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Fortunately for the laundries, the press was following them the whole time. >> joining us now forensic psychologist chris mohandy. i want to ask you about the major discoveries yesterday. obviously, what could be human remains, belongings there. when do you think this will mean there will be answers finally? >> answers will finally come as long as it takes for them to first determine if those are his remains, which is a medical examiner question. that could take varying lengths of time depending...

House there behind me. but police say all of this was going on, castro himself didnt hide away. on the contrary, he actually made a point of inserting himself into the dejesus familys grief. heres randi kaye. >> reporter: of all the people comforting gina dejesus mother at a vigil last year marking the anniversary of her daughters disappearance, one man now stands out. ariel castro. not only did he comfort her mother while her daughter remained locked away in his home, but he played music and pe...

Mother while her daughter remained locked away in his home, but he played music and performed at the familys fundraisers. forensic psychologist chris mohandy has not examined castro but says its typical behavior. >> make no mistake, this is a man who potentially was a master manipulator of peoples perceptions of him. and the idea he put on these different masks even to his own family is not unexpected. >> given what we know now, that police believe castro held gina dejesus captive in his home fo...

On the contrary, he inserted himself into the dejesus family grief. heres randi kaye. >> reporter: of all of the people comforting gina dejesus mother last year in the anniversary of her daughters disappearance, one man now stands out. ariel castro. not only did he comfort her mother while her daughter remained locked away in his home, but he played music and performed at the familys fundraisers. forensic psychologist chris mohandy has not examined castro was says it is typical behavior. >> make...

Their state of mind. sources say they were brainwashed in a sense, fearful from their years in captivity. that reaction was not unusual. it even has a name. were learning more and more about what can happen and how quickly it can happen. relationships between a captor and a captive. here is randi kaye. >> reporter: kidnapper and victim, a relationship that can be one of the strangest and strongest in human psychology. and it may be just what the three girls kidnapped in ohio relied on to survive...

Develops. they come to know that their very survival is dependent on keeping this person happy and satisfied. >> reporter: chris mohandy has studied cases involving stockholm syndrome. he says kidnapping victims like those in ohio bond with their captors in a matter of days. stockholm syndrome got its name back in 1973, when the hostages were freed, they kissed and hugged their captors. two refused to testify against them. perhaps the most famous case involving stockholm syndrome is patty hearst...