Lost and Found

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

By: John Glatt

Narrated by: 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

good story

I thought the narrator tone was off for the story. she sounded happy and excited when the story was sad and horrifying. the overall story was heart breaking.

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.

Tragedy Compounded

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Any additional comments?

Mr. Glatt did not disappoint. The story is well researched and very well written. It is important to remember how powerful this story was because Jaycee Dougard went missing when I was in my senior year of high school. As a result it had a powerful effect on my parenting. Stories like Ms. Dougard and Ms. Elizabeth Smart, and Adam Walsh had a tremendous impact on parenting styles in the United States. This case set precedence in psychology, and society.

In fairness I am reviewing the story and not the book and I should get back to business. Glatt takes the necessary time to fill in the back story which I always appreciate in a crime novel. It is impossible to get a true look at what caused the crime if you are only focused on the titillating juicy details of a young girl stolen as a sex slave.

Glatt does not go into details of the sexual abuse. It is acknowledged appropriately but is not the primary focus of the story. Mr. Glatt also takes time to walk the reader through the aftermath. This is also something I can appreciate in a true crime book.

I would recommend this book to people who are interested in serial offenders. This book holds little interest for individuals who are interested in the forensics that drive crime solving. No forensics were really available to investigators in this case.