On May 6, 2013, three women from Cleveland, Ohio — Amanda Berry, Georgina "Gina" DeJesus, and Michelle Knight — were rescued from    their nine- to eleven-year captivity after Berry escaped and contacted police. They were freed from a house owned by Ariel Castro, the suspect in their kidnappings. A six-year-old daughter of Berry, born while she was captive, was also rescued.
Knight disappeared in 2002 at age 21, Berry in 2003 at 16, and DeJesus in 2004 at 14, all last seen on the same city block of Lorain Ave. in front of a shopping center. While confined, the women had multiple pregnancies, at least one live birth (Berry's daughter), and multiple miscarriages. The women were at times bound with chains and rope^.
Ariel Castro was arrested on May 6, 2013, shortly after the women were freed. On May 8, Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape,charges that carry prison sentences of 10 years to life. On May 9, Castro's bail was set at $8 million. The case received front page news coverage worldwide
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