Rape victim ends up on cover of "People"

This morning People magazine revealed its new cover featuring a photo of a beaming Jaycee Dugard. The image of the 29-year-old Dugard is the first to be released to the public since she was was freed after spending the past 18 years in captivity and reunited with her family. A quote from Dugard accompanies the cover photo that says simply, "I'm so happy to be back with my family." More>>

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Sex Maniac (Update)

ANTIOCH, California (SFGate) -- A bone fragment found at a property once connected to alleged kidnapper and rapist Phillip Craig Garrido is "probably human"... (Image). The bone piece was found at a property outside Antioch next to the home where Garrido, 58, and his wife, Nancy, allegedly kept sex slave 11 year old Jaycee Dugard of South Lake Tahoe captive for 18 years.

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Garrido had lived in a shed on the neighboring property before the current owner moved in, authorities said. Dugard emerged from captivity Aug. 26 after authorities discovered Garrido was a registered sex offender when he tried to get a permit to distribute religious leaflets at UC Berkeley. More>>

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Jaycee Dugard reunites after Sex Slavery

Tearful Dugard family reunites
An aunt describes how the kidnapping victim spent her first days with her mom in 18 years. "She's beautiful"

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