Three girls who went missing 10 years ago found alive
Published: 2013 May 07 07:21:40 (5917 Views)
Three girls who went missing a decade ago have been found alive after they were kept tied up in the dungeon of a Cleveland, Ohio home.
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus were found alive on Monday inside a house in the west side of the city alongside a third woman identified as Michelle Knight.
A 52-year-old man named Ariel Castro has been arrested and is in police custody in connection to the case along with his two brothers, who are 50-years-old and 54-years-old respectively. The two other brothers names have not been released.
A neighbor credited with saving the three young women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade says he heard desperate screams for help before helping one of the girls to safety.
Charles Ramsey said he was enjoying some food from McDonald's when he heard the desperate cries.
Mr Ramsey told WEWS-TV: 'I heard screaming, and I see this girl going nuts trying to get outside [of the house].
'I go on the porch and she said, "Help me get out. I've been here a long time." I figure it was domestic violence dispute.'
'She comes out with a little girl and says "Call 911, my name is Amanda Berry."'
'I'm like, "I'm calling 911 for Amanda Berry? I thought this girl was dead."'
He said he didn't immediately process that it was the same Amanda Berry who had disappeared from the neighborhood 10 years ago.
Mr Ramsey said: 'When she told me, it didn't register until I got the call to 911 and I'm like, "I'm calling 911 for Amanda Berry? I thought this girl was dead."'
He handed Amanda the phone, and she told police that she had been held captive in the home and to send help.
Also found in the home were two more women who had been reported missing at around the same time - Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. All three appeared to be in good health.
Dr Gerald Maloney, of Cleveland MetroHealth Center, told reporters: 'They're safe... We're in the process of evaluating medical needs. They appear to be in fair condition at the moment.'
Gina vanished in 2004, while Michelle was last seen in 2002.
There were also several children in the home.
When police arrived, officers asked Mr Ramsey if he knew who he rescued.
A 52-year-old man, Ariel Castro, has been arrested and is in police custody in connection to the case.
The revelations shocked Mr Ramsey, who said that he has known Castro and the two often spent time together.
He told NewsNet5: I've been here a year. I barbeque with this dude, we eat ribs and what not and listen to salsa music. Not a clue that that girl was in that house or that anyone else was in there with.'
He added: 'He's somebody you look and then you look away because he's just doing normal stuff.'
When Mr Ramsey helped Amanda out of the house, she was holding a young child, and there were other children in the home.
Mr Ramsey added: 'I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway.'
Amanda disappeared at age 16 on April 21, 2003, when she called her sister to say she was getting a ride home from her job at a Burger King.
DeJesus went missing at age 14 on her way home from school about a year later.
- Daily Mail
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus were found alive on Monday inside a house in the west side of the city alongside a third woman identified as Michelle Knight.
A 52-year-old man named Ariel Castro has been arrested and is in police custody in connection to the case along with his two brothers, who are 50-years-old and 54-years-old respectively. The two other brothers names have not been released.
A neighbor credited with saving the three young women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade says he heard desperate screams for help before helping one of the girls to safety.
Charles Ramsey said he was enjoying some food from McDonald's when he heard the desperate cries.
Mr Ramsey told WEWS-TV: 'I heard screaming, and I see this girl going nuts trying to get outside [of the house].
'I go on the porch and she said, "Help me get out. I've been here a long time." I figure it was domestic violence dispute.'
'She comes out with a little girl and says "Call 911, my name is Amanda Berry."'
'I'm like, "I'm calling 911 for Amanda Berry? I thought this girl was dead."'
He said he didn't immediately process that it was the same Amanda Berry who had disappeared from the neighborhood 10 years ago.
Mr Ramsey said: 'When she told me, it didn't register until I got the call to 911 and I'm like, "I'm calling 911 for Amanda Berry? I thought this girl was dead."'
He handed Amanda the phone, and she told police that she had been held captive in the home and to send help.
Also found in the home were two more women who had been reported missing at around the same time - Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. All three appeared to be in good health.
Dr Gerald Maloney, of Cleveland MetroHealth Center, told reporters: 'They're safe... We're in the process of evaluating medical needs. They appear to be in fair condition at the moment.'
Gina vanished in 2004, while Michelle was last seen in 2002.
There were also several children in the home.
When police arrived, officers asked Mr Ramsey if he knew who he rescued.
A 52-year-old man, Ariel Castro, has been arrested and is in police custody in connection to the case.
The revelations shocked Mr Ramsey, who said that he has known Castro and the two often spent time together.
He told NewsNet5: I've been here a year. I barbeque with this dude, we eat ribs and what not and listen to salsa music. Not a clue that that girl was in that house or that anyone else was in there with.'
He added: 'He's somebody you look and then you look away because he's just doing normal stuff.'
When Mr Ramsey helped Amanda out of the house, she was holding a young child, and there were other children in the home.
Mr Ramsey added: 'I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway.'
Amanda disappeared at age 16 on April 21, 2003, when she called her sister to say she was getting a ride home from her job at a Burger King.
DeJesus went missing at age 14 on her way home from school about a year later.
- Daily Mail
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