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Jaycee Dugard kidnapping suspects due in court

Sep. 14, 2009
Phillip and Nancy Garrido, the suspects in the kidnapping and rape of Jaycee Dugard, are due in court Monday for a bail hearing.
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Oprah vying for Jaycee Dugard interview

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CHICAGO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey says she is trying to land the first interview with Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped as a child in California and held for 18 years.
Officer honored for helping rescue Dugard

Officer honored for helping rescue Dugard

BRENTWOOD, Calif., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Police officer Allison Jacobs said she was humbled by a celebration in her honor in Brentwood, Calif., for her role in the rescue of Jaycee Dugard.

Residents celebrate return of Dugard

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- About 2,000 people with 1,000 balloons marched in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sunday to celebrate the return home of Jaycee Dugard, parade organizers said.

Dugard happy with family, aunt says

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The aunt of Jaycee Lee Dugard says her niece is happy after being reunited with her family after 18 years in captivity in California.
Lawyer: Wife helped Garrido guard Jaycee

Lawyer: Wife helped Garrido guard Jaycee

PLACERVILLE, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The wife of the California man accused of holding Jaycee Dugard prisoner for 18 years stood guard for a time when her husband was jailed, her attorney says.
Cops eye case similar to Jaycee Dugard's

Cops eye case similar to Jaycee Dugard's

HAYWARD, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- California authorities are examining similarities between the kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard and another child who was kidnapped around the same time in 1988.

Jaycee Dugard gives hope to other families

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- While the families of kidnap victims have renewed hope from the case of Jaycee Dugard in California, experts warn her situation is unusual.

Accused Calif. kidnapper a serial killer?

ANTIOCH, Calif., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Police confirmed the California man suspected of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991 is being investigated in a series of prostitute slayings.

Neighbor recalls once seeing missing girl

ANTIOCH, Calif., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A California man says he recalls seeing young Jaycee Dugard through his backyard fence about the time she had been reported kidnapped.

Woman abducted 18 years ago finally free

CONCORD, Calif., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A California woman kidnapped at age 11 remained with her abductor for 18 years and had two children by him, police said Thursday.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch