
Missing US women found after decade
Two US women who disappeared as teenagers a decade ago in the state of Ohio have been found alive, along with a third missing woman, police say. Ref. Source 1
Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight & Gina Dejesu Found (Hover)
Three women who were missing in separate cases have been found together in Cleveland, police said. A 52-year-old man was arrested.
One of the women called 911 after breaking out of the house where she had been living.
"Help me; I am Amanda Berry," She said, her voice distraught in an audio recording of the call. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years. And I'm here and I'm free now."
Berry and Gina DeJesus were in their teens when they disappeared in 2003 and 2004, CNN affiliate WEWS reported. Michele Knight vanished in 2002, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ref. CNN
The three once-missing women found in a Cleveland neighborhood have been released from a hospital and sent home with their families, Phyllis Marino, Cleveland's Metro Health Medical Center spokeswoman, said Tuesday.
The three women -- Amanda Berry, Georgina "Gina" DeJesus and Michele Knight -- were found Monday night a decade after going missing.
Police have arrested three brothers, ages 54, 52 and 50, in the case. Ref. CNN
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Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight & Gina Dejesu Found (Hover)
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Elizabeth Smart calls rescue of Ohio women a miracle (+video)
Elizabeth Smart expresses joy over the miracle the three Ohio women being rescued and encourages them to remember their value. Ref. Source 5
Sister of newly freed Cleveland kidnapping victim Amanda Berry briefly spoke to the media on her sister's behalf today.
"Our family would request privacy so my sister, niece and I can have time to recover. ... Please respect our privacy until we are ready to make our statements," Beth Serrano said outside her home.
Earlier, Amanda Berry and her sisters were escorted inside the home. Police initially said Amanda Berry would address the media, but it was later announced that she would not speak publicly today.
Berry and two other women were found alive Monday in Cleveland. The women are believed to have been abducted between 2002 and 2004 and held captive at a Cleveland man's home, according to police. Ref. CNN
I couldn't agree with JB more. These scumbags need to rot in prison or be put to detah they don't deserve to live and those who do should probably taken the place of those girls to see what it was like!
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Ariel Castro Charged
Ariel Castro, 52, faces charges on four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape, Victor Perez, chief assistant prosecutor for the city of Cleveland, said late Wednesday afternoon. Castro was arrested after three women, plus a 6-year-old girl believed to be one of their daughters, escaped Monday evening from his Cleveland home. Ref. CNN