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Accused Child Kidnapper Kept Creepy Blog


As details steadily emerge concerning a two-decade-old kidnapping case (There will be a press conference Friday afternoon.), the facts surrounding the disappearance of Jaycee Lee Dugard seem to get more and more disturbing. An 11-year-old Dugard disappeared from her California town in the summer of 1991, and remained hidden until Wednesday afternoon.

Her suspected kidnapper, Phillip Garrido, who was a convicted sex offender and married man, allegedly snatched Dugard from the street and kept her for almost 20 years in a backyard compound consisting of sheds and tents. Garrido and his wife are being charged with numerous offenses, including rape. (Officials believe Garrido fathered two children with his kidnapped victim.)

Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the case is that there were multiple, ignored warning signs. The convicted sex offender was seen several times in public with two unidentified children, unsuspicious unsuspecting neighbors noticed people living in the backyard tent city and said nothing, and, according to CNN, Garrido hosted an incredibly bizarre and frightening blog.

In the blog, Garrido explains his ability to control sound with his mind, and also launches into wild religious diatribes. One such entry reads, "the Creator has given me the ability to speak in the tongue of angels in order to provide a wake-up call that will in time include the salvation of the entire world." You can read the blog here.

While it's difficult, and perhaps inappropriate, to lay blame on anyone other than Garrido, in an age where bloggers can get sued for calling people "skanks," maybe parole officers should keep better tabs on the insane online ramblings of their charges. [From: The Examiner and CNN]

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