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| 18 years of missed chances to find kidnap victim |
| By sfgate.com |
| Published: 08/29/2009 |
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Authorities struggled to explain Friday how they missed opportunity after opportunity over 18 years to discover Phillip Craig Garrido's alleged backyard prison compound for girls - some admitting to bungling, others giving Garrido credit for outwitting them. During the time prosecutors say Garrido, a registered sex offender, kept Jaycee Lee Dugard prisoner, he had two daughters with her and allegedly housed all three in tents and sheds in a walled-off backyard on unincorporated land near Antioch. State and federal agencies had the job of watching over him during those years, and local law enforcement had the responsibility to investigate any suspicion of criminal activity. But despite that monitoring - including twice monthly visits recently by a state parole officer - Garrido's lair escaped discovery. "This guy was definitely very elusive, very stealthy in what he was doing," said Gordon Hinkle, spokesman for the state parole agency, which was charged with monitoring the 58-year-old sex offender for the last decade. "He had a fence, basically a false front where he had a secret yard." Read More. |
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