2011.07.10 - ABC Jaycee Dugard Special 9PM Eastern.

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Amazing and such a strong person she is.

But I have to wonder what made him go 120 miles to pick up Jaycee? I was hoping they would answer that question.
 
I've been waiting two years to see the interview of Jaycee and her mother. I was a little disappointed that they didn't spend a little more time on the telephone call that Terry received. That had to have been one of the most beautiful moments in history, and I wanted to see them re-live that moment in their own words.

What did the detective say to her? What was the first thing that Jaycee said to her, and how did she assure herself that it really was Jaycee. I know that she quizzed her about some publicly unavailable detail in her childhood that she was able to answer correctly, but we don't know what that was.

Unfortunately, they only spent about 30 seconds on that portion of the story. They went over how Terry cursed at the detective, saying "Don't do this to me, it's not funny", and Jaycee recounting how she could hear Terry in the background shouting "They found her!!! They found my daughter!!!", and when Jaycee asked her to "come soon", she told Jaycee "I'm coming baby, I'm coming" and about the "babies". She said "Babies? OK, I'm thinking - Babies - I can deal with this".

Then they moved on. I was left wanting more.

They also said nothing about what they thought when they actually saw each other for the first time in 18 years. That was another beautiful moment that was left completely unexplored. Perhaps that is a private moment that they don't want to discuss publicly.

They spent way too much time on details that have been told many times before in other sources. I suppose it was necessary to get the people who are less familiar with the story up to speed.

Hopefully we will see more details in the book.
 
pinkhistorybuff said:
They're about to discuss how parole officers missed her during one of their 60 visits to the house. What a strong woman she is!
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I didn't get to see it all, but I was shocked in the parts I did see - they already knew a long time ago about the backyard (seems that info wasn't passed along, but who knows, I'd love to see their research into all this). I wish they had focused more on the other local law enforcement that let her down instead, it seems it was mostly about the parole system. Although they let her down even more than I had realized! Cripe, anyone had access to property data to show where the boundaries were.

Jaycee seems to have such a beautiful soul even through all the horror - I just can't imagine.
 
panthera said:
It is absolutely amazing how she can love her children so much, as they are the product of Garrido repeatedly raping her. It could have been so easy for her to reject them, however, instead she knows they are also her children and loves them dearly.

So much for so many to learn from her........
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I guess it's a very good thing these children are females. She only sees herself and her mother in these children.
 
JBounds said:
Amazing and such a strong person she is.

But I have to wonder what made him go 120 miles to pick up Jaycee? I was hoping they would answer that question.
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S. Lake Tahoe was his hang out area, that's where he picked up his other victim Katie Callaway Hall, she was a Casino dealer that he met in a market parking lot there.
Technically Jaycee lived in Myers, but that's right on the border of the South shore.
 
justanother said:
She said earlier she met one of them? He didn't say anything, just continued to pee test PG.
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A lot of the show was facts we already knew, but it confirms that Nancy was just as much of a pig as him- she could have easily let her go when he was imprisoned for a month!:furious::behindbar:behindbar:behindbar
 
She was wonderful.

She mentioned that she did believe her abduction kept him from attacking other children and that Garrido hadn't raped her since the second child was born...I wonder if there are other victims out there during the past 11 years.
 
Just watched the videos missed the show last night. Wow, such an amazing young lady. After the first video almost all the other videos commercial was the new Winnie the pooh upcoming movie. Took me back to the case I am trying to stay away from.

Thanks for the links, I can't wait to read her book.
 
I watched the show last night. ((((Jaycee)))) what a beautiful young lady; such an outgoing personality and well grounded soul. I laughed (when she said something about looking so young because she wasn't in the sun) and cried (when she talked about hope, her mother and her daughters). She is someone that has taken only the positive out of her life experiences and wants to share her joy with others.
 
tracy87 said:
i hope jaycee makes millions and millions of dollars from her books, interviews, movie rights, appearances, etc. SHE truly deserves it.

(unlike others, whose name i refuse to ever type again.)
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ITA! And I might add............Jaycee Lee Dugard is truly "the mother of the year."
 
I watched and taped the special program last night and will re-watch it again later this week with my hubby. He wanted to see it but was too tired to stay up and watch.

Jaycee is an incredible young woman! For someone who endured such terrible violence, fear, and deprivation for so many years, she's got a remarkably positive attitude. She's very articulate too for someone who's had a limited education.

I was surprised about the use of a stun gun in the kidnapping. I don't think I knew that before. I was surprised too about the pine cone, and how symbolic it became to her...........the last tangible item she saw before she was taken away for 18 years.

It was a good decision to keep Jaycee away from the media and give her the time she needed to recover and be reunited with her mother and sister. I'm glad Jaycee didn't have to go through a trial for the Garridos and testify. I hope she will continue to go forward and enjoy life to it's fullness.
 
I was unable to watch the show all the way through at once. I had to take breaks. When Jaycee was first found, on the threads here even, people asked, 'Why didn't she just leave'? There were a lot of discussions about Stockholm Syndrome. I was so happy that they had her therapist on the show and had her really explain why she was dependent upon that monster. It should forever keep Jaycee from having to answer that question again.

It takes an amazing person, to be able to come out of a situation that is too horrible to imagine and care enough to write her story, to help other victims. Her book and foundation set up to help the families of victims are a testament to her courage and strength.

Jaycee, if by some chance you read this, thank you for sharing your story, for every survivor and those that love them!
 
Well worth another watch. What a courageous woman!

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SunnieRN said:
I was unable to watch the show all the way through at once. I had to take breaks. When Jaycee was first found, on the threads here even, people asked, 'Why didn't she just leave'? There were a lot of discussions about Stockholm Syndrome. I was so happy that they had her therapist on the show and had her really explain why she was dependent upon that monster. It should forever keep Jaycee from having to answer that question again.

It takes an amazing person, to be able to come out of a situation that is too horrible to imagine and care enough to write her story, to help other victims. Her book and foundation set up to help the families of victims are a testament to her courage and strength.

Jaycee, if by some chance you read this, thank you for sharing your story, for every survivor and those that love them!
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A therapist explained it as "learned helplessness" rather than Stockholm syndrome. Although the two conditions appear to be a somewhat similar phenomena to me.
 
Bathbuddys said:
Oh man we gotta buy her book, she is absolutely beautiful. what a great person.
Her mom did such a good job with her. God Bless You Jaycee. thanks to God for those police women for listening to their gut.
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I ended up buying the Ebook because of your post here. :)
 
I agree that Jaycee showed amazing strength. I think that she has great potential for helping others who have experienced trauma.

As I watched the show, I couldn't help but wonder how many more Jaycees there are out there. I'm a teacher, and about 20 years ago I had a student who didn't appear to be living with the right people. She was living with two men who stated that they had been "teaching her at home." She could barely read and write (at 14 years old--they said that was her age, but I think she was older), and had no school records. She was only in the school for a short time, because as soon as the administration started asking questions about custody, etc. she was removed from school. The last I heard, law enforcement was looking for them. I frequently wonder what became of her.

The other child I thought of was Nyleen Kay Marshall.
 
ABC is repeating this show now!

It's a must-see. What a remarkable woman.
 
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