Jaycee

In the late summer of 2009, I was the Afternoon Drive Talk show host for KFIV (Afternoons Live) in Modesto, CA. When the news broke late on August 26, 2009, I was on the air and it was literally replaced the death of Ted Kennedy as the talk of everything. For days. As I recall it, we ended up extending the show an extra hour to cover the news.

Over the next week I turned down several requests to appear on the various “news” programs that were popular ion those days on television. You know the type… the shows that were full of angry speculation and “expert opinions” that had literally nothing more than a newspaper report from which to form those opinions. On the one hand, I had no interest in participating in that… well… nonsense. On the other hand, I am not exactly photogenic and really don’t like the camera.

My boss wasn’t happy, but sometimes you gotta stand by your principles. We talked the story A LOT on the show each afternoon. Later I would read her book and we would discuss that.

For all that, I was happy to see the story fade away in the privacy Jaycee so desperately wanted.

Good morning/afternoon/evening to all our listeners tuning in. We’re breaking in with a significant update on a case that has gripped the nation for nearly two decades.

Jaycee Lee Dugard, who went missing in 1991 at the age of 11 from South Lake Tahoe, California, has been found alive. Authorities have confirmed her identity, and the now 29-year-old woman is safe.

Jaycee was abducted while on her way to school, and the subsequent search made headlines across the nation. She was held captive for 18 years in a concealed area behind the home of Phillip and Nancy Garrido in Antioch, California. The Garridos have been taken into custody.

Phillip Garrido, a registered sex offender, was brought to the attention of authorities when he was seen acting suspiciously on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, with two young girls. These girls have been identified as the daughters of Jaycee Dugard, fathered by Garrido during her captivity.

The initial interaction with law enforcement and subsequent investigation led to a house search, which ultimately revealed the concealed living quarters where Dugard and her daughters were held.

Jaycee’s family is understandably overwhelmed with emotion. Their long wait is finally over, and they are reunited with Jaycee after nearly two decades of agony. Her mother expressed immense gratitude to the countless individuals and law enforcement agencies that never gave up on finding her daughter.

This miraculous discovery is a reminder of the tenacity and dedication of law enforcement and the hope that families of missing persons hold onto, even when the odds seem insurmountable.

For continuous updates and in-depth coverage on this story, stay tuned to this station. We’ll bring you the latest as more details emerge.