Phillip Garrido

The Insanity of the Insanity Defense

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media


Robert David Jaffee

Most violent criminals are not mentally ill or psychotic at all. They are evil and should be held responsible for their actions.

Anthony Sowell's Neighbor Says Police Knew About Cleveland Rapist's House

New York Times | IAN URBINA | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home


A neighbor of the convicted rapist in Cleveland who was arrested Saturday night after six decomposed bodies were found in his house said Monday that t...

They Walk Among Us

Geri Spieler | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Geri Spieler

Timing is everything when you are convicted of murder. Sentencing is all about timing. Guidelines change, and so do prison sentences.

Why Robert Harris' NY Times Pro-Polanski Op-Ed Is an Offensive, Self-Serving Disgrace

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment


Andy Ostroy

It is outrageously offensive to see the outpouring of support for Polanski from the world's elite artist-class. Are there two sets of laws according to these people?

Save a Kid; Bring a Molester to Church

Patrick Boyle | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Patrick Boyle

Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping story got me thinking about the day I got a call from a distraught child molester. I had gotten to know Carl well when he ...

The Horrors of Sexual Trafficking, American-Style

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


John W. Whitehead

Even the most well-cared-for children can fall prey to sex trafficking and become global sexual commodities.

Jason Linkins

Orange County Register Publishes The Single Most Tasteless Sports Column In The History Of Written Language

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Oh dear. On Labor Day, the Orange County Register published a column by Mark Whicker that I fear is the odds-on favorite to be the Worst Newspaper Co...

Beyond Good and Evil

Marina Cantacuzino | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Marina Cantacuzino

A distinction must be made between evil acts and evil people and, hard as it is to acknowledge, somewhere amidst the tangle of Phillip Garrido's depraved thinking lies a flicker of humanity.

Jaycee Dugard Parade: South Lake Tahoe Celebrates Jaycee's Return

AP | MARTIN GRIFFITH | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home


SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The town where Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped 18 years ago celebrated her astounding reappearance with a parade Sund...

Garrido Recorded Love Songs Suggesting He Was Fond Of Young Girls

AP | Posted 10.21.2009 | Home


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Blame America (and Jesus) for the Jaycee Dugard Kidnapping

Michael Wolff | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

There is a great morbid curiosity about Jaycee Dugard and her imprisonment, but nobody is drawing any conclusions about what this might say about the American character.

Media Offer Cash For Interviews In Jaycee Dugard Case

AP | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


ANTIOCH, Calif. — Revelations that Jaycee Lee Dugard was allegedly imprisoned for 18 years at a convicted sex offender's home have sparked cash-...

Nancy Garrido's Attorney: Nancy Loves Jaycee And Her Girls, Felt They Were A Family (VIDEO)

Posted 10.18.2009 | Home


Nancy Garrido, wife of Phillip Garrido, the man police accuse of kidnapping 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard in 1991 and fathered two children with her, "lov...

Jason Linkins

Larry King Asks Strange Question About Food In Interview With Garrido Victim (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media


On last night's edition of Larry King Live, the late night host was reporting on the recent arrest of Phillip Garrido, a monstrous psychopath who abdu...

18 Years of Failed Parole in Dugard Kidnapping

Jane Devin | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Jane Devin

The most unsettling thing about the Dugard case is the staggering number of times law enforcement failed in their duty to properly monitor a registered sex offender.

Jaycee Dugard News: Authorities Say Bone Found On Property Where Missing Girl Was Held (VIDEO)

Posted 10.16.2009 | Home


Authorities have announced that they found a bone fragment on the property where Jaycee Dugard, the 11-year-old girl who has been missing since 1991 w...

Sex Offender Lists Need to be For Sex Offenders, Not Pranksters

Doyle Albee | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Doyle Albee

Let's to do everything in our power to stop true sexual crimes, including ensuring the names on lists of sexual offenders deserve to be there.

Costra County Sheriff Warren E. Rupf Apologizes For Mistakes In Jaycee Dugard Kidnapping Case

The New York Times | MARIA NEWMAN and JESSE McKINLEY | Posted 09.28.2009 | Home


Law enforcement authorities were in Phillip Garrido's house at least twice in the last three years, but never discovered that a young woman he had all...