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Cadaver dogs search yard of Garrido’s neighbor
Law enforcement from two counties and two city police departments used cadaver dogs to search a yard neighboring the couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was held captive 18 years in Antioch, Calif., the Associated Press reports. (Here’s raw video of the search.)
Unlike search and rescue dogs used to find living people, cadaver dogs are specially trained to follow the scent of decomposing human remains.
Police in nearby Pittsburg said they’re investigating whether Phillip Garrido may be linked to unsolved murders of prostitutes in the ’90s. Antioch police are also looking into unsolved cases but declined further details.
Some law enforcement agencies have their own cadaver dogs, while others rely on trained volunteer teams. There’s no breed requirement, but search and rescue dogs are typically the larger working and sporting varieties: German Shepherds, Labradors, Dobermans, Rottweilers, Golden Retrievers and Giant Schnauzers, according to the National Association for Search and Rescue.
See the full article from “USA Today”