Jaycee Dugard - Most memorable of 2009

Taking a moment to think back on the last year, and out of all the horrific cases I have personally covered – I will never forget the amazing discovery of Jaycee Dugard. Jaycee was only 11 at the time of her abduction.  She came forward at a police station in August 2009, and investigators discovered that Jaycee and her two children were held captive, and forced to live in the back of Phillip and Nancy Garrido’s home for nearly two decades.  Both Garrido’s were arrested for an array of charges, including kidnapping, and are currently awaiting trial.  My thoughts and prayers go out to every single family that has a missing loved one, and does not have the answers they are so desperately seeking.  This case is a reminder to keep your head up, and moving forward, and to never give up hope.  It took 18 years for Jaycee to be reunited with her family, and there’s nothing that says that this cannot happen for thousands of other family’s too. 

Happy New Year – God bless all of you.