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

by John Glatt, Randye Kaye (Narrator)

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 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 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.

Audible Audio

Published July 22, 2014

About the author

English-born John Glatt is the author of Golden Boy Lost and Found, Secrets in the Cellar, Playing with Fire, and many other bestselling books of true crime. He has more than 30 years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. Glatt left school at 16 and worked a variety of jobs—including tea boy and messenger—before joining a small weekly newspaper. He freelanced at several English newspapers, then in 1981 moved to New York, where he joined the staff for News Limited and freelanced for publications including Newsweek and the New York Post. His first book, a biography of Bill Graham, was published in 1981, and he published For I Have Sinned, his first book of true crime, in 1998. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including ABC- 20/20Dateline NBC, Fox News, Current Affair, BBC World, and A&E Biography. He and his wife Gail divide their time between New York City, the Catskill Mountains and London.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/johnglatt

Reviews

[Josolyn Weir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story outlining Jaycee Duggar’s captivity for 18 years. Incredibly upsetting hearing what the captor engaged in prior to her captivity and how this could have been prevented. Only 4 stars because I don’t know if Jaycee and her family is receiving monetary value from this book, if they are I would say 5.

[Aleysha van Dijk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to the audiobook. It’s informative and well-researched, but I had a hard time with the author referring to Jaycee as “Alyssa” during her captivity — the name her kidnapper gave her. Felt uncomfortable and unnecessary. Still a decent overview of the case, but that choice really took away from the experience for me.

[Elisha MacDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

This shouldn’t have never happen. System didn’t do their jobs at all. He should’ve got out the first time. There were so many RED flags and he broke parole how many times? No one did anything. So heart broken story. She deserves better

[Jen Moore]

Very graphic