Lost and Found: The True Story of Jaycee Lee Dugard and the Abduction That Shocked the World

by John Glatt

In 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped on her morning walk to the school bus. The search for Jaycee made national headlines, and the case was repeatedly featured on America’s Most Wanted. But despite her family’s tireless efforts, Jaycee’s disappearance remained a mystery... Then, in August 2009, a registered sex offender named Phillip Garrido appeared on the University of California, Berkeley campus alongside two young women whose unusual behavior sparked concern among campus officials and law enforcement. That visit would pave the way for shocking discovery: that Garrido was Jaycee Lee Dugard’s kidnapper…

Jaycee’s story was revealed: For eighteen years, she had lived in an outbuilding on the Garrido property in Antioch, CA, just two hours away from her childhood home. Kept in complete isolation, she was raped by Garrido, who fathered her two daughters. When news broke of Jaycee’s discovery, there was a huge outpouring of relief across the nation. But questions remain: How did the Garridos slip past authorities? And how did Jaycee endure her captivity? This is the story of a girl-next-door who was Lost and Found.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Crime, Audiobook, Biography, Autobiography, Abuse

1 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

English-born John Glatt is the author of Golden Boy Lost and Found, Secrets in the Cellar, Playing with Fire, and many other bestselling books of true crime. He has more than 30 years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. Glatt left school at 16 and worked a variety of jobs—including tea boy and messenger—before joining a small weekly newspaper. He freelanced at several English newspapers, then in 1981 moved to New York, where he joined the staff for News Limited and freelanced for publications including Newsweek and the New York Post. His first book, a biography of Bill Graham, was published in 1981, and he published For I Have Sinned, his first book of true crime, in 1998. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including ABC- 20/20Dateline NBC, Fox News, Current Affair, BBC World, and A&E Biography. He and his wife Gail divide their time between New York City, the Catskill Mountains and London.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/johnglatt

Reviews

[Ruth Turner · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

Most of this book was more about Phillip Garrido than Jaycee Lee Dugard and, for the most part, I found it dry and boring, with lots of nothing thrown in as filler.

It did pick up at about half way, but once Jaycee Lee had been found it just turned to crap.

Close family members, distant family members, friends, friends of friends, neighbours and everyone in between had to put their two cents worth in with the media. $$$. It made me sick to my stomach, and with about 100 pages to go I closed the book and Googled what I wanted to know.

Don't waste your time.

[♥ Marlene♥ · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok but definitely not worth all those raving reviews I saw on amazon. 4 and 5 stars. It says the story of Jaycee Lee Dugard but apparently she has not yet told her story so it was more about what outsiders said. Neighbours, family, old friends of her capture. Most of the stuff I already knew and to be honest I do not read a lot of US news papers. There was some background of Philip Garrido. Nothing about his wife though. I think this author should have waited a bit. At least after the trial perhaps. Sorry but don't understand the 5 star reviews.

[PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 STARS

LOST AND FOUND chronicles Jaycee Lee Dugard’s abduction, eighteen years in captivity and her return home. Focusing solely on public knowledge and information John Glatt tells the story, focusing mostly on her captor as information about Jaycee was scant at the time of publication.

Glatt did exhaustive research, though many of the details didn’t contribute to my understanding of the story. What was important, the multiple times authorities had been to the house and should have probed deeper. Jaycee received 20 million dollars from the state of California for these derelictions of duty.

LOST AND FOUND is an okay book, strong on facts, short on story.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lost and Found: The True Story of Jaycee Lee Dugard and the Abduction that Shocked the World by John Glatt details the kidnapping and imprisonment of then 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard who disappeared and was held for 18 years by Phillip Garrido and his wife. This book follows much more of the life of the perpetrator Garrido and his criminal activity of abducting women before he kidnapped Jaycee Lee. Then, in August 2009, registered sex offender Phillip Garrido appeared on the University of California, Berkeley campus alongside two young women whose unusual behavior sparked concern among campus officials and law enforcement. That visit would pave the way for the break in the case: that Garrido was Jaycee Lee Dugard's kidnapper and her story was revealed: For eighteen years, she had lived in an outbuilding on the Garrido property in Antioch, CA, just two hours away from her childhood home. Kept in complete isolation, she was raped by Garrido, who fathered her two daughters. When news broke of Jaycee's discovery, there was a huge outpouring of relief across the nation. But questions remain: How did the Garridos slip past authorities given the number of times authorities had been to Garrido's residence? And how did Jaycee endure her captivity? This is the story of a girl-next-door who was Lost and Found.

[Leigh · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to read this before I read Jaycee's own book to get some background into Phillip and Nancy Garrido and a look at the overall events of this crime. I got a lot of background into Phillip very little about his wife and next to nothing about Jaycee. I was disappointed in this book. After reading his book about the Cleveland captives and being riveted by it, this book was rather dry and hard to get into. There were moments that certainly held my attention but for the most part I skimmed and skipped over parts. I'll read Jaycee's book for the story. From what I've seen and read about her she is truly a brave and remarkable person, the fact that she survived eighteen years with this monster and his equally evil wife deserves a better book than what was told in this one. Felt like it was rushed to print after she was found in order to cash in on the story itself. I've read better true crime, but I've also read worse too.

[Charlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes the writing was subpar (e.g. trying to be witty when talking about rape, overly repetitive) but on the whole it was one of the better true crime books I have read. Instead of just telling the story in a sensational way, this author successfully gathered as much relevant information as possible in an attempt to explain why Garrido was such an extreme predator. According to the author, a head injury sustained by Garrido, a justice system that values (and is easily fooled by) those who are "saved by God", a mother who never confronted him, a wife who also normalized his behaviors (he never blames the mother or wife-- simply shows how it contributed), and his own lack of conscience all contributed to a brutal crime that spanned almost 2 decades. Adding that to his other crimes, this book paints a captivating portrait of a monster hiding in plain sight.

I feel like stories like this should always be paired with stories of innocent people who are caught and serve time in jail for rapes and murders they do not commit, just to demonstrate that justice system is flawed all around. Reading books like this often makes people want to be harder on crime. Getting tougher on crime has resulted in the mass incarceration of many innocent or nonviolent offenders. We humans have not really perfected techniques that can help us successfully detect violent rapists and murderers. Yet, we want to feel like we can do something or have control in some way. This book certainly highlights how when we fail to do something, it can result in allowing a very dangerous person to prey on innocent people in our society.

I found it most interesting that after kidnapping and raping someone, Garrido spent less time in jail than many people who were arrested for marijuana or other non-violent drug charges. Our justice system needs reform. I just hope we do it in an optimal way, based on evidence. Books like this tend to stir up our emotions and make us less rational, prompting us to do something, even if that something won't result in actually jailing the correct person. It's easy to Monday morning quarterback it and suggest the parole officer should have known something was wrong. But in my experience, that is easier said than done. High case loads mean a lot of people to check on. There is not time to check out every guest in a person's home. If the guest doesn't signal danger, the parole officer would have to be a mind reader to know if they were a kidnap victim. It is so easy to think we, the average person, can detect a criminal. In reality, how many of us really can?

This entire story was extremely tragic. I felt slightly uneasy reading Jaycee's personal diary entries. She seems like a private person who would not want others to have read those entries.

All in all, this book was better than most in the true crime genre.

Jaycee and Learned Helplessness:

Jaycee's captor Garrido's personality was a combination of sadistic and nurturing (his version of nurture). That really confused Jaycee, who was a child, still in need of a loving parent. She took what she could get and bonded with her captor, so much so, she was unable to motivate herself to run when she had the chance. His manipulation of a vulnerable child's mind had successfully brainwashed her to such an extent, she became like one of the dogs in Marty Seligman's "learned helplessness" studies. In the study, the dog is repeatedly shocked while in a locked cage. There is no where to go. No rescue in sight. The dog learns there is no escape. Then the researchers shock the dog again but open the cage, allowing the dog to leave. It stays. Despite being provided with a passage to safety. Dogs cannot talk and tell you why they made that choice. But Jaycee used her voice clearly to explain why she made that choice. Her captor had done the worst possible thing she could have imagined. And yet, there she was, still surviving this worst possible thing. She knew she could handle this type of hell. But if she left, was there an even worse possible thing that she had not yet imagined? What she learned from her experience was that there are terrible things that can happen in life and you will never see them coming. You will be walking to your bus in the morning and BAM! A stranger shoots you with a stun gun and uses you as a sex slave for almost 20 years. So if that can happen, what the hell else can happen? Better to stay with the danger you know that end up in yet another unimaginable hell that might be even worse.

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the few true cases I was barely aware of; the name was familiar but I didn't know many of the details. This is a story about an 11 year old girl who was kidnapped almost immediately after the perpetrator got out of prison for rape, assault, battery and other charges against an older woman. The girl was kidnapped by him and the wife he married while in prison, near the girl's school in South Lake Tahoe. Allegedly, because his wife could not have children, he talked her into the idea of kidnapping a young girl to bear their children so they would become a "family". Unfortunately, this woman was obviously very naive, because the girl didn't have her first child until she was 14, and her second one around the age of 16, both fathered by the man who kidnapped her. He had always had fantasies about having "sex slaves", bondage and other assorted "out there" behaviors, and as I read the book it seemed to me the man was truly mentally ill; perhaps not for legal definition, but definitely ill. He was talented in music, but his band mates left in disgust, because all he could talk about was sex, orgies, masturbation, etc. For his first offense, he did a total of about five years of prison time and then was freed. Just a few years later, he kidnapped this young girl and kept her and their two children in a less than pristine backyard setting, one where the neighbors were not really aware of their existence.
The amazing thing is that this girl was with him and his wife for 18 years before he was caught, and only because a handful of people were paying attention to his actions. The criminal justice system let him pass on several occasions when he wasn't home and supposed to be wearing an anklet, for not showing up for meeting with his parole officer, etc. It wasn't until he pushed the envelope with some of his crazy religions rants about curing schizophrenia that he found himself under scrutiny. All this time, the poor girl, who he called Alyssa, was living in his backyard in Antioch, not very far from South Lake Tahoe. Her mom never gave up hope that she would be found, nor did her little sister, but imagine having a reunion with someone who is 30 with two children, instead of the eleven year old who disappeared one morning. I imagine it must have taken a lot of counseling and getting used to the new family dynamics to make the situation work. I was just amazed by this book, and the fact that this man was not caught many years earlier. (Although, given the caseloads of parole officers, it is not out of the realm of possibility). The girl, Jaycee, did a remarkable job of educating her children on her own with only a fifth grade education and without all the necessary tools to do but a minimal job. I think she must be a very strong and courageous soul to have undergone all she went through and still be a fairly well adjusted human being.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just an audiobook I was listening to while falling asleep. Pretty interesting, detailed reporting, not overly sensational.

[Jlsimon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr. Glatt did not disappoint. The story is well researched and very well written. It is important to remember how powerful this story was because Jaycee Dougard went missing when I was in my senior year of high school. As a result it had a powerful effect on my parenting. Stories like Ms. Dougard and Ms. Elizabeth Smart, and Adam Walsh had a tremendous impact on parenting styles in the United States. This case set precedence in psychology, and society.

In fairness I am reviewing the story and not the book and I should get back to business. Glatt takes the necessary time to fill in the back story which I always appreciate in a crime novel. It is impossible to get a true look at what caused the crime if you are only focused on the titillating juicy details of a young girl stolen as a sex slave.

Glatt does not go into details of the sexual abuse. It is acknowledged appropriately but is not the primary focus of the story. Mr. Glatt also takes time to walk the reader through the aftermath. This is also something I can appreciate in a true crime book.

I would recommend this book to people who are interested in serial offenders. This book holds little interest for individuals who are interested in the forensics that drive crime solving. No forensics were really available to investigators in this case.

[Sierra S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, okay, this was compulsively readable (starting about 1/4 of the way in), so stars, but why in the hell publish before the story has any resolution? The end feels rushed, incomplete, and unsatisfying. I’m left to google what happened, which I could have just done had I known I’d be left high and dry with an anticlimactic, weird middle of the story ending.

[Valissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yes, another true crime, yes, shamelessly passed on to me mum, and arguably one of the worst stories I have ever read. Shock and horror at my voyeuristic tendencies didn’t make me want to hunt down these people any less.

[Candy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am currently reading this along with Jaycee's account of what happened. Her account makes me feel so sad for her while Lost and Found is more impersonal and reads like a crime novel. Lost and Found is more sleazy and graphic.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

People might think the book is about Jaycee Lee Dugard and be disappointed because it's really about the monster and his wife that abducted her but what Glatt lays out is the felonious behaviors that existed all of his life and how the justice system could have worked better to prevent what was her abduction because he only served a handful of years of a federal and state sentence and then wasn't registered as a sex offender. In addition, his monitoring bracelet often went off and was ignored by parole officers and what needed to be double-checked or confirmed was never done (when he claimed the young girl in his home was his niece, but that was okay?)

So the story begins with the very dark life that he led beforehand include deviant sex and plenty of drugs. He also had an inflated sense of himself that came back in full force after Dugard's abduction when he flaunted his beautiful daughters in public and had Jaycee (renamed Alyssa) working for a printing business in which she was always in contact with the public. And then he had a "black box" that he claimed was otherworldly voices and he also started his own church. The man was narcissistic but then also to have a co-conspirator in his wife was next-level.

So the story is about Garrido, but he folds in Dugard's family's trauma from the experience including how the stepfather was repeatedly subject to lie detectors and criticism since he was the last one to see her and witnessed the abduction. It tore the family apart. The reunification for as meticulous and controlled to help the two daughters of Dugard reconnect with the outside world was also an element in the last third of the book to lend some context.

My only disappointment was that the ending felt abrupt. I don't know what I wanted out of it but because Glatt did so much research and presented so much about the situation, it ended quickly.

I realize how much I didn't really know.

[Bill reilly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Phillip Garrido served eleven years in prison for a kidnapping and rape. After finding God and a wife while incarcerated, he was released. She was unable to bear children and Phil convinced her to abduct a girl for breeding purposes. The first crime is described in graphic detail. The victim recalled a period of six hours of repeated rapes. Her rescue was a miracle. Garrido became a Jehovah's Witness and married a fellow believer. He moved into his mother's house with his bride and put up a fence and then added a ten by ten shelter in the backyard. The couple abducted eleven year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard near her house in Lake Tahoe. Held captive in Phil's shelter, she bore the psychopath two daughters. He invented a black box which allowed him to communicate with angels and formed a church. The Charles Manson style lunatic gave lectures with divine messages. Jaycee had an artistic streak which was put to use as a graphic designer for Garrido's printing business. Clients believed her to be his teenage daughter. Jaycee was finally rescued after living in captivity for eighteen years. The problem with the book is that it was finished before the court cases. Another missing element is that Glatt has almost no information on Garrido's wife and partner in crime. The usual media vultures swooped in on the story and Oprah offered $1 million for an exclusive interview with Jaycee. I was disappointed with Lost and Found, as it is not up to Glatt's usual standards.

[gemmedazure · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was somewhat disappointed in this book, as I normally really like Glatt's writing. I found that this book tended to drag, and had a lot of dry detail that (I felt, anyway) was unnecessary. It read to me as if Glatt had not had the opportunity to really talk to Jaycee and her family, which is entirely possible, so there was far more information about the perpetrators, Philip and Nancy Garrido. I also think that this book came out before Jaycee's own book did ,as at press time of Glatt's book, the Garridos were still on trial and Jaycee and her family had done a minimum of interviews to protect their privacy.
I really dislike when books claim to be about the survivor and are more about the perpetrators. Frankly, I feel that disgusting, abusive pedophiles like the Garridos don't deserve any more attention. If the book were advertised as to a deep dive into their lives and an attempt to explore their respective psyches, it would make more sense, and serve as a more honest description of the content. As it is, this is not really Jaycee's story, it's Glatt's take on the Garridos and how her kidnapping, violent abuse, and being held prisoner for an astonishing 18 years was made possible by a lax justice system , lazy parole officers, and maddening technical failures on behalf of the police department/parole system. I'd recommend people read Jaycee's book, "A Stolen Life", to learn about this from her perspective.

All that notwithstanding, it was still a fairly good book and packed with detail. I'm personally not a fan of tons of details, so others that enjoy that sort of writing may like it better.

The book chronicles the life of Philip Greg Garrido. Philip was troubled from a very young age; his family claims that his problems started after he was in a serious motorcycle accident. He was a fairly decent musician and was in a band, and was known to rampantly abuse meth, cocaine, and LSD, among other things.
Despite a seemingly "normal" marriage to his high school classmate (that was privately anything but..), Garrido showed shocking and horrifying tendencies towards perversion and pedophilia for decades before he kidnapped Jaycee. He was, maddeningly,. charged and released after drugging and assaulting a young girl, when she was too afraid to testify (this was 1972). He abducted, brutally assaulted and likely would have killed a young woman named Katie Calloway in 1976, had a police officer not come to the door of the warehouse where he held Katie prisoner, and she bravely ran out , naked, to scream and tell the officer that she was being held captive. (It's noteworthy to mention that the police officer stupidly left her alone with Garrido in the back of the warehouse , after she ran out naked, when she went to get dressed, just the start of the frustratingly awful police work and justice system fails that would allow Garrido to be free for far, far too long.) Katie pressed charges, Garrido was sentenced to over 50 years in Leavenworth prison. Somehow, due to a series of incompetencies far too lengthy to list here, Garrido ended up being transferred to a Nevada prison for another crime, where he only did 7 months of a five year sentence. He met Nancy while she was visiting her uncle in prison, they married, and somehow he ended up on parole after serving only 11 years. Had the system worked, he never would have been let out and would not have kidnapped Jaycee and ruined so many lives. To say that is maddening is an understatement.
The Garridos kidnap Jaycee when she is on her way to fifth grade one morning, June 10, 1991. They taser her and keep her captive in some sort of shed for days. Garrido had built an entire intricate system of sheds, lean-to's, and buildings behind his house as he planned to kidnap a young girl. Jaycee is horrifically assaulted, gives birth to 2 of Garrido's children, and lives in substandard, disgusting conditions in the yard. Her formal education stops at fifth grade, but she is very bright and helps the Garridos with their printing business. Sadly and understandably, Jaycee is thought to have developed stockholm syndrome during that time.
Parole officers and police are at the home numerous times, and somehow Garrido always snows them. The details are all in the book, but I think Jaycee's stepdad was right when he said that they were basically a "Keystone Cop" operation. Hindsight is 20/20, I know, but Garrido didn't exactly present as stable (he toured around with a black box, claiming it let him speak to and hear from angelic beings, and that he had "Solved" schizophrenia-just as a start). Garrido's now ex wife, Christine, has gone on record saying he was horribly abusive to her.
The case doesn't get solved until Garrido shows up at UC Berkeley, wanting to market his black box, and security gets suspicious when they see the young girls that he says are his daughters. They are eerily quiet and pale, and seem to be both frightened of and attached to him.
Finally, the police are brought in on the issue and Jaycee breaks down in tears, admitting who she is and what went on. I don't believe that her daughters, Angel and Starlit, knew the story behind their strange lives. I can only imagine how horrific it was for all of them.
Except for some technical detail, we don't learn a lot about Jaycee and her daughters' adjustment to a normal life, not to mention that of Jaycee's parents (her stepdad and mom sadly split after Jaycee's disappearance), her half-sister Shayna (just a toddler when Jaycee was abducted). The endless detail about the attorneys and upcoming court case (at the time of the book ) I found dry as toast - we didn't need to read about how Nancy Garrido's attorney was suspected of blabbing about the case and the complexities of who would be her legal counsel after that. Yawn. I thought that should have been a footnote at best.
Mr. Glatt, being a professional author, knows far more than I about what makes a good book. I personally feel, though, that this was far from his best work.

[natalie cruz · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have always been very saddened by this story growing up and my mom had always had this book so I decided to pick it up to read today and i’ve wasted my time reading a rendition on a monster rather than the whole title itself when finding Jaycee. A lot of true crime media loves to gives people insight on the criminal’s life and background to show their side but I really don’t care and proves nothing of their character but useless words. Everyone has a background story and I’d rather hear Jaycee Lee Dugards story in her book. Although the book is old i would like to inform people who want to read (even though i recommend you don’t) it’s very gruesome and boring because i couldn’t care less about how a monster became a monster because frankly the whole time he was already a drug manipulative freak from the start.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have an interest in the Jaycee Lee Dugard case because I have a close relative that works for the Parole Department. Parole figures prominently in this kidnapping because Phillip Garrido, the kidnapper and rapist was not adequately supervised and his property was not adequately searched by Parole resulting in Jaycee Lee Dugard continued torture.

This book outlines Phillip Garrido's life and crimes. It's a standard true-crime account, compiled primarily from newspaper reports.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a local story and involving friends of mine (the good guys), I was enthralled by this story. I was more interested in Garrido's background as I don't think I read much about that locally. A good compilation of information, non-biased and a quick read. I wish the best of luck to those involved and their futures :-).

[Lelainia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Deeply disappointed in this book. While the story in and of itself is compelling, the manner in which it was told by this author was not. The amount of typos in the book was appalling and the last 3 pages were assembled out of order. I slogged through it hoping the delivery of information would improve, but it didn't. If I owned this book, I would turf it.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book about the story of the abduction/kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard (age 11 at the time) until she was "found" at age 29. This story also includes the background information on those two kidnappers/abductors (criminal history etc).

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of all, this book is not about Jaycee Lee Durand, but more about her abductor Phillip Garrido. It tends to make this story more creepy than what I originally thought it would be.
Not the best true crime book I have read, but it was a interesting enough read.

[Kristina Weber · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked that Glatt paid much more attention to the first victim than another book I read. However, I wished that Glatt had gone back to amend the book after the trial played out. As it is, it feels unfinished.

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was so informative it really made me think and get angry...

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of those books I had a hard time reading, as it was a heartbreaking story to read.

[Carissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, John Glatt...I wasn't sure I'd read another by him after reading the one about the Cleveland Kidnappings. I mean, the guy does his research, but he includes SO much info it can be overwhelming, plus so much of the book is repetitive. The first good chunk of of it is about a crime he committed years before Jaycee, which can be relevant in some ways, but the amount of detail wasn't needed for a book which was supposed to be about Jaycee's kidnapping. Very little info is given about what Jaycee's life was like, but she discusses that in her own book. It's much more focused on the kidnappers. I think probably 25% of this book could have been eliminated and we'd still get the full story because so much is mentioned several times. There is minimal info on the family of Jaycee, Jaycee herself, the daughters, or others involved. For a guy who spoke to so many people to write this book, he could have included a lot more insight and information from others involved...more opinions, more of their stories, and more of their roles in the process. I am interested in true crime and have read Jaycee's first book, as I did with several of the books written by the girls involved in the Cleveland kidnappings, followed up by a book from Glatt for a different perspective and they just don't stack up. He's not number one on my list of fave true crime authors! But, although I typically prefer to hear the perspective of the victims anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the research and detail that went into Columbine (different author) so I do appreciate the factual information and deep research into various crimes too, but Glatt just doesn't do it for me. Back to Ann Rule for my next true crime fix...

[Zemmiphobe · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was quite interesting but is very much an outside report. Also the title is very misleading because the story is really not about Jaycee Lee Dugard so much as it is about her kidnapper. It is still a very interesting story, but it should also be noted that the story after she was found is written entirely on reports. There is no actual discussion with her or her family, just written versions of publicized tv appearances.

Despite that though, the story is still good. It details the life of a man who constantly slipped through the legal system and how these slips and shortcomings eventually led to this man unfortunate early release and subsequent repeat offense: the kidnapping, raping and 18 year long hostage of an 11 year old girl.

One major downfall of this book is that it was clearly written with the intent to cash in on the media frenzy which meant early publication. There is very little information on the trial regarding Jaycee Lee and only speculation of his involvement with other cases, as those investigations did not pick up again until his arrest in association with Jaycee Lee.

Overall the book was interesting and the author clearly dug deep for the information, but the story is incomplete without the completion of the trial.

[Daniel Lang · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Lost and Found" by John Glatt offers a moderately engaging narrative with a mix of positives and negatives. On the positive side, Glatt's meticulous research is evident, providing a detailed and well-documented account of the events. The storytelling is generally smooth, making it accessible for readers interested in true crime.

However, the book falls short in its narrative flow at times, with certain sections feeling disjointed or overly detailed, which might deter readers seeking a more streamlined experience. Additionally, some critics note that Glatt tends to emphasize sensational aspects over deeper analysis, potentially leaving readers craving more nuanced insights into the characters and circumstances.

In summary, "Lost and Found" earns its 3/5 rating by delivering on its true crime promise with a comprehensive approach, but it may not fully satisfy those looking for a more polished and insightful storytelling experience.

[Alyssa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book just jumps right into it just like it took my rights away. It is graphic. It is sick what happened. This is more about the all the tragic things this man got away with that ultimately led to him to take Jacee. It made me extremely flabbergasted that the system failed the previous victims and did not do what they should to protect the public. He went to prison for 50 years but because he pursued a psychology degree in prison he was given parole after only a handful of years. How did they think furthering your education is a sure fire way to just forget about his crimes. It also doesn’t mention the fact that he was in an accident in his teens. His dad exclaimed after most of the book that his personality changed after the accident and he was never the same. I know things have changed since the 70’s but it is still ridiculous that he got away with everything while his victim lived in fear everyday. I read this as I wanted to get background before reading Jacee’s memoir.

[Mishon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would have been more accurate to subtitle this “The True Story of Philip Garrido and the abduction that shocked the world” as it had much more to do with him than with Jaycee Lee Dugard. In fact, other than the two page prologue, Jaycee isn’t even mentioned until over 100 pages into the book. That is all covering a previous crime of his and the following court case. While I agree that crime is relevant to the story, I don’t think it should have got roughly a third of the entire book.
I will be reading Shattered Innocence in the next few days so I’m hoping that will have more to do with the story, and I’ll be reading Jaycee Dugard’s memoir next which I hope will have more heart in it than Lost and Found did