Original Air Date:
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Guests:
The following guests shared their story on this episode:
Show Summary:
Missing for 18 years, Jacee Dugard's rescue surprised the nation and revived hope to parents across the country still holding on to the chance that their children could come home.
Oprah welcomed Allison Jacobs and Lisa Campbell to the show to discuss how they helped solve Jacee's case. With their daughter Sabrina Aisenberg missing since 1997, Steve and Marlene appeared to update viewers on their still open case. John Walsh shared his thoughts on the cases via Skype. Throughout the show, Oprah continually released images of missing children and shared additional details on a number of families.
Special Highlights:
This episode featured the following highlights:
What to Take Away from the Show:
After watching this show, there are a number of actions viewers can take to keep the spirit of this episode alive. For families who have missing children with open cases, the story of Jacee Dugard can provide hope and encouragement to never give up searching. Viewers were given the opportunity to see photos of missing children with age progression technology with hope that someone will be recognized. Everyone watching the show can take away the lesson to follow your gut, listen to your instincts and speak up if something doesn't feel right - you could help save a life.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Guests:
The following guests shared their story on this episode:
- Allison Jacobs
- Lisa Campbell
- John Walsh
- The Aisenberg Family
- 8 families still looking for their missing loved ones
Show Summary:
Missing for 18 years, Jacee Dugard's rescue surprised the nation and revived hope to parents across the country still holding on to the chance that their children could come home.
Oprah welcomed Allison Jacobs and Lisa Campbell to the show to discuss how they helped solve Jacee's case. With their daughter Sabrina Aisenberg missing since 1997, Steve and Marlene appeared to update viewers on their still open case. John Walsh shared his thoughts on the cases via Skype. Throughout the show, Oprah continually released images of missing children and shared additional details on a number of families.
Special Highlights:
This episode featured the following highlights:
- Lisa Campbell explained how Philip Guarino came into her office with Jacee Dugard's 2 daughters. Feeling something was off, Lisa contacted Allison Jacobs for assistance. The pair encouraged Guarino's parole officer to look further into the case.
- Steve and Marlene Aisenberg appeared with their 2 older children with continued hope that Sabrina is still alive and that someone will recognize Sabrina as belonging to their family.
- John Walsh, via Skype, shared his thoughts on the cases and encouragement that law enforcement utilize parallel cases now.
- Family member of eight missing children were given the opportunity to share their stories and photos from a number of others were run in a stream at the side of the screen.
- Patty Wetterling, a mother who helped create the sex offender registration requirement encouraged parents not to give up or allow the kidnapper to take anything else from their families.
- Updated images and stories appeared in People Magazine
What to Take Away from the Show:
After watching this show, there are a number of actions viewers can take to keep the spirit of this episode alive. For families who have missing children with open cases, the story of Jacee Dugard can provide hope and encouragement to never give up searching. Viewers were given the opportunity to see photos of missing children with age progression technology with hope that someone will be recognized. Everyone watching the show can take away the lesson to follow your gut, listen to your instincts and speak up if something doesn't feel right - you could help save a life.
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