And i m amanda berry. i ve been on the news for the last ten years. okay, i got that, dear. and you say what was his name again? ariel castro. and is he white, black or hispanic? hispanic. what s he wearing? i don t know cause he s not here right now. that s why i ran away. when he left, what was he wearing? who knows. the police are on the way. talk to them when they get there. i need okay. i told you they re on the way. talk to them when they get there. all right, okay. bye. just listen to that, it is absolutely mind boggling. you hear the absolute fear in berry s voice, fear, specifically, toward a man she named ariel castro, the 52-year-old is now under arrest, as we mentioned, along with his brothers pedro and oneil. as for charges, charges have not yet been filed, but a neighbor who saw the women say their
Appeared and disappeared more than nine years ago. today, police tell us they never received any tips about this place, even though officers paid a visit inside this home years ago. we re getting our very first look at the men who are being held at this hour here in cleveland. take a look at this. these are the pictures from the city of cleveland. you have ariel castro, the homeowner, and his two brothers, pedro castro and oneil castro. each man at least 50 years of age. but the headline of this moment is just the sheer joy of loved ones, thought to be dead, now back where they belong, home. want to show you now a family reunion unlike any other we have seen. this is amanda berry in the center, the young girl in the bed is believed to be her young daughter. and on the other side of berry, her sister beth, who has not only seen berry, it has been
Women were found. just yesterday. their names, ariel castro, the one who lives here, oneil castro and pedro castro, all brothers. these are the photographs, they re in police custody. but to be clear, they have not been charged. and it is impossible, really, to imagine the pain that comes with having a child abducted. but erin runyon knows firsthand what the families of amanda berry and michelle knight and gina dejesus has gone through over this past decade. why? because erin s little daughter samantha runyan was five years old when she was abducted and killed in 2002. her kill wears captured. was convicted. and erin now turned her pain into action. she s founded the joyful child foundation in samantha s memory. the foundation s mission is to prevent crimes against children by empowering families and empowering communities. communities like where we stand here in cleveland. so, erin, thank you so much, for