[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22430062

Three US women who disappeared as teenagers a decade ago or more have been found alive in the state of Ohio, police say.

Amanda Berry disappeared aged 16 in 2003, while Gina DeJesus went missing at the age of 14 a year later.

The women were found in a house in the city of Cleveland, along with a third woman, Michele Knight, 32, who also vanished years ago, police confirmed.

A 52-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the case.

Cleveland police said the women, who were taken to hospital, are in good health. At least one of the women is reported to have a baby.

"I am thankful that Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight have been found alive," Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said.

"We have many unanswered questions regarding this case and the investigation will be ongoing."

A witness told local news station WOIO that he saw a woman holding a baby run out of a house, screaming for help.

Crowds have reportedly gathered at the house where the women were being held.

Ms Berry was last heard from when she called her sister to say she would get a lift home from work at a Burger King restaurant.

In 2004, Ms DeJesus was said to be on her way home from school when she went missing.

The ladies are lucky to be alive to tell their harrowing stories ....

[lostalex]

Scary stuff. Soooo many sick sick people in this world.

I dunno if I could handle being held captive that long, I'd probably kill myself.

[Drew.]

Three young women who disappeared about a decade ago have been found alive in the US state of Ohio, police say.

Amanda Berry disappeared aged 16 in 2003, while Gina DeJesus went missing at the age of 14 a year later.

They and Michele Knight, 32, who vanished in 2002 at the age of 20, were found in a house in the city of Cleveland, police confirmed. All are said to be in good health in hospital.

A 52-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the case.

At least one of the women is reported to have a baby.

"I am thankful that Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight have been found alive," Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said.

"We have many unanswered questions regarding this case and the investigation will be ongoing."

A witness told local news station WOIO that he saw a woman holding a baby run out of a house, screaming for help.

Crowds have reportedly gathered at the house where the women were being held.

Ms Berry was last heard from when she called her sister to say she would get a lift home from work at a Burger King restaurant.

In 2004, Ms DeJesus was said to be on her way home from school when she went missing.

Their cases were re-opened last year when a prison inmate tipped authorities that Ms Berry may have been buried in Cleveland. He received a four-and-a-half years in prison for the false information.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22430062

[Drew.]

the bloke that saved them.. amazing interview too

Youtube video

[lostalex]

A mod should combine this with the thread in Serious Debate section.

[lostalex]

"you know something's up when a pretty young white girl runs into the arms of a black man!"

wtf.

[Drew.]

[lostalex]

Absolutely horrific.

**** Piers Morgan why is this creepy POS on my screens, i wanna watch the news FFS.

[Novo]

Sounds like America's very own Joseph Fritzl

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Novo

Sounds like America's very own Joseph Fritzl

but with less incest.

[Novo]

Yeah and that

[Novo]

‏@SaraShookman
I'm talking to Anthony Castro right now, the son of Ariel Castro. While a BGSU student, he wrote this in 2004.

[lostalex]

can you write a summary or something?

[Niamh.]

Wow that's amazing, their families must be so happy to have them back alive, they must have surely believed they were dead

[Vanessa]

Awww, that's brilliant! Good news for a change!

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Wow that's amazing, their families must be so happy to have them back alive, they must have surely believed they were dead

Amanda Berry's mother is dead now, so she never got to see her daughter again.

[Shaun]

strange that there were 3 of them, maybe there was some kind of Manson cult-worship stuff going on?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Amanda Berry's mother is dead now, so she never got to see her daughter again.

Aww that's very sad

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Aww that's very sad

It is very sad, especially if she was a religious woman, she probably thought she would get to see her daughter in heaven.

[Brother Leon]

Youtube video

Hero.

[Lee.]

I shudder to think what they've been through at the hands of those horrible, inbred looking men!

[Ninastar]

the poor little girl who will have been brought up there.

[Kazanne]

Gives hope I suppose to all those families who have missing members,one never knows,miracles do happen.

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Amanda Berry's mother is dead now, so she never got to see her daughter again.

that's awful. Amanda will have thought she'd get to see her mother when she got out ugh thats actually depressing.

[GypsyGoth]

I'm watching it on a news show now, thank goodness they were freed from their nightmare.