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Curators warned them about how important that museum was. if baghdad would get invaded. at the time they thought they convinced the bush administration and the military that that was an important site to protect when the invasion happened. they expected it to be protected. they were shocked when no protection was offered, the site was left abandoned and looted. some of the losses are priceless. staff blamed u.s. troops for not protecting treasures. items that dated thousands of years and was billions of dollars were destroyed. >> that was april 2003. just a couple weeks after the u.s. invasi...

Their disappearance. now we want to take a look at how it came to this point so many years later. here's randi kaye. >> reporter: they were strangers ripped away from their families but for nearly a decade, they lived together, united in fear. in 2002, michele knight is the first to disappear. she is 21. how she was kidnapped is still unclear, according to various local media reports. her mother says michele loved animals and wanted to be a veterinarian. then suddenly, she was gone. in april 2003, amanda berry vanishes after her evening shift at burger king. it's the eve of her 17th birthday. ...

How she was kidnapped is unclear according to various media reports. her mother said michelle loved animals and wanted to be a veterinarian. then, suddenly, she was gone. in april 2003, amanda berry vanishes after her evening shift at burger king. it's the eve of her 17th birthday. later this month, her family receives a phone call from amanda's cell phone. a man says he's taken her and she'll be home in a few days. in march 2004, a body of a teenage girl similar to amanda's description is found near san diego, california. dental records did not match. later that year on the montel williams sh...

The story that everybody is talking about this morning, three young women, missing now for a decade. their families never giving up hope that somehow they would be found alive. last night the hopes, prayers, answered. unbelievable. >> it is unbelievable. so many questions. we want to show you something. all went missing in the same area of cleveland. michele knight the first to disappear, this happened august of 2002. she was last seen at west 106th street and loraine avenue. a bit of a map for you. amanda berry disappeared april 2003 last seen west 110th and loraine avenue. and gina dejesus d...

Good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, inside the house of horrors. the fbi began searching the home and the property of 52-year-old ariel castro today as investigators tried to determine how three women were allegedly held captive there for almost a decade. each of them living there unnoticed to neighbors, just miles from where they disappeared. we're going to take a closer look at this neighborhood later in the show and give you a real sense of what it's like there. michelle knight went missing in august of 2002. at the time she was 20 or 21 years old. amanda berry disa...