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On the tenth of June, 1991, Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped. Jaycee, age eleven at the time of her abduction, was walking to her school bus stop when Phillip Garrido tased Jaycee and forced her into his van. Garrido and his wife, Nancy, drove Dugard to their house; where she would remain for the next eighteen years of her life.

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"He leans slightly out of his car and starts to ask me for directions. His hand shoots out of the window so fast I barely register that he has something black in his hand. I hear a crackling sound and I feel paralyzed." (p. 9)

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Jaycee was put into a small room - later referred to as "the studio" - with blankets on the floor and a heavy, soundproof door with a lock on the exterior. Jaycee is placed in fur-covered handcuffs so she does not escape. In the small room, there is also a small window, some tables, a large glass pane dividing this room from the next, and a bucket for Jaycee to use as a toilet. Jaycee did not have access to basic hygiene, and could not shower or brush her teeth. Dugard was dependent on Garrido for everything she needed, including food, water, and emptying her "toilet".

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Garrido, forty years old at the time, forced eleven-year-old Jaycee to bathe with him. Dugard documents Garrido making her take off her clothing and forcing her to touch his genitals. Approximately one week later, Phillip enters Dugard's prison and molests her for the first time. Jaycee records the immense pain she felt and fighting against Garrido. She reports being unable to move, crying, and bleeding as a result of the assault. This was the first of many frequent rapes, which Dugard refers to as "encounters".

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"The strange man says that he wants me to take my clothes off. No, I say! Why does he want me to take my clothes off? I am very self-conscious of my body. The man says if I do not do it myself, he will do it for me." (p. 17)

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"He forces my legs open and inserts the hard thing between his legs in me. It feels like I am being stretched apart. I am so small and he is so big. Why is he doing this? Is this normal? I try to scoot away. I try to close my legs. (...) I am bleeding 'down there.' I am so scared. Am I dying? Why am I bleeding?" (p. 31, 32)

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After a while of being cuffed, Garrido began taking the handcuffs off of Jaycee and eventually leaving the cuffs off permanently. Supposedly, the reason Garrido left the handcuffs off is due to the fact that he wanted Dugard to "be more comfortable". Although Garrido was giving Dugard more freedom, she was still locked in the small room. Dugard was brought a small TV for entertainment but otherwise the only things she could do was sleep or listen to sounds outside.

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The term "run" is what Garrido used to describe multiple days of staying awake, raping Jaycee and abusing drugs. Garrido says that said "runs" will help him with his "sex problem" - pedophilia. Dugard describes the first "run" and what it consists of; sex with Garrido, masturbating him, shaving her genitals, Garrido positioning her in uncomfortable ways, and more. Garrido also manipulates Jaycee during this time, telling her that she was helping him with his "sex problem" and "saving others" from his abuse. Dugard depicts Garrido looking through inappropriate photos of children. She also writes about how Garrido took inappropriate photos and videos of her, especially within the first year of her capture.

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"This goes on and on for a while with him looking at these books he has. They look like photo albums, but they have kids from magazines cut out in different positions with penises taped on from other magazines. He looks at them and talks dirty to them, using words that are bad, some of which I have never heard before." (p. 53)

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Jaycee was introduced to Nancy, Phillip's wife. Dugard says that Nancy's company was nice, although Nancy was cold to Dugard. Nancy began bringing Dugard meals instead of Garrido. Nancy brought Jaycee things such as a Nintendo, a stuffed bear, books, and a Barbie. Garrido at one point told Jaycee that Nancy was "jealous of her" and that is why she is so cold to Dugard. However, Nancy later told Dugard that she "feels guilty" for taking Dugard, which could likely be the actual reason behind her frigid attitude towards Jaycee.

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Garrido was not seen by Dugard for multiple weeks. When he returned, he was wearing an ankle monitor. Garrido explained to Jaycee that he was imprisoned for a month due to drugs being found in his home and was arrested for violation of his parole. Garrido told Jaycee that he had learned a lot while he was away as he had begun reading the Bible and God was "helping him with his sex problem".

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"He has come back with a device on his ankle, which I find strange. He tells me that he was sent back to prison for the month. He wasn't really on an island with a rich friend. He said the police had found some drugs in the house and arrested him for parole violation." (p. 71)

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On Easter Sunday of 1994, Dugard was informed that she was pregnant. Aged fourteen at the time, Jaycee was sat down by Phillip and Nancy. They told her how she had been putting on weight and walking irregularly and how they thought she may be pregnant. Jaycee describes her thought process at the time, how afraid she was, and the questions she had. Through all of this, Dugard says she felt connected to the baby.

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About two years after her capture, Dugard is temporarily removed from Garrido's property. Garrido told Jaycee that there was going to be a raid on the house that night and that it wasn't safe for them to stay there. Garrido put a blanket over Jaycee and led her to his van, then forced her to sit underneath the backseat. Garrido and Nancy drive with Jaycee to a trailer that they say belonged to a friend. Jaycee writes about how exciting it was to use a real bathroom and be in a place with running water again. Dugard is left there for about a day before Nancy and Phillip return and take her back to their property.

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Fourteen-year-old Jaycee gave birth to her first daughter at 4:35 a.m. on the 18th of August, 1994. The baby was named Angel, but was referred to as "A" for the duration of the memoir. Phillip named Jaycee's first daughter Angel to symbolize his religious beliefs and "angel theory". Dugard also reports that, for a while after having Angel, Phillip did not abuse drugs or rape Jaycee. Nancy begins pretending that Angel is her daughter rather than Jaycee's; a tendency that worsens throughout the memoir.

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"When my water broke I felt an instant of relief from the constant pressure I had been feeling for months as the baby grew inside of me. The pressure returned after that when it was time for me to push. I have never been in so much pain in my life." (p. 108)

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"He says he and Nancy have been watching me lately and noticed that I'd been putting on weight and waddling instead of walking. I said I know. I told them I did feel bigger and that I didn't realize I was walking funny. I told them my stomach was hurting a lot, too. They said, 'We think you may be pregnant.'" (p. 98)

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Throughout the first few years of Angel's life, Phillip only raped Jaycee a handful of times. However, at the age of only seventeen, Dugard discovers that she is pregnant for a second time. Jaycee is understandably fearful of this pregnancy, knowing that she will have to give birth again with no access to actual medical care. Dugard understands that she has no choice in the matter, but wishes for a better life for her children.

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"I am pregnant again. I was so afraid it would happen again. (...) I am seventeen years old and about to have my second baby." (p. 119, 122)

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Phillip decided to begin his own business. After renting a printer, he decides to start Printing For Less. Printing For Less made custom cards and business cards for clients. Jaycee started working on the computer with a program called Corel Print House to create designs for customers. She also used the program to create scrapbooks and things for the baby. Jaycee likes working as it gives her something to do with her days, reducing the boredom she experienced before.

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Jaycee gives birth to her second daughter on the 13th of November, 1997. Dugard is only seventeen years old at the time. She woke up at around 11 p.m. in extreme pain. Jaycee goes to the other room to wake up Phillip and Nancy. Jaycee takes codeine to dull the pain. Her second baby is named Starlet, however, it is shortened to "G" throughout the memoir. Starlet is born with a cyst above one of her eyes, at the end of her eyebrow.

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"The name S just does not suit the baby. We end up calling her G. She was born with a growth above her eye. It feels like a ball right at the end of her eyebrow. Phillip has felt it and thinks it is nothing but 'a cyst'. I wish I could have a doctor look at it." (p. 135, 136)

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Jaycee, Phillip, Nancy, Starlet, and Angel begin faking a life as a family. Phillip and Nancy pretend to be the parents, with Jaycee, Angel, and Starlet as their children. Jaycee and her "family" begin to go on outings together, beginning with a trip to the beach. They go on more and more trips out into the world, referred to as "outings". Jaycee is brought out into the real world, yet does not try to save herself. She writes about being afraid of the consequences to reaching out through real-world interactions or through the internet.

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Jaycee, Angel, and Starlet were discovered on August 25th. Nancy ran up to Jaycee and the girls to tell them that Phillip had been arrested. Phillip's parole officer had handcuffed Phillip and then proceeded to take the handcuffs off of him and instruct him to show up to the Concord parole office the next day. The next day, Phillip, Nancy, Jaycee, and the girls go to the parole office. Phillip said he was tired of harassment from the authorities. When they arrived at the parole office, the officers were confused as to why Phillip, a registered sex offender, was there with minors. Jaycee, going by the name Allissa, was released after about twenty minutes of questioning. Nancy and the girls were separated from Jaycee after she revealed that the girls were, in fact, her children and not other family members. Jaycee was brought in for more questioning, and Phillip confesses to the kidnapping. Jaycee, aged twenty-nine, was finally discovered.

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"It was approximately five p.m. All of a sudden, Nancy came running in to tell me Phillip had been arrested. I was in shock. At first I thought she was joking, but then I saw the worry on her face." (p. 202)

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Jaycee is finally reunited with her mother after eighteen years of separation. This was a very emotional day for both Jaycee and her mother as Jaycee was kidnapped at age eleven and returned at age twenty-nine. Her mother said she "knew [she] would see [Jaycee] again", and began reminiscing on things they used to do together. Jaycee says she and her mother sat together for hours that day to catch up on the many years they spent apart.

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Jaycee was kidnapped when she was only eleven, meaning she did not get to have the same experiences as many teens and young adults. Her younger sister was the one who taught Jaycee how to drive. Jaycee's daughters began going to public school, Jaycee began experiencing the many things she did not have the opportunity to when in captivity.

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Jaycee began reconnecting with friends she has before she was kidnapped. She asked to get into contact with her old best friends, Jessie and Shawnee, a few weeks after her discovery. Officer Todd, one of the officers working on her case, reached out to both Jessie and Shawnee. Through letters and emails, Jaycee reconnected with her old friends.

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Jaycee began the process of healing after being discovered through therapy and other methods. Jaycee spoke with traditional and alternative therapists as well as psychiatrists, seeking recovery. Jaycee went through psychological warfare throughout her kidnapping; emotional and physical abuse, extreme trauma, and more. On top of all of that, her immediate exposure to the world through media was very stressful. She writes about how anxious she felt while out in public due to the looks and confrontation she would get.

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After about a year of freedom, Jaycee has one last meeting with Nancy, her captor of eighteen years. Jaycee says she had many reasons for seeing Nancy, including the desire for closure. Jaycee was able to tell Nancy how wrong she and Phillip were for kidnapping her. Jaycee was finally able to confront her captor and get some semblance of comfort because of it. After this meeting, both Nancy and Phillip were imprisoned.

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The JAYC Foundation is a foundation to help support families suffering and recovering from abduction. JAYC, their acronym, stands for "Just Ask Yourself to Care". Their website is www.thejaycfoundation.org and a portion of the proceeds from Stolen Life: A Memoir will be donated to the foundation.

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Dugard, Jaycee Lee. A Stolen Life: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster, 2011.

"Phillip Garrido Biography." The Biography.com Website, A&E Television Networks, 2 Apr. 2014, www.biography.com/crime-figure/phillip-garrido. Accessed 9 Jan. 2020.