Two of the women kidnapped and held in a “house of horrors” for ten years are speaking publicly.
Amanda Berry, 29, and Gina DeJesus, 25, were two of the women famously rescued from the house of Ariel Castro — the man who kidnapped them, and held them in his home where he raped and tortured them for an entire decade.
It has been nearly two years since Berry escaped with her six-year-old daughter, leading to the rescue of DeJesus and fellow captive Michelle Knight.
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From what I have seen of this case, there is a bit of a divide between these 2 girls and Michelle Knight. Michelle Knight didn't have a family to go home to like these 2 girls. When they were released from hospital, the girls went home to their families and Michelle was left wondering what she was going to do. Apparently in the months afterwards, Michelle had tried to reach out to these 2 but never got anywhere with it.
I also believe Michelle took some of the worst of what Castro dealt out - in other words, while he favoured these 2 (especially Amanda), Michelle would be beaten and forced to look after the other girls. Castro forced Michelle to have miscarriages, but did not do the same to Amanda. The whole thing is tragic. Whilst they went through the horror together, it can be an incredibly divisive experience too.
I believe Dr Phil stepped in and helped resettle Michelle into society as she really didn't know anyone else or have anyone to help her.
I wish them all the best, it's a horrific story.
I feel so sorry for Michelle. I watched her Dr Phil and even though she is incredibly brave, she has no one. I cried when she talked about how her baby has been adopted out and she will never see him again.
While this is terrible for all 3 girls, I feel for Michelle the most. She was all by herself for the most part in that house and these two girls were together.
I encourage you to read Michelle's book. She has had a horrible life which is so terribly tragic. I really feel for her. She wrote her book 18 months ago (?) and for the other two girls to write a book - together - must be heartbreaking.