Episode 101 - The Cleveland Kidnappings

Michelle Knight captured in 2002, Amanda Berry captured in 2003 , and Gina DeJesus captured in 2004 were held captive by Ariel Castro at his home in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Amanda Berry was able to escape on May 6th, 2013 when her 6-year old daughter that she had given birth to while in captivity noticed that Ariel was not in the home. The two were able to get out of the house with the help from nearby neighbors and called the police to aide in the rescue of the other 2 woman.

Listen now as we explain what happened during the 10-12 years and what happened to Ariel Castro after the women were rescued.

Sources

wiki.com

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-22446157

https://abcnews.go.com/US/cleveland-kidnapping-survivors-amanda-berry-gina-dejesus-journey/story?id=67858538

https://theancestory.com/why-do-amanda-and-gina-dislike-michelle-knight/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/1/01/01/cleveland-kidnap-victim-shows-grit-experts-say-/3450879/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/01/justice/ohio-cleveland-castro-home/index.html

https://www.ranker.com/list/ariel-castro-facts/amandasedlakhevener

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ariel-castro-cleveland-abduction

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