and he said what s your name and she said regina dejesus. and she was reluctant to come out of the room, and we said it was okay and that s when everybody was happy. what was it like on the floor of the house where you were where you found michelle night? michelle knight? like i said it was dark in the hallway because i did use my flashlight on my weapon to look around. once michelle was in my arms, i re holstered. the only other light i saw was in the next bedroom which i know was amanda s bedroom. i don t know if the lights were on in the girls michelle and gina s room. i m not sure if they were on at the time because there was so much activity at that point. how well were you able to see the two girls, michelle knight and regina dejesus? not until we went into the bedroom. i did remember looking at gina. it took me a second to really realize it was her.
hearing to begin, let s head to cleveland and cnn s pamela brown. pamela, can you set the scene for us? well, carol, it is a packed courtroom. packed to the brim. our martin savidge is in the room right now as his sentencing is about to get under way any moment now and this is what we know so far. we re told by amanda berry and gina dejesus attorney that they will not attend the hearing but represented in the hearing and michelle knight could be making an impact statement. she could be doing that in the courtroom. facing her captor. she also has the option of doing it over video. also we have learned, carol, barbara johnson, one of the first responders on the scene will be the first to testify. barbara johnson is the one that michelle knight jumped up and hugged. she was one of the first people michelle knight saw after being in captivity for more than ten years. also, carol, we re learning more from precentancing statements how castro terrorized these women and how women kept diari
we might hear from michelle knight and this is often a time for victims to really assert themselves, the process is often about the defendant. at this moment, they get to speak for themselves and it is often cathartic for them and often an ability for them to get closure. we re hoping to see that for michelle knight. i was actually surprised michelle knight may appear in person in this courtroom and face her attacker. because, if you read this memorandum, you learn that michelle knight was really was his punching bag. i mean she put herself between the other victims in some cases to protect them against ariel castro. it also details how she became pregnant and ariel castro made her do jumping jacks and knee bends so she would abort the baby. just horrible things and i can t believe the courage it would take for her to appear in person in this courtroom. that s absolutely true. and what this case highlights is that different victims have
conference. so that is an indication if she does make an impact statement, she will actually face ariel castro in court. of course, as we have been hearing today, michelle knight endured the worst abuse of the three women. she was the one that was pregnant and ariel castro killed her unborn baby by jumping on her stomach, giving her rotten food, as one of the investigators said. so it s really incredible to think that she could be facing castro and you can imagine how empowering this could be for her to do so. we have learned that amanda berry and gina dejesus will not be attending today s sentencing. can i interrupt for a second, pamela, because something interesting in court is happening. this fbi agent is talking about the model of ariel castro s house. let s listen. they constructed this house as a scale model. basically to scale. and the room colors we see,
into what these women went through and those moments right after they escaped and were rescued. we also heard from an investigator talking about the chains that ariel castro used to bound them. and one of the investigators said they were restrained for most of the time in the home. he said the chains were 99 feet long and all together weighed about 92 pounds. just to give you an idea, it s incredible to hear this, carol. i know. and there are more horrific details to come, just a warning. it s unbelievable. let s talk about michelle knight, pamela, because she may appear physically in the courtroom. have you seen any sign of her yet? we haven t seen any sign of her yet. it s not yet time for her to make an impact statement if she is going to. of course, my sources tell me that one of the women is expected to make an impact statement, and we re hearing that will be michelle knight. we were told yesterday actually, last night, that no one had requested for the video