Jaycee Dugard was abducted at age 11 from her school bus stop in South Lake Tahoe, California, on June 10, 1991. Her abduction was witnessed by her stepfather, but for nearly two decades, there was no trace of her. The case took a turn in August 2009 when convicted sexual predator Phillip Garrido brought two children to the University of California, Berkeley, raising suspicions among staff. Authorities discovered that one of the children was Dugard, now 29 years old. Investigations revealed she had been held captive in makeshift sheds behind Garrido's home in Antioch, California, where she gave birth to two daughters fathered by her captor. Garrido and his wife, Nancy, maintained secrecy around their property, and neighbors were unaware of the children living there. Both Garridos pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping and sexual abuse, with Phillip receiving a sentence of 431 years to life. After her release, Dugard focused on rebuilding her life, writing memoirs such as “A Stolen Life” and founding the JAYC Foundation to assist families affected by trauma. The Jaycee Dugard case remains one of the most shocking abduction cases in American history.