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Here's where she has been taken: On Thursday, she was at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez.
Peoplefinders has her listed as "Patricia Lucille Franzen" rather than "Patricia Garrido"
Here's where she has been taken: On Thursday, she was at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez.
The mother apparently also didn't notice that the "smiling girl" was pregnant twice at a very young age, and new "daughters from previous relationships" suddenly appeared out of the blue either. Nor did she think it was odd that these children (including the babies!!) were living in the back yard. :waitasec:
I'm sorry, but I find it hard to believe that she didnt know what was going on. IMO the only reason she isnt in prison along with the other two is her advanced age, medical condition and convienent dementia.
... Nor did she think it was odd that these children (including the babies!!) were living in the back yard. :waitasec:...
She is 88. For someone that age, dementia doesn't surprise me.
She wasn't 88 eighteen years ago.
In the interview where she stated everything about Jaycee and the girls, she didn't sound like most dementia patients who can't remember details about stories, dates etc. in any detail at all. Not saying that at 88 she is not prone to forgetfullness, some confusion or bad health, but does not sound at all like a typical dementia or alzheimers patient.
Just another twist in an already unsavory situation.
I don't know. My great-aunt, who has Alzheimer's, could remember certain things about the past with astonishing clarity . . . the present, even 5 minutes ago, was not at all clear. Sometimes it's not a constant thing.
As I've stated before on this forum, it could be that the mother had early onset Alzheimer's. We'll see. It's obvious that Garrido was extremely manipulative, and it may be that she was as much a captive as the girls.
It's hard to imagine that someone who had put care into her home - - the furnishings and drapes are quite nice - - would let her son get it so run down and squalid. As someone suggested, that in itself is evidence of elder abuse.
One particular detail is intriguing - - - he, unlike so many other abusers of seniors, did not get her to put the house in his name!
If Patricia Garrido DID know what was going on, that adds to the horror . . . but what do we know about her as a mother . . . not that I'd EVER make excuses for Phillip Garrido
BBM. This is typical of Alzheimer's. I did my graduate research on it.I don't know. My great-aunt, who has Alzheimer's, could remember certain things about the past with astonishing clarity . . . the present, even 5 minutes ago, was not at all clear. Sometimes it's not a constant thing.
As I've stated before on this forum, it could be that the mother had early onset Alzheimer's. We'll see. It's obvious that Garrido was extremely manipulative, and it may be that she was as much a captive as the girls.
Not that I'm defending her... :hand: but, there are patients with Alzheimer's out there who continue to drive, unless they are stopped. Her physical abilities to drive a car have nothing to do with her mental abilities. Prime Example- my grandmother, who exhibited all the signs of Alzheimer's, but was never formally diagnosed, would drive her car somewhere, forget she'd driven and take the bus home! One time she parked in front of a liquor store, the police towed her car, and my father had to retrieve it from the impound lot.Remember, the neighbors claim to have seen her driving some of the cars on the property, if she was well enough to do that she was well enough to understand what was going on. I don't think this woman deserves defence.
The issue with Patricia is not her current mental state, but her state in 1991 or earlier when Jaycee or other possible victims were brought to the property. Patricia's last husband died in the early 1990's - I or someone should determine an exact date through public records - so Phillip and Nancy brought Jaycee to live in a house with Patricia and possibly her husband. The cover story of "she is my daughter from a previous relationship" doesn't pass muster, so Patricia and maybe her husband were in a position to recognize and end this tragedy in 1991, yet failed to do so. And that makes her/them guilty as hell in my book.
Remember, the neighbors claim to have seen her driving some of the cars on the property, if she was well enough to do that she was well enough to understand what was going on. I don't think this woman deserves defence.