Three young women disappeared from the same Cleveland neighborhood. For nearly a decade, Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus were held captive inside Ariel Castro’s house, hidden just miles from where they vanished. Examine the missed warning signs, the investigation, Amanda Berry’s daring escape, and how three women survived one of America’s most shocking kidnapping cases. This episode contains discussions of kidnapping, physical and sexual assault, domestic violence, reproductive coercion, child abuse, and suicide. Please watch with care. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 9:06 Michelle Knight Disappears 15:40 Amanda Berry Disappears 19:05 CLUE 1: The Mysterious Phone Call 22:37 CLUE 2: Gina DeJesus Disappears 25:37 CLUE 3: A Description and Partial Plate 28:31 CLUE 4: The Victims’ Connection to Castro 32:08 The Psychic’s Devastating Claim 34:55 CLUE 5: Amanda Berry’s Escape 38:50 Ariel Castro Is Arrested 41:59 CLUE 6: Ten Years in Captivity 48:21 The One Chance to Escape 50:41 Castro’s Sentencing Speech 1:00:45 Castro Dies in Prison 1:02:18 The Survivors’ Lives Today 1:08:28 Missing Person: Keyshawn Williams Catch Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bFppawtCVw&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FITax6ORhFQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yrxn4oqJQU&pp=0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv Episode Sponsors: Get started now at ⁠⁠https://www.HelloAlma.com/CLUES With Shopify, nothing stands between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. Go to https://www.shopify.com/clues to start your free trial today. For a limited time, our listeners can get 40% OFF select Lola Blankets products with code CLUES at checkout. Just head to https://www.LolaBlankets.com and use code CLUES to get 40% OFF your order. After you purchase, they’ll ask where you heard about them — PLEASE support our show and let them know we sent you. Wrap yourself in luxury with Lola Blankets. Get started today at https://www.StitchFix.com/CLUES. If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals including America’s Most Infamous Crimes, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cluespodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crimehouse Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimehousestudios X: https://x.com/crimehousemedia Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgsyabsher/ | https://www.instagram.com/itskaelynmoore/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twohottakes | https://www.tiktok.com/@heartstartspounding Clues Pod with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Hosted by Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore, Clues unpacks the cases that gripped the world from chilling murders to serial killers. Each episode dissects the evidence, retraces investigative breakthroughs, and follows the trail of clues that cracked the case or left it hauntingly unsolved. Clues is a Crime House original, powered by PAVE Studios.