Kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard

acting out, using LSD and dealing drugs (Bulwa, 2009, p. A11). Garrido did not have an abusive childhood. His mother treated him well and never viewed him as a trouble child. In another article, “Phillip Garrido victim speaks to Larry King about Jaycee Dugard case and shares her story part 3,” when asked about his childhood during trial, Garrido stated, “My father never did take any restrictions of beating me or disciplining me, and my mother spoiled me” (Van Horn, 2009). His parents’ lack of…

Media often only gives a small perspective, and typically does not tell the whole story, which can sway people’s thoughts and beliefs. The media played a very key role in the Ariel Castro kidnapping case. Constant television coverage of the vigils, and family members appearing on news broadcasts consumed the Cleveland area, during the ten years Castro held three girls captive. The whole nation felt vested in finding the missing captives, and everyone felt like he or she knew the victims and…