Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnap: How did this crime go undetected for so long?

Jaycee Lee Dugard spent her 18 years in captivity in primitive sheds and tents just yards away from neighbours.

Evil Phillip Garrido and wife Nancy imprisoned the youngster in a secret section of their backyard.

Jaycee endured part of her ordeal locked in a 10ft by 10ft tarpaulin-covered shack that opened only from outside. It was soundproofed to prevent neighbours hearing her cries.

One, Erika Pratt, spotted the secret 140ft by 90ft compound after peering over the fence three years ago. But police did nothing. More...

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