk his way out again. I heard the story yet this gave a different perspective. Well told. I would recommend this book. I learned several things.

Inaccuracies

On the good side, this tends to be a bit repetitive, but it is interesting and he does a good job of describing all the legal issues. And he shows Philip's personality through interviews with friends and people who knew him.

However, I am reading the book that Jayce wrote about her experiences and her facts disagree with this book. For example, this book says that Philip's wife grabbed her; Jacycee's book says that Philip hit her with the stun gun and pulled her in. This book says that she didn't reach puberty until 2 years after she was taken; Jaycee's book said she was there within weeks if not right away. This book quotes psychiatrists who say that Jaycee bonded with her abductors. Jaycee says she did not. And I've just started reading.

It makes me wonder how much of the rest of the book is wrong.

Sad story

Very good book. Very disappointed to learn the failure of law enforcement in this case

story was really good, I really wanted to know what happened in the court hearings and how Philip became the person he was.

I did not like the narrator it sounded like a cheerful AI telling a really horrible story.