That dispatch was on some kind of "I don't give a fuck" pill that day! Dam!!! How are you gonna not ask any REAL questions and just tell the young SCARED girl.... "talk to the police once they get there" he said that twice! then she said, "are you sending someone?" that damn dispatch said, "ill send someone as soon as we have a car available"!!! WTF!!! She said "I need someone now before he returns" like that guy could have easily came back and found her and killed her or killed the other girls in the house once he found her missing... how are you not going to ask any questions at all to the poor frightened young lady who is asking for help. I'm just so shocked 😲 how do they let these people work there? 🙄 they clearly do not give a fuck and you CAN NOT have that kind of attitude when you have someone's life in ur hands like that! This dispatch totally and completely pissed me off of you couldn't tell lol ASSHOLE!!!!
The irony is so rich: He held 3 women captive for 11 years, yet wasn't even mentally strong enough or capable to take two months of being incarcerated - a tiny fraction of the time the girls were in their personal hellscape and under WAY better conditions than he provided for them.
I absolutely love that guy who rang 911 " she needs everything she's been kidnapped put yourself in her shoes " well done him because considering she rang too they didn't sound in to much of a rush ,,, this girl is one hell of a fighter and I hope she now has the best life she possible can x
@@Sick_Boy I wondered the same, what did it have to do with anything? I mean not only was it pointless and rude but it took away from the wonderful point @The World made 🙄 Trolls ... .Excellent point though, I was thinking the exact thing but thought maybe I was being silly, glad to know others seen it that way too and all the way across the pond too to boot!!
These poor women were trapped for so many years and that man could've been caught 100 times before then. The fact that the police ignored so many reports about this man, and brushed off the cases as runaways is so horrifying. I can't believe how strong they were for so long, and the man who helped call the police has such a kind heart. I hope they can find peace in their lives after this horror house.
I can't blame his wife for not testafieing,but if the police would have have followed thru,he should have been taken out and hung after being found guilty, because they we free there nightmare will never be over for them hopefully the find some piece
Unfortunately Cops do not do anything that society cannot do for itself. They are just there to steal peoples money through copious fines they are required to fulfill due to a quota. The American justice system is a scam.
Is it too much to ask that people in law enforcement demonstrate a basic level of care about the community they are supposed to protect? Too much focus on stopping crime and not enough focus on helping the community. And they wonder why they have an image problem. Hey police departments how about less PR tik tok dance videos and more money towards training your officers how to be good community members/role models/leaders. With great power comes great responsibility.
NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO RUN AWAY. I'm so sick of cops thinking that. Not all teens are angsty and "don't fit in". I was one but never wanted to run away. It's so irritating when that's a cops first answer.
I think American cops do so because they don’t really give a shit what the parents or friends of the “runaway” would say the child’s behaviour, because American cops have a hard time trying to feel this thing called “empathy”
What makes me so furious about it is that it should not matter whether or not a child *might have* run away- what harm could it possibly do to find out for sure?! I mean ffs, most people have other people they care about that if they went missing, they’d want everyone to help them find them or at least some answers!
Actually there are tons of runaway kids. Its very common, even in this case we see it. Michelle was a runaway kid when she was a kid. I'm not saying cops uncorcerned behaviour is accaptable but fortunately this kind of disasters are very rare compared to the runaway kids.
If a child goes missing, whether or not they are a runaway. They need to IMMEDIATELY start searching. I've seen too many of these types of cases and it infuriates me. How stupid and lazy can some police be? They're children, even if they did run away on their own something terrible could happen to them. MAKES ME SO FREAKING ANGRY
This case is horrifying, but Michelle referring to him as solely “Dude” is an absolute power move. Imagine the amount of strength that took, it’s commendable and horrifying
@@nic558 Castro was a special kind of evil but little did he know that he had a special kind of badass in da house. Lily. She is just something else entirely! ✌🏻
@@CatherineDoII I’m enraged. Before I thought the death penalty was the best sentence for the worst criminals but that’s just a way out. So to find out he committed suicide to escape his punishment? I’m nearly seeing red. He did succeed to some degree to pit the girl against each other… especially from Michelle.. she’s so strong
“Put yourself in her shoes” is one of the most endearing and empathetic statements I’ve ever heard. Those poor women suffered so long and it felt like he was the only one who showed some humanity. Edit: I understand that most have heard this statement before, but in the context of the situation, it was extremely powerful to me.
@@joeplayzgames2625 Also not to be rude, but meaningless statements with "not to be rude" before them, are usually rude. Same rule as everything before but is bullshit. So why not just be rude? Obviously you don't care that you are rude. So why lie and say your not going to be it? Wait... I know why...
the police failed them so horribly. the police questioned the step father and he told them they should really be questioning ariel. Ariel had a history of abuse and he had connects to all three girls through his daughters. people had reported his house multiple times and they traced the call to somewhere in the block he lived in. the fact that police couldn't connect the dots is horrifying. they failed those poor girls miserably. I hope they're all doing okay now and they won't let anything stop them because they are so strong and courageous xxx
These cops could've kicked a rock and it would land on his doorstep! It was more effort to avoid Ariel than to catch him. Shows just how little they cared about three poor young women.
@@cats1970another show of carelessness was the three women were all just stated as “Ran away,” even if only one of them had a connection with escaping home.
I find it really disturbing that a man with a history like this was still free to kidnap 3 women, despite many charges of abuse and other similar charges. Then he was not looked at as a suspect, even though he had a connection to all 3. Cleveland police need to step up their investigation skills.
The only reason they weren't released earlier is because the investigators weren't doing their jobs well enough... So many kidnapping cases in the area and still haven't suspected him
It's also disturbing that he was a bus driver in charge of children! After the incident with him "forgetting" the 13 year old boy on the bus and telling the boy to lay down while he went into Wendy's he should have been fired! He only got suspended and he was able to keep his job! That just blows my mind! When something like that happens, the person responsible should be fired from their job and criminal charges should have been filed! That's just crazy and scary!
When his wife described how badly he hurt her, and then she changed her mind and didn't testify, that shouldn't have changed shit, and the fact that she was too scared to go through with it should have made him look even more bad. Not let him go.
@@prayingmantis8148 not really, if there is a chance it never happened, or it did. Things aren’t confirmed until objective truths are shown, such as this case.
"Talk to the police when they get there." I've been a 911 comm officer for more than ten years. You NEVER give up the chance to talk to a caller and you NEVER pass the buck. If something happens before the police arrive, you need to have as much info to give them so they can get the best result possible as soon as they can. There was no reason to keep interrupting and refusing to talk.
I bet she was dying to just talk to someone about it and that there were still girls in the house but they kept telling her to just tell police when they get there. That must’ve been horrible to just want to get it all out and get help (which they obviously did in the end) but god that must’ve been heart wrenching for her waiting for them to come.
@@chrissyb9988 Yes, I really applaud that man. He had a difficult situation foisted upon him with little help, and he really went above and beyond. That's something that I hold close to me about this call: whatever the other details were, at least someone wanted to help.
Yes, I thought that was utterly bizarre. Every dispatcher always says "Don't hang up! Stay on the line with me til the officers get there!" and try to gather more information to relay to first responders.
This is one of the worst police dispatchers I've ever heard. Imagine being kidnapped for 10 years, using every last fiber in your being to escape, call 911 begging for help and get told "talk to the police when they get there" followed by silence and then "we'll send a car as soon as one is open"
Cleveland Ohio is the cream of the crop my friend. Lived here 29 years and they do avoid the area she was in, and have for a damn while. It’s pathetic.
yea, she said she was worried her kidnapper would come back, yet he didn't even ask for his identity or where she had been held captive, incase she went missing again
I've always had a bit of sadness when thinking of Michelle ... she was in the hospital after her rescue and witnessed the others having visits with their families and so forth...she was always alone...treated so much worse for that decade and then when freed she was alone again...life was not kind to any of those girls, but Michelle especially faced a dark dark world having no one looking for her...no one crying out for her to be found...and a cruel man that shoved it in her face at every opportunity. My sincere best wishes for all three girls...may they find a life worth living and a future full of hope.
I feel the worst for her too 😢 she definitely had the worst family situation and then getting taken before she could get her son and not knowing that would be the only child she would ever be able to have 💔 that's probably why he let amanda have that baby and made her deliver was to turn the knife a little more. She definitely had the worst of all. She thought all that time about her son so I'm sure she would've been a good mom but he stole her opportunity once and then forever.
I also feel especially for her plight, she came back to never being able to see her son in person again let alone get him back because of this and can't have children and her mother passed like it's unimaginable the pain she has gone through... I've faced a lot of loss in my life but I sincerely feel so deeply devastated for her, I used to think I had it bad but at least I have a family of my own now.. that hurts the most to me, that she won't have that ever again.. I hope she has a good life and is happy, I hope they all are somehow..
"Michelle's case was eventually forgotten. Her name was taken off the missing persons database, only 15 months after she was reported missing." Why would you just completely give up on someone who went missing?
Reminds me of this case in Canada where a woman filed a missing person report for her daughter, and after a while the police just quietly removed her from the missing person list, and when the mother found out she confronted them about this and they put her back on. No reason ever given. So sad that family members and people close to those who went missing have to fight so hard like this.
Cause in the end cops don't give a shit and are only doing what they do for profit it's sad we live in such a age where we can't trust the people who are meant to protect us
Not that they should ever stop looking but this is so bad especially because it was only after 15 months like jeez thats really not that long for something like this.
Right. This case could’ve been solved so quickly and could’ve stopped him from getting Amanda or Gina. The police were so ignorant and didn’t even try. They ignored all the major signs that could’ve helped them solve this in just a few months.
I'm sure it is easy to slip into such apathy when there are many many hoaxes. More holidays. Every case is different; every situation, even if it's only ever so slightly. Fresh slate every time, then before burnout, take leave, to maintain this perspective.
“She recognized him as the father of one of her friends” could you imagine your friend gets kidnapped and then low and behold it’s your father that did it…. Damn. Her saying “I’m free now” made me feel empowered. What a brave and resilient woman! I hope she’s living the best life possible. And I also wish this for the man that called them for her as well! “Put yourself in her shoes” what a beautiful soul he has!
I'm German so I've read a lot about WW2 and many people could never understand why their father could be, on one side, a loving husband and father, and on the other side killed/tortured people, sometimes even children.
I hope her son knows that his mother tried her hardest to be there for him, that she went through hell and came back to him alive. New parents or not, his mother deserves her son.
What truly breaks my heart for Amanda is that her mother died before she could ever find out what happened to her daughter. It's so heart wrenching. The kind of feeling you feel but dont feel at all. Its so painful that your body makes it numb to you, to prevent you from becoming sad.
Well good thing Sylvia Brown the great psychic told Amanda's mother on the montel williams show that Amanda was dead. That killed the mother. That evil bish should have been charged.
@@SlickArmor Holy shit I never saw that, that's so messed up. She should be charged, she took advantage of peoples broken hearts for a little bit of cash.
@@AJSketches yes completely messed up AJ. Look it up Im pretty sure she did the same to at least one other family. I can't stand the sight of her and the heartbreak she caused that mother.
"They quickly realize it's not a prank call." Every call should be treated as a real call. If you get pranked, oh well. These cops are shit. The cops didnt save her. She saved herself
there are so many cases where the police are the reason why victims haven't been found earlier, like damn is it so fucking difficult to do your own fucking job?!
It depends, would you say the same if they respond to a lot of prank calls seriously and prioritize one over the other or have to split their force unable to help the real people needing it? The second you offer too much control it is easy for a group of people to split up police with fake calls. There is nuance and issues which present themselves. I wish it was that simple.
@@Buglin_Burger7878 which is why it's illegal to prank call 911! Treat every call as a real call. If it's not, punish the people for wasting resources. Don't punish people who might have an actual emergency.
Especially when it's that serious and specific, "I've been kidnapped and missing for 10 years" isn't what you'd usually think of to prank 911. The calls with some kid talking completely calmly with a "watch this I'm so cool and funny" tone of voice are the ones they should ask themselves "is this a prank?" for. I've heard real prank calls to 911 and I could immediately tell from their voice that they weren't panicking as much as they would be if they were in a real situation.
this is the first time ive heard a crime channel actually go into michelles story. its so sad that every tried to cover her story up, especially the police since it looked bad they didnt look hard enough for her
@@blueeyes666 I believe u did. They did a movie on lifetime about this several years back. It is such a sad thing what that man did to these girls. Especially in their most formative years. It was also shocking to know that he had daughters of his own.
I can understand why Michelle didn't want to keep in touch. She was the person who lost the most in this story. Staying in touch with others would be too painful. God bless these women.
I understand what you are saying. but I went through some stuff with family... we became close after we were robbed at gunpoint and thought we were gonna be killed... but everyone is different
@@ryanbreeden4464 I get that must be traumatizing, but being robbed at gunpoint and being attacked, raped, and assaulted for 10 years straight are very different
10:20 You're telling me they confirmed and were able to locate the girls to within a two block radius and literally KNEW she was in the vicinity but didn't block off the location and search every single house? This is literal insanity that, a persons life isn't worth going through all that effort. Shameful.
It's not that simple... No judge would sign a search warrant for so many houses, just on the base of a cellphone call. They couldn't even be sure he lived there. You probably wouldn't want your rights violated, meaning your house searched, as a resident in that area, either. I think they probably could have done more than just stake the area out, though... Like knock on doors, ask around, maybe go public and ask for people's help. Either to actually get some clues from people or just to scare that guy into doing something stupid and revealing himself. There seem to have been a ton of oversights though, especially considering the abductor's track record... Definitely not the finest police work.
@Aurora Sky Well that's perfectly understandable, and given the circumstances I might agree to a search, too, but they can't force hundreds of people over that little bit of evidence. And they'd have to force it, and surprise people with the search, or it wouldn't be effective. You might get surprised at the most inconvenient time. So you're in the shower right now? Welp, breaking your door down! And they don't pay for a new one. Then there's also the matter of organizing that search. You can't do it house by house, or neighbors would wise up to it, and they might not even have enough officers to do it all at once... That being said, a search was unnecessary. If someone at the police had put in the work and screened the people that live within those 4 blocks they found, I think they probably had enough to at least give the abductor a very, very close look, and they didn't even do that...
What's crazy is that they were able to narrow it down to within a 2 block radius, so they knew it was local, they knew it was a man, they knew he kidnapped at least two girls within a 5 block radius, that he personally knew the victims and their families - and there's this guy with a long bad history and record, AND there were neighbours who reported suspicious activity at the house, AND STILL they're like "dunno man, they probs ran away". They couldn't even entertain the idea of putting two-and-two together.
@@brei2670 nah bro there was more than probable cause for the houses to be searched. The dude revealed information about the girls that only the family knew. I would gladly let them search my house in a case like this if it could save someones life. And it's not like it has to be done suddenly. They could block off the area and systematically monitor who is going in and out and slowly and search all the houses till they reached a conclusion. I understand the legality would be tricky but it is necessary when there is so much pointing to the victims being in the area. How much do you wanna bet if it were a rich persons kid every house would be run through within hours of that call. The legal system gotta change man.
This case always really got to me. It just exemplifies what is, to me, the scariest thing about these killers: they can hide in plain sight. I've never even met my neighbors, let alone know what they do inside.
Not just in plain sight but in the same pace doing the same thing for a decade or MORE… hunting children, women, gays and such, sex workers or anyone that seem weak and meager. Many never get caught. That’s the scary part. Like when I was about 6 years old it was Halloween and in my neighborhood at that time lived a middle aged man who had like a handful of candy but then asked all of our parents if he could take a picture “with all the trick or treaters?😬” they said yes. About 4 months later…. Found out he was on the Sex Offender List of SC…..
That’s not audacity, you can hear the relief in his voice. The detectives in charge of their cases failed them, but the officers who got them out of that house helped.
Michelle's case breaks my heart. She was abused all her life, raped and became pregnant but kept the baby, then through no fault of her own lost custody, and as soon as she was trying to get him back, she was kidnapped and lost the opportunity forever. That absolutely breaks my heart as a mom to a 2 year old myself
to add insult to injury, the narrator never says 'rape'. He only ever says "assault". They were all raped, and continuously raped. To not be honest about what happened keeps playing it down and says that it isn't a big deal
absolutely. And to make it worse imo, not only was her family not actively looking for her, which obviously would be absolutely heartbreaking, her abducter not only rubbed it in and taunted her, but she had to sit and watch while the other two girls' parents continued to search for her. I'm sure she was happy for them, but it must've stung. AND she became pregnant 5-6 more times, and Castro beat her until she miscarried, and then when one of the other girls became pregnant, she kept the baby? Now, maybe Michelle didn't wouldn't have wanted the father of her child to be her abductor (because fucking duh), and maybe she was glad she didn't remain pregnant, but now she's infertile. And what if she wanted to keep the baby? Either way, she was forced to have 5-6 abortions, and then when Amanda became pregnant, she helped deliver the baby. I imagine that would fuck with your head too, and probably fed into the feeling that she again was all alone, and that no one cared about her. Not saying Amanda wanted to be pregnant, or that it was at all her fault, or that being forced to have your captors child as a result of r4pe is better than being forced to abort it. And now that they're free, Michelle STILL can't regain custody of her son, and from the sounds of it, she doesn't get to visit him either. The adoptive parents send pictures and updates, but I cannot begin to imagine how soul-crushing that is. Then, she was also in a room all by herself while the other two shared a room. She was constantly alone. Then for the two other girls to continue to be friends with each other but not her? We really don't know what happened there. Maybe their personalities just didn't match. I'm sure they all wish the best for each other, but I just feel like her whole life, Michelle was abandoned and over and over and over again. She must have felt so alone, I can't even imagine. I really don't want this to sound like I'm downplaying what happened to any of the 3, or that any of them are bad people or weren't treated as bad. All 3 of them suffered immensely, that cannot be understated. They were all kidnapped, held captive for 10 years, tortured, r4ped, abused mentally, emotionally, physically, s3xually, everything. I just feel like Castro especially messed with Michelle psychologically because he enjoyed knowing that he made her feel inadequate and unwanted by everyone.
@@vanessagoddess1 yeah, but EWU needs to make money, and youtube demonetizes their videos when they say too many words such as rape, which I think is dumb but totally understandable
It’s so sad to lose 10 years of your life like that, years you’ll never get back. I hope these girls are now living amazing lives to compensate for all the suffering they went through.
Oh they are. They rich as fuck to . And yes yes yes I know that being rich doesn't fix what any of these young ladies have went through but I'm sure it damn sure helps. Could you imagine being locked up in a room not knowing what has become of your child or if your fanily is even looking for you and then....well the list goes on and on but yall get the picture...... just living a fucked up life for the past 10 years only to be rescued ( which again....yes yes yes I know and understand that being rescued is better that not being rescued.....but then you get saved and when you get home your get the news of maybe some loved ones dying and then having a child that you haven't seen in 10 years and you get saved to only realize that you can not take care of him and can't support him ....... Then your not being able to care for your child that you have already lost 10 years with but then also realizing that you are slap freaking broke without a dollar to your name and so therefore you now will not only not be able to support your son but you now wouldn't be able to get the therapy or other forms of counseling that you will desperately be needing. Then the next thing you noticed is that you are so broke you can't even get a candy bar or anything.... Now , like that shit would be absolutely terrifying........ And no money can't buy you happiness but it can damn sure help you to buy the things that make you happy ..... it's depressing to not have money . Trust me ...we are so freaking broke that as of right now.....20 dollars would buy me happiness. 20 dollars would get my 2 year old and gas to get him and myself around to where we needed to go at least for a day which would be so nice and maybe myself a pack of cigarettes which isn't top priority but they would definitely help make me happy. So the fact that they are now extremely well off.....is so amazing for them bc it may not be able to change what happen to them and it may not be able to buy them happiness but it can help them to buy things that make them happy. So yeah there's that
@@harleyhendrix8467 wtf? Packet of cigarettes? What a useless ramble. They are richer than you, what the hell has that got to do with 10yrs of torture?
Poor Michelle.. Not only she lost her son and the ability to ever have kids, she lost her only friends from those 10 years, no one searched for her and she was abused the most. Stay strong, sweetie
You never say to a panicking woman "when we get a car free". That man who saw her escape and called police was a God send. Glad she escaped from that house of horrors.
My blacksheep cousin was in prison with the guy who kidnapped these girls. His death was ruled a suicide but according to my cousin the guards beat the shit out of him and then allowed other prisoners to beat the shit out of him, too.
A missing person should ALWAYS be seen as a missing person. It's not your job as a police officer to come to conclusions about what happened. It's your job as a police officer to find out for sure. Find evidence. LOOK for evidence. It's sickening that people get taken off the missing persons list when they aren't found. I'm a mother, and if my daughter went missing nothing on this earth would stop me from looking until she was found. Even if it took me a lifetime of looking.
Exactly!! If it turns out that they did it on their own accord so they ran away themselves then isn’t it better that they actually tried rather than just assumed and didn’t bother? There’s been soooo many cases where they just assume that they’ve ran away so they don’t try as hard as they should. It’s such a shame 😢 like I’m 22 now and if I went missing and it was reported but because I’m an adult they’d just assume that I ran away or any other excuse and didn’t look for me I’d be livid. Or if my daughter went missing and they said that she’s probably just ran away… I’d go absolutely insane and wouldn’t stop nagging them every second of every day to find my baby girl
@@kaydimichelle9957 I think every single missing person case needs to be treated as though it's an abduction case. But especially cases involving underage children. No parent should be told the police aren't looking for their child. Even if they DID run away. Police officers should looks for kids as though they've been abducted by a maniac holding them for the rest of their lives. Never assume they are dead. Never assume they ran away. And never assume it's too late to find them.
It doesn’t even make sense how they concluded this! She was literally on her way to regain custody of Joey, her family had to have known this, why would she runaway before the hearing? That should have been a huge red flag that something terrible happened. Yes she ran away before but she came back and she was a lot younger then and didn’t have priorities, she did now with Joey! I think it’s clear they just didn’t care because of Michelle’s upbringing and I’m sure Amanda and Gina’s families had a lot more money. No one cared about poor Michelle, it was easier to just make a stupid and lazy conclusion then to continue looking for her!
Its not even the police’s job to “find out for sure.” Its their job to investigate until informed no more investigation is needed. There are dedicated departments of law enforcement to “find out for sure.”
So three women disappeared in the same area, police tracked his phone to this area, the victims all knew him or his daughter, one was last seen with his daughter, he boarded up all the windows of his house and played loud music all the time to drown out screams. It’s unbelievable that no one, detectives or neighbors, ever made the connection. He wasn’t even clever about it. Seems like gross incompetence on the police's part, honestly.
My question is how did they narrow it down to 2 blocks and did no door to door questioning. They could have stopped this years before it was resolved and prevented one of them from ever getting kidnapped.
@@KOUGRR Nobody said anything about walking into people's homes, and a 2 block radius is like 150 houses at most in that area. Police could and should have done more!
My heart goes out to Michelle. She was being held captive there the longest. All of her pregnancies were terminated by that horrible man, and she lost custody of her only son as well. After being the sole reason Amanda's child lived, I can see why Michelle would have resentment towards her. That poor soul ♡
she can’t even have kids anymore due to what he did to her, they’re all very strong but that part absolutely broke my heart. she had at least 5 miscarriages.
@@agnes-juliemartin7030 reconsider what you're indirectly saying about jocelyn (amanda's daughter) the babies have no responsibility for what castro did and who he was
@@agnes-juliemartin7030 think about how horrible it must have been to get pregnant from such a monster (several times!) and then be brutally forced to miscarriage your own children. Just to watch and even help Amanda being pregnant and giving birth to her little girl. Of course it’s also really hard to have a child with such a monster but sometimes love wins and can help healing from all this torture. So please be careful saying those things you’ve said in your first comment.
Respect to Charles man, he immediately called the cops and helped out. And him saying “ she needs everything, she’s been kidnapped, put yourself in her shoes.” , this is a great man.
@@1mol831 lol that’s prejudiced. It doesn’t matter the color of your skin, it’s the character of the individual that truly matters. This man didn’t say this amazing statement because he’s black; he said it because he’s a great man with great morals and character. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. also said this moral. Stop being stupid.
@@1mol831 having been raised in NE Ohio, yeah, that's accurate. A lot of people in Cleveland are black. My only problem is its not that black people are brave. Its just what you we're raised in. If you put a black and a white man in the same situations they'd respond very similarly. Most black people are just raised with "spare the rod spoil the child" and the fact that if you act up and momma hears you best run away, otherwise you're gonna get your ass beat so hard that you don't remember your name.
@@1mol831 this is very true, but I’m positive there was a picture showing an image of him afterwards, so he is black. And look up his name, so there you go!
there's nothing wrong with the operator. they are trained to focus on getting info quickly and to react as calmly as they can so police can respond , save the therapy for after they are saved smh. dude says one quote and people glorify him and forget the woman should be the focus here lol
That is my opinion. You can agree or disagree and I couldn’t care less. An operators job is to gather info on the situation which he did not try or care to do at all. His behavior toward her and the situation was dismissive and in my opinion, along with many others opinions, completely unacceptable.
The fact they knew the daughter was connected to it and didn't think to look at her father FOR TEN YEARS shows an extreme negligence. Utterly unforgivable. The amount of harm that they had to endure for so long because of that gross oversight is unimaginable.
The officer was totally justified for saying that , like the girl had been missing for years and already been testified for being killed , moreover there were tons of prank calls in those TEN years , they would obviously think that first
@@j.whiteoak6408 yaa the police was crap in the investigation like how do you narrow it down to 2 blocks and still don't get it in 10 years , but I was talking about the police on the call , like the police call department has to listen to some crazy stuff 24/7 , so the ' this might be for real ' was not a suprising reaction
I'm a 911 dispatcher and if I was running the dispatch center where that dispatcher told that girl, "we'll send you a car as soon as one opens," I would fire her ON THE SPOT!!!! The rule is if there's an active crime at the time of the 911 call, and it's considered a deadly situation or the caller is in serious danger, you send officers now and code 3!!! For those of you who don't know, code 3 means lights and sirens. She CLEARLY told her she was kidnapped for 10 years and she got away, that sounds like a pretty dangerous situation to me!! So tell me this lady, would you say the same thing if it was your daughter on the other end of the phone? I bet you wouldn't, you'd have every cop in the entire city going code 3!! Come on dispatchers, some of you really need to do A LOT better!!
It depends if any there are any active units patrolling. My town has very limited officers both city and sheriffs. Gangs used to call 911 for shootings all over my city spreading the police very thin, and then they do the actual shooting miles away from where they called. No patrols were able to go to the actual 911 shooting calls because they were investigating another fake 911 shooting call. These things actual happen, and there’s nothing the operator can do. State troopers normally responds, if there is a active unit that’s nearby, otherwise they do not respond. Other agencies do not respond to any form of 911 call because there’s no direct way to contact them.
@@Unchainedful even there is no ONE patrolling dont talk like that to someone whos in terrified. You have so many word to choose than not give any hope.
All these years later and my heart still hurts for these girls, but most of all for Michelle--what she endured is absolutely horrific and even hearing the details still makes me cry. And the way her "family" behaved is absolutely disgusting. I've followed her on social media for years and I'm so, so happy that she's living a happy life where she's loved. I'm inspired by her strength to get up after such a horrid thing was done to her.
The fact that there are probably thousands of people that are kidnapped at the moment and suffer from the same conditions or even worse sends chills down my spine.
@@heathergreco2419 Prison is for those who have a hope of changing their ways and becoming reformed citizens, not for torture. Only Hell is an adequate punishment for this.
Michelle is the odd one out in basically every way. She was the first to be kidnapped, the one treated the worst, the only one not searched for and still the one Speaking up to Castro. She defended the others from Sexual assault despite being the biggest victim herself and she was not only the only one to being forced into miscarriage, but was forced into miscarriage 4 to 5 times in a row. Then after of all she was the one almost dying from an Illness afterwards and got saved just Days before her Death. She was the only one Attending court and the only one Publicly speaking out. Wow. Just wow. That's a lot of only ones. What a Strong Person holy shit. Seems almost unrealistic. In a Fictional Story she would be the Main Character. Sadly it's not Fictional...
@@ManjulaD agree. Thank Goodness for Michelle. She breathed life into baby Jocelyn ...& when Jocelyn was older was able to alert them of the empty house which saved Michelle. I've seen a number of interviews with Michelle, she is very believable & intelligent. For some unknown reason (possible Castro brainwashing) both Amanda & Gina were hostile to Michelle after the escape. They also didn't go to Castro's trial only Michelle. Amanda didn't mention in the emergency call that Michelle was captive too.
This case seriously gets to me. The strength of those women is unbelievable. I'd be so broken, but these people even with their trauma, they still push on. I'm glad people helped come to their safety once they took that risk to break free. This stuff still scares me because it makes me think of how many people are hidden in plain sight, dead or alive. Their could be actions of killers hidden all around us and we just ignorantly go on... Never discovering them...
@@samsoncooper1 I've lived through this. You do NOT ever get used to it. You just don't. Each day you understand something will happen and it's terrifying. Every day is like the first. Every day you need to find some reason to deal with what you're going through. It NEVER becomes normal. It NEVER becomes something you can just put up with. You just get up and hope you die or something happens to them.
@@hospitalcakewalk I'm kinda going through what you said. But I know people that thought it was normal they even thought that everyone goes through this. I guess it's different for everyone.
Not tone deaf. Doing her job! They have to stay as calm as humanly possible so as not to escalate or panic the caller. If they match their energy and the caller gets super activated, then there is no way to get that life-saving information until it's too late
@@mollypharoah8835 well obviously . My point being he had a target group . He wouldn't have taken a young kid from his own route. He got away for so long because he took people who could give him children no one really cared about.
It’s so disgusting how the police just brushed all the disappearances off as runaways. It happens way too often. Even if someone has run away from home, it indicates a problem. They could come from an abusive house, be running away with an abusive partner, need mental help, any number of issues. It could also be a missing persons case disguised as a runaway or the runaway could have ended up somewhere unsafe.
Yes 39:00 sorry but it's not a "bold statement of stomach churning irony". He might be the monster in this case but what he said about the FBI and the police is true.
I know right! Like if that was my kid I would SUE the police. I don’t care if my kid ran away I would want them back or to at least know where they are and that their ok!
Police tend to be completely incompetent. I'm not surprised it took so long for them to finally take things seriously. A whole 10 years of the officers sitting on their thumbs and playing candy crush on their phones.
True when the parents say “He’s not the type to runaway” yknow most parents probably don’t know their teenage children nearly as well as they think… the amount of wasted resources they use if they investigated every time just for the kid to be at a friends house is why they don’t. But if the kids friends are saying he’s not the type to runaway maybe the police should look a little further into it.
To these 3 young women. Courage. To the elderly woman who tried to help them. Courage. To the gentleman who helped break open the door. Courage. All of you have that special something.
I did this case for my criminal justice class, and I got so mad at just being labeled “runaways”. How many cases end up cold, or dead, and they were just labeled “runaway” like oopsiesss. Ugh
the police in this case absolutely failed these three women. it's unbelievable how many tips they got and didn't find them for at least ten years. and the previous accounts of assault and abuse are extremely terrifying as well.
It's so heartbreaking that Michelle missed her court hearing because of this monster, which led to her son being lost to her forever, and then he took away her ability ever to have children again.
@@khadijaomar6730 the most insensitive BS thing I've heard and we wonder why people become atheists. Because of messages like yours GTFOH with that shyt.
Can we talk about Michele though? She got her son taken away because of the household she lived in, she got kidnapped for over 10 years, she lost 3 babies, and she was left with trauma from all the torture Castro gave her. ALSO it showed on the news that her own mother gave up hope in knowing her daughter was alive.
plus the other victims dont like her and they dont talk... she's all alone with this. i hope to god she has amazing friends and a partner now, something good going for her. i really do thats just the worst hand ive ever seen anybody dealt. wouldnt wish all that on my worst enemy... i hope shes found peace
The chilling part is knowing that there are women in captivity tonight being abused in a similar way. Not just in America, but throughout the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa.
In cities like Chicago it's very unfeasible to allocate police forces in a way that all cases like this get solved one hundred percent of the time. The only way we'd ever get close to solving all cases like this is if we gave the police way more power, which is never going to happen.
@@mattsmith457 I disagree. They’re always on a power trip but refuse to actually use the power they are given. It’s ridiculous how often they don’t do anything and will never do anything honestly. People that say they need more power don’t seem to understand that they have power but won’t use it. That’s the issue.
@@Lilahzworld When you say "we won't use it" what you mean to say is "out of millions of cases every day, we have a handful of cases that don't get solved and a few that exhibit abuse of power." Saying the police are part of the bad guys here when there is literally a kidnapping psychopath is dishonest.
*Interesting note: Amanda did find out about her mom's passing on television. 😥 She also saw her mother on a daytime talk show, where "psychic" Sylvia Browne told her Amanda was dead. Heart. Breaking. 💔 If anyone is particularly interested in this case I'd highly recommend reading the ladies' books. I read Michelle's book and Amanda and Gina's joint book... Extremely harrowing. I will forever admire these women for their endurance, resilience, and bravery.
Especially in cases of teenagers who have no history of that sort of thing? And even the ones who do- teenagers aren't exactly safe out on the streets alone? You could easily locate a runaway before their inevitably abducted in their vulnerable state. A lot of abductors will target runaways specifically because the police just aren't looking for them
Exactly. They give up way too quickly. Even if the kid had just run away, you should still be out looking for them, because they’re still alone in a dangerous situation…
Why is everyone saying they thought she was an "angsty teenager" bro she was in her 20s when she went missing. They thought she had abandoned her child those aren't the same things 🤦♀️
I feel so bad for michelle. I actually teared up listening to her interview and after watching this video. People always assume, she has been treated like that her whole life and even after kidnapped people still wouldn't give a damn. I also hate the fact that she tried to protect the gina from getting assaulted and resulting her getting more beating but she didn't kept in contact w her in the end. She suffered the most, TERRIBLE and the worst treatment out of all three and she was still able to help others. She's one hella strong of a woman and the fact that she still is able to "forgive and move on" is simply so powerful. I also hate the fact that michelle is not even allowed to meet her child joey. It feels so bad man. I hope she manages to get all the happiness in her life right now. May god bless her and the other victims. Also the police are stupid and useless for not taking all the tips & calls seriously over the years, bloody hell man.
@@bikboi3292 this was just weeks ago or so. it was mainly a presentation on s3x traff1cking, and she was there to give her own personal experience and how it affected her.
I grew up in that area and my dad still lives around there like a mile from where the house was. it's been knocked down along with both houses on either side of it for some reason so it's now a big empty lot. but I remember being just a child hearing about Amanda Berry on the local news when she first went missing. it's crazy to think that they were held captive all that time. I was an adult by the time she escaped and saved Michelle, Gina and Jocelyn. She now does little mini segments covering missing persons cases for the local news in Cleveland. I'm glad they're all doing well now.
I used to live in Cleveland too back when it was on the news. I couldn't believe they were all found after 10 years. Its amazing. And i still watch fox 8 news and see her doing the missing people report.
@@hollyh5533 I was raised in Cleveland but I moved to Arizona in 2005. when I went to visit my dad in Cleveland shortly after they were found, he took me down Seymour Ave to show me where the house used to be. I get why they demolished the house but I wonder why they knocked down the houses next to it though. it's just so crazy to think that something like that went on so close to home and for such a long time! they're all incredibly strong women and it's so great to see a happy ending to cases like these for a change.
@@zashiki_warashi yes i cant believe so many ppl were just going on about their day and this was going on. I figure they just knock out the other houses beside it bc they were foreclosed. Right now im still in ohio around Lorain but have a property in Florida we are working on.
I'll never forget this. I was only a young kid and Gina was one grade above me in our school. I'll never ever forget the day detectives knock on all of the doors around the school and further. I'm so happy all three have been found and are now safe.
IKR! I know this is wrong, but what Castro said about the FBI is not completely wrong. Yes, he was the narcissist monster, but the police and FBI could prevent more damage that happened if they're listening and checking.
@@idontwannabeanonymous4725 YES!! Could’ve saved so many people if they just listened instead of brushing off things. And them out of all people should know how bad the world can really be
That's easy to say in hindsight, but in the moment an officer will have many cases where they know a crime has been committed. It makes sense to focus on solving cases that you know are actually crimes instead of something else that is likely a dead end.
This case is absolutely horrifying, especially when you think about the fact that his literal family came over to the very same house that the girls were kept in and didn't notice anything. People can be hidden in plain sight but you wouldn't even bat an eye because "it's your relative's house" I'm so glad they managed to escape
That is one of the true horrors. And it is so hard living in a world with individuals which are also of the species human, just like you, who take advantages of those horrors. Feeling so confident conflicting harm cause it all happens behind close doors yet in plain sight.
They knew Castro's violent nature and wouldn't point anything odd in his home or call the cops on him fearing they would be dead or with broken bones the next day.
Especially considering every other true crime story stresses that dispatchers almost always stay on the phone with the caller. It put a nice cherry on top of the police's incompetency...
It’s the worst feeling in the world believing someone you love is dead and never learning that that wasn’t the truth. She died believing her daughter was gone, that’s awful.
My aunt is friends with Amanda Berry. Amanda came to her wedding and my sister and I danced with her cute little daughter, Jocelyn, out on the dance floor. Everyone was so careful about what they said around her, but she seemed so happy and normal. She's so so strong. I still remember when all this came out in 2013. This was always a case that hit hard with me. I grew up in CLE, and the fact that my aunt has a connection to Amanda was bone-chilling. But it's so sad that even after all that she went through, Michelle Knight was never given custody of Joey again. Not even allowed to see him. One would think that after all the times that the city of Cleveland fucked up while looking for them, they'd at least give Michelle a second chance to even talk to her son. Never sat right with me.
If I was the adoptive parents I would have contacted her & let her see her son. She deserved at least to see him even if not told that she was his bio mom. After all she had been through I would have made sure she at least got to be in his life even if it would hurt me.
Despite her pain and horror, psychologically, it was not in the best interest of either party to have a reunification. Especially with him being a young impressionable child and her being dramatically traumatized. Who knows the effects to her psyche and how it would influence the boy's development? He can make that choice as an adult.
@@CrazySexyCool999 He's not young anymore. Michelle originally stated that he WAS better off in a different home, but for Cleveland to say she has a no contact order with him? Kinda extreme imo but whatev
The fact that they treated Michelle's kidnapping as nothing by everyone. It was so infuriating that she was taken off the missing persons list merely because "they believed" She wasn't actually missing. No matter what, until a person is found, they should always be on the missing person's list. That operator was so unprofessional with how she's all telling Amanda to talk to the police instead of actually trying to get as much information as possible. This whole thing is insane. And an example of not accepting rides from people. I'm not and will never blamr the victim, I was trying to say that any person may offer "help" with malicious intent. Of course the victim won't know if the person is genuinely being helpful or has other thoughts in mind.
@Chopstick Heartes ??? What are you talking about? I mean I'm a little sometimes but I usually catch on eventually. So far, my perception from my interpretation of your post here, is reminding me again the world has changed so much so rapidly. Evil is everywhere you turn these days. Bank when these girls and women were snatched away from everything they ever knew because were put trust in evil because the had no idea that the face of evil can be anybody
@FyreFly08 I'm not and will never be blaming the victim, I was merely trying to say that any person may offer "help" with malicious intent. And of course the victim won't know if the person is genuinely being helpful or has other thoughts. That's a horrible thing to have gone through, something no one should ever experience on their life. I was a near victim of assault, but it was thanks to family that he didn't get any closer than he was already. He did sexually assault (r*pe) a young girl my age. I was lucky.
I remember hearing about when these girls were found. I was only 13. It was extremely harrowing knowing they were captive for 10 years, and when I heard one of the girls was now 23, I could only think about how she was the same age I was currently when she was taken. I'm not even 23 now. I cant imagine the horrors these poor girls had to live through
It breaks my heart that Amanda Berry's mother died not knowing where her daughter was. 😭 I hope Amanda and the rest of the young ladies are doing well now.
@@YaM0MsAh03 Well, if anywhere on FOX, probably where she's already working But if we're including anything outside of that, then just about anywhere else, fuck FOX-
These girls are heroes. Especially Michelle. It’s always so so good to see him look so small in that courtroom. I hope they all find the happiness they so truly deserve.
@Water Sniper not really he's just a decent person who does the expected thing in a crisis. and so is the elderly woman y'all overlooked because she wasn't funny or quirky enough
@Water Sniper The girls were stuck there for ten years, one of them finally had the courage to escape, even though she feared for her life, but you’re giving the credit to a man who just kicked at a door and called the cops, which is the right thing to do in that situation? That’s so insensitive.
J was obsessed with this story, reading everything everything possible. I read the 2 books the girls kidnapped wrote. I can’t believe this story. The details in the book is so horrible that these girls went through. I am so glad all 3 girls are free and trying to live a happier life. My heart goes to these girls as what he did was so freakin horrible it’s unbelievable.
yeah i really cant understand why dispatch didnt stay on the line with her. i dont know the us police protocol but i feel like that surely is a part of the protocol. Ive seen less extreme situations where dispatch stayed on the line until police got to the scene
@@ciciamanda. it is 100% protocol for a dispatcher to stay on the line in a situation like this and talk with the caller UNTIL police get there. This is a bad dispatcher who needs to go back to training. The reason they hate prank calls is because it waste tax payer money and holds up others who might actually need help because they need to approach everything professionally, even if they think it might be a prank call. Cause one day it’s gonna sound like a prank, but it’s gonna be real
I broke down absolutely in TEARS when I heard they escaped. I went to school with Gina. We took the same bus, sat at the same bus stop, walked through the same neighborhoods and this man even tried to pick up a girl EXACTLY the same age as myself right down the street from MY house. I will be covering this case in my own podcast because the strength, courage and pure willpower of these women is nothing short of incredible. I love Cleveland because that had been my home for so long, but these monsters hide in plain sight and I am still beyond happy that these three women are here with all of us. They are forever in my heart and I think about these three often.
I am so sorry you had to go through all of this fear for your friends, I hope they are doing much better and that everything is doing all right, tell them they are one of the strongest
Amanda, Michelle and Gina were all abducted about 5min from the house I grew up in, and Castro's house of horrors was a mere 7min away. Now in SC, Todd Kohlhepp's property is 8min from my current house, and he killed my friend from high school, Johnny. My mom worked in advertising for real estate, and had a meeting with Kohlhepp a few months before he killed Megan and Johnny. You never know what's going on in the house next door, and it is truly terrifying when you realize it's right under your nose. Glad these girls are able to lead (as close to) normal lives, and that Ariel Castro is no longer living. Thank god for Charles, too!
I remember having a school friend. Everytime we had a playdate we had to stay at the school until his teacher mom was off from her last class and then all 3 of us would bike to their house because she didn't want her son to do the ride home alone... Then after dinner when it was time for me to go home in the dark of night She would just send me off on my own... It didn't bother me that much, but I always wondered why she considered it safe for me to ride home alone at night when she wouldn't allow her son to ride home with a friend in the afternoon... She obviously cared more for her son than me I guess. LOL
@@JokerInk-CustomBuildseven as a kid, I knew you should always stick together and not leave others in sketchy situations. I remember a high school experience: I was probably a junior or senior so 16-18 years old. I got a ride to a party with a girl from my school because we lived like 5-8 minutes from each other and she drove. She offered me a ride home since our curfew was midnight or so… well we ended up being a little late and rather than ask her mom for an extra 10 min or face the consequences, she let me walk home alone in the fall in the dark. Due to the angled streets and commercial lots in the area, I had to walk about 30 min. I seriously felt so betrayed and nothing even happened to me.
@@JokerInk-CustomBuilds that's shocking... nothing even remotely normal or acceptable about that. and that she was a teacher too... 🤦🏻♂️ imagine trusting the education of children to an obviously antisocial scumbag like that
This is disgusting. I hate people like this. It’s crazy how someone can look around, knowing what they’re doing, and without second thoughts, do what they do. Really shows the world we live in. I’m so glad these three women survived, really, it’s such a miracle. Thousands of children and adults are kidnapped, and assaulted, and beat, and this is just one of them. Most the time they don’t survive. Very, very brave girls. I couldn’t imagine being in that situation at that age.
this is related so bear with me when i was a younger kid i was still learning about morality and stuff. my family isnt rich at all but my mom's parents are, and they had a family cabin. i loved going there. i especially liked catch/release fishing in the lake. at one point my grandparents left to go to town and buy some stuff, so i was alone for an hour or two to just fish. it was a safe place so i was okay i caught a fish and i got kind of curious since no one was around to judge me or tell me 'no'. i never killed these fish. i would catch them, take the hook out of their mouth, put them in a bucket just to admire them for a moment, and then release them. i was, and still am, an animal lover. but i was a kid, and i was still truly getting a feel for morality i got very curious... so i took the fish and attempted to kill it. and i did, but not efficiently. i remember seeing its shocked face as it took one last gasp and stopped moving forever. now this is the make or break point for most kids - this COULD have been a red flag for my future. but in that moment when i saw its shocked, depleted face, my heart sank and i felt an unbelievable amount of guilt for what i had done it may have just been a fish to some, but to me that was a life that i took for no reason at all. i still feel incredibly guilty for that one fish. i put it in the water after that and watched it float away, sending it off apologetically and spending the rest of the day feeling incredibly guilty and terrible. ever since then ive never ever hurt an animal like that again. i cant even harm bugs. i feel a lot of empathy - even animals that theoretically are morally okay to kill, like an invasive frog species or a bug where it doesnt belong, i cannot/will not kill. im that person who gets along with wasps and shares my soda with them. i like the raccoons and skunks, i vibe with crows. that one fish taught me that i really really REALLY could not bear to see anything suffer unnecessarily. if something must die, for sustenance, for mercy, for natural reasons, for justice, i believe it should be as quick and painless as possible. theres already enough suffering in the world. that fish that i murdered didnt deserve what i did to it, and i cannot stress enough how terrible i still feel even decades later i dont understand how someone like this man could just. torment these women for 11 years and not feel any real guilt. turn around and blame the FBI, abuse and traumatize them so much... they arent fish, they are people, and thats EVEN WORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! he must not have a soul at all.... i bring up that fish because i cant possibly put myself in his shoes. it is senseless and he is a monster for not even feeling guilt or regret, for not letting them go. big props to the women who escaped and went on to live their lives and also RIP anonymous fish, im still incredibly sorry
This scares me so much. When I was younger I’d always take off walking down my street and put myself in lots of bad situations and never once thought anything like this could happen. Now that I’m grown with three daughters of my own ages 16,14,11 I get so upset at myself for being so careless and worry about my girls so much. I hate these girls had to endure and experience such terrible things! 😭
Omg I’ve heard this story SO MANY TIMES, but NEVER as detailed as what you just shared! I had goosebumps! I can’t believe she couldn’t get her kid back! Like I understand… but at the same time 😭
Yeah that part made me sad. The day she was kidnapped she was trying to get custody of her son and when she's free she still can't have custody of him :/. On the bright side, his adoptive parents sends her pictures of him.
@@serenatsukino5252 hopefully someday they can meet again when he's an adult. She suffered for so long and to know she can't even be around her own son after all of this is awful
Mixture of couldn't & didn't want to get her son back... Don't forget he was taken then she was missing 10 years, he had a whole life with the family, she needed therapy & severe mental & physical therapy, that while taking a child from the only home he knows to go where? She didn't have anywhere to go or support herself, she said it would be wrong to take him on the unknown journey but I'm glad the family visit with her!
I think part of the reason there is animosity from Michelle towards Amanda is because Castro forced Michelle to terminate all of her pregnancies but allowed Amanda to keep hers. Especially considering that she had already had one child taken from her.
Yeah that story just sounds weird to me. Why would they care what some lunatic thinks of them? Being jealous of another girl that was also kidnapped because he liked her best. Lol
@@AWF1000 it has nothing to do with jealousy it has to be being raped, impregnated and beaten so badly she miscarried 5 times unlike Amanda who got to have her kid and not be beaten so badly to miscarry. Yes it’s illogical but considering the circumstances understandable.
You should look into this more before making a comment like that. Dude made sure any of Michelle’s pregnancies were terminated and then expected her to deliver Amanda’s baby. If the baby didn’t make it he would have said it was Michelle’s fault. And she’d suffer the consequences. They all had it awful, obviously, but michelle was treated the worst. I’ve followed this case very closely. It happened very close to my hometown. It’s incredibly tragic.
I've seen countless crimes online before, but I'd NEVER been so angry, disgusted, and heartbroken about a story like this. This man is absolutely true evil, as everything he did was cold and calculated. It’s a relief he was finally caught and put in jail forever, and he felt a fraction of what his victims went through. On the other hand, these 3 young women were so brave for resisting him, and there are almost no words I have to describe my sorrow and heartbreak for these women. I really sincerely hope they are doing well after this horrific experience.
It makes me so angry and so sad how the police has so many chances to save victims much sooner! If only they did their work properly and took neighbors claims seriously.. knock on the door and just leaving because no one answered??? Couldn't they check again? Come on!! Police failing victims like they always do!! It also makes me very sad when after victims are found a lot of people come forward saying they saw/heard something weird.. If it's just for attention or not why speaking up after everything already happened? If you suspect something, SPEAK UP and put yourself in people shoes! If you were a captive you would pray for someone to notice and do something about it!
like just think for a second, if someone's claim such atrocity of course no one will answer, they'll obviously try to hide themselves (even if he was actually gone the police could have assumed that and go to investigate the house but they chose to not assume such obvious thing but prefer to assume someone to running away) , the polices are so sick and fucking dumb
It saddens me, that people like to call the police, only to complaint. Child screams too loudly for her mom on a playing ground? Lets complain about it before actually checking if that kid is okay. Neighbours scream all the time? Lets call police for noise complaint instead of helping the wife being hit and abused.... He beats his children? Lets tell them, that they would ruin their lives much more if they call the police, instead of just enduring it... He forcibly kissee him? Lets not get the whole school into trouble and not call for authorities. They should just get along and sit in the same class for the rest of their school time. This may just be a youtube comment that everyone forgets after a minute, but it is also the lives of many victims. Such as mine. And I have heard many people say: "This doesn't happen around me. Never saw something like that" They are so blind and ignorant. It happens everywhere near you. And everyone has a story.
... because that's not how search warrants work. you don't just get _a_ search warrant for an entire neighborhood. a search warrant is a court order. it needs to be served to individual property owners. searching the homes of an entire neighborhood would not only be require obtaining a separate warrant for every single residence in the neighborhood - it would also result in a _colossal_ uproar, because it's an _outrageous_ breech in privacy laws. imagine having your home fucking _ransacked_ because some cunt four houses down kidnapped three people. that would be a _horrifying_ precedent to set. _no._ that's fucking absurd rofl. you can't possibly defend that.
I hate when cops use the argument that the missing person must have ran away. If the family who live with them and know their mannerisms and characteristics share they're concerns that the person was taken, wouldn't it be better to treat it seriously rather than dismissing it as a run away case? It's baffling how many times I've heard this when watching these sorts of videos.
Looking for missing people is resource draining and they’re in the resource gaining business. What a gd shame that these women go missing within a four block radius and not one of our ‘finest’ could piece that together with this abusive maniac. Shameful and disgusting.
The dog bit absolutely blew me. He’s the one that gave her the puppy, and proceeds to kill it in front of her after it tries to protect her? I don’t know what mental issues he’s got, but if a dog bit me for doing something I shouldn’t have been doing, then that would personally shake me up. When even an animal sees you as a bad person, you’ve got serious problems.
My heart goes out to Michelle the most. She was kept there for the longest. Her family never bothered to search for her properly. She was severely beaten to miscarry her babies and the 'Hope' that kept her alive, that kept her strong and going, HER SON, she couldn't get him back too.
crazy to think that they were suspecting that the stepfather was the one who took them even though the mother repeatedly said it was not, and literally said who it was, you would’ve thought after the records that he had from the abuse to his wife, and all the other incidents that they would’ve been able to save those girls earlier an incredible story so glad to see that they got a second chance at real life
That what pisses me off like the recently popular case of Joshua Phillips aka Maddie cliffton the water bed murder I remember first hearing oh jeez I forgot when I got into true crime like I watched ID forever but I think 2017 or in 2016 when saw it on some channel and I was like wtf and pissed about whole situation with cops literally going after the neighbor man because he had a false sexaul allegation charges that couldn't be proven and were dropped and because played with kids in neighbor hood but he was old his kids went grown up and moved out so he looked after kids while the parents were busy and literally gave him a lie detector test which look up they're not really accurate they're not able use in court he failed then checked his house 7 times not 1 2 or 3 but 7 and couldn't find anything and then went welllll crap because they literally focused on him whole time it's frustrating like want go through screen slap them in the face
I'm glad to know that I'm not alone with my struggles. I have been diagnosed with c-ptsd from the mental abuse I endured from my narcissistic father as a child who has never been charged with anything for what he has done to me. At the end of this those three women inspire me that I don't have to let my dark past hold me back
I also have c-ptsd. It went on to my marriage which was abusive. I still can have episodes but because of my relationship with Jesus I am able to live an amazingly lovely life. We are never completely alone. Trust your life to Jesus Christ, there is healing there.
The step father of Castro’s daughter told them that he knew at least two of the girls. The police just completely failed these women, they did not do their job and left the women to suffer.
They literally all got kidnapped within like a block radius. If I wuz a cop I woulda basically lived in that block pressing people until I saw who wuz actin the most weird. I mean obviously the person wuz living right there
@@xxxhq2805 They had it narrowed down to two square blocks, is what they said... So that equals a block in each direction from a center point, is what I think she is saying.
There was so many times where people gave tips and called the police and the police completely failed looking into it further. Yes Ariel Castro is at fault and evil, but the girls could’ve been saved sooner if the police actually took more time into investigating.
@@elias0240 it sounds easy... but search warrents would have to be cleared for ecery single house. that being said there has to be probable cause. This can infringe on peoples rights and turn into lawsuits. it really sucks.
@@claycthesunburntband7750 yes they can but you dont have to answer it nor answer any questions. Just because they ask people questions doesnt necessarily mean theyll be any closer than they were. If all efforts are exhausted, then the case becomes cold.
@@jaydeann3561 All they had to do was get a list of everyone that lived on those two blocks and check if any had criminal records to see if they could narrow it down. The guy would have stood out considering his history and oh wait a second he knows both victims as well! I say both as it seems they weren't really looking for Michelle. The police and FBI had opportunities to find this guy, but it seems they just didn't bother or try very hard. Especially considering their initial responses were "eh they're probably just runaways" and proceeds to take them off the missing person list. You narrow a call from a kidnapper to a 2-block radius then you just give up? That kind of says it all.
That"SHE NEEDS EVERYTHING, SHE'S BEEN KIDNAPPED, PUT YOURSELF IN HER SHOES" was absolutely awesome of him to say to that dispatcher!
Yeah, that was freaking chilling, in a good way!
Yea that dispatch ignored alot of protocols
That guy just told the dispatcher to stop fucking around and send help.
That dispatch was on some kind of "I don't give a fuck" pill that day! Dam!!! How are you gonna not ask any REAL questions and just tell the young SCARED girl.... "talk to the police once they get there" he said that twice! then she said, "are you sending someone?" that damn dispatch said, "ill send someone as soon as we have a car available"!!! WTF!!! She said "I need someone now before he returns" like that guy could have easily came back and found her and killed her or killed the other girls in the house once he found her missing... how are you not going to ask any questions at all to the poor frightened young lady who is asking for help. I'm just so shocked 😲 how do they let these people work there? 🙄 they clearly do not give a fuck and you CAN NOT have that kind of attitude when you have someone's life in ur hands like that! This dispatch totally and completely pissed me off of you couldn't tell lol ASSHOLE!!!!
@@catandrobbyflores absolutely
The irony is so rich: He held 3 women captive for 11 years, yet wasn't even mentally strong enough or capable to take two months of being incarcerated - a tiny fraction of the time the girls were in their personal hellscape and under WAY better conditions than he provided for them.
Well, that's typical of a bully. They don't like a taste of their own medicine!
I hope he got , Got!
and then died with his pants down lawl
Right? What a coward that disgusting sicko is.
He was a weak pathetic disgusting sewage. I'm not surprised that he was a coward. That's one less bag a 💩 my tax money will not be spent on.
I absolutely love that guy who rang 911 " she needs everything she's been kidnapped put yourself in her shoes " well done him because considering she rang too they didn't sound in to much of a rush ,,, this girl is one hell of a fighter and I hope she now has the best life she possible can x
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Same here, 💯%.
@@anomaly3215 I am indeed and no I don't find it offensive that you can't be bothered to put the t in British lol
@@theworld340 Ah, okay, was wondering what that had to do with anything. 😆
@@Sick_Boy I wondered the same, what did it have to do with anything? I mean not only was it pointless and rude but it took away from the wonderful point @The World made 🙄 Trolls ...
.Excellent point though, I was thinking the exact thing but thought maybe I was being silly, glad to know others seen it that way too and all the way across the pond too to boot!!
These poor women were trapped for so many years and that man could've been caught 100 times before then. The fact that the police ignored so many reports about this man, and brushed off the cases as runaways is so horrifying. I can't believe how strong they were for so long, and the man who helped call the police has such a kind heart. I hope they can find peace in their lives after this horror house.
The fact that the cops did NOTHING to look for these girls is disgusting 🤬🤬 it make me so bloody angry…..even now 🤦🏻♀️
These. Poor woman. Where. Trapped. For so many years. And that man could been. Caught. 100. Times. Before. Then the fact that police ignored. So many
I can't blame his wife for not testafieing,but if the police would have have followed thru,he should have been taken out and hung after being found guilty, because they we free there nightmare will never be over for them hopefully the find some piece
Unfortunately Cops do not do anything that society cannot do for itself. They are just there to steal peoples money through copious fines they are required to fulfill due to a quota.
The American justice system is a scam.
They were children when taken.
Cases like this piss me off. "We assumed she ran away" Ok officer well your job isn't to assume shit, it's to investigate and answer.
They literally get paid to not make assumptions. Lazy police work. 🤦♀️
How about the person who called reporting a naked woman crawling in his backyard and they just didn't investigate. SHOULD BE FIRED.
Is it too much to ask that people in law enforcement demonstrate a basic level of care about the community they are supposed to protect? Too much focus on stopping crime and not enough focus on helping the community. And they wonder why they have an image problem. Hey police departments how about less PR tik tok dance videos and more money towards training your officers how to be good community members/role models/leaders. With great power comes great responsibility.
Amen.
@@ShaunAnderson_Sauce and that they just fucking KNOCKED on the door when someone heard banging inside the house? IM SO FUCKING PISSED.
NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO RUN AWAY. I'm so sick of cops thinking that. Not all teens are angsty and "don't fit in". I was one but never wanted to run away. It's so irritating when that's a cops first answer.
I think American cops do so because they don’t really give a shit what the parents or friends of the “runaway” would say the child’s behaviour, because American cops have a hard time trying to feel this thing called “empathy”
Yeah I never understood that. Like, most people do not want to run away, idk what they’re even thinking
What makes me so furious about it is that it should not matter whether or not a child *might have* run away- what harm could it possibly do to find out for sure?! I mean ffs, most people have other people they care about that if they went missing, they’d want everyone to help them find them or at least some answers!
Sadly a lot of teenagers do run away from their homes. I know as I was one of them.
A heart breaking story and I wish the girls the best.
Actually there are tons of runaway kids. Its very common, even in this case we see it. Michelle was a runaway kid when she was a kid. I'm not saying cops uncorcerned behaviour is accaptable but fortunately this kind of disasters are very rare compared to the runaway kids.
If a child goes missing, whether or not they are a runaway. They need to IMMEDIATELY start searching. I've seen too many of these types of cases and it infuriates me. How stupid and lazy can some police be? They're children, even if they did run away on their own something terrible could happen to them. MAKES ME SO FREAKING ANGRY
Exactly..
But in this case Michelle was 20 or 21 so she was considered an adult. But yeah..I totally agree
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@@wildflower0901 that was after she had been kidnapped for a decade... did you not listen to the video ?
@@itsjustmarie9414 what are you talking about? The other girls..yeah..
I only named Michelle..who was 32 when found.
Did you not read my comment?
@@wildflower0901 even still, they should still investigate, a runaway is a incredible vubrable person, welfare checks and all that
The way she said "ive been missing for ten years, I'm free, I'm here" with all that emotion in her voice, man i just want to hug her 😢
Same, poor girls
Yes I heard extreme relief actually unbelievable that she was free
This case is horrifying, but Michelle referring to him as solely “Dude” is an absolute power move. Imagine the amount of strength that took, it’s commendable and horrifying
a truly tough woman
Natascha Kampusch did the same thing, she didn't called Priklopil "Maestro or Master" even tho Priklopil hurt her for that. 😓
Michelle says you can’t break what already broken & that resonates with me. Her name is now Lily. She’s my hero
@@nic558 Castro was a special kind of evil but little did he know that he had a special kind of badass in da house. Lily. She is just something else entirely! ✌🏻
@@CatherineDoII I’m enraged. Before I thought the death penalty was the best sentence for the worst criminals but that’s just a way out. So to find out he committed suicide to escape his punishment? I’m nearly seeing red. He did succeed to some degree to pit the girl against each other… especially from Michelle.. she’s so strong
“Put yourself in her shoes” is one of the most endearing and empathetic statements I’ve ever heard. Those poor women suffered so long and it felt like he was the only one who showed some humanity.
Edit: I understand that most have heard this statement before, but in the context of the situation, it was extremely powerful to me.
Not to be rude or anything, but "Put yourself in his/her shoes" is something we've all heard before.
@@joeplayzgames2625 Also not to be rude, but meaningless statements with "not to be rude" before them, are usually rude. Same rule as everything before but is bullshit. So why not just be rude? Obviously you don't care that you are rude. So why lie and say your not going to be it? Wait... I know why...
@@leroyking477 generally when people use not to be rude( or when i use it), it is because ik it can be taken that way
@@joeplayzgames2625 why did you even reply, then, if not to be rude?
@@ZoinksScoobie h😅😢🎉. ❤
"I'm not a monster, I'm sick" Being sick is having a problem, being a monster is making that problem a problem for your victims.
Well said. Good one.
Exactly. He knew what he was doing was wrong. He could’ve gotten help for his thoughts and “sickness” but he acted on it knowingly. He is a monster.
He was a sick monster.
Well, doesn't matter, now hes ded and paying for his acts in the purgatory or some shit
@@inventionscreator8875 nah man, no one pays for crimes once they die, theyre dead, rotting in the ground somewhere, thats all.
the police failed them so horribly. the police questioned the step father and he told them they should really be questioning ariel. Ariel had a history of abuse and he had connects to all three girls through his daughters. people had reported his house multiple times and they traced the call to somewhere in the block he lived in. the fact that police couldn't connect the dots is horrifying. they failed those poor girls miserably. I hope they're all doing okay now and they won't let anything stop them because they are so strong and courageous xxx
He even did sexual assault
These cops could've kicked a rock and it would land on his doorstep! It was more effort to avoid Ariel than to catch him. Shows just how little they cared about three poor young women.
@@cats1970another show of carelessness was the three women were all just stated as “Ran away,” even if only one of them had a connection with escaping home.
Truth, if they were that "courageous" they should/could have escaped much sooner. But yes, serious tragedy indeed!
@@Jaime-u5mloser behavior
I find it really disturbing that a man with a history like this was still free to kidnap 3 women, despite many charges of abuse and other similar charges. Then he was not looked at as a suspect, even though he had a connection to all 3. Cleveland police need to step up their investigation skills.
The only reason they weren't released earlier is because the investigators weren't doing their jobs well enough... So many kidnapping cases in the area and still haven't suspected him
Warning: police are shit.
This is not new information.
It's also disturbing that he was a bus driver in charge of children! After the incident with him "forgetting" the 13 year old boy on the bus and telling the boy to lay down while he went into Wendy's he should have been fired! He only got suspended and he was able to keep his job! That just blows my mind! When something like that happens, the person responsible should be fired from their job and criminal charges should have been filed! That's just crazy and scary!
When his wife described how badly he hurt her, and then she changed her mind and didn't testify, that shouldn't have changed shit, and the fact that she was too scared to go through with it should have made him look even more bad. Not let him go.
@@prayingmantis8148 not really, if there is a chance it never happened, or it did. Things aren’t confirmed until objective truths are shown, such as this case.
"Talk to the police when they get there." I've been a 911 comm officer for more than ten years. You NEVER give up the chance to talk to a caller and you NEVER pass the buck. If something happens before the police arrive, you need to have as much info to give them so they can get the best result possible as soon as they can. There was no reason to keep interrupting and refusing to talk.
I bet she was dying to just talk to someone about it and that there were still girls in the house but they kept telling her to just tell police when they get there. That must’ve been horrible to just want to get it all out and get help (which they obviously did in the end) but god that must’ve been heart wrenching for her waiting for them to come.
Fortunately, the man who was helping her was interested in helping her. Probably knew the answers cops needed by the time they arrived.
@@chrissyb9988 Yes, I really applaud that man. He had a difficult situation foisted upon him with little help, and he really went above and beyond. That's something that I hold close to me about this call: whatever the other details were, at least someone wanted to help.
Yes, I thought that was utterly bizarre. Every dispatcher always says "Don't hang up! Stay on the line with me til the officers get there!" and try to gather more information to relay to first responders.
I also thought that was really strange and just unprofessional. It just sounded like they couldn’t wait to get off the phone with her
This is one of the worst police dispatchers I've ever heard. Imagine being kidnapped for 10 years, using every last fiber in your being to escape, call 911 begging for help and get told "talk to the police when they get there" followed by silence and then "we'll send a car as soon as one is open"
Yeah. Like.. oh you've been kidnapped for 10 years..*yaaaawn* just hold on a sec.
Cleveland police and dispatchers arent the best lookup anthony sowell case on youtube
Cleveland Ohio is the cream of the crop my friend. Lived here 29 years and they do avoid the area she was in, and have for a damn while. It’s pathetic.
yea, she said she was worried her kidnapper would come back, yet he didn't even ask for his identity or where she had been held captive, incase she went missing again
Fr i was like are u serious rn??
I've always had a bit of sadness when thinking of Michelle ... she was in the hospital after her rescue and witnessed the others having visits with their families and so forth...she was always alone...treated so much worse for that decade and then when freed she was alone again...life was not kind to any of those girls, but Michelle especially faced a dark dark world having no one looking for her...no one crying out for her to be found...and a cruel man that shoved it in her face at every opportunity. My sincere best wishes for all three girls...may they find a life worth living and a future full of hope.
I agree with you 100%. It is so sad what happened to all three of these girls Michelle the most
Iv read Michael book
I feel the worst for her too 😢 she definitely had the worst family situation and then getting taken before she could get her son and not knowing that would be the only child she would ever be able to have 💔 that's probably why he let amanda have that baby and made her deliver was to turn the knife a little more. She definitely had the worst of all. She thought all that time about her son so I'm sure she would've been a good mom but he stole her opportunity once and then forever.
I also feel especially for her plight, she came back to never being able to see her son in person again let alone get him back because of this and can't have children and her mother passed like it's unimaginable the pain she has gone through... I've faced a lot of loss in my life but I sincerely feel so deeply devastated for her, I used to think I had it bad but at least I have a family of my own now.. that hurts the most to me, that she won't have that ever again.. I hope she has a good life and is happy, I hope they all are somehow..
Wish the same unto you
"Michelle's case was eventually forgotten. Her name was taken off the missing persons database, only 15 months after she was reported missing." Why would you just completely give up on someone who went missing?
Not profitable. Passing out fines and incarcerating people are.
Well only the family can take them off the missing persons list, dont believe everything you watch/read as well
Reminds me of this case in Canada where a woman filed a missing person report for her daughter, and after a while the police just quietly removed her from the missing person list, and when the mother found out she confronted them about this and they put her back on. No reason ever given. So sad that family members and people close to those who went missing have to fight so hard like this.
Cause in the end cops don't give a shit and are only doing what they do for profit it's sad we live in such a age where we can't trust the people who are meant to protect us
Not that they should ever stop looking but this is so bad especially because it was only after 15 months like jeez thats really not that long for something like this.
It's so heartbreaking how negligent and lazy the police were in this story. How absolutely ignorant
It’s because they were from a poor neighbourhood. If it were rich people, they would have found them in days.
Right. This case could’ve been solved so quickly and could’ve stopped him from getting Amanda or Gina. The police were so ignorant and didn’t even try. They ignored all the major signs that could’ve helped them solve this in just a few months.
Not the first case police does something like this.
I'm sure it is easy to slip into such apathy when there are many many hoaxes. More holidays. Every case is different; every situation, even if it's only ever so slightly. Fresh slate every time, then before burnout, take leave, to maintain this perspective.
The police are never there when you need them.
“She recognized him as the father of one of her friends” could you imagine your friend gets kidnapped and then low and behold it’s your father that did it…. Damn. Her saying “I’m free now” made me feel empowered. What a brave and resilient woman! I hope she’s living the best life possible. And I also wish this for the man that called them for her as well! “Put yourself in her shoes” what a beautiful soul he has!
Reminds me of the book Shattered Silence. It's by the daughter of the Happy Face serial killer. They had no idea their dad was a monster.
I'm German so I've read a lot about WW2 and many people could never understand why their father could be, on one side, a loving husband and father, and on the other side killed/tortured people, sometimes even children.
That's what's so scary about all of this. All the girls trusted him because he was just a regular of the neighborhood. It really can be anyone.
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so the daughter had no idea there was a trapped girl in the house?
I hope her son knows that his mother tried her hardest to be there for him, that she went through hell and came back to him alive. New parents or not, his mother deserves her son.
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What truly breaks my heart for Amanda is that her mother died before she could ever find out what happened to her daughter. It's so heart wrenching. The kind of feeling you feel but dont feel at all. Its so painful that your body makes it numb to you, to prevent you from becoming sad.
Exactly how I felt about it
Well good thing Sylvia Brown the great psychic told Amanda's mother on the montel williams show that Amanda was dead. That killed the mother. That evil bish should have been charged.
@@SlickArmor Holy shit I never saw that, that's so messed up. She should be charged, she took advantage of peoples broken hearts for a little bit of cash.
@@AJSketches yes completely messed up AJ. Look it up Im pretty sure she did the same to at least one other family. I can't stand the sight of her and the heartbreak she caused that mother.
I agree, it‘s horrible
"They quickly realize it's not a prank call."
Every call should be treated as a real call. If you get pranked, oh well. These cops are shit. The cops didnt save her. She saved herself
They fucked up so many times in this whole story, just--
Why did it even have to get to this point?!!??!
there are so many cases where the police are the reason why victims haven't been found earlier, like damn is it so fucking difficult to do your own fucking job?!
It depends, would you say the same if they respond to a lot of prank calls seriously and prioritize one over the other or have to split their force unable to help the real people needing it?
The second you offer too much control it is easy for a group of people to split up police with fake calls.
There is nuance and issues which present themselves.
I wish it was that simple.
@@Buglin_Burger7878 which is why it's illegal to prank call 911! Treat every call as a real call. If it's not, punish the people for wasting resources. Don't punish people who might have an actual emergency.
Especially when it's that serious and specific, "I've been kidnapped and missing for 10 years" isn't what you'd usually think of to prank 911. The calls with some kid talking completely calmly with a "watch this I'm so cool and funny" tone of voice are the ones they should ask themselves "is this a prank?" for. I've heard real prank calls to 911 and I could immediately tell from their voice that they weren't panicking as much as they would be if they were in a real situation.
this is the first time ive heard a crime channel actually go into michelles story. its so sad that every tried to cover her story up, especially the police since it looked bad they didnt look hard enough for her
You'd be shocked how often the cops do that
That had to be so hard on Michelle that her family and cops weren't looking for her.
I’m surprised I haven’t seen this story anywhere either. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a movie on it awhile back. This guys a monster.
@@blueeyes666 I believe u did. They did a movie on lifetime about this several years back. It is such a sad thing what that man did to these girls. Especially in their most formative years. It was also shocking to know that he had daughters of his own.
@@blueeyes666 lmao you guys act like this is the first channel to ever cover the Castro story.
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I can understand why Michelle didn't want to keep in touch. She was the person who lost the most in this story. Staying in touch with others would be too painful. God bless these women.
Yes & Being around the people you suffered a trauma with can actually be incredibly triggering
@@Dr_Nutrition A LOT of people in the comments need to see this. Seems to me a lot of people don’t understand this
I understand what you are saying. but I went through some stuff with family... we became close after we were robbed at gunpoint and thought we were gonna be killed... but everyone is different
@@ryanbreeden4464 I get that must be traumatizing, but being robbed at gunpoint and being attacked, raped, and assaulted for 10 years straight are very different
@@ryanbreeden4464 I was robbed at gun point with my pregnant wife and although it sucked it was nowhere near as bad what these women went through.
10:20 You're telling me they confirmed and were able to locate the girls to within a two block radius and literally KNEW she was in the vicinity but didn't block off the location and search every single house? This is literal insanity that, a persons life isn't worth going through all that effort. Shameful.
Exactly what I’m saying. They should’ve thoroughly searched every house in that 2 block radius.
It's not that simple... No judge would sign a search warrant for so many houses, just on the base of a cellphone call. They couldn't even be sure he lived there.
You probably wouldn't want your rights violated, meaning your house searched, as a resident in that area, either.
I think they probably could have done more than just stake the area out, though... Like knock on doors, ask around, maybe go public and ask for people's help. Either to actually get some clues from people or just to scare that guy into doing something stupid and revealing himself.
There seem to have been a ton of oversights though, especially considering the abductor's track record... Definitely not the finest police work.
@Aurora Sky Well that's perfectly understandable, and given the circumstances I might agree to a search, too, but they can't force hundreds of people over that little bit of evidence. And they'd have to force it, and surprise people with the search, or it wouldn't be effective. You might get surprised at the most inconvenient time. So you're in the shower right now? Welp, breaking your door down! And they don't pay for a new one.
Then there's also the matter of organizing that search. You can't do it house by house, or neighbors would wise up to it, and they might not even have enough officers to do it all at once...
That being said, a search was unnecessary. If someone at the police had put in the work and screened the people that live within those 4 blocks they found, I think they probably had enough to at least give the abductor a very, very close look, and they didn't even do that...
What's crazy is that they were able to narrow it down to within a 2 block radius, so they knew it was local, they knew it was a man, they knew he kidnapped at least two girls within a 5 block radius, that he personally knew the victims and their families - and there's this guy with a long bad history and record, AND there were neighbours who reported suspicious activity at the house, AND STILL they're like "dunno man, they probs ran away". They couldn't even entertain the idea of putting two-and-two together.
@@brei2670 nah bro there was more than probable cause for the houses to be searched. The dude revealed information about the girls that only the family knew. I would gladly let them search my house in a case like this if it could save someones life. And it's not like it has to be done suddenly. They could block off the area and systematically monitor who is going in and out and slowly and search all the houses till they reached a conclusion. I understand the legality would be tricky but it is necessary when there is so much pointing to the victims being in the area. How much do you wanna bet if it were a rich persons kid every house would be run through within hours of that call. The legal system gotta change man.
This case always really got to me. It just exemplifies what is, to me, the scariest thing about these killers: they can hide in plain sight. I've never even met my neighbors, let alone know what they do inside.
Thankfully he wasn’t a killer. Just a monster.
Nvm forgot he murdered 5 babies
Not just in plain sight but in the same pace doing the same thing for a decade or MORE… hunting children, women, gays and such, sex workers or anyone that seem weak and meager. Many never get caught. That’s the scary part. Like when I was about 6 years old it was Halloween and in my neighborhood at that time lived a middle aged man who had like a handful of candy but then asked all of our parents if he could take a picture “with all the trick or treaters?😬” they said yes. About 4 months later…. Found out he was on the Sex Offender List of SC…..
@@StubbsMillingCo. eww.. i hope you're doing alright despite that horrible situation
@@uzomannorom1409 I think about it time to time but its nothing that renders me useless.
I know... my neighbors have no idea about the people i have locked in the backyard shed.
The audacity of the officer, "We found them..." No they failed them. Brave Amanda. A real hero.
to be fair, they probably did not know at the time just how badly they failed them, if at all
Michelle got it way worse then both of them
They found them searching inside the house going through all the room. So, yes, in that regard they found them!
Michelle sure seemed grateful those officers were there.
That’s not audacity, you can hear the relief in his voice. The detectives in charge of their cases failed them, but the officers who got them out of that house helped.
Michelle's case breaks my heart. She was abused all her life, raped and became pregnant but kept the baby, then through no fault of her own lost custody, and as soon as she was trying to get him back, she was kidnapped and lost the opportunity forever. That absolutely breaks my heart as a mom to a 2 year old myself
to add insult to injury, the narrator never says 'rape'. He only ever says "assault". They were all raped, and continuously raped. To not be honest about what happened keeps playing it down and says that it isn't a big deal
absolutely. And to make it worse imo, not only was her family not actively looking for her, which obviously would be absolutely heartbreaking, her abducter not only rubbed it in and taunted her, but she had to sit and watch while the other two girls' parents continued to search for her. I'm sure she was happy for them, but it must've stung.
AND she became pregnant 5-6 more times, and Castro beat her until she miscarried, and then when one of the other girls became pregnant, she kept the baby? Now, maybe Michelle didn't wouldn't have wanted the father of her child to be her abductor (because fucking duh), and maybe she was glad she didn't remain pregnant, but now she's infertile. And what if she wanted to keep the baby? Either way, she was forced to have 5-6 abortions, and then when Amanda became pregnant, she helped deliver the baby. I imagine that would fuck with your head too, and probably fed into the feeling that she again was all alone, and that no one cared about her. Not saying Amanda wanted to be pregnant, or that it was at all her fault, or that being forced to have your captors child as a result of r4pe is better than being forced to abort it. And now that they're free, Michelle STILL can't regain custody of her son, and from the sounds of it, she doesn't get to visit him either. The adoptive parents send pictures and updates, but I cannot begin to imagine how soul-crushing that is.
Then, she was also in a room all by herself while the other two shared a room. She was constantly alone.
Then for the two other girls to continue to be friends with each other but not her? We really don't know what happened there. Maybe their personalities just didn't match. I'm sure they all wish the best for each other, but I just feel like her whole life, Michelle was abandoned and over and over and over again. She must have felt so alone, I can't even imagine. I really don't want this to sound like I'm downplaying what happened to any of the 3, or that any of them are bad people or weren't treated as bad. All 3 of them suffered immensely, that cannot be understated. They were all kidnapped, held captive for 10 years, tortured, r4ped, abused mentally, emotionally, physically, s3xually, everything. I just feel like Castro especially messed with Michelle psychologically because he enjoyed knowing that he made her feel inadequate and unwanted by everyone.
@@vanessagoddess1 yeah, but EWU needs to make money, and youtube demonetizes their videos when they say too many words such as rape, which I think is dumb but totally understandable
@@vanessagoddess1 it's cause you can't say rape on RUclips without being demonetized
@@jessicapeddle-thisisafaken8730 if you read her book her and Gina actually had a room while Amanda had a different room
It’s so sad to lose 10 years of your life like that, years you’ll never get back. I hope these girls are now living amazing lives to compensate for all the suffering they went through.
Oh they are. They rich as fuck to . And yes yes yes I know that being rich doesn't fix what any of these young ladies have went through but I'm sure it damn sure helps.
Could you imagine being locked up in a room not knowing what has become of your child or if your fanily is even looking for you and then....well the list goes on and on but yall get the picture...... just living a fucked up life for the past 10 years only to be rescued ( which again....yes yes yes I know and understand that being rescued is better that not being rescued.....but then you get saved and when you get home your get the news of maybe some loved ones dying and then having a child that you haven't seen in 10 years and you get saved to only realize that you can not take care of him and can't support him .......
Then your not being able to care for your child that you have already lost 10 years with but then also realizing that you are slap freaking broke without a dollar to your name and so therefore you now will not only not be able to support your son but you now wouldn't be able to get the therapy or other forms of counseling that you will desperately be needing.
Then the next thing you noticed is that you are so broke you can't even get a candy bar or anything....
Now , like that shit would be absolutely terrifying........
And no money can't buy you happiness but it can damn sure help you to buy the things that make you happy ..... it's depressing to not have money .
Trust me ...we are so freaking broke that as of right now.....20 dollars would buy me happiness. 20 dollars would get my 2 year old and gas to get him and myself around to where we needed to go at least for a day which would be so nice and maybe myself a pack of cigarettes which isn't top priority but they would definitely help make me happy.
So the fact that they are now extremely well off.....is so amazing for them bc it may not be able to change what happen to them and it may not be able to buy them happiness but it can help them to buy things that make them happy.
So yeah there's that
@@harleyhendrix8467 wtf? Packet of cigarettes? What a useless ramble. They are richer than you, what the hell has that got to do with 10yrs of torture?
10 years is a very long time to send in captivity. smh
psychological impact is a lot more than just the loss of time itself.
hey your name is Amanda too.
@@harleyhendrix8467 pack of cigs? Fix your priorities
Poor Michelle.. Not only she lost her son and the ability to ever have kids, she lost her only friends from those 10 years, no one searched for her and she was abused the most. Stay strong, sweetie
You never say to a panicking woman "when we get a car free". That man who saw her escape and called police was a God send. Glad she escaped from that house of horrors.
My blacksheep cousin was in prison with the guy who kidnapped these girls. His death was ruled a suicide but according to my cousin the guards beat the shit out of him and then allowed other prisoners to beat the shit out of him, too.
I love that
perfect
if this was true im sure the cops would read this unless the case is closed now then yea i agree i hope thats what really happened PoS
Oh I hope that is true
Never heard that. Good for all of them . Thank You for all those that fucked him up.Saving tax dollars.
A missing person should ALWAYS be seen as a missing person. It's not your job as a police officer to come to conclusions about what happened. It's your job as a police officer to find out for sure. Find evidence. LOOK for evidence. It's sickening that people get taken off the missing persons list when they aren't found. I'm a mother, and if my daughter went missing nothing on this earth would stop me from looking until she was found. Even if it took me a lifetime of looking.
Exactly!! If it turns out that they did it on their own accord so they ran away themselves then isn’t it better that they actually tried rather than just assumed and didn’t bother? There’s been soooo many cases where they just assume that they’ve ran away so they don’t try as hard as they should. It’s such a shame 😢 like I’m 22 now and if I went missing and it was reported but because I’m an adult they’d just assume that I ran away or any other excuse and didn’t look for me I’d be livid. Or if my daughter went missing and they said that she’s probably just ran away… I’d go absolutely insane and wouldn’t stop nagging them every second of every day to find my baby girl
@@kaydimichelle9957 I think every single missing person case needs to be treated as though it's an abduction case. But especially cases involving underage children. No parent should be told the police aren't looking for their child. Even if they DID run away. Police officers should looks for kids as though they've been abducted by a maniac holding them for the rest of their lives. Never assume they are dead. Never assume they ran away. And never assume it's too late to find them.
@@Ember1220 100000% agree👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
It doesn’t even make sense how they concluded this! She was literally on her way to regain custody of Joey, her family had to have known this, why would she runaway before the hearing? That should have been a huge red flag that something terrible happened. Yes she ran away before but she came back and she was a lot younger then and didn’t have priorities, she did now with Joey!
I think it’s clear they just didn’t care because of Michelle’s upbringing and I’m sure Amanda and Gina’s families had a lot more money. No one cared about poor Michelle, it was easier to just make a stupid and lazy conclusion then to continue looking for her!
Its not even the police’s job to “find out for sure.” Its their job to investigate until informed no more investigation is needed. There are dedicated departments of law enforcement to “find out for sure.”
So three women disappeared in the same area, police tracked his phone to this area, the victims all knew him or his daughter, one was last seen with his daughter, he boarded up all the windows of his house and played loud music all the time to drown out screams. It’s unbelievable that no one, detectives or neighbors, ever made the connection. He wasn’t even clever about it. Seems like gross incompetence on the police's part, honestly.
My question is how did they narrow it down to 2 blocks and did no door to door questioning. They could have stopped this years before it was resolved and prevented one of them from ever getting kidnapped.
Facts
Police can’t just walk into peoples homes. 2 block radius is a big area .
@@KOUGRR Nobody said anything about walking into people's homes, and a 2 block radius is like 150 houses at most in that area. Police could and should have done more!
U can knock on doors and question occupants,funny no body filed a noise complaint due to the music an suspection of boarded up windows
The neighbor that called the police , is a hero, he really expressed the urgency and got everyone there.
My heart goes out to Michelle. She was being held captive there the longest. All of her pregnancies were terminated by that horrible man, and she lost custody of her only son as well. After being the sole reason Amanda's child lived, I can see why Michelle would have resentment towards her. That poor soul ♡
Yeah could be, it's also maybe that seeing the other girls bring too much painful trauma for her.
Could not agree more. She is one hell of a strong woman and a straight up survivor. So glad she is doing much better now.
she can’t even have kids anymore due to what he did to her, they’re all very strong but that part absolutely broke my heart. she had at least 5 miscarriages.
@@agnes-juliemartin7030 reconsider what you're indirectly saying about jocelyn (amanda's daughter) the babies have no responsibility for what castro did and who he was
@@agnes-juliemartin7030 think about how horrible it must have been to get pregnant from such a monster (several times!) and then be brutally forced to miscarriage your own children. Just to watch and even help Amanda being pregnant and giving birth to her little girl. Of course it’s also really hard to have a child with such a monster but sometimes love wins and can help healing from all this torture. So please be careful saying those things you’ve said in your first comment.
Respect to Charles man, he immediately called the cops and helped out. And him saying “ she needs everything, she’s been kidnapped, put yourself in her shoes.” , this is a great man.
I think Charles is black. Usually black men are more brave.
@@1mol831 lol that’s prejudiced. It doesn’t matter the color of your skin, it’s the character of the individual that truly matters. This man didn’t say this amazing statement because he’s black; he said it because he’s a great man with great morals and character. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. also said this moral. Stop being stupid.
@@1mol831 having been raised in NE Ohio, yeah, that's accurate. A lot of people in Cleveland are black. My only problem is its not that black people are brave. Its just what you we're raised in. If you put a black and a white man in the same situations they'd respond very similarly. Most black people are just raised with "spare the rod spoil the child" and the fact that if you act up and momma hears you best run away, otherwise you're gonna get your ass beat so hard that you don't remember your name.
@@musicalviolinist4482 I’m aware, but I’m not from ur country at all.
@@1mol831 this is very true, but I’m positive there was a picture showing an image of him afterwards, so he is black. And look up his name, so there you go!
“She’s been kidnapped, put yourself in her shoes.” SET 👏 HIM 👏 STRAIGHT! 👏 That operator was rude and annoying af. Smh.
Was he? He was asking clarifiying questions because the guy was talking so quickly.
The operator isn't annoying but I indeed was amazed when Mr.Charles said that.
there's nothing wrong with the operator. they are trained to focus on getting info quickly and to react as calmly as they can so police can respond , save the therapy for after they are saved smh. dude says one quote and people glorify him and forget the woman should be the focus here lol
That is my opinion. You can agree or disagree and I couldn’t care less. An operators job is to gather info on the situation which he did not try or care to do at all. His behavior toward her and the situation was dismissive and in my opinion, along with many others opinions, completely unacceptable.
That operator was fine, the other one was the rude one
The fact they knew the daughter was connected to it and didn't think to look at her father FOR TEN YEARS shows an extreme negligence. Utterly unforgivable. The amount of harm that they had to endure for so long because of that gross oversight is unimaginable.
Hearing the officer say: 'this might be for real' just hurts, because what if they don't believe things like this, it's horrifying
It’s sad but the police get a lot of prank calls like this
@@Solso873 yes, and they already had someone "confess" to murdering her.
The officer was totally justified for saying that , like the girl had been missing for years and already been testified for being killed , moreover there were tons of prank calls in those TEN years , they would obviously think that first
@@babyshark833
And they had been provided with ample tips that they SHOULD have acted on years before! But no... They IGNORED THEM!!
@@j.whiteoak6408 yaa the police was crap in the investigation like how do you narrow it down to 2 blocks and still don't get it in 10 years , but I was talking about the police on the call , like the police call department has to listen to some crazy stuff 24/7 , so the ' this might be for real ' was not a suprising reaction
I'm a 911 dispatcher and if I was running the dispatch center where that dispatcher told that girl, "we'll send you a car as soon as one opens," I would fire her ON THE SPOT!!!! The rule is if there's an active crime at the time of the 911 call, and it's considered a deadly situation or the caller is in serious danger, you send officers now and code 3!!! For those of you who don't know, code 3 means lights and sirens. She CLEARLY told her she was kidnapped for 10 years and she got away, that sounds like a pretty dangerous situation to me!! So tell me this lady, would you say the same thing if it was your daughter on the other end of the phone? I bet you wouldn't, you'd have every cop in the entire city going code 3!! Come on dispatchers, some of you really need to do A LOT better!!
It depends if any there are any active units patrolling. My town has very limited officers both city and sheriffs. Gangs used to call 911 for shootings all over my city spreading the police very thin, and then they do the actual shooting miles away from where they called. No patrols were able to go to the actual 911 shooting calls because they were investigating another fake 911 shooting call. These things actual happen, and there’s nothing the operator can do. State troopers normally responds, if there is a active unit that’s nearby, otherwise they do not respond. Other agencies do not respond to any form of 911 call because there’s no direct way to contact them.
I’m from Cleveland we’re this happen the dispatcher was reprimanded but not fired I think they should have been fired.
# TRUTH
@@Unchainedful It's Cleveland. I highly doubt they didn't have any units patrolling at the time.
@@Unchainedful even there is no ONE patrolling dont talk like that to someone whos in terrified. You have so many word to choose than not give any hope.
All these years later and my heart still hurts for these girls, but most of all for Michelle--what she endured is absolutely horrific and even hearing the details still makes me cry. And the way her "family" behaved is absolutely disgusting. I've followed her on social media for years and I'm so, so happy that she's living a happy life where she's loved. I'm inspired by her strength to get up after such a horrid thing was done to her.
As far as I know,(from northeast Ohio) all the girls are doing very well.
omg did she manage to get her son back? or is able to visit him?
@@galii she didnt get the custody but his son's adoptive family send pics of him. Joey is 22 years old now
What's her social media? I want to see her living a better life.
Why would you put her name out there like that? Maybe she wants a sense of normalcy.. dang
The fact that there are probably thousands of people that are kidnapped at the moment and suffer from the same conditions or even worse sends chills down my spine.
This man is why the death penalty exists. The fact that it wasn't used on him, and that he got to go out by his own hand is revolting
No so he could suffer everyday
@@heathergreco2419 Prison is for those who have a hope of changing their ways and becoming reformed citizens, not for torture. Only Hell is an adequate punishment for this.
i agree. there is no atonement for people like them, only suffering.
@@heathergreco2419 nothing says suffering like getting to live with a bed, 3 meals a day, ac and heat, entertainment, and socialization!
@Boh Hell is a real place in the spiritual realm of unending torment beyond earthly human comprehension. Is he dead? Or still in prison?
Michelle is the odd one out in basically every way.
She was the first to be kidnapped, the one treated the worst, the only one not searched for and still the one Speaking up to Castro. She defended the others from Sexual assault despite being the biggest victim herself and she was not only the only one to being forced into miscarriage, but was forced into miscarriage 4 to 5 times in a row.
Then after of all she was the one almost dying from an Illness afterwards and got saved just Days before her Death.
She was the only one Attending court and the only one Publicly speaking out.
Wow. Just wow. That's a lot of only ones. What a Strong Person holy shit.
Seems almost unrealistic. In a Fictional Story she would be the Main Character. Sadly it's not Fictional...
Not only all that her own family didn’t even care about her. I hope and pray she is healthy, happy and surrounded by those who truly love her.
And she had to deliver amanda's baby with nothing. And had to literally breath life in to baby's mouth , beacuse catro was threatning to kill her.
May God bless her
@@ManjulaD agree. Thank Goodness for Michelle. She breathed life into baby Jocelyn ...& when Jocelyn was older was able to alert them of the empty house which saved Michelle. I've seen a number of interviews with Michelle, she is very believable & intelligent. For some unknown reason (possible Castro brainwashing) both Amanda & Gina were hostile to Michelle after the escape. They also didn't go to Castro's trial only Michelle. Amanda didn't mention in the emergency call that Michelle was captive too.
She is the oldest, Amanda and Gina were both minors at the time of being abducted. Tried to be the older Sister, I guess.
This case seriously gets to me. The strength of those women is unbelievable. I'd be so broken, but these people even with their trauma, they still push on. I'm glad people helped come to their safety once they took that risk to break free. This stuff still scares me because it makes me think of how many people are hidden in plain sight, dead or alive. Their could be actions of killers hidden all around us and we just ignorantly go on... Never discovering them...
When you go through abuse in life, the start is scary. After a few months it's normal. After years, the relief must be indescribable.
@@samsoncooper1 I've lived through this. You do NOT ever get used to it. You just don't. Each day you understand something will happen and it's terrifying. Every day is like the first. Every day you need to find some reason to deal with what you're going through. It NEVER becomes normal. It NEVER becomes something you can just put up with. You just get up and hope you die or something happens to them.
Exactly, there are sooo many victims in this same scenario but half are never giving the outcome of these women.
@@hospitalcakewalk I'm kinda going through what you said. But I know people that thought it was normal they even thought that everyone goes through this.
I guess it's different for everyone.
@@WhoTao... when it becomes normal, it's a coping mechanism called Stockholm syndrome.
If you're going through this, go get help. If you can.
0:52 Hate when the 911 operator is tone deaf😢
Not tone deaf. Doing her job! They have to stay as calm as humanly possible so as not to escalate or panic the caller. If they match their energy and the caller gets super activated, then there is no way to get that life-saving information until it's too late
What’s even scarier is Castro was a bus driver for children and any one of them could have been kidnapped at any moment… it really makes you think 😔
shit youre right
He wasn't interested in kidnapping children. He wanted wives .
@@kristingallo2158 you get female children too, that can be older
@@mollypharoah8835 well obviously . My point being he had a target group . He wouldn't have taken a young kid from his own route. He got away for so long because he took people who could give him children no one really cared about.
EXACTLY how was he not a suspect????
It’s so disgusting how the police just brushed all the disappearances off as runaways. It happens way too often. Even if someone has run away from home, it indicates a problem. They could come from an abusive house, be running away with an abusive partner, need mental help, any number of issues. It could also be a missing persons case disguised as a runaway or the runaway could have ended up somewhere unsafe.
Yes 39:00 sorry but it's not a "bold statement of stomach churning irony". He might be the monster in this case but what he said about the FBI and the police is true.
I know right! Like if that was my kid I would SUE the police. I don’t care if my kid ran away I would want them back or to at least know where they are and that their ok!
And also the fact that when Amanda called the police he didn’t even try to comfort her! Like what a dick head..
Police tend to be completely incompetent. I'm not surprised it took so long for them to finally take things seriously. A whole 10 years of the officers sitting on their thumbs and playing candy crush on their phones.
True when the parents say “He’s not the type to runaway” yknow most parents probably don’t know their teenage children nearly as well as they think… the amount of wasted resources they use if they investigated every time just for the kid to be at a friends house is why they don’t. But if the kids friends are saying he’s not the type to runaway maybe the police should look a little further into it.
To these 3 young women. Courage. To the elderly woman who tried to help them. Courage. To the gentleman who helped break open the door. Courage. All of you have that special something.
all but the police
@@womankisserjermaluvrthe police who went in and helped did a fine job, it’s the detectives investigating the disappearances who dropped the ball
I did this case for my criminal justice class, and I got so mad at just being labeled “runaways”. How many cases end up cold, or dead, and they were just labeled “runaway” like oopsiesss. Ugh
the police in this case absolutely failed these three women. it's unbelievable how many tips they got and didn't find them for at least ten years. and the previous accounts of assault and abuse are extremely terrifying as well.
Police fail millions of people daily :(
The same with the Cleveland strangler. Had 10 years of tips but, of course the never took it serious because they were in active addiction. Smh
This is unfortunately common.
Yes the police could have done more. Those poor women.
Seems like this is alway the case, our LE system needs to be tweaked to protect and track abused and missing women, girls, children.
It's so heartbreaking that Michelle missed her court hearing because of this monster, which led to her son being lost to her forever, and then he took away her ability ever to have children again.
So sad..but God Has a reason or reasons for everything
@@khadijaomar6730 Then God is cruel and vindictive.
@@khadijaomar6730 the most insensitive BS thing I've heard and we wonder why people become atheists. Because of messages like yours GTFOH with that shyt.
@@khadijaomar6730 seriously? What the fuck?
@@khadijaomar6730 God has NOTHING to do with any of this. Period. Just stop it.
Can we talk about Michele though? She got her son taken away because of the household she lived in, she got kidnapped for over 10 years, she lost 3 babies, and she was left with trauma from all the torture Castro gave her. ALSO it showed on the news that her own mother gave up hope in knowing her daughter was alive.
i also heard that her son was adopted and the family refused to let her see her son after she was found. that’s so sad…
plus the other victims dont like her and they dont talk... she's all alone with this. i hope to god she has amazing friends and a partner now, something good going for her. i really do thats just the worst hand ive ever seen anybody dealt. wouldnt wish all that on my worst enemy... i hope shes found peace
@@dontwren she took beatings for gina though. very upsetting.
@@carat4svt 42:17 in the video, he mentioned that the family sent her updates on her son when she asked for him back
Yes sweet Michele suffered the most. I hope that all the young ladies have a great life now.
The chilling part is knowing that there are women in captivity tonight being abused in a similar way.
Not just in America, but throughout the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa.
Incredibly sad but so true 😞
It's horrifying and laughable how incompetent the police force is.
Indeed it is
I don't think you can name a single serial killer who wasn't helped by the polices incompetent
In cities like Chicago it's very unfeasible to allocate police forces in a way that all cases like this get solved one hundred percent of the time. The only way we'd ever get close to solving all cases like this is if we gave the police way more power, which is never going to happen.
@@mattsmith457 I disagree. They’re always on a power trip but refuse to actually use the power they are given. It’s ridiculous how often they don’t do anything and will never do anything honestly. People that say they need more power don’t seem to understand that they have power but won’t use it. That’s the issue.
@@Lilahzworld When you say "we won't use it" what you mean to say is "out of millions of cases every day, we have a handful of cases that don't get solved and a few that exhibit abuse of power." Saying the police are part of the bad guys here when there is literally a kidnapping psychopath is dishonest.
*Interesting note: Amanda did find out about her mom's passing on television. 😥 She also saw her mother on a daytime talk show, where "psychic" Sylvia Browne told her Amanda was dead. Heart. Breaking. 💔
If anyone is particularly interested in this case I'd highly recommend reading the ladies' books. I read Michelle's book and Amanda and Gina's joint book... Extremely harrowing. I will forever admire these women for their endurance, resilience, and bravery.
I have immense hatred for these "psychic" con artists, literally the modern day scumbag snake oil salesmen
I couldn't stand Sylvia Browne. I believe she's rotting in hell right now, not far from Ariel Castro. She lied to so many people
I remember Sylvia Brown, and indeed that's is a good reason not to trust in psychics.
I read those books. What these young girls went thru was absolutely horrible.
Sylvia Brown was a particularly low type of sh*t
This habit of police dismissing a missing person report as "angsty teenager running away" and not investigating it is sort of an issue, I find.
Especially in cases of teenagers who have no history of that sort of thing? And even the ones who do- teenagers aren't exactly safe out on the streets alone? You could easily locate a runaway before their inevitably abducted in their vulnerable state. A lot of abductors will target runaways specifically because the police just aren't looking for them
It's crazy! Even if that were true they still need to be found, teenage runaways especially girls are incredibly vulnerable.
Exactly. They give up way too quickly. Even if the kid had just run away, you should still be out looking for them, because they’re still alone in a dangerous situation…
@@pierrotzero5184 As one of the many teens who did that... you're wrong.
You'd be surprised how often it actually happens.
Why is everyone saying they thought she was an "angsty teenager" bro she was in her 20s when she went missing. They thought she had abandoned her child those aren't the same things 🤦♀️
The 911 dispatchers really dropped the ball on this one and should be fired immediately and never allowed back into the position.
I feel so bad for michelle. I actually teared up listening to her interview and after watching this video. People always assume, she has been treated like that her whole life and even after kidnapped people still wouldn't give a damn. I also hate the fact that she tried to protect the gina from getting assaulted and resulting her getting more beating but she didn't kept in contact w her in the end. She suffered the most, TERRIBLE and the worst treatment out of all three and she was still able to help others. She's one hella strong of a woman and the fact that she still is able to "forgive and move on" is simply so powerful. I also hate the fact that michelle is not even allowed to meet her child joey. It feels so bad man. I hope she manages to get all the happiness in her life right now. May god bless her and the other victims. Also the police are stupid and useless for not taking all the tips & calls seriously over the years, bloody hell man.
Joey is an adult now.
He cant visit his mum know if he wants
blaming one of the victims?
@@Sonnenanbeterin1991 wait I'm confused, can't or can?
The poor dog
I actually met the woman who went missing for 10 years. She presented at the school I go to recently. Such a nice lady, genuinely. Glad she's okay. :)
Which one?
@@silvraanctuary Amanda Berry
@@lepidodendr0n when?
this might be a very early incident right
@@bikboi3292 this was just weeks ago or so. it was mainly a presentation on s3x traff1cking, and she was there to give her own personal experience and how it affected her.
I grew up in that area and my dad still lives around there like a mile from where the house was. it's been knocked down along with both houses on either side of it for some reason so it's now a big empty lot. but I remember being just a child hearing about Amanda Berry on the local news when she first went missing. it's crazy to think that they were held captive all that time. I was an adult by the time she escaped and saved Michelle, Gina and Jocelyn. She now does little mini segments covering missing persons cases for the local news in Cleveland. I'm glad they're all doing well now.
I used to live in Cleveland too back when it was on the news. I couldn't believe they were all found after 10 years. Its amazing. And i still watch fox 8 news and see her doing the missing people report.
@@hollyh5533 I was raised in Cleveland but I moved to Arizona in 2005. when I went to visit my dad in Cleveland shortly after they were found, he took me down Seymour Ave to show me where the house used to be. I get why they demolished the house but I wonder why they knocked down the houses next to it though.
it's just so crazy to think that something like that went on so close to home and for such a long time! they're all incredibly strong women and it's so great to see a happy ending to cases like these for a change.
@@zashiki_warashi yes i cant believe so many ppl were just going on about their day and this was going on. I figure they just knock out the other houses beside it bc they were foreclosed. Right now im still in ohio around Lorain but have a property in Florida we are working on.
OMG this women needs to be on cover of world stronger survivor!!!!
He said the cops raided one of the houses next door maybe they were drug houses.
I'll never forget this. I was only a young kid and Gina was one grade above me in our school. I'll never ever forget the day detectives knock on all of the doors around the school and further. I'm so happy all three have been found and are now safe.
The fact that Gina spent her entire teenage years in this sick man's house is heartbreaking.
No kidding all of my hair is standing up and I Can’t even begin to imagine. Terrifying
I shouldn't be joking here but I can't🤦♀️...
18:04 atleast he wasn't racist 💀
@@lightningguardian331 Frrrr
I wish I could be put alone in a locked room with this "man".... I'd fuck this dude up beyond belief. Hope he burns in hell.
@@heyy-xd8ifyikes.
I’d rather have officers “waste time” checking then just assume. Imagine how many lives they could’ve saved if they weren’t so mediocre
exactly!!
IKR! I know this is wrong, but what Castro said about the FBI is not completely wrong. Yes, he was the narcissist monster, but the police and FBI could prevent more damage that happened if they're listening and checking.
YES! It just hurts!
@@idontwannabeanonymous4725 YES!! Could’ve saved so many people if they just listened instead of brushing off things. And them out of all people should know how bad the world can really be
That's easy to say in hindsight, but in the moment an officer will have many cases where they know a crime has been committed. It makes sense to focus on solving cases that you know are actually crimes instead of something else that is likely a dead end.
This case is absolutely horrifying, especially when you think about the fact that his literal family came over to the very same house that the girls were kept in and didn't notice anything. People can be hidden in plain sight but you wouldn't even bat an eye because "it's your relative's house" I'm so glad they managed to escape
Maybe they just don't want to recognize anything.
That is one of the true horrors. And it is so hard living in a world with individuals which are also of the species human, just like you, who take advantages of those horrors. Feeling so confident conflicting harm cause it all happens behind close doors yet in plain sight.
They knew Castro's violent nature and wouldn't point anything odd in his home or call the cops on him fearing they would be dead or with broken bones the next day.
Mind blowing the 911 operator that said "tell it to the officer when they get there" after hearing shes been kidnaped and missing 10yrs 🤯🤦
Especially considering every other true crime story stresses that dispatchers almost always stay on the phone with the caller. It put a nice cherry on top of the police's incompetency...
It’s the worst feeling in the world believing someone you love is dead and never learning that that wasn’t the truth. She died believing her daughter was gone, that’s awful.
And when she went to wherever she went her daughter wasn’t there she’s probably happy knowing she’s alive
@@typicalfiend4492 oh come on, lol
My aunt is friends with Amanda Berry. Amanda came to her wedding and my sister and I danced with her cute little daughter, Jocelyn, out on the dance floor. Everyone was so careful about what they said around her, but she seemed so happy and normal. She's so so strong. I still remember when all this came out in 2013. This was always a case that hit hard with me. I grew up in CLE, and the fact that my aunt has a connection to Amanda was bone-chilling. But it's so sad that even after all that she went through, Michelle Knight was never given custody of Joey again. Not even allowed to see him. One would think that after all the times that the city of Cleveland fucked up while looking for them, they'd at least give Michelle a second chance to even talk to her son. Never sat right with me.
If I was the adoptive parents I would have contacted her & let her see her son. She deserved at least to see him even if not told that she was his bio mom. After all she had been through I would have made sure she at least got to be in his life even if it would hurt me.
That’s horrible!!!smh
@Echo He’s 18 or 19 by now. Hopefully he has made contact
Despite her pain and horror, psychologically, it was not in the best interest of either party to have a reunification. Especially with him being a young impressionable child and her being dramatically traumatized. Who knows the effects to her psyche and how it would influence the boy's development? He can make that choice as an adult.
@@CrazySexyCool999 He's not young anymore. Michelle originally stated that he WAS better off in a different home, but for Cleveland to say she has a no contact order with him? Kinda extreme imo but whatev
The fact that they treated Michelle's kidnapping as nothing by everyone.
It was so infuriating that she was taken off the missing persons list merely because "they believed" She wasn't actually missing. No matter what, until a person is found, they should always be on the missing person's list.
That operator was so unprofessional with how she's all telling Amanda to talk to the police instead of actually trying to get as much information as possible.
This whole thing is insane. And an example of not accepting rides from people.
I'm not and will never blamr the victim, I was trying to say that any person may offer "help" with malicious intent. Of course the victim won't know if the person is genuinely being helpful or has other thoughts in mind.
Never blame the victims and should be more of a warning to kidnappers
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@Chopstick Heartes ??? What are you talking about? I mean I'm a little sometimes but I usually catch on eventually. So far, my perception from my interpretation of your post here, is reminding me again the world has changed so much so rapidly. Evil is everywhere you turn these days. Bank when these girls and women were snatched away from everything they ever knew because were put trust in evil because the had no idea that the face of evil can be anybody
@FyreFly08 I'm not and will never be blaming the victim, I was merely trying to say that any person may offer "help" with malicious intent. And of course the victim won't know if the person is genuinely being helpful or has other thoughts.
That's a horrible thing to have gone through, something no one should ever experience on their life.
I was a near victim of assault, but it was thanks to family that he didn't get any closer than he was already. He did sexually assault (r*pe) a young girl my age. I was lucky.
I have been taught since that i should never go intro a strangers car since i was 5. So victim "blaming" is ok some times.
RIP poor dog, trying to protect her.😭
I remember hearing about when these girls were found. I was only 13. It was extremely harrowing knowing they were captive for 10 years, and when I heard one of the girls was now 23, I could only think about how she was the same age I was currently when she was taken. I'm not even 23 now. I cant imagine the horrors these poor girls had to live through
I was young when Elizabeth smart was found… it made me a very scared kid
I was 7 when they were released damn
It breaks my heart that Amanda Berry's mother died not knowing where her daughter was. 😭 I hope Amanda and the rest of the young ladies are doing well now.
Amanda Berry is now helping other missing people with fox 8 news, last time I checked. I hope they are fine now.
@@gasp8372 Ah, Fox...well, at least it's a section that's doing something for humanity!
@@damienearl8302 true, use to watch fox 8, I don’t watch any news now except the bloopers
@@damienearl8302 where would YOU like to see her working?
@@YaM0MsAh03 Well, if anywhere on FOX, probably where she's already working
But if we're including anything outside of that, then just about anywhere else, fuck FOX-
These girls are heroes. Especially Michelle. It’s always so so good to see him look so small in that courtroom. I hope they all find the happiness they so truly deserve.
@Water Sniper Absolutely 👏
@Water Sniper not really he's just a decent person who does the expected thing in a crisis. and so is the elderly woman y'all overlooked because she wasn't funny or quirky enough
@Water Sniper The girls were stuck there for ten years, one of them finally had the courage to escape, even though she feared for her life, but you’re giving the credit to a man who just kicked at a door and called the cops, which is the right thing to do in that situation? That’s so insensitive.
@Water Sniper unsure what part confused you about that.
@@madelinemcmillan4020 you're *weird* .
J was obsessed with this story, reading everything everything possible. I read the 2 books the girls kidnapped wrote. I can’t believe this story. The details in the book is so horrible that these girls went through. I am so glad all 3 girls are free and trying to live a happier life. My heart goes to these girls as what he did was so freakin horrible it’s unbelievable.
“Talk to the police when they get there”. What a trash dispatcher. This girl was kidnapped. God forbid you talk to her for 2 minutes.
yeah i really cant understand why dispatch didnt stay on the line with her. i dont know the us police protocol but i feel like that surely is a part of the protocol. Ive seen less extreme situations where dispatch stayed on the line until police got to the scene
They tick me off, if we can understand the victim why can't dispatch.
I think it’s because they thought it was a prank .. we can hear the officer say “this might be frl”
@@ciciamanda. it is 100% protocol for a dispatcher to stay on the line in a situation like this and talk with the caller UNTIL police get there. This is a bad dispatcher who needs to go back to training. The reason they hate prank calls is because it waste tax payer money and holds up others who might actually need help because they need to approach everything professionally, even if they think it might be a prank call. Cause one day it’s gonna sound like a prank, but it’s gonna be real
yeah like wtf? give her some comfort at least, calm her down
I broke down absolutely in TEARS when I heard they escaped. I went to school with Gina. We took the same bus, sat at the same bus stop, walked through the same neighborhoods and this man even tried to pick up a girl EXACTLY the same age as myself right down the street from MY house.
I will be covering this case in my own podcast because the strength, courage and pure willpower of these women is nothing short of incredible. I love Cleveland because that had been my home for so long, but these monsters hide in plain sight and I am still beyond happy that these three women are here with all of us.
They are forever in my heart and I think about these three often.
I am so sorry you had to go through all of this fear for your friends, I hope they are doing much better and that everything is doing all right, tell them they are one of the strongest
OMG!! This would really hit home for you then.
You are beautiful 🇬🇧💎♥️
@Laurayne. W.O.W. Dnt knw what 2 say??? 👍👏✌️😷🇨🇦
He’s not a man, he’s a monster.
Thumbs up for Charles Ramsey, a true hero and a comic relief to a tragic event.
dead giveaway
He knew something was wrong, “when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms”
Good one
@@farwoodfarm9296 dead giveaway deaaaad giveaway we seen this dude everyday
"We ate RIBS! wit, dis dude.."
Amanda, Michelle and Gina were all abducted about 5min from the house I grew up in, and Castro's house of horrors was a mere 7min away. Now in SC, Todd Kohlhepp's property is 8min from my current house, and he killed my friend from high school, Johnny. My mom worked in advertising for real estate, and had a meeting with Kohlhepp a few months before he killed Megan and Johnny.
You never know what's going on in the house next door, and it is truly terrifying when you realize it's right under your nose.
Glad these girls are able to lead (as close to) normal lives, and that Ariel Castro is no longer living. Thank god for Charles, too!
Imagine being the mom that said Gina can’t stay over and letting her walk home alone. The guilt she carry’s must be immense.
Literally the ex wife of Castro, too
I remember having a school friend. Everytime we had a playdate we had to stay at the school until his teacher mom was off from her last class and then all 3 of us would bike to their house because she didn't want her son to do the ride home alone... Then after dinner when it was time for me to go home in the dark of night She would just send me off on my own... It didn't bother me that much, but I always wondered why she considered it safe for me to ride home alone at night when she wouldn't allow her son to ride home with a friend in the afternoon... She obviously cared more for her son than me I guess. LOL
@@JokerInk-CustomBuildseven as a kid, I knew you should always stick together and not leave others in sketchy situations. I remember a high school experience: I was probably a junior or senior so 16-18 years old. I got a ride to a party with a girl from my school because we lived like 5-8 minutes from each other and she drove. She offered me a ride home since our curfew was midnight or so… well we ended up being a little late and rather than ask her mom for an extra 10 min or face the consequences, she let me walk home alone in the fall in the dark. Due to the angled streets and commercial lots in the area, I had to walk about 30 min. I seriously felt so betrayed and nothing even happened to me.
Gina's mother died before she was found
@@JokerInk-CustomBuilds that's shocking... nothing even remotely normal or acceptable about that. and that she was a teacher too... 🤦🏻♂️
imagine trusting the education of children to an obviously antisocial scumbag like that
"You can't break someone who's already broken. You can only make them stronger."
absolute truth 💯
That was a remarkable statement; she is one damn strong human being.
@@horsepanther she really is you all should read her book
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You can break them even more...
This is disgusting. I hate people like this. It’s crazy how someone can look around, knowing what they’re doing, and without second thoughts, do what they do. Really shows the world we live in. I’m so glad these three women survived, really, it’s such a miracle. Thousands of children and adults are kidnapped, and assaulted, and beat, and this is just one of them. Most the time they don’t survive. Very, very brave girls. I couldn’t imagine being in that situation at that age.
this is related so bear with me
when i was a younger kid i was still learning about morality and stuff. my family isnt rich at all but my mom's parents are, and they had a family cabin. i loved going there. i especially liked catch/release fishing in the lake. at one point my grandparents left to go to town and buy some stuff, so i was alone for an hour or two to just fish. it was a safe place so i was okay
i caught a fish and i got kind of curious since no one was around to judge me or tell me 'no'. i never killed these fish. i would catch them, take the hook out of their mouth, put them in a bucket just to admire them for a moment, and then release them. i was, and still am, an animal lover. but i was a kid, and i was still truly getting a feel for morality
i got very curious... so i took the fish and attempted to kill it. and i did, but not efficiently. i remember seeing its shocked face as it took one last gasp and stopped moving forever. now this is the make or break point for most kids - this COULD have been a red flag for my future. but in that moment when i saw its shocked, depleted face, my heart sank and i felt an unbelievable amount of guilt for what i had done
it may have just been a fish to some, but to me that was a life that i took for no reason at all. i still feel incredibly guilty for that one fish. i put it in the water after that and watched it float away, sending it off apologetically and spending the rest of the day feeling incredibly guilty and terrible.
ever since then ive never ever hurt an animal like that again. i cant even harm bugs. i feel a lot of empathy - even animals that theoretically are morally okay to kill, like an invasive frog species or a bug where it doesnt belong, i cannot/will not kill. im that person who gets along with wasps and shares my soda with them. i like the raccoons and skunks, i vibe with crows.
that one fish taught me that i really really REALLY could not bear to see anything suffer unnecessarily. if something must die, for sustenance, for mercy, for natural reasons, for justice, i believe it should be as quick and painless as possible. theres already enough suffering in the world. that fish that i murdered didnt deserve what i did to it, and i cannot stress enough how terrible i still feel even decades later
i dont understand how someone like this man could just. torment these women for 11 years and not feel any real guilt. turn around and blame the FBI, abuse and traumatize them so much... they arent fish, they are people, and thats EVEN WORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! he must not have a soul at all....
i bring up that fish because i cant possibly put myself in his shoes. it is senseless and he is a monster for not even feeling guilt or regret, for not letting them go.
big props to the women who escaped and went on to live their lives
and also RIP anonymous fish, im still incredibly sorry
@@kigut7443 Wow!! Thanks for sharing your story. 💚🌟
This scares me so much. When I was younger I’d always take off walking down my street and put myself in lots of bad situations and never once thought anything like this could happen. Now that I’m grown with three daughters of my own ages 16,14,11 I get so upset at myself for being so careless and worry about my girls so much. I hate these girls had to endure and experience such terrible things! 😭
I got teared up when the women were saved, Amanda's "I'm here, I'm free," and Michelle's "You saved me" and begging the officer not to let her go
Omg I’ve heard this story SO MANY TIMES, but NEVER as detailed as what you just shared! I had goosebumps! I can’t believe she couldn’t get her kid back! Like I understand… but at the same time 😭
I recommend reading Michelle's 2 books and Amanda and Gina's book
Yeah that part made me sad. The day she was kidnapped she was trying to get custody of her son and when she's free she still can't have custody of him :/. On the bright side, his adoptive parents sends her pictures of him.
@@serenatsukino5252 I’d be arrested for kidnapping my own kid, honestly. I could not deal w only pics. But that’s just me… mom of 3 😄
@@serenatsukino5252 hopefully someday they can meet again when he's an adult. She suffered for so long and to know she can't even be around her own son after all of this is awful
Mixture of couldn't & didn't want to get her son back... Don't forget he was taken then she was missing 10 years, he had a whole life with the family, she needed therapy & severe mental & physical therapy, that while taking a child from the only home he knows to go where? She didn't have anywhere to go or support herself, she said it would be wrong to take him on the unknown journey but I'm glad the family visit with her!
I think part of the reason there is animosity from Michelle towards Amanda is because Castro forced Michelle to terminate all of her pregnancies but allowed Amanda to keep hers. Especially considering that she had already had one child taken from her.
He pitted them against each other.
L337Kelly I think so too
Yeah that story just sounds weird to me. Why would they care what some lunatic thinks of them? Being jealous of another girl that was also kidnapped because he liked her best. Lol
@@AWF1000 it has nothing to do with jealousy it has to be being raped, impregnated and beaten so badly she miscarried 5 times unlike Amanda who got to have her kid and not be beaten so badly to miscarry. Yes it’s illogical but considering the circumstances understandable.
You should look into this more before making a comment like that. Dude made sure any of Michelle’s pregnancies were terminated and then expected her to deliver Amanda’s baby. If the baby didn’t make it he would have said it was Michelle’s fault. And she’d suffer the consequences. They all had it awful, obviously, but michelle was treated the worst. I’ve followed this case very closely. It happened very close to my hometown. It’s incredibly tragic.
I've seen countless crimes online before, but I'd NEVER been so angry, disgusted, and heartbroken about a story like this. This man is absolutely true evil, as everything he did was cold and calculated. It’s a relief he was finally caught and put in jail forever, and he felt a fraction of what his victims went through. On the other hand, these 3 young women were so brave for resisting him, and there are almost no words I have to describe my sorrow and heartbreak for these women. I really sincerely hope they are doing well after this horrific experience.
"You can't break someone who's already broken. You can only make them stronger." Goosebumps✊️💪🤘😤👌
"Dude"
There are ways, he’s just not psycho enough, or not creative enough.
I know what she's talking about... And she is absolutely right.
@@AlexandraVioletta Same. That's why it gives me goosebumps.✌️😉🍻
It makes me so angry and so sad how the police has so many chances to save victims much sooner! If only they did their work properly and took neighbors claims seriously.. knock on the door and just leaving because no one answered???
Couldn't they check again? Come on!!
Police failing victims like they always do!!
It also makes me very sad when after victims are found a lot of people come forward saying they saw/heard something weird.. If it's just for attention or not why speaking up after everything already happened?
If you suspect something, SPEAK UP and put yourself in people shoes! If you were a captive you would pray for someone to notice and do something about it!
Not that I'm defending that Castro guy, but when Castro said FBI let the girls down, he's actually not wrong if you really think about it.
@@durratulaishah3703 YES! I agree! What he said is a fact!
like just think for a second, if someone's claim such atrocity of course no one will answer, they'll obviously try to hide themselves (even if he was actually gone the police could have assumed that and go to investigate the house but they chose to not assume such obvious thing but prefer to assume someone to running away) , the polices are so sick and fucking dumb
It saddens me, that people like to call the police, only to complaint. Child screams too loudly for her mom on a playing ground? Lets complain about it before actually checking if that kid is okay.
Neighbours scream all the time? Lets call police for noise complaint instead of helping the wife being hit and abused....
He beats his children? Lets tell them, that they would ruin their lives much more if they call the police, instead of just enduring it...
He forcibly kissee him? Lets not get the whole school into trouble and not call for authorities. They should just get along and sit in the same class for the rest of their school time.
This may just be a youtube comment that everyone forgets after a minute, but it is also the lives of many victims. Such as mine. And I have heard many people say: "This doesn't happen around me. Never saw something like that" They are so blind and ignorant. It happens everywhere near you. And everyone has a story.
The police knew she was within two blocks of their search radius. Why didn’t the courts give them a search warrant for the neighborhood?
No they knew he used a cellphone there. He could've just been in his car, could've been walking through the street etc.
@@Forakus doesn't matter, they should've still checked to make sure 🤷🏻♀️
It would have helped, but I imagine big backlash if they turned a neighborhood upside down and didn't find anything.
... because that's not how search warrants work. you don't just get _a_ search warrant for an entire neighborhood.
a search warrant is a court order. it needs to be served to individual property owners. searching the homes of an entire neighborhood would not only be require obtaining a separate warrant for every single residence in the neighborhood - it would also result in a _colossal_ uproar, because it's an _outrageous_ breech in privacy laws. imagine having your home fucking _ransacked_ because some cunt four houses down kidnapped three people. that would be a _horrifying_ precedent to set.
_no._ that's fucking absurd rofl. you can't possibly defend that.
or checked the criminal records of the homeowners in the neighborhood to zero in on anyone who stood out. that would have been a good idea.
That first caller to 911 - that guy was great. A real hero in that situation too. No doubt
I hate when cops use the argument that the missing person must have ran away. If the family who live with them and know their mannerisms and characteristics share they're concerns that the person was taken, wouldn't it be better to treat it seriously rather than dismissing it as a run away case? It's baffling how many times I've heard this when watching these sorts of videos.
Looking for missing people is resource draining and they’re in the resource gaining business. What a gd shame that these women go missing within a four block radius and not one of our ‘finest’ could piece that together with this abusive maniac. Shameful and disgusting.
It's adult it's normal to think that way.
Because people leave willingly all the damn time, usually trying to escape the abusers who are the same ones insisting they wouldnt just run away.
The same type to believe abusive parents that they indeed aren't abusing their kids and that the kids are just pathological liars
Right. Mind blowing and so sad
The dog bit absolutely blew me. He’s the one that gave her the puppy, and proceeds to kill it in front of her after it tries to protect her? I don’t know what mental issues he’s got, but if a dog bit me for doing something I shouldn’t have been doing, then that would personally shake me up. When even an animal sees you as a bad person, you’ve got serious problems.
hes beyond insane
@@qnky so is that what told you he's insane?
@@klingenschmidt9261 clearly not. Where did they say that.
@@Lulu-qp6oh are you serious? I was obviously joking
Well, you would think that bc you're a normal person and not a narcissistic monster like the dude was.
"She's been kidnapped, put yourself in her shoes" TELL 'EM.
My heart goes out to Michelle the most. She was kept there for the longest. Her family never bothered to search for her properly. She was severely beaten to miscarry her babies and the 'Hope' that kept her alive, that kept her strong and going, HER SON, she couldn't get him back too.
crazy to think that they were suspecting that the stepfather was the one who took them even though the mother repeatedly said it was not, and literally said who it was, you would’ve thought after the records that he had from the abuse to his wife, and all the other incidents that they would’ve been able to save those girls earlier an incredible story so glad to see that they got a second chance at real life
Perfectly said. There were so many shortcomings of the police...
Police is a f joke they had tunnel vision
That what pisses me off like the recently popular case of Joshua Phillips aka Maddie cliffton the water bed murder I remember first hearing oh jeez I forgot when I got into true crime like I watched ID forever but I think 2017 or in 2016 when saw it on some channel and I was like wtf and pissed about whole situation with cops literally going after the neighbor man because he had a false sexaul allegation charges that couldn't be proven and were dropped and because played with kids in neighbor hood but he was old his kids went grown up and moved out so he looked after kids while the parents were busy and literally gave him a lie detector test which look up they're not really accurate they're not able use in court he failed then checked his house 7 times not 1 2 or 3 but 7 and couldn't find anything and then went welllll crap because they literally focused on him whole time it's frustrating like want go through screen slap them in the face
@@Emilythematerialgurl it’s so annoying when we could have prevented such a tragedy that officers misread and dismiss signs
It's not unheard of for mothers to cover for the abuser of their children.
I'm glad to know that I'm not alone with my struggles. I have been diagnosed with c-ptsd from the mental abuse I endured from my narcissistic father as a child who has never been charged with anything for what he has done to me. At the end of this those three women inspire me that I don't have to let my dark past hold me back
I also have c-ptsd. It went on to my marriage which was abusive. I still can have episodes but because of my relationship with Jesus I am able to live an amazingly lovely life. We are never completely alone. Trust your life to Jesus Christ, there is healing there.
I’m surprised no one put together the fact that all 3 girls knew his daughter and didn’t investigate the family
The step father of Castro’s daughter told them that he knew at least two of the girls. The police just completely failed these women, they did not do their job and left the women to suffer.
They literally all got kidnapped within like a block radius. If I wuz a cop I woulda basically lived in that block pressing people until I saw who wuz actin the most weird. I mean obviously the person wuz living right there
@@vershawnsea9219 you can’t press people like that unless u have a warrant
@@vershawnsea9219 "within a block radius"?! I don't think so
@@xxxhq2805 They had it narrowed down to two square blocks, is what they said... So that equals a block in each direction from a center point, is what I think she is saying.
There was so many times where people gave tips and called the police and the police completely failed looking into it further. Yes Ariel Castro is at fault and evil, but the girls could’ve been saved sooner if the police actually took more time into investigating.
I mean, come on! They narrowed it down to just TWO blocks! How hard is it to search two Blocks to find a kidnapper!?
@@elias0240 it sounds easy... but search warrents would have to be cleared for ecery single house. that being said there has to be probable cause. This can infringe on peoples rights and turn into lawsuits. it really sucks.
@@jaydeann3561 the police can knock on a door and ask questions without a warrant.
@@claycthesunburntband7750 yes they can but you dont have to answer it nor answer any questions. Just because they ask people questions doesnt necessarily mean theyll be any closer than they were. If all efforts are exhausted, then the case becomes cold.
@@jaydeann3561 All they had to do was get a list of everyone that lived on those two blocks and check if any had criminal records to see if they could narrow it down. The guy would have stood out considering his history and oh wait a second he knows both victims as well! I say both as it seems they weren't really looking for Michelle. The police and FBI had opportunities to find this guy, but it seems they just didn't bother or try very hard. Especially considering their initial responses were "eh they're probably just runaways" and proceeds to take them off the missing person list. You narrow a call from a kidnapper to a 2-block radius then you just give up? That kind of says it all.