Sentencing for sexually violent predator specification". LAWriter – ORC. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013. The sentencing judge also heard from Knight and family members of Berry and DeJesus. Knight told Castro: "You took eleven years of my life away. I spent eleven years in hell; now your hell is just beginning. I will overcome all that has happened, but you will face hell for eternity. I will live on, you will die a little every day as you think of the eleven years of atrocities that you inflicted on us... I can forgive you, but I will never forget." [117] Aftermath [ edit ] Survivors [ edit ] Just about every day [Castro] reminded me that he did not see one single thing on TV or any fliers in the neighborhood about my disappearance." And Castro was right. I didn't dig into this story enough, so I still don't know how on earth nobody was looking for Michelle Knight. Where were the Cleveland Police? I am from Cleveland, and I know the media was referring to the finding of Knight, Berry, and DeJesus as the "The Miracle of Cleveland." But really, shouldn't it be referred to as "The Embarrassment?" Welch, William (May 6, 2013). "3 brothers arrested as missing women found in Ohio". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013.

Michelle Knight, kept in captivity for over 10 years, reveals her marriage on "Dr. Phil" ". CBS News. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018 . Retrieved April 11, 2018.a b c Steer, Jen (May 6, 2013). "Cleveland police: Missing teens Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus found alive, appear to be OK". newsnet5.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013.

a b "Michelle Knight told cops Ariel Castro threatened to kill her if Amanda Berry's baby died". CBS News. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013. Berry, Amanda; DeJesus, Gina; Jordan, Mary; Sullivan, Kevin (2015). Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0698178953. I am blown away by how the human spirit finds a way to reach for hope. In the book all three girls used drawing to pass the time, two kept journals. Even though they were beaten, half starved and dying, those journals gave them peace and helped prosecute the monster that kidnapped them. The scenes described are graphic but not overly so. It does describe plenty of upsetting and violent scenes involving rape, so if you can't handle that kind of thing, this is not for you. The chains pictured above are something I kept thinking of when she was describing their daily lives. Michelle and the other two woman kidnapped were chained most of kidnapping for over ten years. The depravity and cruelty of the monster that took them knows no bounds. Knight, Michelle (2018). Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings. Paris: Hachette Books. ISBN 978-1602865754. In fact, Knight had been offered a ride by Castro on that fateful August day. As she knew one of his daughters, Knight accepted the lift. She then agreed to enter Castro's Cleveland home, located at 2207 Seymour Avenue, when he promised to give her a puppy for her son. Once inside, Knight was restrained and imprisoned. It was the beginning of years of torture.

Knight with her friend Mitchell, recording a charity single. Photograph: Christopher Lane for the Guardian After a few months had passed, there was talk about the women writing a book about what they had gone through. Immediately I made a decision that I wouldn’t read any of their books. I just couldn’t bear to read –let alone imagine what had happened over the eleven-year period. However, while searching for my next read, I stumbled upon Michelle’s memoir. Something tugged at my heart, and I knew I had to read her story.

On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland home and called 911, saying: “Help me, I’m Amanda Berry. . . . I’ve been kidnapped, and I’ve been missing for ten years.”Dolan, Matthew; Barrett, Joe; El-Ghobashy, Tamer; Maher, Kris (May 9, 2013). "Charges Filed in Abduction of Ohio Women". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015 . Retrieved May 14, 2013. Leger, Donna Leinwand; Strauss, Gary (May 10, 2013). "Prosecutor: Ariel Castro could face death penalty". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013. Castro was arrested in a McDonald’s parking lot shortly after the victims were rescued. [1] He was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape on May 8, which carry prison sentences of ten years to life in Ohio. [1] [101] Two of Castro's brothers, Pedro and Onil, were also initially taken into custody, but were released on May 9 after police announced that they had no involvement in the kidnappings. The charges against the two brothers were dropped. [102]