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Became pregnant five times in captivity. each time, castro starved her for two weeks and punched her repeatedly in the stomach. there was one that was different. amanda berry was allowed to keep her child. she gave birth to castros daughter in a plastic pool. it sounds diabolical. >> the ariel i knew, if you asked me last week, i would have told you he is the best dad and grandpa. all of these weird things i noticed over the years, how he kept his house so locked down, its all adding up. and im ...

>> i read the book, which is an extraordinary account of what happened. >> thank you. >> reliving it for the writing of it must have been incredibly difficult. john esposito, the man who took you, he was actually a family friend. >> yes, all my life. >> so you went with him willingly. you felt like this was someone you could trust. >> my mother had told me not to go with him but didnt tell me why. so when my godmother told me it was okay, i reluctantly went with john. >> in the course of this, a...

>> so you went with him willingly. you felt like this was someone you could trust. >> my mother had told me not to go with him but didnt tell me why. when my godmother told me it was okay, i reluctantly went with john. >> in the course of this, a lot was learned about the family situation that you had been kidnapped from, which was also a hellish and difficult situation. >> yes. >> how did you get through those 17 days? >> like i said before, adrenaline kept me going, the desire to go back and l...

Three women who lost a decade of their lives? virtually in plain sight. im zoraida sambolin in cleveland. >> and im john berman in new york. york. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com welcome to a special edition of 360, "vanished." weve all watched the incredible discovery of three missing women in cleveland, and the investigation into exactly what happened to them continues. as you know, kidnapping and rape charges have been filed against 52-year-old ariel castro. aut...

♪ welcome back to our special report, "escape from captivity." im john berman in new york. >> and im in cleveland. everything changed for charles ramsey the moment he heard the screams coming from his neighbors house. what ramsey discovered there would free three women, blow open a decade-old kidnapping case and rocket him to internet stardom in one breath. our anderson cooper caught up with ramsey near the scene of the kidnapping. >> you moved in about a year ago. >> yeah. >> you had see ar...

Its a remarkable story of survival that is coming out of cleveland, the three women who endured years of captivity. each trapped in a home for about a decade. and police say now that their accused kidnapper, ariel castro, tortured and raped them. he is behind bars. prosecutors weighing seeking the death penalty against him. he has been charged with kidnapping and rape. the healing process has to begin for these women. can they heal? this forensic psychiatrist is here. doctors, thank you so much....

Desire to go back and live with my biological mom, and i think that the abuse that i had sustained the first ten years of my life almost prepared me for this captivity. >> it is incredible, john, when you talk to people about -- how theyre able to survive, how theyre able to make it through. >> survival mode comes in. i think the women, the girls are tougher than the boys, i really believe that, just from my having met so many. this is the poster woman. this is the poster woman of a survivor. sh...

>> good evening. >> good evening, judge. the big question here in cleveland tonight is where is michelle knight. amanda berry and gina dejesus are back at home with their families. the third victim, michelle knight wants nothing to do with her own family. i spoke to her grandmother yesterday and she says not only has the family not seen michelle since she was rescued five days ago, they havent spoken to her. we spoke to the fbi and told us michelle is doing well. she is surrounded by people who ...

Thank you, william. >>heather: three people freed from a decade of captivity in an ohio home are speaking out if an official statement released by their attorney, amanda berry and gina dejesus are happy to be home with their families. michelle knight says that she is happy, as well, and she plans to reach tout her own family in "good time." the women were found may 6 after berry escaped from the suspects home. castro is facing kidnapping and rape charges. >>gregg: well, just when you have forgot...

>> who do you think did it? >> we know who did it. >> if you know, why are you holding these hearings? >> mrs. arias, the way these hearings work is we ask the questions and you answer them. >> oh, im sorry. >> thats all right, anyone else have a question for this witness? >> okay, well, thank you for coming. >> iyou bet. >> that story you told about your boyfriend attacking you, that the bs, right? >> totally, he never laid a hand on me. >> i thought so, it sounded fishy to me. >> you and the j...