After Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus were rescued from the house of horrors on Seymour Drive, their physical, mental and emotional journey to heal was just beginning. As they were learning to navigate their newfound freedom, Ariel Castro was falling into a pit of despair of his own making. Join us on Crime Salad as we conclude our deep dive into the Cleveland Abductions case.

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Written and Researched by Stephanie Moore and Crime Salad

Audio and Editing by: Emily Rawlings and Crime Salad

Written Sources:

The Lost Girls by John Glatt

https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Girls-Cleveland-Abductions-Incredible-ebook/dp/B00OXP7TIO/ref=sr_1_2?crid=23UAFB4B3YR5B&keywords=ariel+castro+book&qid=1650397309&sprefix=Ariel+castro%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-2

Hope - A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland By Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus

https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Survival-Cleveland-Amanda-Berry/dp/0525427651/ref=sr_1_4?crid=23UAFB4B3YR5B&keywords=ariel+castro+book&qid=1650397309&sprefix=Ariel+castro%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-4

Finding Me - A Decade of Darkness and Life Reclaimed by Michelle Knight and Michelle Burford

https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Me-Reclaimed-Cleveland-Kidnappings-ebook/dp/B00HSNMGBI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23UAFB4B3YR5B&keywords=ariel+castro+book&qid=1650397309&sprefix=Ariel+castro%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1

Captive - the Story of the Cleveland Abductions by Allan Hall

https://www.amazon.com/Captive-House-Three-Women-Years/dp/024100361X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=23UAFB4B3YR5B&keywords=ariel+castro+book&qid=1650397309&sprefix=Ariel+castro%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-3

Ariel Castro - Charging Documents

https://www.scribd.com/document/140399503/Ariel-Castro-Charging-Document

Ariel Castro - Personnel File

https://www.scribd.com/document/140206132/Ariel-Castro-Personnel-File

Criminal Complaint Against Ariel Castro

https://www.scribd.com/document/140421754/Criminal-Complaint-Against-Ariel-Castro

Article written by Ariel Castro about Gina De-Jesus

https://www.scribd.com/doc/140026878/Gina-Dejesus-Article-by-Ariel-Castro-Jr

Proprietary documents on Ariel Castro Suicide, prison journal and psychological profile

Pacer.Gov

Video Sources:

Raw Emotions rise during Castro's sentencing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DANA0S9GqcQ

Raw Emotions rise during Castro's sentencing