Recent content by Stephens

I don't know why the Mr. Lockhart, the father, merits such a wall of protection from legitimate scrutiny. Too many people keep trying to make excuses for him. The bottom line is this: the living situation and people directly involved (e.g., Antoinette Davis, her HIV-ridden boyfriend with a...

@Pedropete: She didn't stick by *him* to the bitter end. She fought for *survival*, especially that of her daughters, to the bitter end. We need to be careful in what words we use to describe her actions. Yes, the only way she ensured her survival and that of her daughters was to do exactly...

I just realized that link no longer works. I'll try and find another article but that's exactly what the article stated originally (I had it copied to my bookmarks section).

The funny thing is that even if Garrido wanted to get caught, which I seriously doubt, he would have to basically pry his PO's eyes open with a crow bar to get him to see what was so absurdly obvious. I've said it before, but what the PO told the Berkeley police officer still blows my mind in...

Question: Does anyone know why they initially allowed Nancy to be in the same room as Dugard during questioning? Why didn't they immediately separate them?

I agree with others on the thread that Dugard was primarily concerned with safety. Keeping her daughters and herself safe was her only goal. As we have already realized, law enforcement was a total disgrace so she had to be doubly worried about Garrido's reaction. It's the reason why so many...

About e-mails and formality. Most people I know when typing up something quickly don't use the correct grammar or even bother with using capital letters. Now, I wouldn't do that in a business e-mail, but since it's Antioch and the company had such cheap prices, I'm guessing people didn't care...

@Francine: God, I remember that horror story from about 5 years ago. How terrifying. The worst part is that he will die without ever feeling a *trace* of remorse. Unreal. You couldn't shake that assumption from both those men, that they're God-like or that women and girls are sub-human...

Let me add: I don't think Garrido believes he's lying. He totally believes his own lies. Child rapists almost always do that's why they're able to justify their crimes again and again, victim after victim.

@kbl: Child rapists are notorious for exploiting religion. Do you think the Klan were simply mentally ill when they committed all those lynchings of blacks during Jim Crow because they dressed in wacky outfits, performed bizarre rituals, burned crosses, and believed they were acting on behalf...

@kbl: All the man does is lie. He can't handle the truth to the point he constantly has to run away from even fragments of it. I think the reality of his life is so frighteningly miserable that he depends on lies to cope. At this point, I'm sure he believes them. That could also explain his...

He didn't even need to figure out how to block anything at all (Programs do that for you, by the way). He just needed Dugard to believe it. Remember in the Fritzl case, Josef told Elisabeth that if she tried to escape she would trigger a device that would gas or electrocute her and the...

@kbl: My cousin bought the "People" magazine with Dugard on the cover and I could've sworn she told me that the article states that the eldest was not only up to grade level but near that of a high school senior, according to the tests. So, I don't think the two girls are at 5th grade level. I...

@smgthephilus: First, I must say it's outrageously absurd and inflammatory to claim Garrido has any kind of "love," let alone a "special kind," for Dugard. Notice, uh, he refused let her go and he had her living in absolute filth with her own daughters! So, I'm going to pretend you misspoke...

I, too, have wondered how the hell Dugard was able to teach her daughters any math or science (assuming the girls are both up to grade level in all subjects). Trigonometry, calculus, or geometry? How? She only had a 5th grade education and math is not one of those subjects you simply "get"...