Sierra hikers misuse portable GPS trackers Oct 19, 2009
Perched atop the Sierra Nevada just southwest of Lake Tahoe, its spectacular, glacier-carved scenery and proximity to cities make it a backpacker's mecca -- not only for Sacramento-area residents, but for outdoors lovers among the Bay Area's nearly 7 million people. Crime growing in parks. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Roethlisberger countersues accuser, seeks unspecified damages Oct 17, 2009
In the filing, John Echeverria, Mr. Roethlisberger's Reno-based attorney, said the woman, an employee of Harrah's Lake Tahoe, willingly entered Mr. Roethlisberger's room on July 11, 2008, with plans to seduce him ... The 31-year-old woman, a casino host at Harrah's, filed a civil suit in Reno in July claiming Mr. Roethlisberger, who had been in Lake Tahoe for a charity golf outing, lured her into his room by saying his television wasn't working and then raped her. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Steelers' Big Ben wants Damages from Woman Accuser Oct 17, 2009
Ben Roethlisberger is seeking unspecified counter damages from a woman he says falsely accused him of raping her in what his lawyer describes as a plan she hatched to seduce the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback in his Lake Tahoe casino-hotel room. The woman alleged in a civil suit filed in Washoe District Court in July that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her at Harrah's in July 2008 after he lured her there under the false pretense of needing his television repaired. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Dismissal denied for employees connected to Roethlisberger suit Oct 16, 2009
A Nevada judge has ruled that a woman who has accused Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault can continue with her civil lawsuit against seven Harrah's Lake Tahoe employees who, she said, covered for the Steelers quarterback. A 31-year-old employee of Harrah's filed a civil suit in July accusing Roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her while he was staying at the hotel for a July 2008 charity golf event. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Kidnap victim Dugard speaks out Oct 15, 2009
Ms Dugard was walking to catch a school bus from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, close to the Nevada border, in 1991 when she was dragged into a car. In August police spotted Mr Garrido, a convicted sex offender, as he handed out religious literature at the University of California Berkeley campus with two young children. (BBC News -- Americas)
People on the Move: Oct. 12 Oct 13, 2009
as the regional manager for the Northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe region. Previously, he served as regional brokerage manager for Las Vegas. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Dugard-case bones 'yield no DNA' Oct 10, 2009
Page last updated at 01:05 GMT, Saturday, 10 October 2009 02:05 UK. Dugard-case bones 'yield no DNA. (BBC News -- Americas)
Alone, but not lonely, in the wilderness Oct 8, 2009
Perched atop the Sierra Nevada just southwest of Lake Tahoe, its spectacular, glacier-carved scenery and proximity to cities make it a backpacker's mecca -- not only for Sacramento-area residents, but for outdoors lovers among the Bay Area's nearly 7 million people ... Desolation has entrances from Wright's Lake, Echo Lake, Fallen Leaf Lake and near Lake Tahoe. (Fresno Bee)
The Changing Range Of Light Oct 6, 2009
D. in 1975 with research focused on the transport of nitrogen through the forested watershed of Ward Valley, near Lake Tahoe ... They show arrange of landscape types and seasons from colorful autumn on the Truckee river to stark white beauty of Lake Tahoe in mid winter. (Suite101.com)
Restaurant worker: I was fired over Big Ben's beef Oct 5, 2009
A Nevada judge has denied motions by lawyers for PRoethlisberger to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed by a Lake Tahoe casino worker who alleges he raped her in his penthouse suite in 2008 ... Alvaro Brito, a former assistant manager at the Cabo Wabo Cantina at Harrah's Lake Tahoe who had worked for the company for 12 years, said he was fired in July 2008 in a lawsuit filed against the hotel-casino and its Lake Tahoe president John Koster. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Nevada judge denies motions in Roethlisberger case Oct 4, 2009
Washoe District Judge Brent Adams rejected arguments that the suit should be dismissed, saying the woman s allegations make a sufficient claim that if proven, would entitle her to relief (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Roethlisberger motion to dismiss lawsuit denied Oct 1, 2009
The lawsuit alleges Roethlisberger raped a Lake Tahoe casino worker in 2008 ... (AP) -- A Nevada judge denied motions by lawyers for quarterback to dismiss a civil lawsuit alleging he raped a Lake Tahoe casino worker, according to court documents released Wednesday ... " Cal Dunlap, the woman's lawyer, has repeatedly declined comment on court filings and did so on Wednesday. The Associated Press, as a matter of policy, does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted. The... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Roethlisberger case won't be dismissed Oct 1, 2009
A 31-year-old employee of Harrah's Lake Tahoe filed a civil suit against Mr. Roethlisberger, accusing him of sexually assaulting her while he was staying at the hotel for a charity golf event in July 2008 ... " Still, the case is likely a long way from going to trial. A number of filings remain to be ruled upon, and the defense also has more than two weeks remaining in which it can appeal the judge's ruling last month denying them a change of venue to neighboring Douglas County, where Lake Tahoe... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Reno-area's first snow causes minor chain controls on local highway Oct 1, 2009
The travel restriction was required for five miles near the junction of State Route 28 at Lake Tahoe. Residents in the Truckee Meadows awoke to a view of a dusting of snow on the mountain peaks just west of Reno Wednesday due to cold air filtering into the area behind a cold front that brought gusty winds Tuesday. (KRNV.com, NV)
Judge denies dismissal of Roethlisberger suit Oct 1, 2009
-- A Nevada judge denied motions by lawyers for quarterback to dismiss a civil lawsuit alleging he raped a Lake Tahoe casino worker, according to court documents released Wednesday. Washoe District Judge Brent Adams rejected arguments that the suit should be dismissed, saying Andrea McNulty's allegations make a "sufficient" claim that if proven, would entitle her to relief. (ESPN -- Football)
Girl Names Pizza After Elvis Sep 30, 2009
The grand prize was a trip for four to Heavenly Valley Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, Calif. Nusbaum will also will be invited to make a guest appearance on "Hey Kids, Let's Cook!", an award-winning children's television show on PBS where her pizza creation will be highlighted. (KERO 23, CA)
California taxpayers soaked for out-of-state parolees (590) Sep 22, 2009
At that point, investigators believe, young South Lake Tahoe kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard had already been forced to live with Garrido for eight years. Now, people can only speculate about what might have happened had California parole officials refused to accept Garrido's case and he had been forced to move his family out of Antioch. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Garrido dogs scent human remains Sep 19, 2009
Jaycee Dugard was walking to catch a school bus from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, close to the Nevada border, in 1991 when she was dragged into a car. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Americas)
Penalty sought for attorney of Roethlisberger's accuser Sep 18, 2009
The woman, who was a VIP hostess at Harrah's Lake Tahoe during a July 2008 celebrity golf tournament, claims Roethlisberger, 27, raped her in his hotel room. She sued him and eight current or former Harrah's employees, accusing them of brushing aside her complaint and trying to cover up the alleged assault. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
City National Bank Donates Office Space and Equipment to Community Health Charities of Nevada Sep 17, 2009
The bank also has a loan production office at Stateline in South Lake Tahoe. For more information about City National, visit the company's Website at cnb. (Primezone Releases)
Nevada judge won't move Roethlisberger case Sep 17, 2009
(AP) - A judge has denied a motion to move the civil sexual assault case against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Lake Tahoe casino employees from Reno to Douglas County. Washoe District Judge Brent Adams in Reno on Wednesday ruled that one named defendant, Harrah's Lake Tahoe executive Dave Monroe, has residences in both Douglas and Washoe counties and therefore Reno was a proper venue. (FindLaw News)
Roethlisberger accuser's claim inadmissible, hotel lawyer says Sep 15, 2009
The plaintiff, a 31-year-old employee of Harrah's Lake Tahoe, filed suit in July, claiming Roethlisberger assaulted her while he was staying at the hotel for a charity golf event in July 2008. The Post-Gazette does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Lawyer: Strike alleged rape victim's statement Sep 15, 2009
A lawyer for 0000290F several Lake Tahoe hotel employees named in a civil suit that accuses Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of rape says the lawsuit and timing of events are the "cold, calculated vengeance of a woman scorned." ... The attorney for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday rejected a settlement offer by a Nevada woman who claims the Super Bowl champion sexually assaulted her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino ... The attorney for Pittsburgh... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Lawyer may seek list of women from Steelers QB Sep 11, 2009
The woman, a VIP casino hostess, sued Roethlisberger in July, alleging he raped her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 while he was attending a celebrity golf tournament. 2009-09-10 18:04:34 GMT. (FindLaw News)
Quinn likely the one Sep 10, 2009
Settlement offer rejected The attorney for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger rejected a settlement offer by a Nevada woman who claims Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008. The rejection was in response to a letter, filed last week, that said the accuser would be willing to settle the civil matter against Roethlisberger if he admits to raping her, apologizes, and gives $100,000 to a nonprofit agency in Reno that helps victims of domestic violence. (Boston Globe)
Roethlisberger accuser eyes apology, admission Sep 9, 2009
McNulty has said she reported the incident to security at Harrah's Lake Tahoe but never filed a criminal complaint because she feared Harrah's would side with Roethlisberger and she would be fired. She also accused Harrah's officials of orchestrating a cover-up. (ESPN -- Football)
Roethlisberger's accuser offers to settle her lawsuit Sep 9, 2009
It was signed by Monique Laxalt, law partner of Calvin R.X. Dunlap, who is representing the 31-year-old woman who claims Mr. Roethlisberger assaulted her at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in July 2008, when he was there for a charity golf event ... Also named in the civil lawsuit, filed July 17, are eight current or former employees of Harrah's Lake Tahoe, whom the plaintiff accuses of ignoring her claims of being assaulted or conspiring to cover them up. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Opportunities missed to nab kidnap suspect Sep 9, 2009
The case of the girl evoked deep emotions that rippled across the South Lake Tahoe community. Strangers threw fundraisers and parades to raise money for search efforts. (CNN -- Law)
Kidnap suspect has history of drug use, violence Sep 8, 2009
Three decades later, on Aug. 26, the registered sex offender was arrested in connection with Dugard's abduction from a South Lake Tahoe bus stop in 1991. Authorities said he had fathered two daughters with Dugard during her years of confinement in a makeshift compound in the backyard of Garrido's home in Antioch. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Pitts: Lock up child predators and lose the key Sep 7, 2009
We all have been duly appalled by her story, of course: She was a sun-kissed 11-year-old from South Lake Tahoe who was snatched in 1991 before her stepfather's horrified eyes. She was rescued last week, a 29-year-old woman who has spent the intervening 18 years living in a shabby warren of tents, tarps and sheds in the backyard of her captors, registered sex offender Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Garrido's mental state likely to be issue at trial Sep 7, 2009
Most curiously, he showed up at his parole agent's office the day he wound up in custody with his manufactured family in tow the two daughters, his wife and a 29-year-old woman who would be revealed as Jaycee Dugard, the girl Garrido admitted abducting in 1991 from a South Lake Tahoe bus stop. Whether rooted in bravado, mental illness or both, his actions in the years, days and hours before his secret life was exposed raise questions about whether he subconsciously wanted to be caught. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Garrido's mental state likely to be issue during trial Sep 6, 2009
Most curiously, he showed up at his parole agent's office the day he wound up in custody with his manufactured family in tow the two daughters, his wife and a 29-year-old woman who would be revealed as Jaycee Dugard, the girl Garrido admitted abducting in 1991 from a South Lake Tahoe bus stop. ACQUAINTANCE. (USA Today)
Calif. kidnapping spurs review of cold cases Sep 5, 2009
RENO - Police are scouring records of major unsolved cases in northern Nevada to determine whether any match the profile of the man charged in the abduction and assault of a Lake Tahoe, Calif ... Dugard resurfaced last week in California after being snatched near her school bus stop in South Lake Tahoe in 1991 at the age of 11. (Boston Globe)
Cold cases reviewed after Garrido arrest Sep 5, 2009
- Police are scouring old records of major unsolved cases in northern Nevada to determine if any match the profile of the man charged in the abduction and assault of a Lake Tahoe girl 18 years ago ... Dugard resurfaced last week in California after being snatched near her school bus stop in South Lake Tahoe, Calif ... "Hall said Garrido told her the night she was repeatedly raped in 1976 that he had come to Lake Tahoe specifically for the purpose of abducting a girl."The whole scheme was planned... (MSNBC -- Crime)
Vail Resorts Unveils New Mountain Dining Initiatives Focusing on Quality and Value at All Five Resorts for the Upcoming Season Sep 4, 2009
The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resort properties at the Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone mountain resorts in Colorado, the Heavenly Ski Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties across the United States and in the Caribbean. (PR Newswire)
Garrido among many sex offenders in town Sep 4, 2009
Garrido and his 54-year-old wife Nancy Garrido were charged with kidnapping Dugard from a bus stop in South Lake Tahoe in 1991 then raping and falsely imprisoning her. They pleaded not guilty. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Garrido victim in Nevada case: 'Don't let him out' Sep 4, 2009
She was 11 years old when she was snatched outside her home in South Lake Tahoe in 1991 ... Hall was 26 and working as a Lake Tahoe casino dealer when Garrido knocked on the window of her Ford Pinto outside a grocery store and talked her into giving him a ride three days before Thanksgiving 1976. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Garrido linked to '72 rape Sep 4, 2009
Three years after his release he allegedly kidnapped 11-year-old Dugard from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, holding her captive in a secret backyard prison before being captured last week. Dugard (29) and the two daughters Garrido fathered with her, have spent the past week "reconnecting" with family at a secluded location, her aunt said Thursday, describing the reunion as a "joyful time.". (iAfrica.com)
US police say Jaycee's kidnapper raped 14-year-old in 1972 Sep 4, 2009
" The 1972 case came only four years before an incident in Nevada where Garrido kidnapped a casino worker in Reno, Nevada, before subjecting her to a terrifying sexual assault at a soundproofed storage unit. He later served 11 years for the crime but was paroled in August 1988 despite receiving a 50-year jail term. Three years after his release he allegedly kidnapped 11-year-old Dugard from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, holding her captive in a secret backyard prison before being... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Rapist's wife watched over kidnap victim: US authorities Sep 3, 2009
Nancy Garrido looks out at the courtroom during her arraignment on 28 felony counts stemming from the 1991 abduction Jaycee Dugard,11, of South Lake Tahoe, in the El Dorado Superior Court in Placerville, California ... Ms Dugard's stepfather Carl Probyn said Nancy Garrido fitted the description "dead-on" of the woman who pulled his stepdaughter into a car in South Lake Tahoe nearly two decades ago. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Officials: Wife Watched Over Dugard Sep 3, 2009
Dugard's stepfather Carl Probyn said Nancy Garrido fit the description "dead-on" of the woman who pulled his stepdaughter into a car in South Lake Tahoe nearly two decades ago. Nancy Garrido's attorney, Gilbert Maines, did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. (KCRA 3, CA)
How Garrido got out the first time Sep 3, 2009
(09-01) 18:41 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- When Phillip Craig Garrido was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1977 for kidnapping a South Lake Tahoe woman so he could rape her in a Reno storage unit, the prosecutor who put him away figured that was one sexual predator who was gone for good ... Under sentencing guidelines now in place, Garrido would have been behind bars for more than two decades - and wouldn't have been free in 1991 when 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was snatched off the street in South... (San Francisco Chronicle)
LEONARD PITTS JR.: No sympathy, leniency for child predators Sep 3, 2009
Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was 11 when she was abducted from a South Lake Tahoe street in 1991, was kept behind a series of fences, sheds and tents, even giving birth to her suspected abductor's children in the suburban backyard compound less than 200 miles from her childhood home ... Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was 11 when she was abducted from a South Lake Tahoe street in 1991, was kept behind a series of fences, sheds and tents, even giving birth to her suspected abductor's children in the suburban... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
No charity for predators Sep 2, 2009
We have all been duly appalled by her story, of course: she was a sun-kissed 11-year-old from South Lake Tahoe who was snatched in 1991 before her stepfather's horrified eyes. She was rescued last week, a 29-year-old woman who has spent the intervening 18 years living in a shabby warren of tents, tarps and sheds in the back yard of her captors, registered sex offender Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy. (Juneau Empire)
6,000 square miles of law and justice: Former resident serves and protects Sep 1, 2009
My jurisdiction starts at Lake Tahoe (south of Reno), and ends at the Oregon border ... and Brian, 24, is a fireman in Lake Tahoe. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Man dies in fall off Lake Tahoe chairlift Sep 1, 2009
Man dies in fall off Lake Tahoe ski-area chairlift. Article:Man dies in fall off Lake Tahoe ski-area chairlift:/n/a/2009/08/31/state/n201542D89 ... DTL Article:Man dies in fall off Lake Tahoe ski-area chairlift:/n/a/2009/08/31/state/n201542D89. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Calif. Police Expand Search in Kidnapping Case Sep 1, 2009
Authorities say he confessed to snatching Dugard from a South Lake Tahoe bus stop in 1991 and was arrested along with his wife. Dugard, now 29, was reunited with her mother, sister and another relative Thursday. (Fox News)
Editorial: Garrido saga is a case for reform Sep 1, 2009
The sensational case of Phillip Garrido, who has been charged with kidnapping then-11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard near her South Lake Tahoe home in 1991, is already being used by some as an argument against parole reforms and an independent sentencing commission. But the Garrido case is in fact an excellent argument for these reforms. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Bone Fragment Found Near Garrido's Home Sep 1, 2009
Garrido, 58, and his wife, Nancy, 54, were arrested last week and charged with 29 counts connected to the kidnapping, rape and imprisonment of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was snatched outside her home in South Lake Tahoe in 1991 ... The couple later lived in Reno, where Callaway Hall was raped and a stone's throw from where Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe. (Click2Houston, TX)
Home Searched For Murder Evidence Aug 30, 2009
Phillip Garrido was convicted more than three decades ago of kidnapping a 25-year-old woman whom he snatched from a South Lake Tahoe parking lot, handcuffed, tied down and held in a storage unit. The Nevada Department of Public Safety said Phillip Garrido started serving his sentence in 1977 in Levenworth, Kan. (KCRA 3, CA)
How Did Authorities Fail to Catch Kidnappers? Aug 30, 2009
Garrido was required to register as a sex offender because he was convicted in 1977 of kidnapping a 25-year-old woman from parking lot in South Lake Tahoe, the same town Jaycee Dugard lived in when she was kidnapped. He was convicted of raping the woman multiple times at a Reno storage unit that the investigator from the case described as a "sex palace." It featured various sex aids, sex magazines and videos, stage lights, wine, and a bed, said DeMaranville. (Time.com)
Alleged kidnapper couple met while man was in prison Aug 30, 2009
(CNN) -- Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, met while he was in a federal prison serving time for abducting a different woman from South Lake Tahoe, California, and holding her captive in a storage unit, Nevada probation and parole officials said Friday ... Garrido's record as a registered sex offender began with a 1977 conviction on charges of kidnapping and rape of a South Lake Tahoe woman, the Nevada Department of Public Safety's Division of Parole and Probation said in a press release ...... (CNN)
Captured as a girl, freed as a woman Aug 29, 2009
The blue-eyed, blond girl was abducted while walking to school June 10, 1991, near her home in Meyers, south of South Lake Tahoe. Carl Probyn, Jaycee's stepfather, said Thursday that his wife and daughter flew to Northern California to meet Dugard and that his wife, Terry, spoke with the young woman by phone Wednesday night. (Albany Times Union)
Lawyer: Roethlisberger accuser e-mails absolve QB Aug 29, 2009
The woman should abandon her lawsuit immediately and admit that Ben Roethlisberger did not rape her, Roethlisberger s attorney W. David Cornwell said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press. We believe that (the woman s) own words directly refute the scurrilous allegations made in her complaint. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
New judge for Roethlisberger's case Aug 29, 2009
Roethlisberger is accused of sexually assaulting a 31-year-old woman employed at Harrah's Lake Tahoe while he was staying there for a July 2008 charity golf event. The woman also sued eight current or former employees of Harrah's. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
California kidnap accused deny charges Aug 29, 2009
In an interview with a local television station Friday, Garrido acknowledged that his abduction of Dugard from outside her South Lake Tahoe home in 1991 had been a "disgusting thing.". But Garrido, described by neighbours as a religious fundamentalist who wanted to set up his own church, insisted he had "turned his life around" since kidnapping Dugard and that the case was a "heart-warming" story. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Timeline: Jaycee Lee Dugard Aug 29, 2009
10 June 1991: Jaycee Lee Dugard went missing in the Californian town of South Lake Tahoe, close to the Nevada border ... April 2008: Mr Garrido registered a firm called God's Desire at his home address in Antioch, about 170 miles (274km) from South Lake Tahoe. (BBC News)
Couple deny California abduction Aug 29, 2009
He and his wife Nancy, 54, are accused of abducting her in the town of South Lake Tahoe, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains ... Court records show that Mr Garrido was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old woman in South Lake Tahoe in 1976. (BBC News)
How did suspect keep girl quiet for 18 years? Aug 29, 2009
Garrido was required to register as a sex offender because he was convicted in 1977 of kidnapping a 25-year-old woman from parking lot in South Lake Tahoe, the same town Jaycee Dugard lived in when she was snatched from a school bus stop. In the case Garrido took the woman across the state line into Nevada, where he raped her in a mini-warehouse in Reno that had been furnished with rugs, pornographic magazines and sex toys, according to prosecutors and news accounts from the time. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Woman kidnapped as child resurfaces after 18 years Aug 29, 2009
His wife, Nancy Garrido, 54, was also arrested, and authorities said she was with Garrido during the kidnapping in South Lake Tahoe ... Garrido s compound was located in Antioch, a city of 100,000 about 170 miles from her family s home in South Lake Tahoe ... He was convicted of kidnapping a 25-year-old woman whom he snatched from a South Lake Tahoe parking lot, handcuffed, tied down and held in a mini-warehouse in Reno, according to a November 1976 story in the Reno Gazette-Journal. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Kidnap Suspect Linked to Prostitute Slays? Aug 29, 2009
Dugard, who was 11 when she was abducted from a South Lake Tahoe street in 1991, was taken directly to the house and sheltered from the world in a secret, leafy backyard, investigators said Thursday ... Authorities said his 54-year-old wife, Nancy Garrido, was with him during the kidnapping in South Lake Tahoe and she also has been arrested ... Garrido's compound was located in Antioch, a city of 100,000 about 275 kilometers from the Dugard family home in South Lake Tahoe. (CBS News)
Kidnapping suspect: Hear my story Aug 29, 2009
after having served nearly 11 years of a 50-year sentence for kidnapping and raping a South Lake Tahoe, Nev. woman in 1976, according to Nevada corrections records. (MSNBC -- Crime)
California Kidnapping Suspect had Record in Nevada Aug 29, 2009
According to the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Phillip Garrido was arrested for kidnapping and raping a South Lake Tahoe woman and then transporting her to Reno. Garrido was convicted on federal kidnapping charges in 1977 and sent to serve his 50 year sentence in Levenworth, Kansas. (KLAS-TV)
Police: Kidnap suspect fathered victim's kids Aug 29, 2009
Eighteen years ago, authorities said, he kidnapped 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard on her way to catch a school bus in South Lake Tahoe ... " The Garridos were arrested Wednesday after Phillip Garrido came to a state parole office in Concord, accompanied by his wife, a woman - who turned out to be Dugard - and Dugard's two daughters, officials said. Garrido was asked to come in because UC Berkeley police Officer Allison Jacobs had become suspicious after questioning him about handing out his... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kidnap Suspect: 'Wait Until You Hear The Story' Aug 28, 2009
At the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, employees huddled around television sets and computers to watch the news conference ... Resident Angie Keil said the Lake Tahoe community rallied around the family, holding candlelight vigils, and in the early days organizing searches. (KCRA 3, CA)
