<P> Between 2002 and 2004 , three young women -- Michelle Knight , Amanda Berry , and Georgina `` Gina '' DeJesus -- were kidnapped by Ariel Castro and held captive in his home in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland , in the U.S. state of Ohio . They were subsequently imprisoned in his house on Seymour Avenue until May 6 , 2013 , when Berry escaped with her six - year - old daughter and contacted the police . Knight and DeJesus were rescued by responding officers and Castro was arrested within hours . </P>
<P> Between 2002 and 2004 , three young women -- Michelle Knight , Amanda Berry , and Georgina `` Gina '' DeJesus -- were kidnapped by Ariel Castro and held captive in his home in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland , in the U.S. state of Ohio . They were subsequently imprisoned in his house on Seymour Avenue until May 6 , 2013 , when Berry escaped with her six - year - old daughter and contacted the police . Knight and DeJesus were rescued by responding officers and Castro was arrested within hours . </P>
the girl who were kidnapped for 10 years
the girl who were kidnapped for 10 years
Michelle Knight Amanda Berry Georgina `` Gina '' DeJesus
Michelle Knight Amanda Berry Georgina `` Gina '' DeJesus