Jaycee Dugard

Oprah Honored With Major Award

AP | ALICIA QUARLES | Posted 05.10.2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey was embraced in a hug by longtime friend Diane von Furstenberg as she took to the stage to accept a "Lifetime Leadersh...

David Lohr

WATCH: Jaycee Dugard's New Message

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 01.04.2012

Jaycee Lee Dugard has released her first public service announcement for her organization, which helps support families that have been the victims of ...

My Hero - 2011

Diane Dimond | Posted 12.06.2011

Diane Dimond

In Jaycee's memoir, A Stolen Life, she recounts in almost childlike terms how caring for stray animals -- and later her two children -- helped her keep her humanity and her sanity.

David Lohr

Jaycee Dugard Sues Federal Government For Failing To Monitor Kidnapper

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.22.2011

Jaycee Lee Dugard has filed a claim against the U.S. government for failing to monitor Phillip Garrido, the convicted sex offender who kidnapped her i...

Did Jaycee Dugard "Do Survival Right"? Did I? Did You?

Jane Devin | Posted 10.29.2011

Jane Devin

When it comes to survival and recovery, not even the popular saying, "Don't judge a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes" goes far enough.

Dugard Kidnappers Deny Committing Other Abduction

AP | Posted 10.17.2011

HAYWARD, Calif. -- Police have questioned the California couple convicted of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard about the high-profile abduction of a 9-year-old...

(WATCH) Disturbing Jaycee Dugard Kidnapper Video Prompts Lawmakers Into Action

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 10.03.2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A day after releasing disturbing footage videotaped by one of Jaycee Dugard's captors and a report highlighting law enforcement ...

Report Blasts Justice System For Allowing Dugard Kidnapper To Roam Free

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 10.02.2011

SAN FRANCISCO — Disturbing new video released Tuesday shows the wife of convicted kidnapper and rapist Phillip Garrido luring a young girl into ...

Diane Sawyer: The Book Whisperer

Posted 09.13.2011

There's a pattern emerging with people who talk to Diane Sawyer while they're shopping books: the books go to the top of the bestseller list. Jayc...

WATCH: Elizabeth Smart Makes Her ABC Debut

Posted 09.13.2011

Elizabeth Smart made her debut as an ABC commentator on Thursday's "Good Morning America." Smart used her first appearance to deliver a message to fel...

DA Releases Garrido Couple's Creepy Home Videos

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 09.12.2011

SAN FRANCISCO — Newly released videos recorded by the Northern California couple who held Jaycee Lee Dugard captive for 18 years provide chillin...

A Tale of Two Mothers: Casey Anthony and Jaycee Dugard

Cilla McCain | Posted 09.10.2011

Cilla McCain

If we can be thankful for anything to do with Caylee Anthony's murder, at least she is now in a place where nobody can ever harm her again. However, there are children who at this very instant, desperately need our country's attention and swift action.

ABC's Jaycee Dugard Interview Draws Huge Ratings

AP | Posted 09.10.2011

NEW YORK — The story of a California woman kidnapped and held prisoner by a sex offender for 18 years has proven compelling for television viewe...

Jaycee Dugard Describes 18 Years Of Horror In First Interview

AP | Posted 09.09.2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- Talking through tears, a California woman held captive for nearly two decades told of the pain and determination as she gave birth to...

Shocking New Details Released In Jaycee Dugard Case

AP | LISA LEFF and DON THOMPSON | Posted 08.03.2011

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Through it all, the kidnapping, the repeated sexual assaults and the isolation of being hidden away for over 18 years, Jay...

Jaycee Dugard, Held Captive For 18 Years, Feared Trying To Escape

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 08.02.2011

PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A woman who was kidnapped, raped and held captive for 18 years was so afraid of her abductors that she never tried to escape, a...

Phillip Garrido Sentenced To Life In Prison In Jaycee Dugard Case

AP | By LISA LEFF | Posted 08.02.2011

Lisa Leff, Associated Press PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A serial sex offender was ordered Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison after the Cal...

Jaycee Dugard Case Prompts Reforms In Sex-Offender Tracking

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 07.26.2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Buried under a tidal wave of electronic data, California parole agents next week will significantly change how they monitor...

Networks Scramble For Exclusive With Kidnapped Girl

AP | Posted 07.11.2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- The coming publication of a memoir by the California woman who was kidnapped as a girl and held for 18 years has broadcasters scrambl...

Husband And Wife Plead Guilty In Jaycee Dugard Kidnapping Case

AP | By DON THOMPSON | Posted 06.28.2011

PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A convicted sex offender and his wife pleaded guilty Thursday to kidnapping and raping a Northern California girl when she was ...

Lawyer In Jaycee Dugard Case Questions Racial Makeup Of Jury

AP | By LISA LEFF and DON THOMPSON | Posted 06.07.2011

PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- An expected guilty plea by a convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping and raping a girl when she was 11 and holding her cap...

Jaycee Dugard-California Settlement PASSES: Lawmakers OK $20 Million Payment

AP | By DON THOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)-- California lawmakers approved a $20 million settlement Thursday with the family of Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped as a gir...

Jaycee Dugard Video: ABC Lands New Footage Of Kidnap Victim

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — ABC says it will air home video Friday of kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard, who was rescued last August after 18 years in captivity. ...

Jaycee Dugard's Family: Left Behind

Lisa Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Cohen

Jaycee Dugard's face is everywhere this week. I've been thinking a lot about her story, because of the similarities to the Etan Patz case, which I've spent the last five years living and breathing for the first-ever book written on it.

Innovation First: Using Technology to Fight Crime

Chris Kelly  | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Kelly 

My new plan, Innovation First: Using Technology to Fight Crime, will combat the fiscal, legal, and public safety problems that Californians deal with on a daily basis. This is a call to action.