Lawyer: Garridos confess to Jaycee Dugard kidnapping
Updated: Feb. 28 8:35pm.
By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee
Phillip and Nancy Garrido have made a “full confession” to the 1991 kidnapping of 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard in hopes of convincing prosecutors to allow Nancy Garrido to some day be released from prison, a defense attorney in the case revealed today.
Nancy Garrido’s court-appointed lawyer, Stephen Tapson, said this afternoon in Placerville that the Garridos had met separately with El Dorado County sheriff’s detectives in the last month and spelled out exactly how they abducted Dugard and held her captive for 18 years.
Phillip and Nancy Garrido
Nancy Garrido’s confession took place with Dugard in the room, watching from across a table as the woman who snatched her off the street tearfully described what she had done, Tapson said.
The extraordinary revelation came after a brief and seemingly routine hearing in the 18-month-old case. Tapson emerged from the El Dorado County courthouse and told reporters gathered around him that Phillip Garrido had made the statement in a bid to win leniency for his wife. He said prosecutors have offered her a plea deal if she agrees to a sentence of 241 years, eight months to life, while Phillip Garrido has been offered a sentence of 440 years to life.
“So, she’s obviously guilty of kidnapping and a bunch of other charges, but I think at least based on what happened after all the stuff started to become the bizarre family that she should at least be able to walk on the beach, probably with a walker at some point before she dies,” Tapson said.
Execute these two criminals as soon as possible! We don’t need these people on the planet, and we Calif. tax payers don’t need to support them in prison!! Guess what? If Jaycee lives in Calif., her taxes and her childrens taxes will help pay for the Garrido’s imprisonment!!
I guess he is “sane” enough to confess.
But Steven, I don’t know if the death sentence is feasible, as I understand it, its MORE expensive to do a death sentence trials (yes plural with automatic appeals) even with a confession than it is to just lock them away for the rest of their lives.
That is exactly what is wrong with our justice system. People like the Garridos, who are obviously guilty, shouldn’t have any rights. They should be put to death right now. The man fathered children with Jaycee. Isn’t that proof enough? Our taxes shouldn’t be used for these worthless individuals. What a waste.
You all must vote for people that believe what you believe on this issue.
Hey snoheather,
Slow your roll
Dude- Slow what roll? I am voicing how I feel about this absolute monster. What he did to that young girl and her family is completely wrong and you are trying to defend him? Really?
Why do we need a trial? They confessed, execute them!!
Put an end to this horror story. Enough already.
Steven, I may agree with you. But the problem is we live in a “civilized” society and all the pretty little shows that must go on to justify to everyone and anyone that everything is being done, prissy prim and proper.
There are other countries where a confession is beaten out of you or worse and shortly after that the sentence is made and carried out.
So which should we as a society prefer, the expensive show, or huge potentials for abuse?
No wonder the rest of the world thinks we are crazy—WE ARE