3 Missing Ohio Women - Located Alive!

[HairOfTheDog]

Two more cold cases solved

After Michele, Gina and Amanda were found, LE continued investigating Castro in relation to other disappearances and crimes against women in the area.

They talked to all of Castro's neighbors and found one that was a sex offender and had failed to register his new address.

Elias Acevedo Sr., 49, (pictured below) was arrested in June.



On Thursday, he was charged with the kidnapping, rape and murder of his 30-year-old neighbor Pamela Pemberton and Christina Adkins, a pregnant 18-year-old who disappeared in 1995. His DNA linked him to the crimes.

Acevedo confessed to the murders, which means authorities will not seek the death penalty.


Murder victims: Pamela Pemberton and Christina Adkins

At least their families have answers now.

[HairOfTheDog]

Dr. Phil makes my skin crawl. But, I'm so glad that Michelle Knight is apparently doing well and showing a lot of strength - I hope her appearance on his show does some good for her and other victims.

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A statement released by he "Dr. Phil" show says that during the segments, which will air Nov. 5 and 6, Knight "describes the horrible conditions in the house" and reveals her physical, mental and sexual abuse. Knight also discusses being "tied up like a fish" and spending weeks chained and tortured in the basement.

"Was he afraid you would yell out?" television host Phil McGraw asks the woman in the episode, shown in a preview on the "Dr. Phil" website.

"Yeah, that's the reason why he taped my mouth shut," Knight said.

When McGraw asked what Castro used, Knight replied, "Duct tape."

"I picked the lock and I tried to escape," Knight said. "And [Castro] says, 'Now you're going to be punished.'"

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The two other Cleveland kidnapping victims, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, won't be appearing on the show and have reportedly signed a book deal.

[Spomd]

I hope and pray whatever they do to get this nightmare out of them will work... and somehow they can find some real and true happy in the rest of their lives!

[HairOfTheDog]

Ramsey's Story



Charles Ramsey, the man who famously put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house for nearly a decade, has signed a contract to publish his memoirs.

The book will be co-written by a former U.S. Senate staff speechwriter who co-wrote "Day of the Dawg" with former Cleveland Browns defensive back Hanford Dixon, Randy Nyerges.

"What you saw on TV doesn't even begin to tell the story," Ramsey said in the company's announcement of the signing.

The book will be about Ramsey’s life before the rescue, the time he served in prison, and living next to Castro’s house. He will also write about the day the three women were rescued and his life after becoming famous.

"Charles says outrageous things, but what a story he has," Nyerges said. "America doesn't know yet how truly brilliant this guy is."

"He's completely unfiltered," Gray said, according to The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. "I think that's part of his appeal. He says what he thinks.

The 44-year-old heard screaming from Castro's Seymour Avenue house next door to his on May 6. He ran over and helped a woman who said she was Amanda Berry escape through the front door, and called 911.

Seeing a white girl in that situation was "a dead giveaway" that she was either homeless or had other problems, he said.

"When a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms, something was wrong," he said.

The book is currently untitled and is scheduled to come out in 2015.

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Right after the rescue, he told the press that he wouldn't accept a reward; the reward belonged to the girls.

Mr. Ramsey did the right thing for the right reasons that day, instead of turning a blind eye. Plus, I think he's really amusing.

He was the good guy in this case and I'm happy for him getting more exposure and some financial gain from the whole thing.

[Duchess]

I'm happy for him too! I was charmed by him in all the interviews I saw. He made me laugh out loud when he was talking about her running into his arms.

[HairOfTheDog]

Post 201, update:

Elias Acevedo entered guilty pleas for the two murders and other charges on Monday afternoon. He agreed to plead guilty to 297 counts, including kidnapping and raping children.

Authorities had re-examined the disappearances of women in Cleveland following the escape of three women held captive for a decade in the Cleveland home of Ariel Castro.

Acevedo, 49, also was charged with rape and sexual assault charges involving attacks on minors, some dating back more than 25 years.

He will reportedly spend the rest of his life in prison. Or maybe, kill himself, like Castro. Either way, Cleveland is a better place with Acevedo off the streets.

[HairOfTheDog]

9 MONTHS LATER...



The three women who survived a decade-long captivity in a Cleveland house before being freed received Gov. John Kasich's annual courage awards on Monday night. Kasich called the women's story one of hurt beyond imagination, but also a story that didn't end there.

"It is also a story of three women who found an inner strength and a courage that brought them through and sustained them," Kasich said near the end of his annual State of the State speech. "No one rescued them, they rescued themselves_first by staying strong and by sticking together, and then by literally breaking out into freedom."

The presentation nearly overshadowed Kasich's speech given the women's popularity since their release. They were household names in Cleveland for years as missing persons, and their discovery electrified a community accustomed to bleaker outcomes.

Kasich hugged the women as he entered the hall before his speech and pictures of that moment quickly flew across cyberspace.

As he announced the awards, Kasich called them "three extraordinary women, who despite having the worst in this world thrown at them, rose above it and emerged not as victims, but as victors."

The women - Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight - walked onto the stage to be embraced by the governor and receive their medals. The audience stood and cheered for more than two minutes, the longest ovation of the night. It was a rare case of the trio being together following their rescue.

"Is that just unbelievable," a clearly moved Kasich said to GOP House Speaker William Batchelder and GOP Senate President Keith Faber, who were also on stage. "Wow."

Full story: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?sectio...id=9444735