Jaycee Dugard and her two daughters spend their days in seclusion undergoing therapy and being exhaustively interviewed by authorities about their years in captivity.
In an exclusive ENQUIRER interview, Jaycee’s stepfather Carl Probyn says cops want to know every detail of her and her daughter’s lives to build the criminal case against their captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido.
Jaycee and daughters Angel and Starlit "can’t go anywhere, no TV is allowed, no radio and of course, no newspapers, so they are getting a little stir crazy.
"We don’t know how much longer they have to stay in hiding, but we will do it the right way, and for however long it takes, because we have to make sure they are brought along slowly so they can deal with all of this in a healthy way. They’re doing as well as can be expected.
"We are going to make up for lost time with love, laughter and putting things in place so Jaycee and the kids have a much brighter future."
Carl, who lives in Orange County, Calif., and was once considered a suspect in Jaycee’s disappearance, says his stepdaughter lived through her 18-year captivity because she didn’t try to escape.
"It wasn’t because that beast spared her life," he says. "Jaycee was so quiet and non-aggressive, and because she was that way, she never tried to escape, and I am sure she didn’t kick and scream.
"That is why she survived."
Carl is emotional while discussing Garrido, and he bitterly vows to do all he can to make the accused kidnapper’s life hell. He plans to write to Garrido regularly to tell him how wonderful things are outside prison.
"I will be telling him how our family is doing, that we are at Disney World, or that we are out having dinner laughing, we will be at the movies and talking and having a wonderful time," says Carl.
He’s also looking to put a lien on the Antioch house where Jaycee was held captive. "I plan to have the house seized and make sure any profits go to Jaycee and her two kids."
Carl, 61, watched helplessly on the day in 1991 when Jaycee was shoved into a car while on her way to her school bus stop and driven away.
"Can you imagine watching your daughter grabbed and disappear into the distance?" he asks, his voice cracking with the distress of the memory.
