Offender Record · OFF-2026-199
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Phillip Craig Garrido
Summary of the record
Phillip Craig Garrido was born in Pittsburg, California, on April 5, 1951. In 1972, Garrido was arrested for drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl, although the charges were dropped after the victim refused to testify. In 1976, he abducted a 25-year-old woman and raped her in a warehouse. This time he was caught, and sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for kidnapping and another five years to life on state charges of sexual assault. However, he served only 11 years of the sentence and earned his parole in 1988. On June 10, 1991, Garrido and his wife, Nancy, kidnapped 11-year-old Dugard outside of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. They held Dugard captive in the backyard of their Antioch, California, home for 18 years, during which time Garrido raped Dugard repeatedly and impregnated her twice. After pleading guilty to one count of kidnapping and 13 counts of sexual assault, Garrido was sentenced to 431 years to life in prison in June 2011. Phillip Garrido is serving a 431-year sentence at Corcoran State Prison in Kings County.
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Sex
Male
Race
unknown
Hair
unknown
Eyes
unknown
Born
1951
Custody
Incarcerated
States
CA, NV, KS
Distinguishing featuresunknown
Custody
Incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison, Protective Housing Unit
Custody record at the facility
Phillip Garrido, 60, will be housed in Corcoran State Prison's Protective Housing Unit for inmates whom officials say wouldn't be safe in the general population. Sentenced June 2, 2011.
Documented Arrests, Charges and Convictions
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Offense date Apr 1972, Antioch, California
Drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl
Antioch Police Department, California · Arrested 1972 · Sentence: Charges dropped when victim refused to testify
Garrido was accused of sexually assaulting the girl at an Antioch motel in April 1972 after giving her barbiturates. Garrido was set to be prosecuted in the case but the charges were dropped when the girl refused to testify.
SourcesPolice: Garrido was arrested in 1972 rape case
Offense date Nov 22, 1976, South Lake Tahoe, California and Reno, Nevada
Kidnapping and rape
Washoe County District Court, Nevada · Federal District Court, District of Nevada (kidnapping); Washoe County District Court (rape) · Arrested Nov 23, 1976 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: 50 years federal prison (kidnapping); 5 years to life Nevada (rape)
Garrido asked for a ride in her car, then bound and handcuffed her before taking her to a small warehouse in Reno, Nevada, where he repeatedly raped her for 5½ hours. When a police officer noticed a car parked outside the warehouse and then a broken lock on its door, he knocked on the door and was greeted by Garrido. The victim then emerged and asked for help. Garrido was promptly arrested.
SourcesJaycee Dugard kidnap suspect used bondage, captivity in past; Garrido, Philip I-18140 Interstate Parolee; Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard
Offense date Jun 10, 1991, South Lake Tahoe and Antioch, California
Kidnapping and sexual assault of a child
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, California · El Dorado County Superior Court · Docket Various felony counts · Arrested Aug 26, 2009 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: 431 years to life
Dugard was 11 years old when she was kidnapped from her South Lake Tahoe home in 1991. They held Dugard captive in the backyard of their Antioch, California, home for 18 years, during which time Garrido raped Dugard repeatedly, fed her countless lies and impregnated her twice — Dugard had two daughters with Garrido, giving birth to them when she was 14 and 17. After pleading guilty to one count of kidnapping and 13 counts of sexual assault, Garrido was sentenced to 431 years to life in prison in June 2011.
SourcesPhillip, Nancy Garrido sentenced in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping; Phillip Garrido - Childhood, Wife & Age; Couple plead guilty in Dugard kidnapping case
Pattern and Background
Victim counts and the pattern of the offenses as stated by courts, agencies and the cited reporting. Suspected counts are what officials have said publicly, not a finding of this site.
2
Victims convicted
0
Victims confessed
0
Victims suspected
Active years
1972–2009
Victim profile
Children
Stated motive
Sexual
Range from home
regional
Accomplice
Yes
Confessed
Yes
Education
high school
Marital history
Married
Children
2
Photographs by Year
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Phillip and Nancy Garrido abducted Jaycee Dugard when she was 11 years old.
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Phillip Garrido
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This photo of Jaycee Dugard was taken at the 1991 Rose Bowl parade. She was abducted later that year.
Places Lived, Worked and Frequented
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CA
Pittsburg, California
approx. 1951 · Birthplace
Brentwood, California
approx. 1964 – 1969 · Liberty High School, graduated 1969
Brentwood, California
approx. until 1970 · Childhood home
South Lake Tahoe, California
1976 – Nov 1976 · Area where first kidnapping victim was taken
Lompoc, California
Mar 19, 1986 – Jan 22, 1988 · Federal Correctional Complex
Antioch, California
Aug 1988 – Aug 26, 2009 · Walnut Avenue residence with mother, then with wife Nancy
Pittsburg, California
approx. 1990 – 1999 · Industrial park
El Dorado, California
Aug 26, 2009 – Jun 02, 2011 · Arrested and held pending trial
Corcoran, California
Jun 23, 2011 – present · Corcoran State Prison, Protective Housing Unit
KS
Leavenworth, Kansas
Jun 30, 1977 – Mar 19, 1986 · U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth
NV
Reno, Nevada
1976 – Nov 1976 · Where 1976 victim was held in storage warehouse
Carson City, Nevada
Jan 22, 1988 – Aug 1988 · Nevada State Prison
Agencies
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Hayward Police Department · CA
Investigated possible connection to 1988 Michaela Garecht kidnapping
Source: ABC11
Washoe County District Attorney · NV
Prosecuted rape charge
Arrested Garrido on 1976-11-23 for kidnapping and rape
Federal Bureau of Prisons · FE
Housed at Leavenworth and Lompoc
Antioch Police Department · CA
Investigated 1972 drugging and rape of 14-year-old girl
Source: NBC News
Nevada Department of Corrections · NV
Held at Carson City for rape sentence
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nevada · NV
Prosecuted federal kidnapping charge
Source: Wikipedia
El Dorado County Superior Court · CA
Handled Dugard case conviction and sentencing
Source: NBC News
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office · CA
Arrested 2009-08-26 in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping
Source: CNN
U.S. Parole Commission · FE
Federal parole supervision 1988-1999
Source: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation · CA
State parole supervision 1999-2009
Source: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Timeline
Apr 05, 1951
Phillip Craig Garrido was born in Pittsburg, California, on April 5, 1951.
1969
He graduated from Liberty High School in 1969.
1969
After graduating from high school in 1969, he began struggling with substance abuse and was arrested for possession later that year.
Apr 1972
In 1972, Garrido was arrested for drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl, although the charges were dropped after the victim refused to testify.
Nov 22, 1976
In 1976, he abducted a 25-year-old woman and raped her in a warehouse.
Nov 23, 1976
After his arrest Nov. 23, 1976 on kidnapping and rape charges.
Mar 09, 1977
He was convicted on March 9, 1977 and began serving a 50-year federal sentence on June 30, 1977, at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas.
Jun 30, 1977
He began serving a fifty-year federal sentence on June 30 of that year at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas.
Oct 05, 1981
On October 5, 1981, he and Bocanegra were married at Leavenworth.
Mar 19, 1986
Garrido was transferred from USP Leavenworth in Kansas to the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc, California.
Jan 22, 1988
On January 22, 1988, Phillip was released from Leavenworth to Nevada State Prison, where he served seven months of a five-years-to-life Nevada sentence.
Aug 1988
He served only 11 years of the sentence and earned his parole in 1988.
Jun 10, 1991
On June 10, 1991, Garrido and his wife, Nancy, kidnapped 11-year-old Dugard outside of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California.
Apr 1993
Garrido, who had been released from prison after serving 11 years for a 1976 kidnapping, violated his parole in April 1993.
Aug 1993
Garrido was released from federal prison on house arrest after parole violation.
Aug 26, 2009
Ordered to a parole meeting on August 26, 2009, Garrido arrived with Nancy, Dugard and their two daughters.
Aug 28, 2009
Two days later, Garrido and Nancy were formally charged with 29 felony counts, including rape and false imprisonment.
Apr 28, 2011
Phillip and Nancy Garrido pleaded guilty Thursday to the kidnapping and sexual assault of Jaycee Dugard.
Jun 02, 2011
The judge imposed the maximum possible sentence of 431 years to life on the 60-year-old Phillip Garrido.
Jun 23, 2011
The man sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, raping and holding Jaycee Dugard captive for 18 years arrived at Corcoran State Prison.
Sources
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News report · Biography.com ·
Phillip Garrido - Childhood, Wife & Age“Phillip Craig Garrido was born in Pittsburg, California, on April 5, 1951”
News report · ABC11 ·
Garrido a suspect in Michaela Garecht case“Investigators believe Garrido, now 58, was out on parole and living in the Bay Area when Garecht was taken”
News report · Hanford Sentinel / AP ·
Garrido to be held in same prison unit as Manson in Cororan“Phillip Garrido, 60, will be housed in Corcoran State Prison's Protective Housing Unit for inmates whom officials say wouldn't be safe in the general population”
News report · ABC7 ·
Phillip, Nancy Garrido start prison sentences for Dugard kidnap“Phillip Garrido is serving a 431-year sentence at Corcoran State Prison in Kings County”
News report · CNN ·
Phillip, Nancy Garrido sentenced in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping“Phillip Garrido was sentenced Thursday to 431 years to life in prison in the kidnapping and sexual assault of Jaycee Dugard”
News report · NBC News ·
Couple plead guilty in Dugard kidnapping case“Phillip Garrido, 60, faces a maximum sentence of 431 years to life in prison after entering guilty pleas to 14 kidnapping and sexual assault charges”
Other · Wikipedia ·
Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard“He was convicted on March 9, 1977, and began serving a fifty-year federal sentence on June 30 of that year at Leavenworth Penitentiary”
News report · CNN ·
Jaycee Dugard kidnap suspect used bondage, captivity in past“Those facts came to light in Garrido's 1977 trial, in which he was convicted and sentenced to 50 years for kidnapping and rape”
News report · NPR ·
Neighbors describe alleged kidnapper as creepy“authorities said she and her children had lived in a hidden compound of tents and sheds in the Garridos' backyard in Antioch”
News report · NBC News / CBS News ·
Garrido Revealed Rape Fantasy in Testimony“In the 1977 case, Garrido was convicted in Reno, Nev., of kidnapping a stranger. He later admitted to raping the woman in a rented storage unit.”
News report · CNN ·
Alleged kidnapper couple met while man was in prison“Garrido's record as a registered sex offender began with a 1977 conviction on charges of kidnapping and rape of a South Lake Tahoe woman”
News report · NBC News ·
Police: Garrido was arrested in 1972 rape case“Antioch police disclosed he was arrested nearly 40 years ago on suspicion of drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl”
News report · NBC News ·
In Plain Sight: Jaycee Dugard“He was sentenced in 1977 to 50 years at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, for kidnapping”
Other government record · California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ·
Special Report on CDCR's Supervision of Parolee Phillip Garrido“On June 10, 1991, federal parolee Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy allegedly kidnapped 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard from South Lake Tahoe, California”
Other government record · Nevada Department of Public Safety ·
Garrido, Philip I-18140 Interstate Parolee“November 22, 1976 Offense date. Garrido abducted a 25-year old woman in the South Lake Tahoe area in California and raped her in Reno, Nevada”
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