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REPORTER:
"Back in 1991... why did you select this girl?"
PHILLIP GARRIDO, KIDNAPPING SUSPECT SAYING:
"I'm so sorry. Let me help you. Let me sit down and do this
correctly. I have no desire to hold back these things. In fact, when this
takes place, you're going to be really surprised with what happened. It's a
powerful, heart-warming story."
REPORTER:
"What situation do you
think you're in right now?"
PHILLIP GARRIDO, KIDNAPPING SUSPECT SAYING:
"I'm in a very serious situation. What it is, I can't speak to you about
it. I have to wait.. As time goes on - you'll get pieces of the story in a
powerful manner."
REPORTER:
"What have you been
doing? What's kept you busy?"
PHILLIP GARRIDO, KIDNAPPING SUSPECT SAYING:
"What's kept me busy the last several years. I've completely turned my
life around. You'll find a most powerful story coming from the witness... the
victim... If you just take this a step at a time, you'll fall over backwards.
And in the end you'll find the most powerful heart-warming story, revealing of
something that needs to be understood. That's as far as I can go."
MY COMMENTS ON THIS INTERVIEW
I have seen "I'm so sorry." said by Phillip Garrido taken completely out of context in headlines across the county. When he states this he is saying it to the reporter, and he is sorry for not being able to talk about it at this time.
"I have no desire to hold back these things." We have to ask ourselves why he did not answer the question. Why is he holding back now?
He never states that he did not kidnap her; Instead he implies he did it by calling her 'the witness... the victim."
He does not state her name, instead distances himself from her.
At some level he understands what he did to her, it is uncommon for the suspect to call the victim a victim or witness. You would be more likely to hear the pronouns 'she' or 'her' when he is speaking about her.
He is very aware of his legal situation, evidence by the slip of the tongue when he does say "witness." It is also clear that he knows this because he is aware to not speak about the details.
He distances himself from the criminal acts and instead wants to concentrate on the story.. the last two years where he changed to the point where it will be, "the most powerful heart-warming story."
The problem right now, is he is open to speaking and will do so as long as he can talk about the last two years, but reporters will concentrate on the "bad" while he wants to concentrate on the "good" and he will turn very quickly and stop speaking.
Does he believes what has happened in the last two years- where he devoted his life to God- is going to make up for the other 16 years. From reading his blog http://voicesrevealed.blogspot.com/ it is clear he tried to put forth he had delusions of "greatness" and that God speaks through him. Speaking in tongues is common among Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement, but it does not appear he was affiliated with either of these churches. Speaking in tongues is an altered state much like hypnosis, where there is a certain amount of focus and clarity that gets attributed to God's word. This alone should not be interrupted as a defense for diminished capacity. Here is NOT a man who committed terrible crimes and turned to God to atone for his sins and guilt; instead he does not believe he has done wrong, but recognizes others will, and is attempting to lessen the evil under the guise of his relationship with God. This blog has been manufactured in an attempt to appear crazy- His blog speaks of mind control and Schizophrenia. He had several other blogs that appear to have no content. It is unclear why he would have spent so much time to produce documents, to say he has this gift but does not say what/why/how it has changed his life?!?! If he would have such a gift and passion for God there would be a great deal more posts in the blog, remember this is a man who ran a printing business- he dealt with words on a daily basis. This is part of his manipulation, this was a vital part of his relationship with his victims and his wife.
For a person to commit these crimes he depersonified her. In many ways she was no different from a family pet, and it appears she was treated as humanely.
He was abusive to his wife, Nancy Garrido (in all cases where a wife allows this to go happen, and even helps as is the case here) it is to alleviate the abuse she herself suffers from the sexual sadist. She must accept responsibility for her actions, she is not a victim, and she also depersonified the child and willingly allowed unspeakable evils to occur.
Jaycee Lee Dugard is a victim, no question. Some in the media question why she did not leave. He fathered two children with her, the first when Jaycee was about 14. Those children, both girls now 11 and 15, also were kept hidden away in the backyard compound. Jaycee likely became pregnant as quickly as she was physically able. With the addition of the child, he would have more control over her and would be able to threaten her with harm to her child. Mentally she would be a fragile as they come, at eleven she was placed in very violent adult situations without the understanding or skills necessary to deal with her situation- She'd quickly shut down and would have exhibited the same symptoms of traumatic stress.
He'd have little regard for her safety, other than to maintain her health to an acceptable level so he could live out his sick fantasies. He'd regard this in the same way he'd have to maintain his car. He'd skillfully give and grant her "treats" to solidify his control over her. He'd want to present himself as a benevolent leader in complete control of her, and his home.
He was caught, when officers said he was acting suspiciously toward the two children. A neighbor said he described the girls as "very shy" and said the older one was "very clingy to her father." Unfortunately the older daughter was was likely abused, and since she had none of the normal socialization that normal children get she would have a difficult time knowing what was appropriate touch. This is probably what made the officier suspicious. Since Jaycee was 11 when she was kidnapped it is likely that the younger daughter was becoming a target of his advances and this could have been the reason for Jaycee decided to walk into the Bay area police station.
In every situation where a person is held against their will for extended periods of time there is a great deal of control and threats used by the kidnapper to maintain order, and an unhealthy and unnatural bond is developed between the kidnapper and victim. This is a further sign of the extent of victimization that has occurred. It should not be misunderstood.
I hope and pray that the victims can heal...◦
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