A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard
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1991–2009 · California, United States
Jaycee Dugard
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Jaycee Dugard was abducted at age eleven on her way to school in California in 1991. Phillip and Nancy Garrido held her captive for eighteen years, during which she gave birth to two daughters. Her discovery in 2009 exposed both the long confinement and missed opportunities to uncover it.
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When1991–2009
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Dateline NBC — In Plain Sight: Jaycee Dugard
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A Stolen Life
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Jaycee Dugard
Freedom: My Book of Firsts
Dugard’s follow-up memoir describes rebuilding her life after captivity, including everyday first experiences and the challenges of adjusting to freedom. A firsthand account that continues beyond A Stolen Life.
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Kidnapped for 18 Years: The Jaycee Dugard Story (2009)
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20/20 — Freedom: My Book of Firsts
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Crime at Bedtime — Inside the Jaycee Lee Dugard Case
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SURVIVED: Jaycee Dugard
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released December 5, 2022. About 73 minutes.
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The Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard: 18 Years Hidden in Plain Sight
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released November 25, 2025. About 54 minutes.
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Lost and Found: Jaycee Dugard
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released June 9, 2016. About 23 minutes.
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Ep 34. The Abduction of Jaycee Dugard Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released April 11, 2022. About 76 minutes.
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Jaycee Dugard: Part 1: The Taking
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released September 15, 2022. About 34 minutes.
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Jaycee Dugard: Part 3: The Escape
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released September 29, 2022. About 44 minutes.
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316: Chris Campion – Jaycee Dugard, Child Abduction Case
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released May 2, 2024. About 93 minutes.
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Survivor's Guide to True Crime
Chapter 4 | Fight, Flight, Freeze, Appease with Jaycee Dugard and Dr. Rebecca Bailey
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released February 22, 2023. About 52 minutes.
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Episode 94: Jaycee Dugard and Her Stolen Life
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released April 18, 2022. About 52 minutes.
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Jaycee Dugard Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released September 4, 2025. About 49 minutes.
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Jaycee Dugard: Part 2: The Years
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Episode 95: Jaycee Dugard’s Stolen Life Part 2
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Jaycee Dugard : Eighteen Years and a Survivor's Return - #24
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Jaycee Dugard - A Stolen Life Story
Podcast coverage of the Jaycee Dugard case. Released July 30, 2024. About 52 minutes.
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A Stolen Life — Ebook
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A stolen life by Jaycee Lee Dugard
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Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
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Reno Gazette-Journal · 2009-08-28 · Page 5
Dugard’s discovery prompts scrutiny of Garrido’s history
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HLN News : HLN : August 28, 2009 12:00pm-5:00pm EDT
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Happening Now : FOXNEWS : August 28, 2009 11:00am-1:00pm EDT
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MSNBC News Live : MSNBC : August 28, 2009 11:00am-12:00pm EDT
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Dugard v. United States — civil negligence appeal
A related civil decision on Jaycee Dugard’s claim concerning federal supervision of Phillip Garrido. It is not the kidnappers’ criminal judgment.
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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- August 26, 2016
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- 13-17596
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Inspector General v. Superior Court — parole-records dispute
A court opinion on access to records connected with the investigation of Garrido’s parole supervision. This file is the access ruling, not the underlying supervision file.
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- California Courts of Appeal
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- October 6, 2010 (published October 26)
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- C064178
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Survivor advocacy · Reported 2011
The JAYC Foundation
Jaycee Dugard established the JAYC Foundation to support families recovering from abduction and other trauma. The linked 2011 interview describes the initiative in her own account. This entry records its founding purpose rather than promising that any particular service is currently available.
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Jaycee Dugard Part 1: Recalling the Day She Was Kidnapped
Video from ABC News covering the Jaycee Dugard case. Length: 7:42.
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How Jaycee Dugard Was Saved From Her Kidnappers
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Jaycee Dugard Part 2: Why She Wants to Change How People View Victims
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Jaycee Dugard: Life After Imprisonment
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Discussion: Episode of “FBI: Retired Case File Review” podcast: Chris Campion – Jaycee Dugard, Child Abduction Case
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The Secret Sits — Facebook page
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