About this episode

The episode recounts the tragic story of Philip Garrido, who kidnapped Jayce Dugard and held her captive for 18 years.

It was 1950’s San Francisco when Philip Garrido was born. He always knew he’d be special, destined for fame and fortune. As a young man he knew he was gonna be a famous rock musician. When that didn't pan out he had a plan B, you know, something more practical, like being the next messiah and being able to directly communicate with God. 0_0 This megalomaniac kidnapped Jayce Dugard and held her for 18 years. This is the heartbreaking story. Check out Patreon and our other shows!: Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Cryptic Soup w/ Thena & Kylee Strange & Unexplained True Crime Guys YouTube EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS: https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions True Crime Guys Music: True Crime Guys Music on Spotify OhMyGaia.com Code: Crimepine Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com Sources: “Chambers of Horror: Monstrous Crimes of Incarceration” by John Marlowe Police Detail Dugard Kidnapping Case CNN: Nancy Garrido lured, videotaped kids EXCLUSIVE !!Kidnapper Phillip Garrido Speaks About Jaycee Lee Dugard 08 28 09 I AM INNOCENT!!!

People in this episode

Host: True Crime Guys

Topics covered

• kidnapping
• true crime
• San Francisco
• megalomania
• victim story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, CNN

Books & works: Chambers of Horror: Monstrous Crimes of Incarceration

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