Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Pictures Of The Three Missing Girls From Ohio and Story
Three women discovered in Ohio house after neighbor heard screams
- Girl, six, also found alive after one of the women gave birth in captivity
- Police arrest 52-year-old 'captor' who owned house and his two brothers
- Amanda Berry, 26, went missing in 2003 when she was 16
- Gina DeJesus, 23, disappeared when she was aged 14 in 2004
- Michelle Knight, 32, disappeared in 2000 when she was 20
- They were kidnapped on the same street, just three miles from where they were found
- Police found 'chains hanging from ceilings' inside the home
By MEGHAN KENEALLY and JILL REILLY
Three girls who were abducted more than a decade ago have been found alive in the basement of a house in Ohio - where they were apparently held captive in chains.
Amanda Berry, 26, and Gina DeJesus, 23, and Michelle Knight, 32, escaped from the Cleveland house just a few miles from the city where they disappeared.
The extraordinary rescue came after a neighbor heard Amanda, who went missing at the age of 16, screaming for help when their captor left the house.
Ariel Castro, 52, has been arrested and is in police custody in connection with the kidnapping case along with his two unnamed brothers, who are 50 and 54.
Amanda's relatives have confirmed that one of the children in the house is her daughter that she gave birth to while being held against her will; the girl is thought to be aged about six.
Scroll down for videos and audio of the 911 call
Discovery: Amanda Berry, 26, (left) and Gina DeJesus (right), 23, were found alive in a house in Cleveland after being missing for 10 years. Berry disappeared aged 16, while DeJesus went missing at 14
Reunited: Amanda Berry (centre) at the Cleveland Hospital alongside her emotional sister (left) and the daughter that she gave birth to during the 10 years she was held against her will
Scene: The women were helped out of this home on Seymour Avenue that belongs to Ariel Castro
Arrested: The prime suspect has been identified as 52-year-old Ariel Castro
The women and child were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, as they are reportedly suffering from severe dehydration and slightly malnourished but alive. Dr Gerald Maloney, an emergency department physician, said they were in 'fair condition'.
The disappearances of Amanda and Gina captured the attention of the entire city for the past decade, as their relatives have continually held vigils and kept the story alive in the local press.
The women were kidnapped on the same street and found at the home just three miles away as their alleged kidnappers hid in plain sight. Cleveland police believe the women were tied up in the home.
After 10 years being held against their will, the women were finally freed after neighbor Charles Ramsey, heard screaming from the house as he sat down to eat a meal in his home.
Mr Ramsey, told WEWS-TV he saw Amanda, who he didn't recognize, at a door that would open only enough to fit a hand through screaming, 'Help me get out! I've been in here a long time.'
'We had to kick open the bottom,' he said. 'Lucky on that door it was aluminum. It was cheap. She climbed out with her daughter.'
When Amanda fled the home and ran across the street to call police, she was holding the hand of a young girl.
'Help me I'm Amanda Berry... I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for ten years and I'm
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