Three women, missing for a decade, found alive

[GhostTX]

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At least five babies were born at the house, while one of the victims suffered as many as three miscarriages because she was so malnourished, police sources told NewsChannel5.

Other sources told WKYC that the captors would beat the women when they were pregnant, meaning that the babies would not survive.


It is unknown what happened to any children who were born at the home, and it is not clear whether a six-year-old girl who was found alive there on Monday is among the number cited by sources.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2320519/Amanda-Berry-Gina-DeJesus-Michele-Knight-Ohio-trio-went-missing-TEN-YEARS-ago-ALIVE.html

[SMKR]

I just don't get this. Granted I'm not demented or f-ed in the head, but why does one kidnap and hold a person hostage for years????

[UserX]

I just don't get this. Granted I'm not demented or f-ed in the head, but why does one kidnap and hold a person hostage for years????

I'm guessing they were sex slaves, and the six year old is a product of that.

[Scott Mc]

http://www.freebeerandhotwings.com/b/Dead-Giveaway:-The-Charles-Ramsey-Autotune-Video/-406991571880502252.html

DEEEEEEAD GIVEAWAY!

[Chopped54]

Homeboy is crazier than a shithouse rat, but seems like a decent old boy....

[Sean88gt]

I still think we should trade Obama in for him.

[UserX]

Homeboy is crazier than a shithouse rat, but seems like a decent old boy....

Yo mamma tryin' to help ya, girl. Shut up!

[clevelandkid]

Homeboy is crazier than a shithouse rat, but seems like a decent old boy....

Actually - he's a woman beater.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...m_hp_ref=crime


Charles Ramsey, the Cleveland man who has been hailed as a hero for his role in helping to free three women from the house where police say they were held, has a criminal record that includes a history of domestic violence, the Smoking Gun reports.

As praise for Ramsey's actions continue to surface from media outlets, it remains to be seen how his past will affect the public's perceptions of his character.

Citing court documents, the Smoking Gun reports that Ramsey was charged with domestic violence in 1997 and pleaded no contest. In 1998, while Ramsey was awaiting sentencing, police arrested him again for domestic violence, the outlet notes. Ramsey had failed to appear in court for a hearing tied to the first case -- an action that led to prison time.

Ramsey served six months in prison, only to get arrested again in 2003 for domestic violence. He was then indicted on felony charges for "domestic violence with prior conviction," according to the Smoking Gun.

The media has praised Ramsey in recent days in part because he said he thought kidnapping victim Amanda Berry, whom he heard screaming from a neighbor's house, was a victim of domestic violence when he went to help her. However, that fact -- coupled with Ramsey's remarks about how he had been raised to help women in distress -- now seems to stand in contrast to his past behavior.

Ramsey's candid account of the events leading up to Berry's rescue went viral earlier this week, thanks to his colorful language and multiple references to eating McDonald's.

Ramsey has denied that his actions were heroic and told CNN's Anderson Cooper that he did what any human would do. Any reward money, Ramsey told Cooper, should be returned to the victims.

The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart updated a flattering article about Ramsey to reflect the new information, but he said it did nothing to change his mind about the man's status as a hero.

Update, May 9: Charles Ramsey has responded to the media's revealing of his criminal record, telling TMZ that he is not ashamed. He said his arrests have made him a better person.

"Those incidents helped me become the man I am today and are the reason why I try to help the community as much as I can ... Including those women," he told the news outlet.

[Scott Mc]

Heh, well I can't say I am surprised.

[Frank]

I figured something like this would come out. No matter what a person says or does good or bad today, the media will dig every speck of dirt up and parade it in front of everyone. People change sometimes, and who knows, maybe he has. If there is dirt to be found, no one will leave it alone.

[46Tbird]

He's renting a house in Cleveland. Did you really think he didn't have a criminal past?

[03trubluGT]

In 10 years he didn't slip up once and one of them didn't have an opportunity to escape??

[cyclonescott]

In 10 years he didn't slip up once and one of them didn't have an opportunity to escape??

What kind of dumb ass comment is that? Two of them were just young girls when this started and the third was barely twenty years old. They were kept from each other and he gave them opportunities to try and escape, then would hide and beat and rape them, if they tried. I would like to see how long a bad ass like you would last in those conditions.

[GhostTX]

In 10 years he didn't slip up once and one of them didn't have an opportunity to escape??

He did slip up a few times. Neighbors called in with 3 women naked and walking around leashed in the backyard. Neighbors called about a women with a baby in the upper/attic window. Neighbors called about a 3rd instance, too. In two of the cases, police came, knocked, no one answered and the police went away. The 3rd case, the police didn't show up.

Also...fear's a big motivator. These guys would starve and beat the women when they got pregnant to cause a miscarriage.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/08/cleveland-ariel-castro-child-abduction

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57583620/michelle-knight-told-cops-ariel-castro-threatened-to-kill-her-if-amanda-berrys-baby-died/

[Frank]

7 horrifying details...

http://news.yahoo.com/7-horrifying-details-cleveland-abduction-police-report-070500501.html