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Judge michael russo, whos speaking at this time. sometimes we get some of these interruptions, and well try to smooth it out. weve had a few of them, and weve been able to get through it, but looks like at least at this time its a little bit repeated. lets go back to jonna whos standing by as well as rebecca, some lawyers we have on set, some of our favorite lawyers and friends helping us work through a really difficult case. just tell us exactly whats happening at this moment, rebecca. we had t...

Before amanda thinks the time is right to tell her, her daughter. my sister has asked me to say the same thing she has been saying since this case started: please respect her privacy. she does not want other people to talk or write about what happened. now that there will be no trial, there doesnt seem to be any reason at all why people cannot do what she asks. amanda could not control anything for a long time. please let her control, have control over this so she can protect her daughter. she w...

Captivity, serial kidnapping, sexual abuse in the course of captivity? >> yes, i have. >> now, were you asked by our office to consult with us and review case materials both in our possession and in the possession of the federal bureau of investigation of the state of ohio against ariel castro? >> yes. >> and what, briefly, did you review? >> i reviewed the videotapes, i reviewed transcripts of videos that were done of three women as well as approximately 10-hour interview that was done of mr. c...

>> yesterday i wrote a letter that summarized my findings. >> and is that states 24? >> yes, it is. >> all right. id like you to take us -- [inaudible] as to the first topic thats henced in your report -- mentioned in your report, the scope and magnitude of arkansas yell castros crimes are unprecedented. whose choice of words is that? >> my choice of words. >> and why is it that you made that statement? >> i had the opportunity to speak with senior -- [inaudible] behavioral analysis unit, crimes...

Statement. >> you seem to be offering under the impression i dont know what this case is about. >> i want a future reader of this record to know what it is about, judge. 20 years to now. this guy is the isings up appeals. he will appeals -- [inaudible] >> [inaudible] if it is in here, you will have to take it out at the end because, i cant substitute that -- >> [inaudible] >> thank you. all right. mr. weintraub, we heard additional information. the, anything you wish to say on behalf of your cli...

Points for sentencing purposes, but the sentence was agreed upon, and mr. castro waives his appellate rights to challenge any of the facts in the sentencing of this case. this is a highly unusual case. he has agreed to life without parole and will suffer as a result of the plea. and the thousand years, minimum of a thousand years is also seems to be superfluous to life without parole, but we understand the reason why the prosecutors concluded that -- [inaudible] thank you. >> in terms of law, th...

Facts of this case, the extent of the crimes are unprecedented in this county. and -- [inaudible] in our court of appeals -- [inaudible] 14c4, and i have to make specific findings of those factors. and since there was -- [inaudible] all the facts and could have applied them -- [inaudible] [audio difficulty] jenna: weve had a couple of those interruptions, a little hiccup there, and well continue to try to go back to the judge,

>> you were going to cover some of the sentencing criteria. >> yes, your honor. pursuant to criminal rule -- [inaudible] 29.11 -- [inaudible] and 2929.12 -- [inaudible] judge, as you well know, the principles are to punish the offender and to protect -- [inaudible] this case speaks volumes with regard to the defendants action. p if we look at the harm that has been caused to to the victim, the only to thing i need to tell you is 13,226 days of captivity. his actions of luring these victims, vuln...

Um, there were certain things that stood out throughout the interviews both days, may 7th and may 8th, that ariel castro had talked about. the way the interview was formatted was i thought that we should start with michele knight. she was the first person that was abducted in this case. we then went to amanda berry, and then we went to gina dejesus. as it was formatted, we felt that it would be a lot easier to control the interview and gain the fact if we specifically talked about the incidents ...

Will now. so he accepted the deal because he was afraid, the opposite side of a plea deal, if you dont take it, death penalty, by, you know, awful means in ohio. so he said, i will take the plea deal. the prosecution now is sure that they have insured the victims justice. they got justice in this case. what theyre doing now today is showing that. jon: we might, might, hear from one of those victims later. the defense is actually going to be calling some witnesses after they finish their recess. ...