Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings

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a b "Cleveland rescue: The mystery of 2207 Seymour Avenue". BBC. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013 . Retrieved May 14, 2013. Knight is laughing so much she can barely get the words out. "I was teaching her how to dance and she looked as if she was having a seizure." Three US women missing for years rescued in Ohio". BBC. May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013. Robert Wolford was a prison inmate who had lived in Tremont, and he claimed in July 2012 that he had information about the location of Berry's body. He led police to an empty lot on Cleveland's West Side, where they conducted a fruitless search. [47] [58] He was sentenced in January 2013 to 4 + 1⁄ 2 years in prison for obstruction of justice, making a false report, and making a false alarm. [59] Gina DeJesus [ edit ] 2004 FBI sketch of a suspect in DeJesus's disappearance

a b Palmer, Kim & Gray, Kevin (May 8, 2013). "Cleveland kidnapping victims endured decade of isolation, rape, beatings". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013. Also published by the Chicago Tribune as "Cleveland kidnappings: Victims endured years of rape, isolation, beatings". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013 . Retrieved October 4, 2013. . Over time, Gina broke her friendship with Michelle. Amanda is also not her friend. This happened because Castro pitted the women against each other, preventing them from creating meaningful bonds, friendships, and connections. Fundraising raffleMother of Cleveland kidnap victim Gina DeJesus: 'I did not hate' Ariel Castro". New York Daily News. Segall, Laura; Fink, Erica; Brumfield, Ben (May 10, 2013). " 'He is dead to me,' daughter of Ohio suspect says in CNN exclusive". CNN. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013.

Castro suicide report: Officers falsified reports". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013 . Retrieved October 10, 2013. Barely out of her own tumultuous childhood, Michelle was estranged from her family and fighting for custody of her young son when she disappeared. Local police believed she had run away, so they removed her from the missing persons lists fifteen months after she vanished. Castro tormented her with these facts, reminding her that no one was looking for her, that the outside world had forgotten her. But Michelle would not be broken. The next day we head to Cleveland's Magnetic North Studio, where Knight is recording a charity single with her 16-year-old friend, Mitchell. The taxi driver, Will, like every cabbie I meet in Cleveland, is keen to talk about Castro and his captives. He tells me that he was friends with the father of Gina DeJesus and would regularly go out looking for her. He passed Castro's house every day. "I didn't have a clue. Can you imagine? Every day I drove past." He is beating himself up about it. "You know, Castro was in a band. I actually went to see them play." It comes out like a confession. "They were pretty good. He played bass guitar." You sense the city shares a kind of collective guilt. I find myself confusing her captivity with prison. She doesn't notice. "Is it true you were made pregnant five times when you were in prison?" a b Caniglia, John (July 9, 2013). "New video: Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, Cleveland's 3 missing women, thank you for your support". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013 . Retrieved July 9, 2013.Meyer, Tom (May 14, 2013). "Investigator: Castro loves daughter, will plead 'not guilty' ". WKYC. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013 . Retrieved May 14, 2013. From Michelle Knight - Cleveland kidnapping survivor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Finding Me comes an inspirational book about healing and resilience, on the five-year anniversary of her escape. From what I understand, Lifetime Movie Network‘s adaptation of the “Cleveland Kidnappings” will be airing soon. I’ll probably skip it, but if you forego reading Knight’s memoir, I’d recommend watching. She is a courageous and strong woman. If there’s one take-away message Knight has for readers, it’s the following: Michelle was a young single mother when she was kidnapped by a local school bus driver named Ariel Castro. For more than a decade afterward, she endured unimaginable torture at the hand of her abductor. In 2003 Amanda Berry joined her in captivity, followed by Gina DeJesus in 2004. Their escape on May 6, 2013, made headlines around the world. Steer, Jen (July 9, 2013). "TRANSCRIPT: Cleveland kidnapping victims say thank you for support". newsnet5.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2013 . Retrieved July 9, 2013.

I could write on and on about this memoir but I'm not going to. There is so much more that is said in this memoir that I couldn't even begin to write about. I thank Michelle on her absolute bravery in revealing her story to the public. In doing so I hope it only strengthens her resolve to continue on being free, living life for herself and knowing that she is a powerful and amazingly strong woman. I hope and pray that all your scars, mental and physical, heal. a b Almasy, Steve; Smith, Matt (May 7, 2013). "911 call – 'I've been kidnapped!' – cops find three women missing for year". CNN. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013. 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.

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Alcindor, Yamiche; Leger, Donna Leinwand; Strauss, Gary (May 9, 2013). "Ariel Castro charged with kidnapping, rape of 3 Cleveland women". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013 . Retrieved May 14, 2013. Ms. Knight is an exceptional and brave woman. The trauma that she has experienced both in Castro's 'house of horrors' and before her abduction are things that no one should ever have to go through. Her dedication and love for her son are commendable. Accused Cleveland kidnapper ruled capable of standing trial". CNN. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013 . Retrieved September 4, 2013. As part of the plea bargain, the house where Castro had lived and held the women captive was demolished on August 7, 2013. Knight was present and handed out yellow balloons to spectators, which she said represented missing children. The balloons were released before DeJesus's aunt began the demolition with a swing of a crane. [130] [131] [132] The house has been completely blurred out on the street view of Google Maps. [133] Castro's death [ edit ] a b Botelho, Greg (August 2, 2013). "Deception, threats and abuse: Captives' hellish life inside Castro's home". CNN. Archived from the original on August 5, 2013 . Retrieved August 6, 2013.

Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight in Cleveland: Frequently asked questions". The Plain Dealer. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013.Cleveland kidnap accused Castro to plead innocent – lawyers". BBC. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013 . Retrieved May 15, 2012. Loving and studying everything criminology, this memoir just blew my mind completely out of the water. Alcindor, Yamiche; Bacon, John (May 8, 2013). "2 freed women return home; 3rd still in hospital". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013 . Retrieved May 13, 2013. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus realize high school graduation dream with John Marshall Class of 2015". cleveland.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016 . Retrieved January 4, 2017. A Cuyahoga County grand jury returned a true bill of indictment against Castro on June 7. It contained 329 counts, including 2 counts of aggravated murder (under different sections of the Ohio criminal code) for his role in the termination of one of the women's pregnancies. The indictments covered only the period from August 2002 to February 2007. The county prosecutor, Timothy J. McGinty, stated that the investigation was ongoing, and that any further findings would be presented to the grand jury. McGinty said that pursuing a death penalty specification would be considered following completion of indictment proceedings. [109] [110]