The working class community on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio were shocked when two teenage girls went missing almost exactly one year apart. Little did they know another young woman had been taken before that as well. All three victims had one thing in common. They knew who the perpetrator was.
Ariel Castro was fairly well known on the west side. Many people thought they knew the Little Puerto Rico neighborhood resident, but on May 6, 2013 they found out the horrific truth.
Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus had been abducted by Ariel and spent the better part of a decade being tortured. Tune in as Elysia dives into how Ariel lived a double life for so long without getting caught and Savannah talks a lot about pitchforks.
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Sources:
The Cleveland Kidnappings
"Hope: A Memoir of
Survival in Cleveland" by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus
https://abc.com/episode/a6ad4d49-3c5a-42db-bc20-ec60ce22a45c
https://www.biography.com/crime/ariel-castro
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/05/ariel_castro_files_documents_o.html
https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/05/ariel_castro_files_kidnapper_a.html
https://vladimiraras.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/plea-agreement-ariel-castro.pdf
https://mediaassets.news5cleveland.com/uploads/wews_castro_sentencing.PDF
https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ng/date/2013-08-01/segment/01
Books mentioned in this episode:
"Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed" by Michelle Knight
"Life After Darkness" by Michelle Knight now known as Lily Rose Lee
Graphic Art By: Taylor Poe
Music By:
https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/shady-business/2181
